“Housing Development”
The first layer of “Housing Development” was created in a demo for an advanced Citra Solv workshop that I was teaching a week or so ago. I loved the brown and blue combination of this piece, so was excited to … Continued
Musical Easels Mixed Media
Last Friday I held a Musical Easels class here on Victory Road. The weather was beautiful, so we had the class out on the screened in porch. In this workshop I introduce the basic techniques of mixed media… but with … Continued
Weekend Citra Solv Workshop
This weekend, I had a two session Citra Solv workshop at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. I thought the results were lovely! In Session 1 of the Citra Solv workshop, we learned the basic techniques of altering National Geographic pages with Citra … Continued
WORKSHOP FUN! Hosting your own Art Party!
I have been having a blast making some fun workshop adventures for the artsy, or even the not so artsy, at heart. I am getting more and more requests from people wanting to host a workshop in their own home, … Continued
Faces for the Art Journal workshop
Last week I taught a workshop at Studio 13 on creating a face for the art journal. We talked about how the goal is expression, not realism. These do not need to be an exact representation of anyone, but rather … Continued
Art Journal Class #5 Lettering
This week at Studio 13 I taught the 5th class in the monthly art journal series. This session was all about lettering tricks and tips to use in the art journal. We talked about stamps and stencils….but mainly focused … Continued
Art Journal Class #4 Stenciling and Color
Had a great Art Journal class last week where we had lots of fun using different stencil techniques. We used index cards to try out several techniques, then used those as collage elements on our final page. We used … Continued
CitraSolv Class Part 2
Last night was our CitraSolv part 2 class at Studio 13 where we used the lovely papers we made in the CitraSolv part one class to make note cards, cover composition books and make collage art. Here we are hard … Continued
CitraSolv Class Part 1
Last week I taught a class on how to alter National Geographic pages to make some really cool papers. We used spray bottles for the CitraSolv concentrated cleaner, and aluminum trays to contain the mess. Rubber gloves are … Continued
Art Journal Class 2 – texture and stamp making
The art journal lesson this month was about adding texture to the journal page, creative use of everyday items, and making simple stamps to use over and over on our pages. To make texture we used a thick coat … Continued