Cloth Paper Scissors - PAGES

 Yes, that is my Journal at the bottom of the cover of the latest Pages Issue. It has all the green buttons on it. I was so excited to see my art on the cover as well as an article inside. I am even in the table of contents! I was contacted while I was in Florida that Jenn Mason wanted my "Rose Journal" for their next issue. Whoohoo! But I needed to get home and put the finishing touches on the journal. We left on the last day in February and two days later I was finishing it up and putting it in the mail. |I wrote the article while I was in Cedar Key and sent it off by email.

This is page one of my two page spread. Sorry for the light glare.

This is the cover view of my Rose Journal.

I dedicate it to my mom. Her name is Rose!

I hope you will consider getting "Pages" from CPS. It is a terrific magazine. :>)

Altered Visual Art Journal

 I've started altering a journal that I purchased from the Goodwill store. I paid less tha 2 dollars for it. The cover is gessoed, painted with water colours, stenciled with gell medium, a acrylic white wash was applied, then grreen gold wax rubbed in.

 Page 1: gessoed, painted and collaged.

 Page 2 and 3: gessoed, painted collaged with papers and finally a layer of printed kleenex, then sprayed with magenta metallic paint.

 Page 4: gessoed, painted, printed with punchinella, accidental painted dog, ( sketched on to look like Oatis, my dog)  pictures of poppies under security envelop window.

 Page 5: gessoed, painted, coloured with Inktense Pencils.

 Page 6: Soluable crayons, collaged.

 Page 7:  paper napkin and Zentangle sample, used in a lesson with grade 4.

Close up of details of Cover. I love this technique! Hope you have enjoyed the first few pages of my journal. I am in the process of painting and collaging several more pages.

Watercolour Painting at Brigitte's

 This Brigitte Schreyer's painting of Trillums that she used as an example for our class on Spring flowers. Brigette is an amazing watercolourist. She has lived in a country home for 26 years that was built by Robert Bateman. There is a drawing of an eagle on a wall of the house that was sketched by Robert while he was on the phone.

 Here is Brigitte demonstrating a painting of tulips.

 A closer look of the tulips.

 Brandy, a three year old German Shepherd that fell asleep as we painted.




My painting of one Trillum needs alot of work to be finished. I really enjoyed learning many techniques form Brigitte.

Open House at Queen Elizabeth Park Art Centre

Here I am with my group, Oakville Fibre Arts, at Queen Elizabeth Park Arts Centre in Oakville. It was Open House on April 24th and we had at least 6,000 visitors and cake for all! Sorry my posting is so late. I am standing front of my postcard piece called The Message.

Here is Sherry showing a young visitor how to do embroidery on the group fibre arts project.

Marda is sitting at our display talking to another fibre artist, a knitter.

Leslie, our president welcomes people as they come into the Fibre room. We have a fairly large room with a small dye room. We occupy the room every Thursday from 9:30 - 3:30. The room is used by the Weavers, Knitters, Sewers' Forum, and Spinners at other times.

A Knitted Project made by Cathy

Second Art Quilt Classes Finished

ATCs made at Art Quilt Class

Just finished teaching 6 classes at the Milton Centre for the Arts on Wednesday. I had a delightfully small class of 3! We explored fabric collage with mixed media for the 6 weeks. My three students were repeat students having completed my October 2011 offering. The only suggestion made was that we need more classes from 6 - 8 weeks.

As a final project we exchanged ATCs with each other using our new techniques and surfaces, such as mixed media patchwork, tissue paper cloth, lutradur,  tyvek, photo transfer foil, angelina ... I enjoyed it as much as the students.

Next edition of Art Quilt class starts October 9th at MCA.

Milton Centre for the Arts

                 Row 1: made by Sue, Tess and Tess

                                                  Row 2: Tess, Donna and Sharon

Row 3: Donna, Sharon, Sue

Row 4: Sharon, Donna Sue

Time to Get Blogging

                          At the Ontario Juried Show with my award winning art quilt, "Masks"

                                                  

                                                       "Masks"   Best Individual Small Quilt

I have continued to ignore my blog. Today I read a fellow artist, Elaine Quehl's blog and  I was motivated to write. Today I read and subscribed to Elaine Quehl's blog. What a busy artist she is; teaching, presenting, showing her work in a variety of shows and selling her hand-dyed fabrics! It makes my head spin. I first met Elaine when we both won awards at the Ontario Juried Show several years ago. We have both taken different roads with our art that's for sure. She is a highly successful and internationally recognized teacher. I am much more regionally recognized artist. I take a lot of pleasure in teaching to a few select groups and writing articles about my art for publication. I do alot of volunteer work for my guilds and art groups. I take time to learn new skills and mix my media up. Friends are the biggest reason I have not taken a high road. I make time to do art with them and share what I have learned. Besides, I am getting older and energy is at a premium. Retirement gives you lots of time but I use some of that time for napping! 

Until next time!

Art from Cedar Key, Florida

 Making Art in Cedar Key!
Hello friends, As many of you know I am in Florida on Vacation. Only a few days left before we leave for home. I need to get home and prepare and send off an entry to Cloth Paper Scissors' new publication " Pages". here is some of the art I have been making while in Cedar Key.

This is a small quiltie that I made for my friend Jane. This is her and Glyn's cottage on Palmetto Drive. That's Evie sitting by the mailbox.

 For Valentine's day I made these little hearts as gifts for my friends. You may recognize them from the Stitch magazine.

 Below are my watercolour paintings made for the Sketchbook Challenge, " Close Up".

 A close up of a potted plant on our screened in deck over looking Goose Cove.

 A Hibiscus plant in front of the cottage.

 A small bowl found in the cottage was a challenging subject for a watercolour.

Close up views of a shell.

Close up views of a Live Oak leaf and acorns.

Close up of a hibiscus leaf.

And finally a close up photo of a talking parrot inside the Suwannee Valley Quilt Shoppe.

www.suwanneeshops.com

For the time I have spend here in Florida, I have been printing on fabric using my paintings for inspiration. I am using Janet Edmonds book, From Print to Stitch as my resource. this is such an excellent book! I have been busy visiting a couple of Quilt shops, JoAnn's Fabrics and ordering online! JoAnn's online shopping is incredible, I hope they deliver to Canada!

Until next time, sooner than later, I hope!