Notes from the studio
Simple texture tips, honest material talk, and gentle reminders to slow down and make something with your hands.
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Stop piling modeling paste on your palette. Learn how to pipe out just enough for one petal at a time, so you waste less paste and still get raised, dimensional petals.
Bumpy textured flower petals? Learn how to keep dried modeling paste off your palette knife with a simple cleaning routine and an...
Tired of dried modeling paste, messy containers, and wasted supplies? Discover how a simple piping bag can make textured floral art easier...
Are your textured flower petals looking flat or smushed? Learn why using enough light modeling paste creates lifted, dimensional petals, plus a...
Daylight saving time gave me an extra hour, and somehow I still chose organizing a closet over painting. It got me thinking...
Creative Calm
Shopping for a mom who used to love making things? Here are nine thoughtful hobby gifts that make it easy for her...
Texture Tips
What textured floral art is, the two things that create the raised petals, why a palette knife replaces the brush, and what...
Creative Calm
I told myself I wasn’t artistic for 40 years. Here’s why texture art is the perfect place to start when you have...
Texture Tips
Everything you need to paint your first textured sunflower: the tools, light modeling paste, templates, petal layout, and all the ways to...
Materials
The modeling paste, palette knives, palette and paints I actually use for textured floral art, plus what to buy first so you...
