my dearest Lynn....but YOU ARE special! where would i be without you...? standing out in the cold....in nothing but my 'underpants'...tee hee....i hope to get into the studio today...life has gotten in the way...arg! xoxo

Tee hee backatcha!! I KNOW what you mean about life getting in the way. Just makes us even "hungrier" to get at that board! Seriously, love ya!

thanks lovie Lynn....i am gallery sitting today and hope that THAT does not get in the way of my playing....i plan to make a mixed media video today....God willing, right? have a creative day!

Amen! 😊

Had a wonderful time watching this lesson with the fabric... I have tons ready to be ripped into squares and so many ideas! And already needing to make repairs with fragile Books , been using brown paper bags and electrical tape.. fabric will be better 👍🏻

oh merry.....thank you so much!!! we do have fun together..don't we merry? see you on the table merry!!!

70 years young? woo hoo!!!! if you lived closer i would be happy to have you in class! until then...see you on the table!

woot woot maria! nearly completed altered book? music to my ears! yay...and yes...'our village' is over 25,000 strong now and still growing...art is the universal language...i love that! thank you for joining me on the table maria!!!

oh my goodness gabrielle...and thank you for sharing 'us' with your mom...i am so honored!!! i love fabric too gabrielle! so....go create, go play, go have fun girlfriend....and hugs to your mom!!!

LorriMarie Jenkins Thank You LorriMarie , you're so wonderful, and we both, me and my Mom appreciate your Art very much. 😊🎨💖

@@gabrielleorlita9492 that makes me so happy!!! go create, go play, go have fun!!!

art is the universal healer susan....you will be on the table with us in no time susan....rest and watch the videos until then! xo

thanks valerie! i love being the da bomb-diggity! see you on the table baby!

oh my gosh gwen....thank you...i have started to speed things up in the more recent videos...and since this comment i am re-thinking it...i did a video today and i left the normal time on....thank you so much for the nudge! see you on the table gwen!

aww deana!!! thank you.....you are amazing!!! love you...❤️

oh my goodness rlwaaw.....what is your tagline going to be now? lol...another letter..? i cannot even imagine any of my grandbabies living with me...wowza....you are a trooper..i hope you do find some play time for yourself...love ya sistar!!! see you on the table....

wow jane....are you in the studio with me while i am making these videos? lol...they take me all day! i create the video....i watch the video....i edit the video....i add links to the videos....and then i publish videos....and you know what? i LOVE doing it! so thank you so much for appreciating some of the details jane....you rock! see you on the table...

fabric is fun to play with catherine...most of my clothes have patches so they look a lot like this project....lol!!! see you on the table catherine!!!

thank you ana...i adore back grounds! see you on the table ana!

oh my goodness teresa! aren't you the lucky one! two birds with one stone! yippppeeeeeee! now...go create, go play, go have fun!!!! see you on the table...

eva darling...your body...darn it anyway.....well....you binge away girlfriend...calorie free!!! lol...i am so glad you found 'our village' too...such a great place to hang out!!! breathe....breathe....breathe...see you on the table...

perfect gift to the books dora!

you go girl! are you new to 'our village'? glad you are enjoying the videos...me too...lol! see you on the table....

ta dah barbara! thank you....❤️❤️❤️

a giggle will sneak out every once in a while when i tickle myself with an art project susan! lol....and then when i am editing the video i get to tickle myself again just hearing the giggle...lol....luv ya susan....rest today.....

lol vikki....i have to agree! lol....see you on the table vikki....and i have lots of videos for us to watch...and yes...i watch them too...even i find them inspiring!!! lol!!! see you on the table vikki!!!

thank you fran...this is one of my earliest videos! we have come so far fran...lol!!!! see you on the table fran!

once again tina....thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment...you know i appreciate it!!! go create, go play, go have fun girlfriend!

dearest cindy....i am so glad you are learning...and playing! we in 'our village' know how to have fun, right?? yay...go create, go play, go have fun!!!

