creative year workbook

Wanting to do more art in 2015? Then this 60 page PDF has 12 months of thought provoking conversation with questions to answer. 60 creative challenges in a variety of categories. 17 inspirational quotes and 12 beautiful flower photos from my garden. What are you waiting for? An artful year awaits! Go to www.kellyhoernig.com for more information.

colored pencil play date

come join 14 incredible teachers for an online colored pencil experience! find out more by visiting www.coloredpencilplaydate.com

art play date 2015

9 muses button

Join us for the 9 muses mixed media online adventure starting August 25!

steampunk 2 button

Steampunk Series No. 2 is coming in May, join me for the quirky adventure at www.kellyhoernig.com.

52 cards, it's free.

this year i will do art as a fun, play thing to do.
52 weeks, 52 cards.
i have picked the size and will be using flash cards as the surface of choice. i can hardly wait. there will be a weekly word. how you choose to render it is totally up to you. just the word, calligraphy, artistically, your choice! the fun part is you get to do what you want and each week can be different. how exciting right? well, if you would like to join my free facebook group "art aMUSEment" and get in on the play time i would love to have you there, here's the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/409056572490404/

frolicking fairies

discover your style.

this online ecourse will help you find and discover your artistic style while exploring your creative side. come and join me!
www.kellyhoernig.com

forward.

this adorable image from ireland rose nostalgia on etsy just stole my heart. i can hear her saying, "are you ready? we can do this. let's just try!"

the word i have chosen for myself this year is forward. it's a common word yes, but the meaning speaks volumes to me: belonging to the front; eager, ready; brash, bold' notably advanced or developed; precocious; moving, leading to a position in front; ready for the future; extreme, radical. this adjective gets me fired up and that is exactly why i picked it as my word for 2013.

i did a short video of my art journal page with this image as my inspiration, hope you will take a peek https://vimeo.com/57915189

so what's your word this year?

are you joining in?

my second online e-course starts Thursday and I cannot wait. this has been one of my favorite classes to put together because anything goes. i was able to add gears, goggles, bolts, nuts, washers and all the left over parts of anything else i could find in order to steampunk it up. who knew my brain could think this crazy stuff up for 6 projects? okay, i guess i knew i was capable but imagine my excitement when it actually looked like the picture in my head. that thrilled and scared me beyond belief LOL

i do hope you will join me. the class is open for 6 months and all that is needed is a little adventurous creativity on your part. if you want more info, check it out here http://kellyhoernig.webs.com/ecourses.htm 



enter 2013.

a fair welcome sign.

an inspiration for my first journal page of 2013.

a new start.

a fresh color palette.

a lot of little details.

have fun watching me create a fun page.

get inspired.

be creative!

happy new year!

ENTER VIDEO HERE

style

free how-to video.

during my website holiday sale these little playing card ornaments were given as gifts. i received so many questions about where people could buy them that i thought it would be perfect to show you how fun and easy they were to make yourself. you need a few supplies, a bit of imagination and some free time but otherwise you are just in for a great time playing in your studio.

the video ran a lot longer than i thought (imagine that) so there are actually two parts. enjoy them and i can't wait to see what you do with the idea!

oh yeah, i guess you need this http://kellyhoernig.webs.com/freestuffvideos.htm

recycling.

so this charming piece is really little, 4x4 to be exact. i wanted to use recycled items to make something special that reflected the winter season. the background is actually a piece of an envelope from the disabled veterans. the window pane is from scrapbook die cut packaging. i have painted white across the envelope to add the wintery snow element then stenciled on some light snowflakes. i was trying to keep them nice and transparent so the scene behind came through. the large snowflake is the only thing newer, it is a die cut. can't wait to see what kind of christmas cards i receive this year, it should make for some interesting artwork for the next :)

word heroine.

i love this page.

i couldn't pick just one word, had to save a whole column of them. they include hero, heroic, heroically, heroine and heroism.

for my art though, it is definitely heroine (a female hero; the female character in a play, novel, etc.) that i wanted to art around. what better character than myself, right?

what would she wear, wings of course! hum, would that be dragonfly, butterfly or bumblebee? the more colorful butterfly is what i went for. the large H on her chest, well she has to have an initial, right? and it made me laugh. her saying, enjoy the simple pleasures. perfection in a page. playful, fun and heroic if you ask me...

holiday sale.

it's here.
my one and only sale of the year and yes it's the holiday so you've got it, my holiday sale!
everything is on sale, both acrylic and colored pencil packets, mixed media kits, my new online steampunk series e-course and as always, free shipping on everything.

what are you waiting for - oh yeah, the link
www.kellyhoernig.com

shop til your drop, I will be there waiting for you!
Happy Holidays!

word menagerie.

todays word is menagerie - a place where wild animals are kept; a collection of wild animals for exhibition.

i just organized all of my paper die cuts and remembered that i had quite a few different birds so thought this would make a great little collection for menagerie. i stenciled on leaves and branches then added some postage stamp birds to further the exhibition of the day. it is a full composition but the colors are just so pleasing to my creative eye that this one will be out in the studio for a while. so, what is your word for the day?

word bittersweet.

i absolutely
love this vine, bittersweet that is. we don't have it in our yard but down the street it grows up a telephone pole and well, along with my camera, i am a frequent visitor there. i am drawn to the wonderful orange coloration surrounded by a mass of winding tendrils of all sizes and colors of green to dark chocolate brown. love, really, is all i can say. in the fall these little berries seem to pop right out of their skin leaving these tiny orange leaves that get all moldy and spotted with decay giving this vine so much texture i cannot stand it. my creative senses are definitely on overload whenever i visit this huge vine. after all, what's not to love, tiny orange berries against a fall blue sky, just pure bliss no matter what you say! happy thanksgiving!

nesting.

another charming mixed media kit just waiting for your artistic talent. i found the charming nest image and knew it would be a perfect addition to a little 5x7 canvas. i painted the egg added some text (the definition of "nest") and feathers. the stamp i had just received from a friend in australia, imagine my luck when it matched the color scheme YEAH! love when happy accidents turn out so well for all of us artists. i know it will be a great piece to put in your studio reminding you that a nest is what you create no matter where you are. i have been nesting for a while, looking forward to time home and in the studio working. gathering, shopping and making sure i have everything i will need in one happy place. so, what are you missing, the nesting place of course. you can order the kit here NEST.

imagination.

i have been experimenting with a couple mixed media kit ideas and wanted to share. this one is called "imaginary places" and i absolutely love everything about it. the soft, aged coloration, the dress form with its tissue dress. the domino i couldn't help but add because of my love of game pieces and then the butterfly of course. it really wouldn't be one of my designs without a touch of nature, right? i love this and if you would like to purchase it, you can find the link here IMAGINE. hope you are wanting to play and have fun, that is the whole point of putting this all together in one little package!