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Art Journal Serendipity

It’s said the way a person does one thing is the way they do everything…

So it came as no surprise to me when I noticed more than two years had passed since I wrote:

“When it comes to making a book like this, keep in mind that progress isn’t linear.

It’s more like a dance back and forth through the pages.”

The book I’m describing is an art journal I made from scrap paper, for the purpose of demonstrating how I make my art.

I documented the steps as I filled the pages, videoed my progress, made notes…

..and then a lot of life happened, time passed, and suddenly it’s now.

Time is so slippery!

My disorganised, wabi-sabi approach to art making became the way I made this book, and together they evolved in their own time. At long last, I’m happy to say it’s all done and ready to go!

This is how the art journal came out:

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Hi – I’m Mixy!

I’m a mixed media & textile artist from London, UK.

I love to share what I’m making, and I hope it brings some inspiration to your creative time.

You can see what I’m making on this blog, and in these places too

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My gift to you, and a confession.

Can we talk about imposter syndrome? …

Imposter syndrome is very real.

I have a confession to make: When I made this book I didn’t love it. Some parts of some pages made me happy, but as a whole I wasn’t especially excited about it.

I recorded much of the process of making the pages, and while I edited the videos I wasn’t at all sure what I was trying to achieve by sharing them.

So much so, I left this project unfinished for over TWO years!

But letting time pass lets us see things through fresh eyes. I still don’t love every single bit, but that’s not so important to me now.

Why I am I telling you all this?

Because maybe there’s a project you’ve let sit because you weren’t sure what direction it needed to go in next.

Because maybe you look at other peoples art and think ‘it’s different for them, they know what they’re doing, they have a plan…’ when in reality we are all winging it.

These pages belong to a book I made from scratch.
They’re filled with messy paint, scribbles and experiments, vulnerability and love. I made this book for YOU.

There’s a full length flip through in my Youtube, and you can find out how I did it all in my ebook *Art Journal Serendipity*. All you need do is sign up for my newsletter by 27 December and it’s all yours!

Thank you to everyone for your support through the year, it means more than you could know.

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I’m a mixed media & textile artist from London, UK.

I love to share what I’m making, and I hope it brings some inspiration to your creative time.

You can see what I’m making on this blog, and in these places too

Insta @mixygregory
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Art Journal Serendipity

As a gift to everyone who supported my art this year…

This is more than just an art journal flip through: this one comes with a full back-story!

I documented the whole process of making this book, from selecting the paper for the pages to the layering of the pages, then I bundled this all together in an illustrated eBook with over 50 minutes of footage in little bite sized videos! For YOU!

It’s not the paper, the paint or the pens; it isn’t only the inks or the collage. What makes a project like this so much fun is trusting the magic of serendipity

For your free copy of my eBook Art Journal Serendipity sign up for my newsletter below by the launch date 27 December 2023

Hi – I’m Mixy!

I’m a mixed media & textile artist from London, UK.

I love to share what I’m making, and I hope it brings some inspiration to your creative time.

You can see what I’m making on this blog, and in these places too

Insta @mixygregory
MadebyMixy.com

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Flip through: Book of Days Part TEN

The latest look through the pages of the enormous sketchbook!

Pages 146-161 are from May to August 2023.

Gradually these flip through vids are catching up to where I am now in time!

It’s over 3 years since I began this weekly project, and it’s come to be so much part of my creative practice I can’t imagine not doing it…

The characters from these pages are going to show up in a few new projects early in 2024. I hope you’ll join us!

Hi – I’m Mixy!

I’m a mixed media & textile artist from London, UK.

I love to share what I’m making, and I hope it brings some inspiration to your creative time.

You can see what I’m making on this blog, and in these places too

Insta @mixygregory
MadebyMixy.com

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Flip through: Book of Days Part NINE

For over 3 years I’ve been adding a double page spread to this ginormous sketchbook every week.

Pages 136-146 came together through February to May 2023.

It’s funny, I look back at these pages and they feel as familiar as yesterday, and at the same time, like a life time ago.

What is it they say – as you get older the days drag but the years fly. I’m not sure it’s that consistent. But I do know time is wobbly and makes no sense to me.