hey Barbara....thank you for taking the time to leave a comment....not an easy thing to do in our busy lives...i appreciate it! how far in the series have you gotten? there are 21 different tutorials on the altered book alone....yikes! see you on the table..LorriMarie

i am so glad that you are getting inspiration from some of this mixed media art...i have so much fun creating the videos...so....thanks for playing! see you on the table...

pant...pant...pant....lol! somedays are busier than others cjhatcher! i would create a video a day if i could...but alas...husband, cooking, laundry, dog walking, ....well you get the picture! never enough time to play....right? thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment! see you on the table....and i don't know how a person can watch all of the videos...lol!!!!

yay....art freedom beth!!!! thank you so much doing your duty by commenting....it helps keep my name out there! i am not a 'talented' drawing artist so collage is the perfect answer for me! i am glad you are playing with 'us'....we certainly have fun together! see you on the table!

i love those little packets of fun fabric that they have in JoAnn's...so perfect! if you were closer we would be sharing some of my yummy material....but until then...right? more ideas coming...yikes!!!!

Oh, I go back & put focal points on the backgrounds later...

hey there kimberly....well....phew...i am so glad you go back and put 'something' on those underpants! lol! i am so happy that you are playing with 'us'...fun, right? and sometimes i just get so excited when i see how the art is taking its own form...what a joy...i too have to giggle! thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! see you on the table!

oh my goodness connie!!! thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment...i adore sharing!!!! i hope you can stay and play for a while!!! see you on the table connie!!!

thanks lynne...i think it is helpful to start off letting you know what we are doing...then you have some idea of whether it is your cup of tea....or not....thanks for helping me create good tutorials....see you on the table!

here is the 3 hole pamphlet binding that might help ilona jean... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZ52abiH092cZac.html your book sounds amazing! we do love our fabric scraps! yay.....see you on the table ilona jean!!!

thank you ruth...not much focus for mixed media right now...doing some slow stitching and that seems to be perfect...for now...go create, go play, go have fun!!

binge away kathryn! grab a cuppa...there are over 200 videos now! wowza....see you on the table kathryn...(calorie free bingeing....lol)

dearest Lynn....good morning! we are up early...ha ha....no surprise! yes...my heart is in the books too! it is such a great way to play with new techniques and not have a bunch of 'art' laying around! i teach one mixed media class and three altered book classes per week..so what you see in my videos....per week...is what i am teaching...the altered book class is a more advanced class...so i am glad you are an over achiever and have 3 books in the making...plus the finished one! amazing!!! love hearing from you toots! LM

thank you debra....more fun to come...right? see you on the table!

to my new favorite binger! i am so grateful that you took the time to leave me a comment...it means more than you know! i am glad that we are 'like minded' and that my art style and teaching resonates with you! i have played all day! now off to teach an altered book class...wanna come? see you on the table!

thank you susanna! i am honored with such a wonderful comment! see you on the table...

oh my...thank you sheryl.....they speak to me....a feeling, really....love them! go create, go play, go have fun!

we call that...texture deb!!! lol....i embrace the wrinkles...yes i do!!! so...enjoy the texture and go play! see you on the table deb!!!

i love fabric huggles and gesso kisses maxine! thank you so much!!! see you on the table maxine! and go create!!!

thank you kathy...i hope you are playing along! so much fun to be had! see you on the table kathy!

oh brandy my little 'queen of fabrics'....i love hearing from you and i love seeing what you are creating...yay!!! yes...the fabric does alter the book pages and gives them an amazing sound, strength and feel....yes my friend...see you on the table brandy!!!

love fabric!!! xo

oh my michal! thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment! i know you are oober busy right now...so thank you again for your efforts...you know i love making art, these videos and sharing, sharing, sharing! and of course i love you!!!! see you on the table...tomorrow!

hey there Paula from Florida...i am so glad you found my channel!!! we have so much fun together! and you are hooked? yep....i get it...i am hooked too! thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment! see you on the table!

i am so glad you are bingeing! yay for art....welcome to 'our village' daniela...we have lots of tutorials for you to binge on....and more to come!!!! go create, go play, go have fun!!!

yay chickimaybe.....are you relatively new to 'our village'? you can binge all you want on the videos....calorie free....lol...glad you are creating an altered book....they are so much fun to make, look at and share!!! go create, go play, go have fun!

it is my pleasure to share ilona jean....if i did not share....i might explode...lol....go create, go play, go have fun ilona jean!

dearest Jean....thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! if you were in CA....we would be playing together in class....aren't we luck to be able to play together on KZfaq? ahhhhhhh....see you on the table!

tee hee jai...i support you binging on the videos...lots going on here...mixed media is awesome! see you on the table jai!

