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Fodder School 1 – Dee Dee Catron

Fodder School 1 – Dee Dee Catron

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Fodder School 1 is a year-long online mixed media art course with a different artist teaching each month, which you can join anytime. For the first half of each month, you learn mixed media techniques to make different types of fodder, which you then use in the second half of the month to create an exciting project so by the end of the year, you have 11 beautiful projects and a huge toolkit of mixed media techniques! Follow along with me on my Fodder School Journey!

This month in Fodder School 1 has been really interesting as I’ve been using materials I don’t usually work with and I’ve loved the results!

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Fodder School 1 – Tiffany Sharpe

Fodder School 1 – Tiffany Sharpe

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Fodder School 1 is a year-long online mixed media art course with a different artist teaching each month, which you can join anytime. For the first half of each month, you learn mixed media techniques to make different types of fodder, which you then use in the second half of the month to create an exciting project so by the end of the year, you have 11 beautiful projects and a huge toolkit of mixed media techniques! Follow along with me on my Fodder School Journey!

This month in Fodder School 1 has been food for the soul! As I come from a craft background and then moved into art, it has meant that Fodder School is the perfect hybrid of mixed media art and projects which fulfill both my loves!

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Fodder School 2 – Rebecca Sower

Fodder School 2 – Rebecca Sower

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Fodder School 2 is a year-long online mixed media art course with a different artist teaching each month, which you can join anytime. For the first half of each month, you learn mixed media techniques to make different types of fodder, which you then use in the second half of the month to create an exciting project so by the end of the year, you have 12 beautiful projects and a huge toolkit of mixed media techniques! Follow along with me on my Fodder School Journey!

This month in Fodder School 2 has been both inspirational and revelatory!

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Mixed Media Art for Beginners – Sketchbooks & Paper

Mixed Media Art for Beginners – Sketchbooks & Paper

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Finding sketchbooks and paper that will cope with a range of wet and dry media is quite challenging – whether you’re a beginner or not! I put some of the big brands to the test and here are my findings!

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Mixed Media Art for Beginners – Favourite Procreate Brushes

Mixed Media Art for Beginners – Favourite Procreate Brushes

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I’m a big fan of creating art on Procreate on my iPad when I haven’t got the time or energy to get out all my materials and clear up my mess! It’s also great for speeding up your work flow when you’re making art to sell as you can make it print ready much more quickly! Below are my favourite Procreate brushes for iPad!

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How to work with the moon phases

How to work with the moon phases

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The next post in my Inspire series is about working with the moon phases. The moon goes through 8 phases in each cycle, which is roughly 4 weeks long. As the ebb and flow of the moon can have an impact on our mood, energy levels, emotions and much more, it is a really good practice to gently track the moon so that you can work with the energy of the moon phases and help to understand how it impacts you.

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Inspire: How to harness the power of living with your cycle

Inspire: How to harness the power of living with your cycle

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The next post in my Inspire series is about cyclical living. Living cyclically means living in harmony with our natural cycle and the cycles of the moon. Recently, I have discovered the huge benefits in cyclical living, along with abdominal massage therapy, in helping me to overcome some challenging menstrual cycle pain and to embrace the rhythm of my cycle.

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Nourish: How to find calm when you’re overwhelmed

Nourish: How to find calm when you’re overwhelmed

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The next blog post in my Nourish series is about feeling overwhelmed. Overwhelm can happen for many reasons, it may be a case of having too many things to do, too many people making demands on your time, challenging and tough situations, or emotional overwhelm to name a few. Learning to find your place of calm during times of overwhelm is an important aspect of self-care and nourishing yourself.

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