yay! another art Texan! :)

Hi Nat! I am a new Creative Jumper! I am so excited to start this group!!! I am a full- time assemblage artist. I have been hearing about how wonderful your classes are from my sister Kelly Cox so I had to try it out! Can’t wait to meet lots of new art friends and learn new techniques and buy new art supplies.

Hello wonderful friends! I just wanted to let you know that I am a bit quiet on this forum right now as I am trying to juggle all things Creative JumpStart related -the website, the forum for CJS on the website, student questions as well as my normal workload and in a private note…crazily enough a house renovation as we are moving in a…

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Hello, Nat! Looking forward to a Creative Jumpstart! I am living in the desert of Southern California! Hoping to make my way to the Pacific Northwest eventually! I love all kinds of creative arts! I probably love paper mache and creating journals the most. But also love layering collage and acrylic paints! There isn’t much I won’t try! I am…

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Had a wonderful time this Friday being with Kae Pea from ArtFoamies on a Facebook Live. We talked about how ArtFoamies came to Kae Pea, some of my designs as well as some other fun snippets . And Kae Pea showed her favorite set of mine and showed a fun technique. Check the video recording out here https://www.facebook.com/artfoamies/videos/484873916388324/

Hello from Germany. I am new to N*Studio and so exited to be a member of Creative Jumpstart 2022.

I love mixed media, collage artjournaling and I play often with water color. I love all kinds of colors, paints and inks. We have seven Icelandic Horses and so we are daily in the nature and I Iove the colors of the nature and all the materials I…

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Howdy y’all! I’m Maggie from Manor, TX (near Austin) where I live on 20 wild and wooded acres with my husband of 44 years and our little rescue dog. Our youngest son and his family live on our property and our older son & family live nearby too. I’m the founder of A Wild Soap Bar which I started in the kitchen of our owner built log cabin way…

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Hello from the beautiful state of Oregon. I’m Ranelle, wife, mother of 3 that is now 6 and Nana to 7, and recently great grandmother! I’ve resided in the Willamette Valley for 25 years, with my wonderful hubby & best friend of near 43 years. My art studio at home is a converted garage and I love the space to create my mixed media art journals…

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Hi Nat and Leslie, I am new to N*Studio and excited to be a member of Creative Jumpstart for 2022.

I have collected and tried almost all of the supplies you listed and look forward to using them in more creative ways. I did fibre art, fibre collage, fabric dying for years. I collected tons of stuff for mixed media and about 6 years ago…

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Hi Nat! Glad to be a returning member of Creative Jumpstart! In response to your inquiries:

I am Leslie Ibler and I reside in Illinois. (U.S.A.) I love mixed media, collage, and art journaling, getting my hands messy with all kinds of colors paints, inks, and gel medium. Is there anything more satisfying than peeling dried gel medium off…

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Hi I am Nat and I am so excited you are here. Let me know where you are and what you love to do when you create. What is your favorite art medium, tool and what is the last thing you created? Cannot wait to get to know you better!