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Greetings from beautiful Victoria, BC!
Here we are in beautiful Victoria, BC, for one of Rob's hockey tournaments. The weather is perfect for January - cool and crisp and clear. Above is the bay out in front of the condo where we are...
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Doodling in Victoria
While in Victoria, BC, I was able to doodle a bit in my visual journal, to commemorate our trip. After we came home I continued to fill in the pages, and added another spread for the ephemera. (Oh,...
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Studying Under the Masters with Jeanne Oliver - Matisse Part 1
I have a confession: In the past I have frequently signed up (and paid) for online classes that I began but never finished. Becoming conscious of that dismal trend, I vowed to never sign up for...
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Matisse study, Part 2 - Studies in Clay
The first project for Jeanne Oliver's Matisse class was to study a piece and interpret it in clay. Looking through my Matisse book I was intrigued by his series of bas relief sculptures called BACK,...
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Matisse Study, Part 3: Yellow Odalisque
My appreciation for Matisse's work continues to grow as I study and practice in Jeanne Oliver's Studying Under the Masters class. After the clay figures, it was time to try my hand at a painting. I...
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Studying Under the Masters: Gaudi, Cezanne, and beginning Botticelli
I continue to learn so much from the Studying Under the Masters course, hosted by Jeanne Oliver. It was hard to tear myself away from Matisse, but I'm trying to sort of keep up the pace of the class....
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Camille
Ah, Camille.An avid reader of Harper's Bazaar since 1919, Camille was always up on the latest fashions. She was the first among her friends to get her hair bobbed.Despite her flapper tendencies,...
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SUPER Mini YOU!
AnNOUNCEmeNt!!!Coming April 5, 2014, to collage pdx, I will be teaching an all-day workshop on doll making called Super Mini You. IF you have always wanted to learn to make a doll, or IF you would...
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SUPER MINI YOU class sign ups!
SUPER MINI YOU class registration is now open! Go to Collage's blog page HERE to sign up! We are going to be FIERCE!
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Feeding my textile addiction
My DEAR FRiEND JaNeT of the BBG warned me shortly after we started getting together for ArTiNg fun that within three months I would be getting into wool. "NO! NO! A THOUSAND TIMES NO!!!" I protested,...
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Super Mini You's!
This past weekend I taught my first adult art class, Super Mini You, at Collage in Portland! It was a grand success! The students were wonderful, the Collage staff very helpful, and I had a blast....
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Art & Soul Surprize, 2014
I wasn't even going to be able attend Art & Soul this year, but thanks to the generosity of dear friends and friends of dear friends, I was very fortunate to be able to attend three classes!One of...
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HApPy DaY!!!
How did I get so lucky?Do I have the most wonderful friends ever, or what?!A little celebration was going on at our BBG gathering on Thursday. I am now the speed limit! Janet is helping think of a...
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California Highlights
Tuesday night I got back from a ten day trip to California with my friend Janet. Another one of those trips I wasn't going to take, but she pulled me along, and am I ever so glad she did! There has...
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Something begins... and lots of pics
Wanting something to work on during the pregame and intermissions, I grab somebody else's scraps I found thrown away at Modern Domestic, dots and dashes and small stitches calling to me like a Morse...
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Stitches... and a bright sunny day in LA
A quilt for little pirate's play begins to take shape.I LOVE drawing in thread!When finished, this quilt will be for sale at a brand new artisan shop in Salem, OR: Eclectic NW. I will post when the...
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Oh, Poor Bird
Oh, poor bird,Why art thouFlying in the shadowsAt this dark hour?These are lyrics to an Olde English round that I learned when I was a kid. I'm using the first line as a title for a textile piece I've...
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Happy Etsy Craft Party Day!
Crafty people unite! Around the world, today was Etsy Craft Party Day. Here in Portland, the party was organized by Erin R., a member of Etsy PDX and owner of Etsy shop lil e creations, and hosted by...
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Pint-Sized Polymer Doll Class at Collage PDX
This past Saturday I had a FUN time teaching this little cutie at Collage on Alberta:This pint-sized polymer clay doll is made out of Sculpey Original polymer clay. In class we discovered that Sculpey...
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A horse is a horse
I've got some new friends watching over me...I wandered off from my art group one day just to take a break. Walking on down the street I landed at Bolt, a wonderful neighborhood fabric shop on NE...
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