tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29965300054846255552024-03-04T22:04:47.904-07:00Artful MélangeShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-19265394284246385782014-10-03T13:24:00.000-07:002014-10-03T13:24:34.162-07:00Best show ever! After a couple of weeks rest to recuperate from a fantastic yet exhausting weekend of vintage shopping heaven, I am here to tell you all how it went! Junk in the trunk was a blast and a huge success! My booth turned out awesome. I upgraded to the 15 x 15 size this time to help out with my flow issue that I had last show. It helped immensely! My wonderful sister Holly and my amazing friends Katie, Alex, and Sheri all pitched in to help get it there, make it look great and help it sell. I am so blessed to have the love and support from them all! Thanks so much ladies!<br />
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This last photo is of my favorite shopper of the day. What a cutie she was in her retro mid-drift top, high waisted shorts, wild hair and a cute bow! Adorable!</div>
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Junk in the Trunk on May 2nd, 2015!</div>
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-41387735079889309932014-09-05T12:26:00.002-07:002014-09-05T12:26:31.777-07:00Gearing UpI'm in the process of gearing up for Junk In The Trunk. I have been painting furniture like crazy and making all kinds of fun holiday gifts and soaps. Come and see my booth if you have the chance! It is September 20th from 8am - 5pm at Westworld.<br />
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Here is a little sneak peak of what you can expect to find at my booth. Hope to see you all there!!<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-31144516743333368162014-05-08T14:42:00.000-07:002014-05-08T14:42:22.282-07:00Time to Play Catch Up!I have gotten a little behind in my postings because I was excitingly plugging away at getting stuff prepped and ready for Junk in the Trunk. It was last Saturday at Westworld. What a great turn out of people!! They moved the show from the tent to the large building next door and that made a world of difference for both the vendors and shoppers alike. There was AC which is a huge plus as well as bathrooms a plenty. The lighting was hands down better as well. It made for a fantastic shopping experience. I say that because I did my share of shopping as well.<br />
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Here are some pics from my booth. It was still the smaller size booth which makes for a bit of a traffic flow issue, but otherwise I think it turned out nice. I hope to go bigger with the next show. It is September 20th for those of you who are interested in coming!!<br />
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This is my new painting wall. I built this about a month ago and I love it!! It is double sided and make from peg board so I can adjust the layout of paintings with each show. I also added casters so that I could push it out of the way when I needed to. LOVE!! I took step by step photos while I made it, so I have plans to blog about the making of it if I can get my act together ;-)</div>
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These are handmade cutlery holders to dress up your table decor. Sold in sets of 4, they are adorned with my own crocheted flowers and vintage lace bits. Super cute! </div>
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A new item for this show was six different "flavors" of hand felted soaps. They were quite a hit!</div>
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-16833544202632943062014-02-03T11:16:00.000-07:002014-02-03T11:16:25.824-07:00New Paintings!!I am finally done with the new paintings that I had mentioned a couple of posts ago!! I am so excited to show them to you and hopefully get prints of them in my shop soon.<br />
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I have been in a little bit of a forest woodlands kind of mode lately. All of my sketches were headed in this direction so I went with it and now I have three new friends to add to my collection... Dixie, Vixen and Henry.<br />
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Hope you like them! I am considering having giclee's made of these as well, so if you are interested... Let me know!!<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-7651701889931219592014-01-27T13:11:00.003-07:002014-01-27T13:11:43.399-07:00Oh Happy Day!!I recently received the email I have been waiting for telling me that I got into ALL the classes I signed up for at <a href="http://www.artunraveled.com/" target="_blank">Art Unraveled</a>. I am so thrilled!!<br />
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So here is the lineup.<br />
<i>Click on the class name links or the photos to get more information on the class. All photos included in this email are of the classes that I am taking and belong to Art Unraveled and the instructors of each of the classes. Please don't duplicate or use them without the permission of the artist. Thank you!</i><br />
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TUES JULY 29TH<br />
<a href="http://www.artunraveled.com/ARTU14/Workshops/DanseMacabre.html" target="_blank">Danse Macabre</a><br />
Michael deMeng<br />
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WED JULY 30TH<br />
