Hey, gimme your poker face! I love altering cards. The more unusual the deck, the more creative I become. Working with a Masters deck of cards, all female, I designed these pieces honoring my female friends and family. I love to salvage at thrift stores and garage sales for unusual game cards to add to my collection. I’ll share these with you so you can design 3 collective pieces. Let your imagination go wild as we collage, glue & assemble with paper, fabric & fun “stuff”. Learn color placement, design and collage as you creatively work with 3 pieces at one time. You’ll love these mixed media shapes to add to your decks, as decorative gift tags or as a compliment to your journal pages. I enjoy giving them as Christmas ornaments, and they are always a conversation piece.
Where I create...
- My studio sits in the my second bedroom on the main floor of my Cape Cod home. I've added shelving, old cabinets and a wood drafting table from a garage sale that I love. Inspiration is all around me, especially two windows, one leading to my back yard, wonderfully open and free for my cat Stella to see the squirrels. I also have a full workshop in my basement. My students love the convenience of taking classes each month and the room it provides for creativity. It's wonderful creating where you live. Everyone should have a place for this in their home. Leave it up, leave it messy, go to it when you need to create and move within your artistic soul.
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December 2011
December 28, 2011
AU 2012 - Retro Pop!, 8/6/11
Retrograde is a culturally aged style, from the postmodern past, that has become functionally the norm once again. Pop Art, was developed in the 40’s & 50’s as a need for bold, eye-catching graphics that were easy to reproduce. I’ve combined these two styles and call it Retro Pop. In this class you will learn to change the look of everyday objects that will result in a creation that’s retro cool! We’ll look at a bowl of fruit and learn to draw it, slightly off –kilter, in a very modern style. I’ve used this technique on canvas work, as backgrounds in my journals to add a vintage flair and believe it or not…on my dining room cabinets! Learn drawing, acrylic painting and basic design of your piece.
Artiscape - Border Control, 4/13/12
I enjoy using borders in my journals, sketch books and water color design. These border designs may appear to be very simple, but in this class you’ll learn they are far more complex. Learn a basic water color technique and complete an entire sketchbook to use in your many creative works. We’ll devote the entire class to these borders and each student will have individual instruction. No painting experience required! I hope you can join me for a relaxing, informative class keeping your border in control.
