This year’s Illinois High School Art Exhibition was bigger and better than ever, with 120+ high schools, thousands of students and families, dozens of art universities, 10+ vendors, and all 5 Chicagoland Blick stores represented. Ed Roth of Stencil1 was very fortunate to be a part of it through Pebeo! Ed flew out to Chicago on behalf…
Continue reading →The power of partnership. I have been using Pebeo paints since I started Stencil in 2004. Over the years I have had many wonderful opportunities to work with Pebeo such as them sponsoring events and more recently becoming a demo artist of their mixed media products. This year, Pebeo asked my to come along to Creativation…
Continue reading →Create a personalized wreath that isn’t just for the holidays! With the new trend of succulents, this wreath will be one that you can keep on your wall year-round. For this project you’ll need a large square paper, artist inkpads, water color paint, paintbrushes, a pencil, and stencils. The stencils we used are the Succulent…
Continue reading →What better way to jazz up a plain canvas tote bag than to make it a colorful one with our Stencil1 stencils! For this project you’ll need a canvas tote bag, some stencils, spray adhesive, and fabric markers. The stencils we decided to use to create mandalas are the Succulent Hens & Chicks Stencil, Radial…
Continue reading →Send a friend or a loved one a greeting card! Skip the lines at the store and make it extra special by using Stencil1 stencils. Featuring our *NEW* on trend succulent stencils and watercolor paint, your greeting card will be sure to make someone’s day. You will need an envelope and card, a watercolor set,…
Continue reading →What better way to use our new succulent stencils than to decorate your succulent planter with succulents! For this project you’ll need paint brushes, Adhesive Spray, a paper plate, Pebeo Studio Acrylic Paint, cement planter, and Stencil1 succulent stencils. The stencils we used are the Succulent Agave Stencil and the Succulents Hens & Chicks Stencil….
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