LorriMarie Jenkins it’s so freeing, I’m grateful for your lessons 💚

and i am grateful you are here to play with me!!!!

thank you barbara....i love playing with fabric! go create, go play, go have fun!!!

why Mr.VictorCrafter....thank you!!! go play!

calorie free binging natalie! yay! there are over 200 videos of mine for you to binge on...so...grab a cuppa and go for it! thank you for the support natalie! see you on the table....

c derubeis oh my gosh....my pleasure! i love the old spit and smudge too! yay! see you on the table c derubeis!

whoa...your second one? you are on fire! i would love to see some of the pages!!! see you on the table...let me know when you get bored...lol!

oh my goodness ruth ann....what a lovely comment...and yes...it is so true...i love adding new tools of inspiration to my tool chest! i love that you are creating 'soularity'...love it! if you go to facebook and search for Our KZfaq Village there are 2 questions to answer so that admin can approve....it is a great place to strut your stuff....i would love to see!!! see you on the table ruth ann....

good tips my darling friend....dark o'clock and just finished yoga...ahhhhhh...have a great day brandy....and joe...of course...see you on the table...

anneka my friend in the netherlands....you are making it through quite a few of the videos....yay! thank you soooooo much for taking time to leave the comments! KZfaq loves the comments just about as much as i do!!! see you on the table....

yes....the q-tips are a good tool with the stabilo...yay! and i thank you for your encouraging comments PCC....i can always use focal points....i am up to my ears in underpants tho...lol....lorrimarie93@gmail.com go create, go play, go have fun!

good tip ashs....thank you....i might even try that...lol....i love it that you are binging on MY videos....i am right up there with netflix original....lol! i do love to create the videos...it makes me feel like i have playmates ALL THE TIME! love that!!! see you on the table...upside down...or right side up!!!

wait til you see what happens to that fabric when the modpodge dries on it.....like leather....soooo yummy!! go create, go play, go have fun....and i am so glad your cup runneth over!!! that is what i like to hear!!!

we do have fun don't we? thank you dottie for taking the time to laugh with me....see you on the table!!!

thank you jillian....i love playing with fabric....hmmmmmm....maybe i need to do that again soon! see you on the table....

good morning brandy.....yes....a credit card will work as well as a brayer...i am so glad that you are learning some new techniques!!! yay! and ripping focal points...so fun!!! thank you so much for your comments brandy!!! see you on the table...

thanks for taking the time to leave a 'wow'! fun stuff, right? hope to see you on the table!!!

thank you so much stephanie....whenever i can combine fabric and mixed media...oooh la la!!!! go create, go play, go have fun!!!!!!

Kat Kat i am still going to ‘spit’. lol

LorriMarie Jenkins I’m sure I still will too lol

ta dah...right deana? xo. see you on the table in costa rica!!!

hey there Cecilia....you just go ahead and binge all you want! i am so glad you found 'us'...i hope you are inspired to play! see you on the table!

thank you jenn!!! go create, go play, go have fun!!

yay...i am so glad it was helpful evelyn...are you getting some play time?? i sure hope so...see you on the table...

gotta love fabric!!! so much fun....thank you cathy for taking the time to leave a comment! see you on the table...

Mike Schwarz thanks Ellen! Yep. Fun stuff!!!

Chroma Storm Arts you betcha! Gotta use what i have!

