…inchies are 2” x 2” squares of watercolour paper
Amy Maricle turned me onto Inchies several years ago. She has several online classes that you can purchase and she frequently offers free workshops. She’s also written a book called Draw Yourself Calm https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/707819/draw-yourself-calm-by-amy-maricle/9780593541012
The Inchies on my new art page were created today (day 26) and are layered over art papers that I created a while ago.
…over a collaged page
I did not use a photo or a model for this portrait. It’s just a fun face with eyes that are way too big and the lower portion is too narrow and not long enough. I will play with this style again.
…coloured circles and black and white ink
I stayed up late last night working on this piece and finished it when I got back from baking at the Inn and taking my three woven pieces to the art gallery.
…on a previously prepped page in my journal
…from two of my prepped pages
…days 8 and 9
Making art has always brought me joy. I can’t believe that I hadn’t played with my art tools in almost a year.
…days 6 and 7 of my Art Journey
Not everything that I post will be good. I do feel, however, that I should post my artworks, good or bad so that I can see and have a record of my progress. I know that I’m not a particularly good artist when I draw realistic subjects but I’d like to get better so I’m going to try to improve my drawing skills. Instead of flowers I’m going to try my hand at animals.
My first attempt in my Art Journey for 2025 is that of a Frenchie. I also went back to the collage that I had started up at the cottage and added more marks and a couple of old photographs that I came across when I was sorting through my collage papers.
…while waiting for the laundry to be done I did find some inspiration to work in my journal
I’ve always loved drawing florals so I picked up my Micron pen and started to draw over the collage I had glued down last night.
…inspired by my visit to the Beaux des Arts on Sherbrooke
I took my brochure from the art gallery and cut it up to use as collage. I’m working on some ideas for some new art cards.
…two more small pieces and two larger ones
A while back I told you about wanting to honour my past with art that reflected my family’s influence on my Joy of Making. My great great aunt and her family on my mother’s side used to own a very successful business where they made and sold ladies leather gloves in the early 1900s, in Germany. Old photos of my great, great grandparents clearly depicted how important fashion was to them and of course looking one’s best at all times.
My mother taught me how to hand sew, make clothes, embroider and knit. Later in life I worked for a needlecraft company in my spare time and taught other women the art of needle crafting, like cross-stitch and needlepoint and I worked at the community school teaching people how to knit.
The following works are collage and mixed media with some hand stitching or implied hand stitching.
Mama Cormier 