I’m busy-ing away on a new project based around the characters who show up in these pages. Be sure to follow along to be first to see what I’m making!

Hi – I’m Mixy!

I’m a mixed media & textile artist from London, UK.

I love to share what I’m making, and I hope it brings some inspiration to your creative time.

You can see what I’m making on this blog, and in these places too

Insta @mixygregory
MadebyMixy.com

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Why Spirals

New Artwork available + a discount just for YOU!

I’m especially fond of the spiral, both as a shape and a metaphor, you might’ve noticed it shows up again and again in my art! Back at the start of this year I leant right into this love and made a series of 100 spiral pieces for the 100 day project.

I’ve always advocated for letting art rest.
Time allows it to shed the weight of judgement during the making process – ‘this was NOT what I planned!’ – falls away with time. I can look much more objectively at it when it’s been asleep in a desk drawer for a while.

These pieces have rested a few months, so when I came to look again it was easy to pick out my favourites to list in my shop.

As we’re heading into gift-giving season,
this is a thank you for being a part of my art world
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Spiral Watching!

Because I documented the making of the 100 days of spirals on Instagram, many of they come with a little back story where you can take a peak into it being created, for instance:

Spiral #4
Watch the ink and watercolour layers bringing this to life here

See links in the listing details.

See the full Spiral series HERE and tell all your friends!

Space (to breathe)

Nothing like beginning something new to remind me of something unfinished.

I began this little book of collages in the summer, and this week I decided to call it done.

My intention in this book was *white space*

Usually I’ll keep squeezing in more and more detail, but something I love seeing in others’ art is a balance of muchness and quiet places.

I decided to rein in my muchness, just to see what happened…

It was not easy!

I soon realised the only way for this to work with my freight train brain is by distraction:

I need to move right onto something else, cos there’s no stopping the urge to maximimalize.

Consequently this book was only allowed out to play while a lot of other stuff was in progress 😅

Here are the finished (as in – don’t let me go back to fill in the spaces) pages!

Find collage papers just like these in my store

Painted Papers

In 2022 I began selling artisan painted papers for collage and mixed media art.

This week I’m launching 4 NEW collections 🙂

In 2022 I began selling artisan painted papers for collage and mixed media art.

This week I’m launching 4 NEW collections 🙂

The papers include vintage book pages, sheet music and old maps. Watercolor and drawing paper, card, magazines, packaging and more.

Colored with watercolor, gouache, acrylic, ink, pens, oil pastel, crayon.

Multi-layered, irregular shapes, cut outs & torn edges, textured by crumpling crunchy paint layers and piercing.

Ink dyed, stained and splashed; doodled, drawn and scribbled upon.

Some pieces have little bits of stitching and fabric.

The papers are individually curated and bundled together into unique collections based around color families.

(many pieces are double sided, you might find some splashes of wild card colors on the reverse side.)

What an absolute delight it was for me when I opened your package!
Stunning does not do these papers justice.
Diane S

NEW Collections:

Autumn Mist

Rosy rusty terracotta tones.
Bronze-gold and copper highlights.
Vivid orange, sharp yellow.
Rich chocolate browns and earthy greens.

Muted Neutrals

Quietly natural, muted, neutral tones.
Chromatic greys with
contrasting textures and patterns.
Mostly mid-tones with light and dark accents.

Beside the Seaside

Beachy blues, turquoise & sea foam.
Golden yellows with sun-bleached neutrals.
Soft sandy earth.
Rock pool greys and blues.

Silvery Dawn

Delicate chalky whites, cloudy dove-grey and cream.
Hints of pinks and pastels with a splash of iridescent shimmer.
Crisp cool greys and gentle cerulean sky blue.

To complement the new color families check out the other collections:

20 weeks of doodles

For over 3 years I’ve been adding a double page spread to this ginormous sketchbook every week.

So my routine is this: When Monday comes around, and it’s New Page Day for me.

I love it!

Amid all the uncertainty and chaos, this is a constant.

Every so often I film a flip through, and some while after this I remember to do the editing/posting/sharing part …. there’s often a few-month-long time lag between the drawing and the sharing 😉

This is a look back at the pages from June-October 2022.