Sunday, 30 October 2011
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Haiku swap
I received my haiku ATCs in the post this morning - thank you Lenna! What a stunning envelope! Stamped and beautifully decorated -and those stamps - love them! I received 3 stunning ATCs:
Beautifully detailed, stitched and beaded from Frieda Oxenham:
From Jo Urbani this precious dragonfly with iridescent wings:
From Janet Fystrom a gorgeous collage using embossed paper:
Beautifully detailed, stitched and beaded from Frieda Oxenham:
Thank you all so much for your wonderful ATCs!
Sunday, 16 October 2011
New in my sketchbook....
Wow - I haven't blogged for ages - been working on carnival and ATCs for trades I'd (overly-enthusiastically) organised. I've got about 10 more ATCs to do and then I'm taking a little break until I get back from South Africa in January. Tried grouping these, but it didn't work out - so here they are in a long column
Saturday, 1 October 2011
Swap terms
I just found this GREAT article on Art Trader Magazine defining all the terms I've been wondering about... yeah!
2012 online Workshops
How FABULOUS - 3 free online workshops to sign up for! (I've signed up for all 3 myself)
Workshop 1: Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media
Instructor: Traci Bautista
Start date: January 1, 2012
Description: Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, you will enjoy a creative escape as you combine different media, color, texture, collage, doodling, lettering and more to create your own mixed media paintings. Push yourself beyond traditional art media by incorporating stitching into your work. Learn basic bookbinding techniques when you repurpose a painting into a mini-book. Play with paper in ways you never imagined!
Start date: March 1, 2012
Description: Learn how to sketch from life using watercolor, pen and ink and more. Cathy Johnson will share numerous tricks and techniques, covering topics such as ink and watercolor, watercolor pencil, gouache and other mixed media. Learn how to start a sketch with pencil guidelines or jump right in with watercolors. Add interest and meaning to pages using a few select collage elements. Put all of these techniques to work in your nature, travel, urban or journal sketching adventures.
Start date: May 1, 2012
Description: FORCE spans all forms of art, from animation to illustration, cartooning to fine art. Mike Mattesi, author of the popular and inspiring FORCE drawing books, demonstrates his drawing theory across four compelling videos. During the videos you will learn how to draw FORCE, form and shape. Through this knowledge you will add more life and drama to your work. These three main principles can be applied to occupations in the entertainment industry such as character design, animation, illustration, storyboarding and comic books.
Registration is open! Workshops are FREE!
Series starts January 1, 2012.
Learn techniques from experienced artists through online videos and downloadable instructions.
Get inspired from other students in our virtual classroom. Keep motivated with ideas and tips from your instructor. Register for our 2012 Online Workshop Series today.
Our online workshops are free and self-paced. Workshops are held in our virtual classroom website. Each workshop consists of four video lessons and supporting downloadable instructions. Students can participate in conversations on our discussion boards or share work in the classroom photo gallery.
Series starts January 1, 2012.
Learn techniques from experienced artists through online videos and downloadable instructions.
Our online workshops are free and self-paced. Workshops are held in our virtual classroom website. Each workshop consists of four video lessons and supporting downloadable instructions. Students can participate in conversations on our discussion boards or share work in the classroom photo gallery.
Artwork by Traci Bautista
Workshop 1: Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media
Mark-Making Techniques
Instructor: Traci BautistaStart date: January 1, 2012
Description: Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, you will enjoy a creative escape as you combine different media, color, texture, collage, doodling, lettering and more to create your own mixed media paintings. Push yourself beyond traditional art media by incorporating stitching into your work. Learn basic bookbinding techniques when you repurpose a painting into a mini-book. Play with paper in ways you never imagined!
Artwork by Cathy Johnson
Workshop 2: Watercolor Sketching
Instructor: Cathy JohnsonStart date: March 1, 2012
Description: Learn how to sketch from life using watercolor, pen and ink and more. Cathy Johnson will share numerous tricks and techniques, covering topics such as ink and watercolor, watercolor pencil, gouache and other mixed media. Learn how to start a sketch with pencil guidelines or jump right in with watercolors. Add interest and meaning to pages using a few select collage elements. Put all of these techniques to work in your nature, travel, urban or journal sketching adventures.
Artwork by Michael Mattesi
Workshop 3: FORCE Drawing Technique
Instructor: Michael MattesiStart date: May 1, 2012
Description: FORCE spans all forms of art, from animation to illustration, cartooning to fine art. Mike Mattesi, author of the popular and inspiring FORCE drawing books, demonstrates his drawing theory across four compelling videos. During the videos you will learn how to draw FORCE, form and shape. Through this knowledge you will add more life and drama to your work. These three main principles can be applied to occupations in the entertainment industry such as character design, animation, illustration, storyboarding and comic books.
Sunday, 25 September 2011
In the spotlight
My ATCs arrived for Lenna Andrew's ATC haiku swap and she posted a nice blurb. Thanks Lenna!
Creative Swaps
Creative Swaps
Indian Women workshop
This is going to be a super workshop and starts tomorrow!
Instructor: Andrea Melione
Art Level: Women of India is a workshop for beginner and intermediate students.
Start Date: September 26, 2011
Contents: 1 module program
Fee: $24 US per person
Questions? Please view our Online Workshop FAQ
This Workshop Includes:
Instructor: Andrea Melione
Art Level: Women of India is a workshop for beginner and intermediate students.
Start Date: September 26, 2011
Contents: 1 module program
Fee: $24 US per person
Questions? Please view our Online Workshop FAQ
This Workshop Includes:
- Basic Styles of Indian dress
- The Sari
- The Salwar Kameeze
- Bollywood! Mixing India and the West
- Indian Jewelry
- Indian Hair Styles
- Color and Pattern in Indian Clothing
- Inspirational Resources
- Indian Woman Paper doll: Designing your own outfits
- Project: 8x10 Canvas
Saturday, 17 September 2011
Thursday, 15 September 2011
What is: Zetti art?
I've come across references to 'Zetti' and have been doing a bit of Googling to find out exactly what this craze is all about and if it's something I might be inclined to try. So, I found this article which endeavours to explain the whole Teesha Moore 'movement' (interestingly enough I came across her art a couple months ago) Seems to be a collaged/doodled mix incorporating odd body parts, winged bodies and pointed hats.
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