Random Acts of Creativity

Unexpected Texture Tools for Gel Printing

During my 100-Day Project, three unexpected objects became favorite texture tools: a building block base, a paper doily, and a wooden heart pattern. None of them are fancy, but all three created textures I absolutely love.
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What Happens When You Limit Your Palette?

What happens when you create 100 prints using only six paint colors? This colorful experiment surprised me and revealed an important lesson about creativity, limitations, and unexpected possibilities.
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The origin of the color gods

A little coffee cup, a pile of paint colors, and a long family history of indecision. In this Quick Tip Tuesday, I’m sharing the origin story of my color gods and how random color selection became one of my favorite ways to learn, experiment, and build confidence on the gel plate.
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I’m Diana, the artist behind Crooked Little Studio. I teach playful ways to use random colors and materials to unlock creativity. You can find more inspiration here.

Meet Diana Garrison

I am a teaching artist who helps creative people like you explore techniques and develop practical skills so you can freely express your creativity and unlock your potential.

Until my retirement at the end of May 2024, I had been teaching K-12 students - for over 20 years - how to execute various art techniques and how to appreciate and talk about the visual arts; and I have been doing all this online for the past ten years. And now I am teaching online courses as well as adult workshops in my home studio, at local venues, and as a guest teacher in other locations.

The creative process is an amazing thing! As I explore my own art-making, I develop new styles and techniques along the way. I love to share that knowledge with others so they can benefit from what I've learned.

I offer tips, tricks, and insights in occasional newsletters for my email subscribers; I create free and paid resources and tools, and I am building a collection of online courses. I am always open to ideas for new things to share.

Won't you join me on this creative journey?

Cheers! 
Diana

Photo of Diana Garrison