It has always been in my experience that the art in mixed media explores new paths, and expanding on an image, an idea or thoughts of color, shape, depth, and texture. The image can be anything really and by creating an art piece by combining material from various sources is only the beginning.

There is no right or wrong way in creating but rather how is your art speaking to you. What story are you telling? Where is it taking you on your creative journey?

Today, I am sharing a piece I started back in 2023 and the terrain I’m building on canvas has been a journey with all sorts of twisty paths taken. I first began this piece by applying moss in the center and began stitching only French knots in the blank spaces. While I loved the start of filling the spaces with stitchery, I wasn’t feeling the moss and I put the canvas aside to rest and reflect on where I want to go with the terrain. Then the rest became a long slumber and this year it came to me the path I wanted to take with this piece. It is not always this way when I create a new art piece. More times than not, my creative ideas really flow. I don’t stress about it because then the journey is for naught.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how this terrain turns out and next time, I may write about my story for this piece.

Be sure to check out my Instagram ay @layeredfinds to see more stages of the terrain.

Stephanie