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Student Art from The Secret Garden

As the snow falls and temperatures dip well below freezing in my neck of the woods, how about a gift of the garden to make you smile.  Don’t get me wrong, winter is ok,  but I treasure the beauty of a garden scene.  Here is some lovely student work from my adult Secret Garden class I taught last fall, virtually at Bemis…enjoy!

We worked with acrylic paints and our inspiration came from Frances Burnett’s classic book, the Secret Garden.  The techniques we explored included abstract expression, collage, silhouette, under painting,  Marimekko design (stamping with veggies from around the kitchen), and a garden path.

Collage

Painted papers, including brown paper bags

One of my favorites…Graffiti Garden

Inspired by Marimeko Design

Marimekko inspired

Acrylic paints and stamping

The classics will always be near and dear to my heart, especially The Secret Garden written many years ago.  I have read the book to my children when they were little, seen the play at The Denver Center for Performing Arts and now have been celebrating the beautiful themes of the book by making art with adults and children.  It is a heartwarming story about friendship and discovery…on many levels.  The characters are ones you will remember for a long time and it is no wonder this book continues to be enjoyed by people of all ages today.  If you have not read it, do yourself a favor and find it at the library, or perhaps a used copy at your favorite thrift shop or second hand bookstore.  Losing yourself in the magic of this book with a hot cup of tea will be a delight…I promise!

Valentine Virtual Event

Celebrate Love!

Create a romance inspired mixed cocktail via a step by step demonstration by Angelina Rice, live from her winery, Mesa Winds in Hotchkiss Colorado, and then make your own unique Valentine garland like you see pictured here.  It will be a lot of fun mixing and making together.

To register check out the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center website, Events Tab

http://www.fac.coloradocollege.edu 

February 11, 2021 at 5:00 pm   Cost is FAC Members $5 and Non-members $10

Handmade Art Journals

Here is a look at my art table when I am making art journals to sell in my etsy shop.  It is quite an involved process… First I paint the pages on 140 lb. watercolor paper, each page is a unique expression of the way I paint.  Then the pages are cut in half, and punched with a special tool,  coiled with an O ring and spiral bound.  I also curate a group of collage items, including French text from a book I bought in Paris, and Italian papers that I purchased in Florence.  It is always nice to have some collage items ready to add to your journal and I have done a bit of leg work for you.  Sharing collected treasures from my travels through Europe brings me great joy.  At this point I am not sure when we will take the leap to travel again.  So in the mean time please take a look in my shop.  See if anything strikes your fancy and have fun with the curated group of papers and begin making art in a journal.

Curated Collage Papers

Here is a page inspired by leaves and the spiral binding is shown.

A page drawn by yours truly and included in one of my journals for sale..

Some pages have a very textured look!!

And my packaging includes a pottery button/bead..

Thank you for stopping by, if you have questions, please feel free to email at either of my contact addresses.

Link to my etsy boutique is under SHOP tab..