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An Art Walk in Spain

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Last week, I had the most wonderful time with sixteen lovely women on an art walk in Spain. I attended with my dear friend Marge (who introduced me to stamping) and Mary Beth Shaw (who I adore). What an absolutely fabulous experience!! We spent our mornings exploring and afternoons working in our journals, which would capture our Spain experiences. Mary Beth shared techniques and ideas to spark our creativity. 

We spent the first two days in Barcelona.

 

We walked the neighborhoods, rode the trains, and tasted the food. We also visited the Raima art store, which has six floors of scrumptious art supplies, including a rooftop bar/grill!! I bought a journal (as if I needed another one 😁) and lovely paper. 

      

There are so many beautiful buildings and rich history. We had a tour of Sant Pau.

   

   

A few of us visited La Sagrada, a.k.a. Sagrada Família. Marge introduced me to the architect Antoni Gaudí before we left for the trip. He was way ahead of his time!

 

 

 

 We also went to a flea market to pick up goodies for our journals. That was quite the experience! So many beautiful textiles and just lots of stuff - any kinda stuff you are looking for - including an art store on the top floor! 🎨😁

   

The rest of the week we were on the coast! We stayed in Callela de Palafrugell and WOW!  The view from our hotel inspired my journal. 

The hotel let us gather on the terrace to create art. Many visitors stopped by to see what we were doing. They were friendly and kind. 

 

Our walks included the quant town down the steps of the hotel and surrounding towns Sant Feliu de Boada, Peretallada, Platja de Castell, and Palamos. Also, the countryside, and, of course, the beach of the Mediterranean Sea (insert happy squeal)!

 

 

 

Click here to see video highlights on Instagram.

I am still glowing from the beautiful experience! I took all the photos above. You are welcome to use any of them as inspiration for your own artwork, whether personal or commercial.   Below are some additional fun photos that were shared by my travel buds, including a great shot of Marge and me in our fancy sun hats. 

 

 

 Shout Out: The Blue Walk. I highly recommend Jeanette and Suzy as tour guides!! You will experience a leisurely, small-group, guided walk and art workshop along Europe's beautiful coastlines, village squares, and open spaces.

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Announcing the August 2024 StencilClub Set!

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I am oh so excited to be the August StencilClub designer at StencilGirl® Products! These stencils include ideas from my tile designs and designs inspired by historical and cultural artifacts at the Kansas City Nelson Atkins Museum. I’ve had so much fun creating artwork with them!

The collection consists of multiple pattern stencils. The collection will be shipped on August 15th, so join us by then to embrace the artistry and take advantage of the exclusive savings at StencilClub.

 

If you create artwork with the stencils and share it on Instagram, kindly tag me @trenabrannon. I'd love to see what you create!!

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The Tile Collection Artwork

 

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The Tile Collection is official! Available at StencilGirl®!

In this post, I'm sharing more information about the collection and artwork I made using the new stencils - and a couple of stencils from my previous releases.

THE TILE COLLECTION consists of fun repeat patterns inspired by a project I did as part of the Multi.Minds.Color Membership with Studio Xhico. Xhico encouraged us to push our designs to develop interesting shapes using line and negative space. A design you would see on countertops, tabletops, backsplashes, shower walls, flooring, decorative murals, bars, and exterior architecture... the possibilities are endless!  I loved the process of creating simple designs that, when repeated, could be used to cover a greeting card, a whole wall, or inspire the shape of a building.

Sharing photos of my artwork with the new stencils (and previous release stencils):

Diamonds and Kisses Tile - S985

Gate Entrance Tile - S986

Butterfly Wings Tile - S987

Flower Power Drop Tile - S988

Curve Ball Tile - S989

Flower Power Mini Tile - M343

Straight Ball Mini Tile - M344

Couture Models - L917

West African Words - L874

I can't wait to see what you make with these! 

These patterns and many more designs will be available on fabric and home goods on Spoonflower soon!

 Shout Out: Studio Xhico and Multi Color Minds Community!

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The Tile Collection - New Stencils!

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Thank you so much for subscribing to my Blog!

Today, I'm sharing that my new stencil collection is now available at Stencil Girl Products!

 Here's a little peek of The Tile Collection:

I'll share more artwork, with step-out photos, next week when the official announcement from Stencil Girl comes out.

The official release is April 11th; however, the stencils are currently available. 

 Shout Out to Xhico!  These patterns are part of a larger black-and-white collection inspired by Tile Style, a project I did as part of @multi.color.minds led by @studio.xhico. I love being part of Xhico's design community. I truly feel like I'm in Design school - and it's fun!!

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New Skillshare Class - Be Sure to Back Up Your Procreate Files

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I just released a new Skillshare class!

This class is for Procreate users who want to learn how to save their files separately from the iPad backup.  A few months ago I had a bit of a scare with iPad issues and had a multi-day iPad issue adventure. I learned then that iPad backup/recovery tools offered all or nothing. Because of my issue, a full backup was not possible. From that experience, I have created a best practice of backing up my individual Procreate files as I use them to ensure I have access to the latest copy of my work.  I share the steps, organization tips, and my iPad issue adventure in this class. 

 

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