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yep....very fun...thank you for taking to to say so! i appreciate it! see you on the table....

thank you danna...fun with fabric? always!!! lol....see you on the table....

thank you carina....the town i live in is pretty big....i talk about the village.....and that is what i call the group of people that follow me on KZfaq....and that village is growing every day! we are almost at 10,000....wow....so many like minded people....see you on the table carina!

good morning (or good night...lol), sandra....first off...welcome to 'our village'...i believe most of us have struggled with that very same question...'WHY?'...we all have different reasons that we come 'to the table'...however small it is...(my work space ends up to be about a foot square..lol)...why do i do it? i can't help it...is there a real purpose? yes.....now i might lose you here...sorry....i have for some reason been given a gift....a gift of creativity...a gift of sharing...a gift of playfulness....and it is my 'job' to share that with others...what do i do with the pieces after i make them? i sell them, i give them away, i leave them on parked cars to bring a smile to someone's face...(that is the best one of all)...so...why make art? because it makes my heart sing...it makes me a happier person...do i have a goal? usually not...but something is screaming inside me....'make me...please....make me...pick me....please...pick me'...i teach classes...and the name of those mixed media classes? 'Letting Go'...sometimes there is no other reason to create art than to just feel better... i hope this has helped....keep showing up at the table...you will learn to let go....and soar! see you on the table sandra!

Thanks LorriMarie ....Yes I AM just going to let go...and let go of my stuff ..to make art and to make me smile Have a great day in sunny California ...It is early evening here in NOT so sunny Wales UK ...sending you kind thoughts xx .

some are given to me....some are from art books and magazines....and you thought i would not respond....silly girl! try somerset magazines for whimsical....juxtapoz and hi-fructose for sort of dark and eerie and haute dolls....for....well...dolls...lol...see you on the table susan...and i do try to respond to all comments...yay me!!!

you are right....every girl needs a clown!! lol...thank you tracy for the support! see you on the table...

here is the link for that yummy brush i found and have been using.... amazon-1” flat brush- amzn.to/2DguWEG

thought you might!!!!! lol....

welcome to 'our village' irene! i go through art magazines and second hand books....the world is our oyster! finding the focal points is the biggest challenge....so be patient...lol.....see you on the table!

i do not have that problem but i know some artists do....let's go over some things.....are you using gloss? matte seems to be less sticky....do you live in a damp area? vallejo is pretty dry....have you 'powdered' your pages with baby powder? and...one of 'our' peeps on this channel says she rubs a candle over the page...it leaves a bit of a waxy finish....that may help...thank you rebekah for asking! see you on the table...

welcome to 'our village' kat....you can binge on my videos....calorie free...lol! i find art magazines at local library book sales, and second hand book stores....then i rip them up....shamelessly...lol! hi-fructose, juxtapoz, haute dolls.....those are my favorites for the eerie images....somerset for the whimsical ones....i hope that helps....see you on the table!

i have a black and white laser printer....that would be how i copy things...i try not to re-use images too frequently...if you see me using a color print, it is one that i have had printed at a printers...and...to have the pieces printed on metal....i take them to Costco...yep...that is right....i take the piece to them and they scan it....and then they print it on metal....crazy, right? reasonably too evelyn....i hope this has been helpful evelyn!

okay....did you get the stabilo 8046? no lead in that i think.....anyway...an eraser? i have never had that happen...lucky you....damp sponge, q-tip, small paint brush...many options if you are not a spit and smudge kind of girl gail....and no....a black tongue i do not get...i do not use my tongue...lol....see you on the table gail....

The eraser/smudger was a freebie with my stabilo 8046 from Amazon! Graphite is in the pencil, not lead, whew for you. Research informed me that graphite is one of only two naturally occurring forms of pure carbon, the other being diamonds!

well....handsome hubby will be glad to hear that diamonds are NOT a girl's best friend...lol! see you on the table gail....thank you for the info....xo

believe it or not...it still shows up....oh and that texture....yummy!!!! each and every layer adds energy and depth to the piece....the circles and dots leave some of the fabric showing...although sometimes i do cover the background...lol....see you on the table minka....

my brayer is 4" julianne....come over today and use mine! lol....yep....go create, go play, go have fun!

do you have a spare bed????

lol!!!!

they are a creature all to them selves....they are water soluble...you have got to get your hands on one susan...it will change your life!!! lol....go create, go play, go have fun!!!