<a href="http://www.artunraveled.com/ARTU14/Workshops/IntuitiveDrawing.html" target="_blank">Intuitive Drawing and Mark-Making with Collage</a><br />
Crystal Neubauer<br />
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THURS JULY 31TH<br />
<a href="http://www.artunraveled.com/ARTU14/Workshops/MakerOfSaints.html" target="_blank">Maker of Saints</a><br />
Deryn Mentock<br />
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THURS JULY 31TH PM & AUG 1ST<br />
<a href="http://www.artunraveled.com/ARTU14/Workshops/FabricArtBook.html" target="_blank">Fabric Art Book</a><br />
Kate Thompson<br />
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SAT AUG 2ND<br />
Shopping Day!!<br />
I don't ever take classes on this day because it is just too much fun to walk around and shop for hours!<br />
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SUN AUG 3RD<br />
<a href="http://www.artunraveled.com/ARTU14/Workshops/MixedMediaSurfaceDesign.html" target="_blank">Mixed Media Surface Design</a><br />
Mary Beth Shaw & Pam Carriker<br />
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TUES AUG 5TH<br />
<a href="http://www.artunraveled.com/ARTU14/Workshops/TimeToNest.html" target="_blank">Time to Nest </a><br />
Diane Cook<br />
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So that is all of them! It will be a full week of artsy fun and I cannot wait! For the next 6 months I will have these classes in the back of my mind as I shop at art stores and pick of fun finds at estate sales. The next contest I can prepare for is the name badge contest. I can also be thinking about trades. I have never really taken part in the trades before. Maybe this is my year. How many does one make, I wonder?</div>
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This is my retreat of choice (A.) because it is local for me and I don't have to truly take time away from my family. I still come home for dinners and to sleep. And reason (B.) really has to do with it being the only retreat that I have tried thus far. Obviously it is a good one because I day dream about it for months in advance. And (C.) I have made some pretty fantastic like-minded artsy friends from attending for years now. I'm thinking this will be my 5th year, but I could be wrong... I'll have to check on that.<br />
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One of the many fun competitions that they have leading up to the event is that you can decorate your registration envelope. It is just one more way to earn prizes and artsy goodies. I love to take part in these. I was one of the winners for the envelope contest last year and I hope to be again this year as well. So I thought I would share my decorated envelope with you all. I am proud of it. I think it came out nice. I bet it is so much fun for Linda and Chuck to get the mail each day when all the fun art mail starts pouring in!<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-3012290484689379212014-01-13T14:20:00.000-07:002014-01-13T14:20:14.649-07:002014 goals/resolutionsI always have the best intentions at the beginning of a new year to better myself – make myself more productive, more organized, healthier, etc. Well, in 2013 I did the healthier thing... and I was pretty successful there. Pilates has become quite a healthy addiction for me. Three times a week and I feel strong and healthy.<br />
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So what does 2014 hold for me you ask? Well for one, I will be working extra hard on the productive goal. I have already started a series of paintings which I am super excited about. I have three that I am working on at the moment. I should have them done in the next few days. And then I have three more in my sketch book that will follow those three. My sketches have been leading me towards animals lately. I am enjoying working on getting the general shape and likeness of the animal and then giving them that little twist to have my style integrated in... giving them a life and character all my own.<br />
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I also have the goal of flossing every day - no matter what! I know that sounds silly... but I haven't exactly been the best flosser my whole life :) And if this gives you any idea of my personality, I am also one of those people who when they make a list puts down the smallest thing that may or may not already have been accomplished so that I can cross something off right away in order to feel productive.<br />
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My list actually is pretty long, so I won't go into detail on all the rest, but here is a short list for you to see what else I have in store for myself.<br />
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- take part in more art/craft shows<br />
- build my buisness<br />
- blog more<br />
- submit more art to publications<br />
- take classes<br />
- sketch more<br />
- put more time and effort into building my etsy shop...<br />
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I'm hoping that by putting this out into the world I will feel held accountable for making them happen. Have you followed through with any of your resolutions as of yet? I'd love to hear what yours are too!<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-47654940984573504072013-12-13T14:43:00.000-07:002013-12-13T14:43:18.249-07:00I've been Published!I am so very excited to share the news that Somerset Studio has chosen to feature my halloween paintings in their Somerset Studio Gallery Winter 2014 issue!! It is the coolest thing seeing my pieces in such a fabulous magazine. (I'm on pages 140-143) I hope you get the chance to check it out!<br />
