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December 2025: ROOTED in Art
It's time for an ode to our ROOTS. Roots in art, root techniques, all the roots in all the ways! Tiffany : Going back to her roots : DRAWN FACES Tiffany embraced the prompt, leaned in hard, and walked everyone through drawing faces in the gentlest way! So dig deep,...
November 2025: A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That: The “Sprinkle” Challenge
Sometimes, the best art doesn't come from a grand plan—it comes from a sprinkle of inspiration. This month, we took that literal (and metaphorical) word and ran with it. Whether it was a sprinkle of stitches, a sprinkle of paper, or a sprinkle of pure messiness, the...
October 2025: Letting Go and Looking In
This month at The Ugly Art Club, we leaned into the idea of looking through—and sometimes right past—perfection. Our prompt for October was Window, and it served as the perfect metaphor for the layers, transparency, and depth we love to explore in our journals....
September 2025: A Storm on the Horizon
September brings us THUNDER, LIGHTNING, Clouds FULL of percipitation! It's STORMY at the club. A chance to get MOODY & rage with the weather! This month brought us lots of "DIY" techniques for personalized supplies in your stash! Tiffany : All the GRUNGED Up WASHI...
Happy 4th BDAY The Ugly Art Club!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TUAC!!! You are FOUR now! & we really love celebrating with you all! So get these bad-ass Fortune Teller full of prompts (& a few blank spaces for you to fill in!) that will inspire you to just MAKE MORE ART. Which is TUAC's mission. Right click...
August2025: Amber Tutorials
What is it about the color amber? It's a color that holds a certain warmth and mystery, a hue that can be found in everything from a brilliant sunset to a treasured piece of fossilized resin. This month, we've challenged ourselves to dive deep into this captivating...
June 2025: Snapshot Tutorials
There is no better way to honor memories, old, new, small ones, big ones, every day memories -- than with SNAPSHOTS! Let's take a dive into TUAC's tutorials for June's theme : SNAPSHOT Snapshots & Memories via Tags & Polaroids DeeDee is using up 1/2 finished...
May 2025: Threads & all things involved
Here at The Ugly Art Club, we believe every little bit of creative material deserves a chance to shine, especially those overlooked threads and fabric scraps! This month, we've been diving deep into the world of fiber art, transforming humble remnants into delightful...
Least Favorite Colors : How to approach
Here at The Ugly Art Club, we're all about shaking off perfectionism and finding joy in the process of making art, no matter how "ugly" it might seem. This month, we've taken that philosophy to a whole new level by dedicating ourselves to something truly challenging...
ROYGBIV : A Deep Dive into COLOR
March 2025 @ The Ugly Art Club was dripping in all the fabulous colors the rainbow has to offer. Each weekly tutorial was inspiring & full of awe in all the ways. Tiffany's Techni-Colored Tag Book Full of colors, textures & techniques, Tiffany's endless book...