This season, a host of incredible artists take you on a creative journey focused on what Get Messy believes is the most important part of being an artist: habit. These artists show you how they fit an art habit into their full, rich lives. Learn creative warm-up exercises to get you started, how to build a 20 minute art break into your schedule, how to keep a digital art idea notebook, and how to utilize the Get Messy hangouts and community towards your art habit. This season shows you exactly how, in very actionable steps, to make a creative habit as second nature as brushing your teeth.
Misty Granade
Misty is ever-so-slightly obsessed with paint, glue, and paper. Her interests range across a variety of arts and crafts such as contemporary visual art, mixed media, bookbinding, crochet, and yarn spinning. When she isn’t in her studio slinging paint or glueing things together, she loves to read, cook, and spend time with family and friends.
How to make an accordion folded journal
Fairy Tales Surprise! It's Misty! Normally Vanessa kicks off our seasons but she was kind enough to switch with me for Season of Fairy Tales so I could show y'all how to make...
How I learned to stop worrying & love calling myself an Artist
Are you an outsider? Do you stand at the edge of an interesting, complex, and wondrous community, desperate for a way in? Do you have a dream job title that you want emphatically to be able to print on your business card? Me, too. And as it turns out, it was true for...
How do I add foil to my art?
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Colour symbolism around the world
Colour Hey, Messians! Misty here to talk about the cultural connotations and the symbolism of color from around the world.My interest in how colors are used in other cultures...
How to use scale to create contrast
Contrast Hi, friends! It's Misty here to talk a bit about using size to create contrast and interest in your journals. I've got a short video to go over a few basics. I'll be...
121 Hours: How to build an art habit
Habit 20 minutes a day will build an art habit. Start today!Supplies paper paint glue magazines gelli plate scissors tape sewing supplies friends to cheer you on and for whom you...
Ep 009: Commit to the Garbage
Messy ConversationsMessy Conversations is a series of interviews with amazing art journalers who share their favorite tools, tips and why they art journal. You’ll get an exclusive peek into their art journal pages and their process. We have a...
How to find your own mini community
Not convinced that you need a community? Read why community is powerful. Hi, Messians! It’s Misty and I’m here to help you find ways to connect in the Get Messy community. If you are a New Member, let this serve as a primer for you as you find ways to join the flow....
Learning artistic techniques from cave painting
Nature Hey, this is Misty! Last spring Get Messian Divyam Bernstein and I got started chatting on Instagram about earth tones. She and I realized we often overlooked using them...
The benefits of creating an art journaling habit
Connections Hi Messians! Misty here in the Season of Connections. As I was looking through the prompts for the season, a prompt in week 3 really grabbed me at the heart of...
A comprehensive guide to acrylics
Art 101 There are a variety of styles, brands, and price points for acrylic paints. If you've never ventured into this medium before, welcome! If your experience has...
The Power of Community
Hey Messians. Misty here. I talked about community a little bit on my blog back in January and about how I missed the community I had in my college art classes. This article functions as a sort of Part Two to the story of how I've found community in Get Messy. Fair...
The Art of Book Writing with Misty Granade
When I started art journaling, I started because I wanted to be an artist. But, step one to being an artist is making art. It's the same for writing a book. Step one to writing a book is actually sitting down and writing. The absolute Queen of Process, The Queen of...