Pan's Cabinet of Curiosities

Artfully Wild Blog Along – Day 4: The Catch-Up

Oh hi! I’m back – again. I figured the best way to play catch up is with a list! During my absence in this daily project I have been :

Arting outside. (Perfect weather. 77 degrees. Sunny.)

Playing with three very smoosh faced dogs. (Elvira and Kevin, pictured. Not pictured: Hypno.)

Spending a ton of money. (Well, it felt like a ton.)

Getting my car back! (After spending said ton of money.)

Makin…

Artfully Wild Blog Along Day 3 – The Compilation

It. Has. Been. Busy.

I traveled to St. Joseph Friday to get ready for my live paint show. On the way there my car started showing some problems. Okay. So it started grinding SO LOUD. Like metal shovel scraping ice loud.

S t r e s s e d!

I made it to town, visited a few friends. Abandoned some free art.

Went to Brioche:

Painted a spaceship with a really awesome little boy:

Drank the most…

Hello again.

Slow moving today. It’s a work day, and so far I have managed to ship out some more artwork, update my Etsy shop with some new art and prints, walk in the rain, purchase a coffee and clean my studio. I also have to prepare for a live painting this weekend! I’ll be live painting at a local coffee shop in St. Joseph, Missouri – Cafe Pony Espresso on Saturday. My artwork has been…

Happy Wednesday!

Let’s talk Matte Gel Transfers! This is one really fun way to create a really texture-rich art journal page — annnnnd not even have to spend a ton of time. (Unless you want to.)

Here, I’m using a inkjet print out of a recent illustration that I had created in another sketchbook. I’m going to use Haute Mess Matte Gel to incorporate this on to a page in my Haute Mess…

Drop: My Newest Zine

Introducing …

The Feels 2 : HEAL

Available now in my Etsy shop.

Make Space for the Next Version of You [Bad Girls Couture]

Happy Monday!! I hope that you are well in your corner of the world. Today, I’m going to use one of my zines and repurpose it into an art journal page in my Haute Mess Journal! Being a full time artist, I don’t always have the time to dedicate to really elaborate art journal pages, but I still want to create something beautiful.

When I only have a little bit of time but that NEED to create, I…

Mixing Mediums with Bad Girls Couture

Happy Saturday!!

Today I’m working with badass mediums to create a fun mixed media painting on a mini canvas. This particular canvas measures 9″ tall x 3″ wide. It’s unique size makes for a really fun challenge!

To prep the canvas I added a nice, even layer of Haute Mess Clear Gesso and let it dry. Next, I used a pencil to sketch my design. Lately I’ve been all about challenging myself –…

Pull Pen Paint 2019!

I’m SO PUMPED to once again be teaching in Pull Pen Paint for 2019!! There is a reason I keep coming back year after year – this class is really special. I love that it collides two of my loves – tarot, oracle and art. I LOVE the practice of strengthening my intuition via art and the cards. “This course is for all levels and types of journalers — art, visual, and written. The course is designed…

Slinging Paint [Bad Girls Couture]

Hello again! Cristin here, this week I’m looking to build on my gesso project! 

I’m using Haute Mess acrylic paints to create a fun and funky art journal page in my Haute Mess journal!

As you may remember, this is where we left off last week. To begin, I’m going to do a wash of Bad & Tatted. By wash, I mean I dipped my paintbrush in water and mixed it with the paint so that it becomes a…

Experimenting with Gesso! [Bad Girls Couture]

Hello friends!

Cristin here, today I’m going to showing you some tips and tricks on using GESSO!

I’m working with the Haute Mess Gesso from Bad Girls Couture and I’m experimenting in my Haute Mess journal!

I created a little video to kickstart some creativity when it comes to gesso. You can use it for so much more than just a primer!

I especially love the Haute Mess Gesso from Bad Girls…