April 2019

April 23, 2019

The weekend of April 7-8, 2019 was spent exploring Rust Printing + Mark Making at the Floyd Center for the Arts. Seven highly creative women joined me as we made marks on paper and fabric. By the end of the weekend, we made a handmade artist book stuffed full of unique papers, hand lettering and more!

Joyce laying out her rusty bits on paper

Suzanne loved how her fabric turned out!

Martha’s fabric treated with salt popped!

Joyce was pleased with her results on paper. Different teas produce different results!

Using shibori style folding, Sarah was able to achieve this funky and unique effect with fabric.

Everyone loved making cola pens and experimenting with their own style of calligraphy.

Susan is using red onion ink with her homemade cola pen

Martha working on mark making with her homemade cola pen

Here the group is laying out text blocks for their artist books

Pat is using gel pens in her artist book to highlight her rust prints

{ AFTERSCHOOL ART CLASSES : REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! } : Late Spring 2019 //

April 14, 2019

The next series of Afterschool Art Classes is NOW OPEN! In this series, Young Artists will explore 3D design/assemblage using upcycled/salvaged materials, book/paper arts and so much more! My Afterschool Art classes are designed for Creative Children that want to explore non-traditional art materials through the mentorship of a professional local artist. Click on the link above under ‘Classes + Workshops’ for more details!

{ Rust Printing & Mark Making } : Saturday & Sunday, April 6-7th, 2019 // Floyd, VA

April 1, 2019

{ Bookmaking Bonanza! : A Personal Dream Come True } : March 2019 //

March 25, 2019

In my mind, I had imagined this thing that I eventually named the ‘Bookmaking Bonanza!’ I wanted to gather a group of people together to see how many handmade books we could make in a day. I had tried multiple times to make this workshop happen. Third time is the charm! 11 magnificent women joined me on Saturday, March 23rd at the Floyd Art Center in gorgeous Floyd, VA to make this artist’s dream come true!

We made 5 handmade books in 5 hours—the Accordion Fold, Flower Fold, Smash Book (a variation on the Accordion Fold), Japanese Stab Binding and a 5 Hole Butterfly Stitch Pamphlet.

SO. MUCH. FUN. This group of women ROCKED it! Infinite gratitude to all that participated!