Tuesday 29 December 2020

Introducing Simply Create

 
I launched Simply Create on December 12th and I am thrilled that lots of you joined me in the Simply Create group on Facebook.
 
Simply Create is about the creative process.
It is not about creating works of art or even finished pieces of anything.   You will learn how to use art materials and tools in different ways which I hope will lead you to investigate your own ways of working, build your own creative language and find your own style.
Plus it is totally FREE

  Is Simply Create for you?



You can find all the information on this page.

If this is not for you but you know someone who would be interested, please pass on the link to this page.

Thank you to everyone who has continued to follow my blog through 2020.

Here's to 2021.

Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice


Saturday 26 December 2020

Advent Words

Advent finished on Christmas Eve.  I am really pleased to say that I finished my Advent words pages on time.  I had shared as far as Day 14 with you before.  Here are the remaing twelve days.

Day 15 & 16

Day 17 & 18

Day 19 & 20

Day 21 & 22

Day 23 & 24

Day 25 & 26

Today in the UK and some other parts of the world it is Boxing Day.  When I was a child we had another Christmas Day dinner and presents off the Christmas tree.

Thanks for joining me today and throughout 2020.
Bernice


Friday 25 December 2020

Happy Christmas


 

Tuesday 22 December 2020

Entrances

The Snapshot Girls latest theme was Doors, Gates and Fences.  Fortunately I knew the theme before we went to King's Lynn at the end of September.  We only walked around for about 2 hours and I was able to find all these different doors and entrances.









Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice

Tuesday 15 December 2020

More Advent Words

I introduced you to my Advent Words project in this post.  You can find the original project on Mary Brack's blog.

Here are some more of my pages:

Day 6

 
 Day 7


Day 8


Day 9


Day 10

Day 11

Day 12

Days 13 & 14


We're over halfway through Mary's Advent Words study.  I'm really enjoying it.

Thank you for joining me today
Bernice


Saturday 12 December 2020

More about Simply Create

 
Simply Create is about the creative process.
It is not about creating works of art or even finished pieces of anything.   You will learn how to use art materials and tools in different ways which I hope will lead you to investigate your own ways of working, build your own creative language and find your own style.
Plus it is totally FREE
 


  Is Simply Create for you?

What is Simply Create? It is

  • a library of simple explanations of how to use a variety of art materials
  • a collection of PDFs and videos based in a Facebook group
  • a safe place to learn and ask questions
  • a free resource


This is for you if you

  • want to learn how to use your stash of art materials and tools
  • want to see how you can use various art materials before you buy them
  • need a refresher course in a variety of techniques
  • learn new techniques
  • want to know how to combine techniques
  • are happy to work at your own rate


This is not for you if you

  • want to learn how to sketch or draw
  • want to learn fine art techniques with acrylic or watercolour paints
  • want to paint landscapes or portraits
  • want to learn about how to paint with oils


What you will learn?

  • Lots of creative techniques and mark making
  • How to use the art materials you have stashed away
  • How to build up layers on your page or canvas
  • That you don't have to be able to draw!
  • How to build various techniques into your own style


What will I find in the Facebook group?
In the Facebook group you will find Units. Each unit is a way of keeping the various PDFs and videos together on different themes.

 

Here are examples of Unit contents
Simply Stamp

  • How to use rubber stamps, clear stamps, and wood blocks
  • Make your own stamps – polystyrene, felt, bits and pieces
  • Using ink pads
  • Using paint with stamps

Simply Colour

  • Basics of colour theory
  • How to mix colours
  • How to avoid muddy colours


Frequently Asked Questions

Is Simply Create a course?

No. Simply Create is a collection of PDFs and videos that you can dip in and out of.

Where can I find Simply Create?
Simply Create can only be found on Facebook

How much does Simply Create cost?
It is a totally free resource

How long do I have access to Simply Create?
For as long as the group exists on Facebook

When does it start?
It starts in January but you can join now

What materials will I need?

There will be supply lists provided. I strongly recommend you only use what you have already. If you watch a video and think that would be a good fit for you, then invest in new art materials or tools.

How much time will I need?
As much or as little as you have around your own commitments. As this isn’t a course there’s no element of needing to keep up.

Are the units weekly or can I have instant access to all the lessons?

You will have instant access once you join the Facebook group. New PDFs and videos will be added as I prepare them.

Do I have to be able to draw?

No. These techniques are definitely for those of us who can’t draw.

What is included?
Downloadable PDFs to keep. A variety of videos. A Facebook group.

Can I share content, videos, notes from the group with friends?
I’d rather you didn’t please. Invite your friends to join the group.

I still have a question; how can I contact you?
Email me

This sounds just what I wanted. What do I do next?
Click on the link to join me in the Facebook group

Hope to see you there!

Tuesday 8 December 2020

A new and exciting project

 

I am launching a new project very soon called Simply Create.  I’m currently working on it, making information PDFs and videos.  In setting it up I’ve learned how to use a teleprompter app, how to edit videos and how to add subtitles.

So what is Simply Create?

Simply Create is about the creative process.
It is not about creating works of art or even finished pieces of anything. You will learn how to use art materials and tools in different ways which I hope will lead you to investigate your own ways of working, build your own creative language and find your own style.
 
It will be based in a private group on Facebook. 

And the really special thing - it is totally FREE
 
Come back on Saturday and I’ll tell you more.

See you then.
Bernice

Saturday 5 December 2020

Advent in my Word of the Year Journal

I decided to do Mary Brack's Advent Words in my Living Your Word of the Year Journal. I went through and glued pages together as the Leuchtturm journal pages are so thin. I had just enough pages left to get all the 24 word pages and my diary pages to completely fill my journal. I had a Thermofax screen made of this shape in 2019.  In my journal I used acrylic paint through the screen on every word page. I used Pan Pastels for the colour.

I really struggled to find any gold and silver paint despite having enough paint to open a shop!  I eventually found some gold paint but had to use copper instead of silver.


Day 1

Day 2



Day 3

Day 4

 

 Day 5

 
 
 
Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

Tuesday 1 December 2020

A second sketchbook

After I had shown you the pages in my sketchbook from Laura Kemshall's sketchbook challenge, I started another sketchbook.  I wasn't totally in love with what I had done in the first one, but I will continue with it.  There was a vague theme of Venice but I haven't totally thought it through yet.

The second sketchbook has text as the theme.  Last time I showed you some of the gel plate monoprints I had made.  In September I started doing Text - Texture - Textiles at Littleheath Barn and my theme was walk which is also my word for the year.  So with this second sketchbook I thought I would use walk as the theme again.  I printed out a few black and white photos that I took in 2019 on a walk along the Stratford Canal.

I've scanned a few of the pages so you can see where I've got to

This is a photo of a piece of text work I did at a Simon Sonsino workshop

I've been going back through the sketchbook using stencils (bottom right)


I kept to a colour palette but I think I need to go through and put a brighter complementary colour on some of the pages.  Probably orange!

All of the videos are now available for the Sketchbook Challenge so why not join in.

Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice