Tag: crafts

How to prep your visual journal or altered book

How To Prep Your Altered Book

Posted on: June 20, 2023

Posted by: Whitney Panetta

Read tips on how I prep used books to be used as an altered book, or visual journals. This project is fun for artists or in an art classroom.

Visual Journal Technique: Pansy Prints

Posted on: March 2, 2023

Posted by: Whitney Panetta

Posted in: Visual Journals

Check out how I use fresh pansies to create beautiful pansy prints to collage with in my visual journal. Plus you release stress by hammering.

How to Select an Altered Book or Visual Journal

Posted on: January 5, 2023

Posted by: Whitney Panetta

Posted in: Visual Journals

Read tips on selecting a visual journal book that can withstand collaging, painting, & more when creating a visual journal or altered book.

7 Must-Have Visual Journal Supplies for A Junk Journal

Posted on: September 23, 2022

Posted by: Whitney Panetta

Posted in: Visual Journals

Check out my top 7 visual journal supplies in addition to the basics I keep on hand. Get visual journaling tips, tutorials, and more!

A tutorial on how to artistically paint pumpkins.

Painted Pumpkins Tutorial

Posted on: October 30, 2018

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Posted in: Craft Projects

Learn three ways to add an artistic twist to your fall pumpkin decor with painted pumpkins. Perfect for all-level art classes, DIYs, & more.

Gelli Printing Ideas From a Self Taught Printmaker

Posted on: October 16, 2018

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This year I taught myself how to create gelli prints a few days before I started teaching it to students. I had been interested in trying it for a couple of years, especially after seeing a demo of it at the New York NAEA conference in 2017. When it came time to plan a quick,…