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Expressive Abstract Style Tutorial – Paint a Beautiful Mess!

Päivi — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:12:20 +0000

This week I have a video about painting in an expressive abstract style. It’s a very contemporary style which many artists have nowadays. It’s based on loose strokes, and I guess it’s the style that many who are not so much into art say that even a child can do it, but it’s not quite […]

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New Oil Painting and Pretty Art Journaling

Päivi — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 19:37:56 +0000

This week, I have finished an oil painting and started an art journal that I want to make as pretty as possible. I also talk about my aspire to paint horses and ask how deep you have to know the subject to own it in your art. This post has lots of pics! Wreath Maker […]

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Video: Full Art Journal Flip Through!

Päivi — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:19:44 +0000

There are two special moments in art journaler’s life: starting a new art journal and finishing one. As the latter is much rarer, I am happy to announce that I have just finished this journal! I truly feels a small victory! From Decorative to Expressive I purchased this Smash book in 2014 and intended to make […]

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Video Blog: Paper Pieces, Wooden Pieces

Päivi — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:41:18 +0000

I just finished this Mini Smash Book. You will see it in the video with art journal prompts that you can use for your journal. Before the journal I will show you my method for organizing decorated papers. There’s also a wooden collage that I am working on with my husband!

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Illustrating Poems in Art Journaling

Päivi — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:14:44 +0000

A lace doily waits to be picked up again. A young girl’s fingers where an old woman used to fiddle. How many beginnings can one hold? This is an art journal page which illustrates a poem. I usually create the image first and then add the text. This time, I wrote the poem first and […]

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Surface Patterns for Hot Summer Days

Päivi — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:00:01 +0000

This July has been wonderful in Finland. I have enjoyed gardening and photographing and it shows in my art journal too. Both the wildflowers and flowers in the garden look great with a dark background. So when I made the drawing with colored pencils, I added some shadows too. Great way to express sunshine is to combine […]

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Find Where You Belong to

Päivi — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:00:10 +0000

It took just a few seconds looking at the pictures of folk dresses to become almost overwhelmingly inspired. I hurried to my fashion themed Smash book and created this art journal spread. And then I had to make even one more page. Folklore and folk art always make me feel like this: fabulous! They give me both the […]

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Finished Art Journal

Päivi — Mon, 26 May 2014 17:06:23 +0000

In 2012 I bought a pink Smash book. Two years later, it’s now finished. With this video, I want to encourage you to continue art journaling. Whatever a single page looks like, it will be pretty and meaningful when being part of the full book. Finished Art Journal – A Thick Book! I love handling […]

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Hand Bags Only You Can Make

Päivi — Thu, 01 May 2014 14:50:32 +0000

The fashion themed Smash book is just perfect to show my love for bags. When I made these hand decorated papers became heavy fabrics and leather in my mind. It was so fun to draw stitched seams, add layers and choose decorations. I have a lot of ugly papers in my hand decorated paper collection. I do not take my papers […]

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Art Journaling about Imagination

Päivi — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:58:57 +0000

Here’s a page from my Smash book that I use as an art journal. I have picked a phrase from a Finnish reggae artist, Jukka Poika. He has a song called Potentiaalii (“Potential”). This is the best part of the song: “There’s a garden somewhere in the desert of your mind, where everything is possible and nothing […]

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Homemade Happiness

Päivi — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:51:56 +0000

This is my new fabric pattern called “Homemade”. The happiness really starts from home and appreciating everything you already have. A stool that I am proud of Our house is filled with little items that me or my husband have made. This year they have been especially important for me. Maybe because the winter has […]

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Smash Book or Hand-Made Journal?

Päivi — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:38:17 +0000

I have now used my pink Smash book as an art journal for so long that I can summarize my experiences of using it as an art journal. During the time I have used my book, I have noticed that other brands too have published similar kind of books with pre-decorated pages. I am certain […]

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