Diana Trout's blog

Taming the Critic, An Invitation

I read your comments on the 21 Secrets Giveaway: all of them. In lieu of individual responses, I am beginning a set of posts called Taming the Critic for you. Overwhelming isn't it? How nasty that critic can be. Firstly, let me explai...

Taming the Critic: Honor the Process

I'll be working in my smash book because it is fun and I'm kinda proud of myself for buying and using one of these things. I usually would turn up my nose so this is good for me. Think carefully about your choice of journal. Is your j...

The Pulse of Mixed Media, Seth Aptar

Tethered, Diana Trout, 2010 Just received my copy of The Pulse of Mixed Media by Seth Aptar and am honored to be amongst the artists included! Tethered (above) is a self portrait in response to Seth's question "Can you share a secret?" ...

Taming the Critic: Art Journal

Sometimes my art journaling is neglected. Loads of "backgrounds" started but no follow-through. It takes a little push to take it further. A bit of moodling with no stopping. In other words, when I run out of ideas for a journal page, ...

Free Online Art Journal Workshop: Taming the Critic

Hey Gang, So many hugs to all of you during this time. When I get really bummed out, I turn to art and wonder if we'll maybe have another Renaissance? Mondays are particularly hard so I decided to open Taming the Critic for you guys. G...

Journal Flip & Molotow Masking Pen

I flipped through some old journals yesterday from 2009. Isn't that funny! It really cracked me up. And so does this one: Over the years, my critic (Stewie) has really taken on a full personality and is sympathetic in a way. Surp...

Silk Scarf Dyeing Using Colorhue Dyes

After being charged with creating the silk pocket squares for The Wedding, I did a bit of digging around for the easiest way to do this. I ordered ColorHues dyes and silk pocket squares from Dharma Trading but very little instruction ...