I like JOMO – the opposite of FOMO. I need more joy instead of fear of missing out this year :)
Played a bit with my Van Vorst Foam Stamp Set but also the Van Vorst Stencil to create the background.
Are you content missing out on things or are you always nervous to miss out?
Here are some of the supplies besides Acrylic Paints that I used for this spread:
Happy New Year from the Creative Squad! This month we have a special edition of projects from the team as they are playing along with the Creative JumpStart workshop that just kicked off yesterday! Here is Tania Ahmed with a gorgeous canvas using my Van Vorst stencil and the theme: Let’s Jump! – The Creative Squad is joining the fun of Creative JumpStart 2019 this month. They’re creating objects for the home, inspired by the CJS19 theme My Home is My Castle.
Hi Everyone!
The theme for this month is the same as Creative Jumpstart: My home is My Castle, and we were challenged to create a mixed media home decor piece. I am really into creating canvases these days, so when I found out that the product focus for this month was for us to use stencils, I knew this was my chance! I got busy and made a highly texturized mixed media canvas and I have made a video with a voice over how I made it.
My inspiration was rusty, copper patina, textured and worn surfaces. I really love how materials (especially metal) age and oxidise over time and I wanted to try and emulate that or at least take inspiration from the effect.
I used moulding paste by Golden and Brusho pigment inks, along with different pencils and mediums to add shading and highlights. I used it with one of Nat’s Stencils that I have been itching to use called Van Vorst which is a very detailed stencil which actually reminds me of hand hammered metal work plates.
I hope you enjoyed my video and are taking part in Creative Jumpstart! Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope you are having a great start to the New Year!
Thank you Tania – such a beautiful surface!!! You can find all my Stencils in my Online Shop. Here are some of the other supplies that Tania used:
Feel inspired? Working on something yourself that you’d like to share? I love to see how you interpret our monthly themes. Email me how you used my stencils and stamps with the theme and email me an image – I would love to share your projects in my next “n*Spiration From Around the Globe“.
Thank you for all your support in 2018 !!!! I hope to see you in the new year either in person or online (Did you sign up for Creative JumpStart 2019? Don’t miss the last hours of the Early Bird Price and the most fun workshop starting tomorrow!).
On to a new chapter – 365 blank pages to fill!
The final batch of interviews is in!!! Here are your Creative JumpStart Artists chatting about art, life, and so much more :)
“Jumping with” is an interview series that I like to do to showcase some of the CJS artists. Each year we always have some new faces or folks that I haven’t spoken with in a while and it’s a fun way for us to get to know the artists a little more before January. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, relax and enjoy a few interviews with some very talented people.
You can learn more about Rae here:
You can learn more about Mary Beth here:
You can learn more about Mystele here:
You can learn more about Sandra here:
Early Bird pricing for Creative JumpStart 2019 is available for just a couple more days!!! Don’t delay, sign up now and get ready for 2019 to be a year where you JumpStart YOUR Creativity. The workshop begins on January 1st and you can sign up TODAY for just $50:
Yes- you are in the classroom but you also received an email which shows you exactly how to navigate. On the top you see the carousel which takes you around in the classroom. Check your inbox or the Welcome to the Classroom section on the top here https://nathaliesstudio.com/learn/online-workshops/creative-jumpstart-2019/welcome-to-the-cjs19-classroom/
What a Year this has been! 2018 was a memory creating year for sure.
We added a new addition to our family- Bobby Pretzel! I came back from a workshop in San Jose with a Pretzel in my hands – LOL
He is not as tiny anymore but he still loves fetching the ball and we love him very much! (Niles our 18 1/2 year old cat might not love him as much though ;) )
2018 was also the year of some really cool visitors – and if you visited us and you don’t see yourself here- trust me – you are still cool and loved !
My friend Thomas stayed for a while and I loved having him as we share so many interests – it was an art, book, food, fun, chat filled visit.
I loved seeing my sweet Birgit again
and being part of my friend’s eloping wedding in NYC- what a wonderful sweet day in NYC.
2018 was also a crazy and gorgeous travel year – the highlight def. being our trip to Japan – Tokyo
and Kyoto with some inspiration for a later stamp
and Nara. Oh man- I so want to go back to Japan. It was one of the best trips ever!
But also two trips to Germany -visiting friends and family, teaching a workshop at the Baltic Sea and closing a part of our life as we sold our apartment in Hamburg.
A short trip to The Netherlands – Amsterdam – meeting friends and visiting old favorite spots. Amsterdam is actually the city where my husband and I got together :)
And last a short stint to Coventry the UK with my friend Julie and a visit to the beautiful New Cathedral.
I painted a bit in 2018 – not as much as I wished I had but these are my two favorite paintings from 2018
And “Behind the Museum” (sold)
It was also the year of some fun and special Art Strolls –
Hakone- Open Air Museum in Japan – can I come back soon?
An Art Stroll with friends at the Noguchi Museum
And a birthday Art Stroll to the Met Cloisters.
It was year filled with tons of wonderful memories! It is so good to look back at a year and get a grasp of all the fun and good things that happened – it puts things in a different perspective and shows me how blessed I was this year. I hope your year was a good year as well and you have wonderful memories that make you look back at 2018 with a smile. What made you smile this year?
What a jammed packed awesome year you had Nat! Thanks for sharing your special moments with us. Happy New Year!
Awe- thank you Jill and thank you for being part of it!
Happy New Year Nat and thank you for another year of light and inspiration!
Thank you Sue! Happy New Year to you and your family as well!!!! Thank you for all your wonderful comments!!!
Yeah – let’s give ourselves more pep talks :)
played with some heavy body paints and gesso as well as stencils.
Love the texture and also the color mix :)
It was a good spread to just play mindlessly around and then go back to work on the Creative JumpStart 2019 Classroom! Don’t miss out on the Early Bird Price!!!
Here are some of the supplies besides acrylic paints I used:
I hope I’m in the right spot. I’m clueless about how to use your website and take the class that signed up for!!!!!! It’s very confusing. Is there a place to start? I hope you can help me. Thank you.
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