Listen To Your Heart: Mixed Medium with Shari Carroll
Welcome to the blog and happy Saturday!
I have a mixed medium piece that I’ve created for today that features the Tim Holtz Etcetera Thickboard Tag. This is a great shaped base that can withstand paints, collage, and heavy mediums.
I started off by adding texture to the base by using wrinkled tissue paper and cheesecloth. I love texture and it adds interest to even a white background. From there I built up my layers.
Adding the pieces that bring this design together are all inspired by my mom. I started with the Feathered Wings and it progressed from there. The beautiful Baroque frame fit perfectly on top of the wings, and the corrugated heart inside of that. The mini pocket watch holds her name “Joy”, the #3 token represents myself and my two sisters, and finally the paintbrush because my mom was an artist and painter.
I think creating from your heart is an amazing experience. Your creations will have special meaning as well as beauty.
I filmed the full process in two parts; you can view the videos below or on our YouTube Channel. Part One, Part Two.
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WOW!!! Shari always amazes me with her stunning projects. LOVE this!!! :o)
What a beautiful piece with a special meaning. Thanks for sharing the process. I appreciate all the inspiration you provide.
Stunning project!
Great project! :)
I just love the layering on this cutie – tfs
Truly gorgeous
Exquisite project Shari, and I love that the elements have “meanings”. I loved the canvas collage you did a few years ago and this reminded of it :-)
A piece of art – beautiful!
I’m a card maker, but I finished my first mixed media art project this week, I love it, will not be my last, great video!
Very inspiring , I really should try my hand at mixed media ? . I have EVERYTHING I’d need ? !
Very sentimental and fun to view too! Such cool pieces.
Beautiful!
Shari … this is so very beautiful … and thank you for taking time to make the how to video!!
Wow, love the embellishments you added on this projects. It is so so COOL:)
A collection of this and that
makes a fantastic piece.
thanks for sharing.
Wow, amazing project
Wonderful tribute to your Mom. Now we get a glimpse as to where all your talent comes from. Just love it!
Loved watching this project unfold! Lovely!!! Thank you for the tutorial!
Beautifully meaningful project! So you got some of your talent from your mom–how neat!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the darling wings!
Very pretty! I love all of the detail. Thanks for sharing this with us!!
Wow Shari! What an amazing keepsake representing your Mom and her daughters! Love the beautiful textures! Wonderful inspiration!
Very nice!
What a beautiful way to honor your Mom!!! I just loved your video, so captivating on what you created with love!! Hugs
Another amazing project Shari…I wish I had half your talent. How awesome to have picked objects that represent your Mom and family and use them in your project.
So very nicely done and thanks for the videos.
Your talent for beauty takes my breath away. Beautiful tag!
Gorgeous tag! WOW!!
Shari, This is AWESOME! I love the mixed media tag!
My grandaughter has “angel wings scars” on her back from multiple surgeries for titanium rib expanders and finally a spinal fusion surgery. She is quite the artist and in currently competing at the state level in high school for her clay entry. This makes me think of her!!!!
Great project and video. Thanks for sharing.
linda D.
Very pretty, and I love the meaning behind it.
Another fantastic project – thank you Shari!
This is STUNNING!!!! I love all the texture!!!
Shari, you have WOWWED me yet again! I am a tag fanatic and this is just gorgeous!
This is so pretty! I love the wings and the embellishments! Beautiful!
Beautiful project!
I absolutely love this creation.
Beyond a doubt, this is an Exquisite piece! What a beautiful tribute to your Mother and family.
Beautiful work. I miss the monthly Tim tags, so it is nice to see you are carrying on the tradition.
Your talent never fails to blow me away. Especially when you creat things with your family in mind. How lovely!
Beautiful work of art Shari. You’ve packed a lot of punch into this tag. Thanks for sharing.
This is beautiful and honors your Mother’s memory beautifully! I love watching your creative process and though I don’t usually copy what you’re creating, I always learn something I can use in a project of my own. I must admit mine are much simpler, but you have great ideas and techniques that are so helpful. Thank you! :)
What a lovely piece for treasuring family. Thanks for sharing this.
A wonderful project! You are truly a master atixed media!
That should be at Mixed Media! ?
Beautiful project, Shari!
so happy to take time out of packing and moving to watch Shari’s fabulous project-really cheered me up as missing my art-all packed up -thanks Shari awesome as ever!!
Oh wow! Shari, this piece is so pure and soooo heavenlike))) I absolutely adore this!!!! Thanks so much for such a pure joy to my eyes!!!
So beautiful, both the tag itself and the meaning behind it.
Wow! Stunning creation!
Fabulous. Love the addition of the paint brush.