Choices, Choices, Choices - OH MY!

Hello Friends and welcome to 2018!

As a mixed media artist and all-around crafty person, I often become overwhelmed with all the wonderful choices open to me in my studio. On Cloth, Paper, Scissors today I came across an ingenious idea to help de-clutter an artist's mind. Carol Dube created a set of dice for mixed media artists. Inspired by her creativity, I decided to come up with a system of my own.

I first made a list of tutorials for art I would like to learn or improve in. Next were the art media I enjoy working with or want to learn. Then I listed the items I most often make or want to make - cards, paintings, gifts, etc. I wrote down subjects (faces, animals, landscapes) I like to illustrate. Finally, I made a (in-exhaustive) list of my current art supplies. I cut these all into strips, folded them and inserted them in the drawers (and container) of a box I picked up at the dollar store. I wrote on them in chalk so I can easily change what doesn't work for me.

If you are strictly a paper-crafter or painter, your lists will be simpler than mine, but I will include mine as a sample. If you know of a way to attach a pdf file in blogger, I would be happy to know how to do it.

Thanks for stopping by and happy 2018.

Teresa

SUBJECT	ART SUPPLIES	ART SUPPLIES
Face	Digital stamp	Embossing folder
Flower	Texture paste	Rarely used art supply
Animal	Stencil	Flowers, leaves or feathers
Bird	Sprays	Sticker
Landscape	Ribbon, lace, fabric or trim	Sparkle or shine
Abstract - Intuitive	Beads, buttons or embellishments	Rubber stamp
	Die cut	Clear stamp

TUTORIALS	ART MEDIA	ITEM TO MAKE
Tutorial – drawing	Paint – Acrylic	Card
Tutorial – encaustic	Paint - Encaustic	Tag
Tutorial – mixed media	Paint – Water Mixable Oils	Bookmark
Tutorial – acrylic	Paint – Water Colour	5x7 piece of art
Tutorial – art journaling	Drawing or Doodling	Paper beads or box
Tutorial – water colour	Collage	Painting on canvas or board
Tutorial – pastels, other media	Clay	Art Journal
Tutorial – water mixable oils	Colouring	Make a gift for someone
Tutorial – paper crafting		Recycle Something