On Saturday, March 7th, my sweet daughter (River, 9) and I will be traveling to beautiful Lake Toxaway, NC to teach the Bookmaking Bonanza! at the Earthshine Lodge.
In this workshop, we will make 5 mini books in 5 hours. Can we do it? Children ages 6 years and up are welcome to join us with an adult. This is a great workshop for mother/daughters, besties, couples and makers of all types. Please join us!
(Click the image below for more details and to register).
It will never cease to amaze me the wonderful opportunities that are presented to me for being a Book + Paper Artist Teacher. This summer my weird skill set allowed me to attend Floydfest—a large outdoor music and art festival held annually in the beautiful mountains of Floyd, VA.
Rebecca, an art teacher from Roanoke, joins me for Mini Accordion Album
It has easily been 8 years since I attended any music festival. One thing that I forgot—music festivals are SO MUCH FUN.
A young Artist Friend joins me Mini Flower Fold
I taught two variations of mini handmade books—the Flower Fold and the Accordion Album. I had several repeat visitors. It was GREAT to see the interest that young Artists have in book arts!
When one Young Artist does it, the others often join in…
While the Mini Accordion Album can be a bit tricky for my younger Artist friends, once they get the hang of it, they love to keep adding more and more pages. Rainbow Accordions are always a huge hit!
We had a full house for Mini Accordion Session 2!
A dedicated future book artist joined for me Mini Accordion Album Session 2
After a weekend of teaching, the rest of the weekend was mine to enjoy! I danced into the early hours of Sunday morning. I came home with a stack of CDs from great new Artists, sunburned, exhausted and hungry. Decompression can be hard after such a fun-filled weekend of friends, art and music, but memories of spending my weekend teaching an old world art form that I love is absolutely priceless!
I have been dreaming of making ART JOURNAL MEGA PACKS for a while now. After delivering my show to the Black House (pictures to be included in an upcoming blog post...I want to wait for my Opening Reception to happen on June 2nd fro 5-7 pm), I finally made a true commitment to get these monster packs made and listed on my Etsy shop by Monday, May 22nd. But I just could not wait. These mega packs are over 1.5 lbs and are brimming with items to begin your art journal or to add to your collection. Take your creativity to the next level!
Aren't they too cute? I am definitely in LOVE. Now...back to the studio to make MORE packs and inspired play in my art journal!
I will be having an Etsy Shop Update this Sunday, March 19th at 4 pm EST. In addition to my handmade books, ecoprint booklets, paper scrappy packs and bookmaking kits, I will be adding INSTANT Digital Collage Sheets, Mini Print Sets of my Art Journal Spreads, Eco-print Scrappy Packs and MORE.
Below is just a quick sneak peek of all the goodies that will be made available to you!
One of many INSTANT Digital Collage Sheet Downloads featuring my journal spreads that include song lyrics.
This is Bun Bun. She arrived in my journal spreads and is inspired by a story my housemate told me about a friend of his dance routine.
I have been eco-printing for years and my studio is overflowing with beautiful pieces of printed paper that are just too gorgeous to go to waste!
Can't decide which collage sheet to download? No problem! Grab a set of my super adorable mini art journal collages featuring some of my favorite critters!
I am so excited to partner up with my friends over at The Joyful Quill to create this truly unique bookmaking/writing workshop on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at The Artful Place in Blacksburg, VA. I will be kicking off the workshop by leading a 'Flower Fold' bookbinding experience. This mini book is adorable, so easy to make and looks terrific! Next up is Lesley and Jenny from The Joyful Quill to lead you through a writing exercise to help you craft the perfect love letter for your Valentine!
Pre-registration is REQUIRED...so please follow this link for event details!