Gratitude Junk Journal 2023
I'm excited to be participating again this year as an instructor in Gratitude Junk Journal 2023 hosted by Tiare Smith! I'm joining 12 other AMAZING artist instructors are bringing you a bit of joy, creativity and gratitude, for 30 days, to jumpstart your gratitude practice. We'll open our hearts to gratitude and fill our lives with love, joy, and creativity!
Registration for this year's course will open on October 1st. You can get 20% off with an Early Bird Special if you enter with an Early Bird Special the promo code HAPPY23 at the checkout during registration. I'm also giving away a free seat in the class! Make sure to head over to Facebook and leave a comment on my post there for a chance to win a spot.
Registration for this year's course will open on October 1st. You can get 20% off with an Early Bird Special if you enter with an Early Bird Special the promo code HAPPY23 at the checkout during registration. I'm also giving away a free seat in the class! Make sure to head over to Facebook and leave a comment on my post there for a chance to win a spot.
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Each day you'll be challenged to dig into your own gratitude with a question to answer, something to think about or do and/or something to create. You'll find a little joy in each day. You'll leave this workshop with a warm smile, some extra love and a JOY-filled heart. Here's a list of just a few of the things you'll learn:
- How to create a beautiful, altered book for keeping your thoughts and art.
- How to make awesome art journal pages that you are sure to love.
- How to practice gratitude daily through art and fun challenges.
- How to find JOY in your every day life, which can reduce stress.
- How to use (junk), bits and pieces from your stash and/or around the house to make great art.
- How to work with yummy layers and textures.
- Techniques for creating wonderful backgrounds.
- Techniques that will empower you to make great art again and again
Save the Date
Online Workshops
Available On Demand
Combine face stamps or images with other stamp and stencil designs in your stash to create your own tribe of unique and whimsical paper art dolls.
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The 2021 course is still available on demand!
Here you can see a sneak peek of the project from my lesson (which is nearly an hour long!) |
Make your own curio box, learn to make several types of handmade embellishments, and get ideas and techniques to fill your case with Bits & Pieces.
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Learn my simple "3-2-1 Collage" formula to help with "blank page syndrome," using up your scrap stash, or just finding a place to start working.
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Create a mini accordion art journal filled with layered images and marks with room for photos, journaling, and more.
( Use coupon code MINIS to remove shipping.)
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Make your own unique collaged artworks that are perfect to use as ATCs, cards, art journaling, and more.
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Turn traditional Artist Trading Cards into interactive artwork. Learn techniques and see how to create the fish and butterfly projects.
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Mix collage, stamping, and mark making to create layers of texture, pattern, and color as we make a background and our patchwork focal points.
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Free Online Workshops
These free online courses were taught live in my Facebook group and are now archived and available to be viewed on-demand for members of the group.
Matchbook Minis
Get ready to make it mini! Learn four different types of matchbook-style mini art journals from tags or a pattern, plus get ideas and see demos for collaging pages and creating inserts and embellishments for your journals. (Once in the group, go to the "Videos" section to find the class.)
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Painting with Stencils
Bring your stencils to life and make commercial designs your own! I use my stencil designs to show two ways that I like to paint with stencils, plus techniques for adding your own flair when using stencils in your work. (Once in the group, go to the "Videos" section to find the class.)
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Boho Grunge
My first ever stand-alone on-demand online class, "Boho Grunge," was filmed at StencilGirl HQ and is available through StencilGirl Studio.
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Creative JumpStart
Looking for a quick creative lift? Creative JumpStart gives you 10-minute video tutorials to kickstart your mojo.
My video lesson from Creative JumpStart 2018 is now available to download as part of the Best of Creative JumpStart Vol. 4.
You get 12 mixed media lessons, including my video on creating collage papers from 12 different artists for just $9.99! |
The Best of Creative JumpStart Vol. 5 includes links to 12 downloadable project and technique based video lessons from 12 different mixed media artists, including me! The entire collection is now available for just $9.99 (that's less than $1 per video!)
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In-Person Workshops
Watch this space for new class announcements... I'll be back for the Creative Minds Summit in April 2024 as well as Art & Soul at their new Harrisburg, PA location in May 2024. And you never know what else I might add!
Past In-Person Workshops: 2022 & 2023
Creative Minds Summit - May 2023, Alexandria, VA |
Art & Soul - April 2023, Portland, OR |
Art & Soul - March 2022, Portland, OR |
Stitches + Glue: Mixed Media with Fabric & Paper
June 2022, Artistic Artifacts in Alexandria, Virginia |
Heard in the Classroom...
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"Gwen's classes are so well planned. Her class projects are structured to maximize the the time in class as she incorporates multiple techniques, the proper use of tools, and detailed product information. I always have fun in her classes and leave with a wealth of information. She is a great person and extremely talented artist."
Francesca R., Connecticut |
"Gwen's style and flair for the exotic always makes for an exciting class... a fusion of Bohemian & Asian with a gilded finale, her art is filled with echoes of her travels. Gwen is happy to share her tips, tricks and techniques with all her students. You will leave class inspired!"
Patty B., Connecticut |
Past Online Workshops: 2020 - 2021
Live, in Partnership with Independent Retailers. Workshops in this section are no longer open for registration... they may be made available again at some point, but re-opening is all at the discretion of the individual host stores - feel free to reach out to them for more information.
Ink, Emboss, & Embellish
(Creativation 2020) |
PaperArtsy Make-and-Takes
(Creativation 2020) |
