What a wonderful time I had at
Bella Crafts Connections. Not only did I have a chance to teach a couple of classes I found the time to take some classes too. Mixed Media classes with
Seth Apter and a Gelli Print class with
Cheryl Boglioli, I also got a chance to try out a new product with Cheryl called
Powertex, it is a textile hardener. We used strips of old Tshirts to create fabulous textile art on a canvas. Powertex becomes so rigid it can even be used for outdoor items...love it!
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| Mixed Media with Seth. |
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| Gelli Prints with Cheryl. |
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| I love that Cheryl gets to travel all over the United States in her beautiful trailer teaching art classes! |
I had fabulous students in my classes, we had fun putting together our own
Stash and Smash journals from cardstock, paper bags and envelopes. I am really lovin' cut and punched paper and showed them a few easy steps to creating gorgeous pages with
Gelatos and paper.
Faber-Castell furnished some Gelatos for my class, it's one of my favorite art mediums. I was amazed at how creative everyone was, being inspired by my students is one of the reasons I love teaching.
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| Stash and Smash Art Journals. |
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| Journal page by Carole Rogotzke |
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| Journal page by Susan Kolze |
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| Journal page by Annie Frazier |
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| Journal page by Barb Housner |
Birds and more birds....I love quirky, cartoon images of birds. One of the classes I taught incorporated
Zentangle®
patterns with these whimsical bird figures.
Sakura was so helpful in sponsoring this class, they furnished little red pouches and
Pigma Microns® for all of my students. I am so thankful to them, nothing beats a Micron pen for tangling. The brilliant color for the birds was achieved with
Inktense pencils, again
Sakura furnished some of their
Koi Water Brushes for the class to use. I prefer using a water brush for any art work I do with Inktense pencils or watercolor pencils, and they are fabulous for your art travel kit.
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Barb and Annie drawing Quirky Birds.
Annie's Bird
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