Many of you have noticed that my poetry tends to pop up quite frequently in my mixed media art. They are very closely linked. A lot of the time when I'm writing poetry I get a visual idea of what that poem means (to me at least). So it's been great to explore that with art. [Read More]
Cherie's Art
The Hey You Paintings
I did a series of paintings this week inspired from some new poems I've written. The poem I'm using this week is titled "Yes You" and I've pulled several lines from each stanza. The concept of the poem is that while we (as women) are worrying about the lines on our face or how old we are, God is [Read More]
Mixed Media: Faith Love Hope Joy
I'm working on another mixed media painting this week, and yes, in case you're wondering, I'm totally hooked the medium. Remember when I didn't feel comfortable with it? Now, I love it so much I can't even remember what I did before it. [Read More]
Mixed Media: I Love How You Love Me
It's funny how the papers you put down on a canvas can influence you when you paint it. For this one, I really liked the music papers to "I Love How You Love Me." I also had some heart scrapbook paper, and a page from a Robert Browning poem. [Read More]
Mixed Media: Beautifully Unique
The mixed media picture I'll show you today is a perfect example of if you don't like it the first time, keep layering. I'll show you what I mean. I started with a few papers over canvas. I'm using some of the house patterns from the books I bought at the library sale, some scrapbook paper, music [Read More]
