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    StencilClub Voices for February

    3rd February, 2018 / Art, Creativity, Mixed Media, Zentangle / No Comments

    Happy February!

    Today I am sharing with you my 2nd set of projects for StencilGirl StencilClub Voices. These are using the February set from StencilClub which is called “Grandmother’s Kitchen” and designed by Kristie Taylor.

    In my artwork I typically use stencils to build up background layers and the February stencils are perfect for that! All three stencils in the set have the same basic pattern, but in different sizes. I love having repetitive patterns carry through my work and the multiple sizes helps add dimension and depth. The first thing I did with these stencils is to just play and create some background layers for my stash to be used as the mood strikes.

    I used one of the smaller backgrounds to create my February Mandala. I layered the stencils in various shades of blue and then used the 4×4 in white as the center of my mandala. The details in the pattern made it easy to pick out elements to repeat and build off of in my drawing. I’m not sure if the result is more wintery or watery. What do you think?

    I also used the smallest version (although the biggest stencil!) as a background on a memory box. While the pattern may have been inspired by interiors, it reminds me of a garden trellis and felt like the perfect back drop to the loose, brush stroke trees.

    I see these stencils getting a lot of use in my studio going forward – and I think they might come in handy during summer kids art camp…(garden trellis, chain link fence, spaceship targeting systems…lots of possibilities here!)

    You can check out projects from the other StencilClub Voices here on StencilGirl Talk.

    (And if you are interested in seeing what the kids do with these stencils come summertime, be sure to sign up for my newsletter below!)

    Art Imitates Gardening

    22nd August, 2017 / Art, Creativity, Gardening, Zentangle / No Comments

    One of the questions artists frequently get asked is ‘where do you get your ideas?’ Inspiration can come from many, many sources. Things that we see, experiences that we go through, thoughts we remember at odd moments. Everything that has happened to us in our lives influence what we create and put back into the world.

    The painting I am sharing today has some pretty straight forward origins. In my Zentangle practice, I will switch back and forth between working on Zentangle tiles and working in my sketchbooks and journals. Some of the drawings are just for the meditative practice, and some call out to me to be turned into something else. This quick drawing in my sketchbook was one of the later.

    My mornings in the summer normally start with a quick trip out to the garden to say good morning to the bees and check for any new vegies that are ready to be harvested. The blooms always draw me in, this pumpkin blossom being no exception.

    I had a few new boards prepped for new paintings with some background colors blocked in. I had already been influenced by these trips to the garden and had a background in progress with shades of green and orange. With the 2 images above in mind “Abundance”, the final painting, started to emerge.

    The mandala of ‘Abundance’ captures the energy and potential of new growth, while the colors fading into the background reflect the peacefulness and serenity I feel sitting in the garden each morning, listening to the bees as they make their rounds.

     

    Coleman Artist Studios Open House

    1st November, 2016 / Art, Zentangle / No Comments

    Make sure you save some time on your schedule to come visit the studio on November 19th or 20th. With 12 artists onsite and welcoming you into their studios, you are sure to find something that intrigues you.

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    The Diva’s Valentangle Challenge

    9th February, 2016 / Zentangle / 7 Comments

    The Diva’s challenge for this week is to create some valentine inspired tiles, just in time for Valentine’s Day! I didn’t create these just for the challenge, but they are full of hearts, so they fit the bill.

    First up is a zendala full of heart shaped tangles.

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    This is a piece that is a sample for a kids art/zentangle party. So much fun!

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    Don’t forget to head back over to the Diva’s site to check out all the great work everyone has submitted!

    Hello 2016!

    6th January, 2016 / Creativity, Zentangle / No Comments

    Happy new year everyone!

    Always a time for stating intentions and declarations, and reflecting back on the past year. While I have a number of goals, one of my main focuses for the year is to nurture my creative side and produce more work. Hoping to post a lot along the way to share with all of you.

    For now, here’s a peek into my new Tangle a Day calendar for 2016 (made by Carole Ohl).

    Tangle a Day Calendar

    Tangle a Day Calendar

    The new Zentangle® class schedule is also up on the site for January and February. I’d love to have you join me for a class!

    Hope your new year is off to a great start!

     

