JOIN US!!! Introducing: Creative Exploration through Art Journaling Sunday, April 17, 2016 10AM-2PM This includes a 30-minute break, so please bring a snack/lunch. Plan to arrive 10-25 minutes early, we’ll begin on time Cost: $65, includes some supplies. RSVP by April 10, 2016: artloungeon101@gmail.com use “Art Journaling” as subject line. Art Journaling is a fun, intuitive art making …
This past year I was fortunate enough to study with several wonderful teachers that I had only dreamed of learning from. Each meeting has brought such a rich plate of experience. I am fortunate! One such opportunity was to take two workshops with Seth Apter, a phenomenal artist from New York. One of these workshops, which was entitled …
There are thousands of ways to assemble handmade books. I recently spent the day with more than a dozen artists learning a few new structures. Three in fact. We were so busy that the day quickly passed us by. We hardly had time to finish one book, let alone start two others! I can’t wait to …
As a member of the San Diego Book Arts this is a question I hear often and the answer is quite broad. Most folks think of book arts as hand made book structures, with front and back covers and interior pages, made much like the books we read or journal in. But book arts is …
My goals for the new year always seem to formulate early, so it comes as no surprise that the last few weeks have been filled with thoughts of what needs attention or change in 2015. My goal for this next year is to address the fear that comes with a certain kind of uncertainty. Some …
Getting more than I bargained for! That should have been the title for this amazing workshop. I’ll admit, I was hesitant about taking this class. I’m into paper, not fabric, and my sewing machine was a little dusty from lack of use. (I wasn’t even sure if it would work). I like constructing books but …
Fellow SDBA* member Gina Pisello gave a mini workshop on folding. This is the sample I made in her workshop. It’s called a Blizzard fold. It’s quite complicated and even with instructions I am not sure I’ll be able to duplicate it. But it was so fun. And dear, patient Gina is so adept at …
The art of “letting go”… continues at a mad pace, here in the studio. I haven’t had this much fun since I was kid. Really! I have been practicing letting go of fear, a little at a time. I read about this in Pema Chodron’s book, Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and …
