Fabric Collage | Linda Matthews

Ancient Earth Mini-Journals – a quick tutorial

Jun 29, 2018

I finally completed one of my Ancient Earth Mini-Journals that I started about a week ago. Because the pages are small, it went together very quickly. I named this particular journal “Meditations from the Heart” and attached...

Journal Inspiration from Ancient Earth

Jun 25, 2018

Inspiration comes in all sorts of different ways, and after dyeing some hand-dyed fabrics the other week, I was inspired to use the fabrics to make some small journals. In keeping with the theme of the fabric collection – Ancient...

Words to Remember: A Stitched Mixed Media Art Journal

Jun 11, 2018

It’s taken a while but I’ve finally found the time to finish assembling my quotation journal which I began several months ago. This stitched mixed-media journal features my favorite quotations all bound up together in a...

The Daily Artistic Practice Journal

Aug 25, 2017

The little journal that I’ve been working on these past few days is now completed. The cover and pages were made using paper and fabric gel plate prints that I’ve been making during the past week. You can see how I progressed...

What You Seek is Seeking You

Aug 24, 2017

I always find it helpful to review my progress when I set a goal. It allows me to gauge if I’m on track and make any adjustments if I need to. As I look back at the last seven days of my 30 day challenge to develop a Daily Artistic...

Exploring Photoshop: How to change a background color – quick and easy

Jun 22, 2016

There are lots of different ways to change a background color in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Well, let’s face it, there are lots of different ways to do anything in Photoshop, however some methods require a little more effort...

Making Space

Nov 20, 2012

As we move toward the end of the year, it’s difficult not to be thinking and planning for the new year. I always find the end of year/beginning of year to be a stressful time with so many things that must be finished before the year...

Vision Card: Breathe

Oct 8, 2012

My vision card for October – Breathe. Some photo art … a metal frame … and of course some beading …

Grow

Apr 11, 2012

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anaïs Nin I’ve been working with vision cards for some time now and I’ve found them to be a wonderful tool for...