Kraft Letters and Numbers for Mixed Media
Discover how this simple material can add meaning, structure, and layered interest to your work. From collage to gel printing, you’ll see how these versatile pieces can become both design elements and creative tools in your process.
Inside The People’s Artist–Competition and Fundraiser
As this competition has gained attention, I know some people have had questions about how it works, what the fundraising component supports, and how voting happens. This week, the team behind People’s Artist released a video explaining the project in much greater detail, so I’m sharing that Instagram reel here in case it answers any questions that may not have been covered in my previous posts.
NEW! Geo Boogie Stencils Have Arrived
This NEW stencil collection brings a completely new energy into the creative process. Where curves feel soft and intuitive, these designs introduce rhythm, repetition, and a sense of visual architecture. Geo Boogie is here!
Overseas Art Workshops 2026 and 2027
Join me for an overseas art adventure. If not now, when?
Johnny Depp Presents: The People's Artist
Johnny Depp Presents: The People’s Artist–WOULD YOU VOTE FOR ME?
Let’s Get Grungy! NEW Photo Polymer Clear Stamps
These NEW designs are all about fine-line detail and grunge-inspired marks. Unlike foam stamps, which give you bold texture, these offer precision, intricacy, and a completely new level of mark-making in your mixed media work.
How to Use Medical Exam Paper in Collage
In this video, I’m joined by Barb from Joggles as we explore how this lightweight, semi-transparent paper can completely transform your mixed media collage work. Watch as we layer, overlap, and build depth using painted papers, allowing colors and textures to show through in a beautiful, painterly way.
Oil Pastel Resist on the Gel Plate
Oil pastel meets gel plate in this week’s new video! I’m sharing a simple resist technique that creates gorgeous texture and layered collage papers using stencils and a heavy hand with pastel. Come experiment with me.
More Fun with Mini Marks Medley–Tiny Foam Stamps
Discover the Mini Marks Medley, my brand-new collection of 21 tiny foam stamps designed to add big personality to your mixed media layers. Inspired by hand-carved wine cork stamps, these little tools are perfect for quick marks, texture, and playful backgrounds. Small in size, huge in creative possibilities!
Scribbles and Doodles Soup! More Layering Ideas
This week, Barb and I are in the studio breaking down one of the most important skills in gel printing: how to layer stencils successfully. We’re mixing my newest designs with older favorites and showing how paying attention to pattern size and scale can instantly strengthen your prints.
Transparent Rice Paper vs Wet Strength Tissue
How transparent is ultra-thin rice paper in mixed media layering? Barb and I take a close look at Usugami and Wet Strength Tissue Paper, comparing how each performs as a delicate overlay. If you love subtle layers and want to choose the right paper for your process, this quick comparison will help.
Online Collage Makers Summit 2026
Join my Newsletter Mailing List and receive a $10-OFF Coupon Code for this online event! Bringing your cost down to only $79 for 14 video lessons from some of the best collage artists in the country!
Hand Painted Paper Giveaway!
Barb and I are sharing a little studio love with you. For a limited time, we’re including packs of hand-painted papers—made by us and straight from our studio—as a thank-you to our creative community. Each bundle is a small surprise, perfect for collage and inspiration.
New: Klimt Scribbles & Doodles Stamps – Set Two
One pull, two prints! Barb and I are launching the second set of Klimt Scribbles and Doodles foam stamps and taking them straight to the gel plate. We build rich layers with foam stamping, finish with a stencil, and reveal both a detailed print and a playful ghost print — pure gel printing magic.
What Exactly Am I Doing with ALL Those Gel Prints?
What exactly am I doing with all those gel prints? Watch and see as I give you a look behind the scenes of my Paper Paintings collage process of using torn tidbits of paper to create impressionistic collages.
Scribbles and Doodles Soup! More FUN Stencils
Exploring complex gel print layering with my newest stencil release—Scribbles and Doodles Soup More unique techniques from Barb and I, working together here in Sacramento this week.
Meet My Mini Marks Medley–Tiny Foam Stamps
Discover the Mini Marks Medley, my brand-new collection of 21 tiny foam stamps designed to add big personality to your mixed media layers. Inspired by hand-carved wine cork stamps, these little tools are perfect for quick marks, texture, and playful backgrounds. Small in size, huge in creative possibilities!
Water Resist on a Gel Plate? Here’s What Worked…
Learn how to use water as a resist on a gel plate to create layered, textured prints. In this tutorial, I share what materials work best, why drying time matters, and how Fluid Acrylics can dramatically improve your results for gel printing and mixed media art.
Spray-Paint Style Metallics—Without Spray Paint
This week in the studio, I’m sharing a simple way to get a soft, sprayed metallic effect without going outside or dealing with harsh fumes. Instead of traditional spray paint—which really belongs outdoors—I use a replacement spray top on Golden High Flow Acrylics to create a fine, controlled metallic mist right through a stencil.
