EKjourney Backup

Finished pieces:  (or at least finished as far as time would allow) (This is the instructors sample page.) Dayna worked super fast and all 4 panels done on both sides. These ones are mine.  They are not at the caliber of some of the other more experienced artists and they are a far way from being done so many of the embellishments are sitting in a bag waiting to be sewn on, but never the less....here is my reveal. Technique: rice paper with watercolor and inks, bleach painting. Technique: using fabric, metal work (hole punching and using brads). Technique:  bleach painting, using found objects (I brought the beach shells, rocks, wool locks, and crochet items). Technique:  weaving. At the very end of class.  

Saturday, I took an art collage class from a local art store that hosts a variety of artists and media classes. The class was called Tapestry Collaging the Seasons.  It was a mixed media collage class that included fabrics so I thought this might be helpful instruction as I study and work on fiber arts.  It turns out that it was really more of an art journaling type of class.  It was super fun with lots of techniques and skills that I can use to make my own inspirational art journals which is something I have  been wanting to do not only as a foundation of art for myself but as a portfolio for the children. Setting up - a nice big table space and class materials We got a bag of papers, quotes, beads, leaves, metal, and fabrics. Love this turtle! I brought my own materials of feathers, wool, stones, yarn, shells, and some leftover pieces of supplies that I have used in felting. Pan Pastels - these are dreamy! Art collage samples and the above piece is bleach painting ...

Wednesday, was Jubilee's 9th birthday.  She is growing into such a fine young lady.  She is diligent, hard working, and I have come to count on her to help me run my home.   Waiting to meet my first daughter. Here she is, on her first day. And 9 years later. For her birthday, she wanted Daddy to take the day off (which he did), an art easel (which she got), and to walk down to the library and check out books (which we did). "I hate Sissy's birthday."  (Oh dear...attitude correction!) A picture from Evi. A movie from Sawyer. A Sawyer expression.   Stop and smell the flowers... ...and look down every grate. There is a little bench down a steep hill which was fun to photograph.

My new camera has a much higher resolution than my previous one so I can crop photos to macro photography.   The flowers were snapshots on our walk to the library. This fern was lying in the road and the filtered light is sunshine through and oak tree.