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Happy Earth Day!⁠ ⁠ 'Downstream' is a piece I Happy Earth Day!⁠
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'Downstream' is a piece I made a few years back, but feels right for sharing today. I started this piece after a walk by the little stream in the park behind our house. I just sat there, watching the teeny tiny fish darting and the leaves and debris floating on by. Every now and then, there would be a weird rainbow shimmer on the surface - some oil or solvent that had made its way into the water system. While the colors were beautiful, they also brought me back from the reverie of the water. They reminded me of the impact we have on the world around us, even just the unnoticed drips of oil from our cars as we drive along. Everything floats downstream.⁠
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#earthday #water #downstream #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mandala #aleciamillerart #chestercountyartist
Just added these little babies as a bonus to my Fl Just added these little babies as a bonus to my Flowers for Mother's Day sale over on my site. ⁠⁠
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We've been getting the garden ready and our seeds are all sprouting and growing - so inspiring! So I created this micro-mini buds collection to share with you. These are all just 3" and ready to bloom from the tiniest spaces.⁠⁠
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You can check out the full collection via the link in my bio. (Free shipping through April 18th)⁠⁠
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#springbuds #newgrowth #mothersday #flowersformom #seedstarting #aleciamillerart #mixedmedia #blueandgreen #tinyart⁠⁠
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The catalogs are here! One month to go til the Che The catalogs are here! One month to go til the Chester County Studio Tour!⁠⁠
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May 15th and 16th I'll be opening up my studio (along with 58 other studios in Chester County) for you to come visit. ⁠⁠
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We've got 5 studios open under one roof at stop #1 in Spring City, with 2 additional guests joining our locals. You can check them out here:⁠⁠
@erika_stearly ⁠⁠
@carol.angstadt ⁠⁠
@taylor.bielecki⁠⁠
@gojoart⁠⁠
@reidannemitchell⁠⁠
@kimhoechst⁠⁠
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And if you want to see me at work, be sure to drop by on Sunday when I'll be demoing my mixed media process.⁠⁠
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#chestercountystudiotour #openstudio #aleciamillerart #artiststudio #studiovisit #engagewiththearts
Man, these two took me on quite a journey.⁠ ⁠ Man, these two took me on quite a journey.⁠
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I mostly refer to the rabbits I paint as my bunnies, but when sharing this with one of my co-workers during a zoom call, she said 'Those aren't bunnies, those are Hares!' I guess while I see them all as bunnies, I forget that bunnies have this connotation of these timid, cute fluffy little things, which is not really how I see rabbits at all.⁠
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They are alert and fast and strong. If you've never had a pet rabbit, let me tell you when they kick, they KICK!⁠
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So these 2 started in my head as a mother and child, then morphed into a mated pair, then shifted to a couple of bucks, but always they were on the look out, keeping watch over each other, showing love through their strength.⁠
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Winter's Watch⁠
16"x20" on wood panel⁠
Now available⁠
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#rabbits #bunny #mixedmedia #newwork #aleciamillerart #springcolors #rabbitsofinstagram
If only it were actually this quick!⁠⁠ Here yo If only it were actually this quick!⁠⁠
Here you can see the process of some quick bunnies on paper. No collage or writing on these, but an intuitive approach after choosing a limited palette.⁠⁠
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I will often do this type of grouping to play with new color combinations or just to loosen up after a period of non-creative time.⁠⁠
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#timelapsepainting #fastbunnies #springbunnies #acrylicpainting #aleciamillerart #process #behindthescenes #inthestudio #springgreen⁠⁠
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Guess whose birthday it is today... That's right - Guess whose birthday it is today... That's right - its Rosie!⁠
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Happy Birthday to our own little April fool! ⁠
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Yes, this is one of her favorite spots to sit. Top of the stairs so she can see out the front door and keep tabs on the neighborhood. We don't call her Nosey Rosie for nuthin'!⁠
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#aprilfools #happybirthday #dogsofinstagram #noseyrosie
From completed background layer, to sketch, to fin From completed background layer, to sketch, to final painting.⁠⁠
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That sketch is where I really start to get excited about the piece - the full vision starts to materialize. I sketch with more water soluable media - stabilo pencils and neo-color crayons with a quick water wash. Just like the lettering, these will blend and mix with the paint as I finish out the detail work, keeping things loose and fresh.⁠⁠
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"As The Moon Rose" is my County Collector piece for this year's Chester County Studio Tour. Available May 15th at 10am. (more details on that to come later)⁠⁠
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#mixedmedia #workinprogress #moon #rabbits #aleciamillerart #chestercountyartist #chestercountystudiotour #countycollector #stabilo #neocolor #carand'arche
One last studio shot for you before I wrap up and One last studio shot for you before I wrap up and head out into this beautiful weather.

Part of shifting my studio space means downsizing and finding new homes for some of the studio furniture. These shelves are definitely not part of that! 
They are coming with me as a way to keep a bit of Spring City Mills in my studio space. When I looked at moving in here, they were still in the renovation process. These were the old stairs they were pulling out of the building. I asked them to save the piece for me, gave it a quick whitewash, and it became the perfect little display for small work.

Can’t leave that behind.

#repurposed #reminiscing #keepsakes #studiostories
These guys are all getting framed today and will t These guys are all getting framed today and will then be making their official debut in May at the Chester County Studio Tour. That will be my last big event in this studio space, I do hope you’ll come out!

This is my ‘when the rabbits would run’ series. All of these have free form prose written in the moon that always begins with “as the moon rose and as the moon set, that is when the rabbits would run...”

#rabbits #moonrise #moonset #twilight #mixedmedia #aleciamillerart #springbunnies
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