Lee Kellogg

Christmas Projects

Hi, I know you are either all done or not yet started with your Christmas projects. I am working on an art book for a show that I will be in at the State Land Office in Santa Fe, NM. I have the cover almost completed, then the pages are next!

Here is a paper that I used for the covers: sprayed rice paper with Dylusion Ink Sprays. Flicked on Twinkling H2O water color paints and then added a bit of Perfect Pearl Mists.

More as I get it done.

Have fun and make something today!

Lee

Art Teachers

Hi Everyone!

Last week I had the honor of teaching a book making workshop to the art teachers who teach in the Santa Fe Public School system. What a hoot. There were 25 eager adults who had a blast, made a mess and sometimes sounded a bit like their students (in a good way now!) 

We had fun, hands were good and inky at the end of the session and everyone had at least one book completed. 

Enjoy, have fun and be creative today.

 

Lee

It's Been Awhile

Hi Everyone, 

I have really been slacking off the blogging the last several months. I intend to be back at it. I have just completed a really fun on-line course called Smart Creative Style by Monica Lee over at Smart Creative Women (an excellent blog to follow). This course has opened up a whole new world to me and I want to share bits of what I have learned here and elsewhere. 

We all have our creative pot holes that we fall into and they seem to turn into black holes allowing no creative light in. My goal here is to share what inspires me, what I am doing with my art and creativity, along with anything else that catches my eye in my wanderings. Hopefully, we all will stay out of those creative pot holes!

These are peppers I photographed at the Santa Fe, NM Farmer's Market a couple of weeks ago. The colors are awesome! Remember this when adding color to an object: it is not made up of just one color, use a range of colors. That will help you create depth and shape. 

Now go have fun and be creative today!

 

Lee

 

Distress Stain Splatters

Hi

I took Labor Day Weekend off with my husband and we went to Carlsbad Caverns National Park. What an awesome place. I am not a great confined places person, but the expansiveness of the Big Room was stunning. Here is a funky self portrait I took in the cave with the existing lighting. 

You are seeing the roof of the cave behind me. I set the camera on the floor and turned it on for a timed exposure. Pretty cool. 

 

And now for today's feature....

 

Using your Distress Stains in a completely different manner!

 

I used Ranger Distress Stains by Tim Holtz 

Tags by Ranger and American Tag. 

Let me know if you need any of them. 

 

Have fun and make art today!

Lee

Double Glitter Video

Hi Kids!

I have finally sort of, mastered imovie. What a blast! Now I want to go out and make more videos. It's almost as fun as doing paper crafts 

 

Here is the newest video, emjoy. Supply list is below.  

 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils

Hawaiian Coconut Soap

Art Institute Glitter

Double Sided Adhesive Paper

Drinking Straw

Swifters - not mentioned in the video but idea for sweeping up glitter!

Card Stock

Let me know if you have questions.

 

Have fun and make art today!

Lee

Finding Your Creative Style

Hi All!

Have you wondered what your creative style really is? I know I have! I mean Tim Holtz and Dyan Reaveley are pretty distinctive. So how do you discover what your look is, because you don't want to look exactly like them or anyone else do you? 

Monica Lee at Smart Creative Style has an on line course coming up. Check it out here: Smart Creative Style.

I am seriously considering taking the course, it's always good to have a look at yourself and make sure you are on track. 

Have fun and make some art today!

 

Lee

CHA Summer

Hi All

I've been playing at CHA Create and Connect summer show. 

Took a class yesterday with Tim Holtz and another with Dyan Reaveley. They taught great classes as always. I have loads of ideas for classes, so once I get the merchendise ordered, I'll get the classes scheduled.  Meanwhile, here is a peek at the samples:

 

 Have fun and make art today!

 

Lee

Art Journal Pages

Hi Y'all

 

I taught an art journal class the other day and we were playing around with different materials. I started messing around with the wax paper and the Dylusion spray inks. The effect was great!

 

 

I spritzed the wax paper with the ink, spritzed water then pressed the journal to the wax paper. From there I blotted the journal page with the remaining ink on the wax paper. 

Once the wax paper has dried you can use it in the journal or some other piece of art work. 

Have fun and experiment. 

Have fun and make art today. 

Lee

Day by Day Journals

Hi Y'all!

It's been awhile and I thought I would share my Day by Day Journal that I have started, thanks to Suzanne McNeill and her great classes that she taught a couple of weeks ago. I have never been a great daily journaler, so I am hoping this will help get me started. 

Here is my first week!

Not perfect by any means, but I did it!

Stay tuned for more weeks as I finish them. 

Have fun and do art today!

 

Lee

Fun Colorful Weekend

We had a great weekend with Suzanne McNeill! Zentangleing, starting journals and making journals. We went home with inky fingers and full of great ideas. I am so ready to start! Here are a few photos from our fun: 

Remember: Have fun and do art today!

Lee