Open Juried Show at the MIlton Centre for the Arts

La Maison Des Fleurs

Side View of Wisteria

A week ago was the Opening reception for the Open Juried Show for the Fine Arts Society of Milton. I entered this 3D piece that was a published challenge piece for the magazine Cloth Paper Scissors.

I also entered my Rose Journal, a mixed media book. I was thrilled when both of my pieces were juried in!

On Thursday I took my time going over to the show, not knowing the committee was waiting for me. To my surprise I won second place for a 3D art piece! The jurors comments were darling about my tiny piece of art.

If you get a chance to go to the show at the MCA, please go. There are at least 6 pieces of Fibre Art and many more wonderful painting, photographs, and other media. The show is on until January 6th. Milton Centre for the Arts 

Posting From the Cottage

 I now have WiFi at the cottage thanks to our neighbours! Above is a sample art quilt from my Art Quilt class I just finished teaching at the Milton Centre for the Arts. The background is mixed media patchwork, phototransfer, tissue paper fabric and painted peltex plus size inchies.

This is a tiny finished collage called 'A Bird in Hand' displayed at the CEGG Open house in April. (Canadian Embroiderers' Guild Guelph) On canvas with DIY fabric background and tiny pieces of fabric collage.

My last unfinished watercolour painting from Sandra's Open Studio taught by Patricia Beader in May.
Sandra is looking for a new home for her Studio. I am anxious to start lessons again!

This is the front of our beloved cottage, very 1950's. Below is the back deck where I do most of my hand work and chilling! We are one block from the lake and today is a lovely day of nearly 30 degrees C and a nice little breeze! Must get outside and enjoy! Until next time......

Visual Arts Camp at Milton Centre for the Arts

 At the new Milton Centre for the Arts

August 8th to the 12th.

I was the instructor for the week with 20 -  6 to 12 year olds.

What fun! ( exhausting too!)

 The wet area for painting and sculpture.

 The drawing area with a great view!

 Me

                                           Day One: Learning about Mona Lisa and DaVinci

                                                           Mixed media Collage and painting

                                                         Day Two: Vincent Van Gogh and Sunflowers

                                                                Day Three: Picasso Dogs

Another Picasso Dog! Children are so free in their art!

                                                       A Handmade Sketchbook with a credit card painted cover.

                                                           A painted Doodle Dog!

                                               Four legged Sculptures based on Picasso's Goat.

                                                                      A lion sculpture

                                                          The preparation room for instructors.

                                              Day Four: Barbara Reid and Plasticine art.

A horse of course!

Day Five!  Grafitti Art and Keith Haring 

Acrylic on Canvas

More Grafitti Art

Zentangles

More Zentangles

And our thoughts of making art all day long!