My Process

I love sharing how I make my art.
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JJWorden Mixed Media Artist
an open book with many pictures and words on it's pages, including circles
Journal works #gritandgrace #alltheolddudes #alteredbook #alteredbookjournal #katiekendrick
Portrait from Sabra Issa's lesson on Let's Face It 2025
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I've been documenting my experience as I go through a year-long deep dive into portraiture taking Kara Bullock's Let's Face It 2025. Here is the second post based on a two week lesson by Sabra Issa. It was amazing. It was a struggle. But oh! the lessons learned!
many different pieces of fabric and paper on top of each other
Create your own collage fodder
Use bits of collage detritus and make marks...stripes, circles, dots, quotes...using ink, graphite, acrylic pens to make collage materials that reflect YOU.
an altered photograph of a woman sitting on a fire hydrant with scissors in front of her
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Read all about "Final Touches" in Friday Musings. https://www.jjworden.com/2022/11/final-touches.html
several pieces of art are hanging on the wall with scissors and other items around them
Gel plate prints
an open book with yellow and black designs on it
Grid Journal
Hansa Yellow Light + Paynes Gray + Collage
A 9x9x2 grid using 4 colours plus white.
Grid journal
Cad orange. Olive Green Light. Fluorescent Pink. Raw umber. Zinc White.
three black and white flowers are on the wall
Works in progress. My initial thought was to add colour over top of these but maaaaan! I'm digging the B&W! . . #rethinking #blackandwhite #decisionsdecisions #artistlife #plasterandwax #mixedmedia #flowersinart #artistsofinstagram #canadianartist #novascotianartist #jjworden
some old papers and scissors are sitting on a table next to a wall with peeling paint
Often one series leads me right into another. As conversations often do. But the light has changed. Spring seems imminent (always dangerous to ponder in March. in Nova Scotia) and the darker themes... palettes I was working with don't seem to hold my attention. And so a bit of assemblage play seems highly appropriate. . . #artistlife #springlight #shinythings #assemblageplay #mixedmedia #vintagepostcards #artistsoninstagram #canadianartist #novascotianartist #novascotia #jjwordendotcom
a painting of two women with birds on their heads
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the table is cluttered with books, scissors and other items
When the RR calls. Out comes the paper scissors and glue. #collaborativeart #alteredbooks #roundrobins #darkarts #artistlife #jjwordendotcom