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Here is a link to <a href="http://stampington.com/Somerset-Studio-Gallery-Winter-2014" target="_blank">buy a copy</a>.<br />
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-48370783431577469602013-11-22T14:16:00.001-07:002013-11-22T14:16:33.743-07:00New Giclee's in the Shop!I have some exciting news! You can now get my paintings on canvas - signed and ready to hang in your home or give as a fabulous holiday gift. I have recently found an amazing place that will print my paintings onto canvas in archival ink and UV coating and stretch them onto high quality 1.5" stretcher bars. They are color matched to the originals and look amazing!<br />
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To take it one step further, I have added the little bits and sparkles that make it that much more like the original. All edges are painted or decorated to give it the look of the original as well. That means they are ready to hang, no need to bother with a frame or mat.<br />
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I had a small booth space (which I did my best to appear large) next to my good friend Katie Blueford from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/katieblue" target="_blank">Blue Green Arts</a>. I also had the help of my wonderful friends Joy and Alex as well as my lovely sister Holly and her boyfriend George. Without their help, it would not have gone so smoothly. (And I think I would still be there packing stuff up.)<br />
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Thank you to all who came out in support of me and my art and shopped that day!! I also met so many amazing people who I am hoping to hear from and see again in the future. If you picked up my card at the show and are checking my blog... Welcome!! I'd love for you to come along on my artful journey and follow my blog. And if you bought something from me and have it placed in your home, I would be giddy if you would shoot me an email with a picture!<br />
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Here are some pics from the show of my booth. Enjoy!!<br />
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In the next couple of days I will be updating my <a href="http://www.artfulmelange.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy shop</a> with the items that didn't sell. So if there was something you wished you had purchased from me check there.<br />
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Oh... and if you loved it at Junk in the Trunk or are sad you missed it, the next show will be May 3, 2014. I hope to be there!<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-86410810976443784382013-10-28T12:17:00.001-07:002013-10-28T12:17:22.041-07:00Making Changes & Market Booth Information!!I have been very absent in the blogging world as of late and I apologize. Life is full these days and I am adjusting to quite a few changes. My youngest has started Kindergarten. And although I have more time because of it, I have filled it before getting the chance to get bored. All this is good though. I am refocusing my time and efforts to an upcoming booth that I will have at Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market this November 9th. I am so excited to have been chosen to take part in this fun day of shopping at Westworld. I have been busy creating, altering and junking to fill up my booth with fun goodies. I have tons to blog about as this experience has opened up a world of ideas and creative stories, but little time to dedicate to blogging. So hopefully as I become more prepared, I can share some of it with you. But for now I am just going to share the information with you all of times, date and location so you can hopefully come visit me at my booth and maybe even go home with something I created.
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-70683518826255353532012-10-04T15:14:00.001-07:002012-10-04T15:14:13.944-07:00Halloween Paintings Are Done And In The Shop!!Woo-hoo!! I am so excited to show you my Halloween paintings! They are all done and prints of them are available in <a href="http://artfulmelange.etsy.com/" target="_blank">my etsy shop</a> if you are interested in jazzing up your home with some of these fun pieces this Halloween. They would also make a great gift! I hope you love them as much as I do.<br />
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In these first two photos I worked on scraping on paint for the background with an old hotel room card.</div>
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After a layer of black and a crackle medium to finish off the background, I started working on the skin tones.</div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-37689416881631807322012-09-07T11:43:00.001-07:002012-09-07T11:43:55.634-07:00I'm back!Sorry for the long absence. I have been trying my best to not do that with my blog, but the end of summer/beginning of the school year had finally taken away all my time. Don't get me wrong... it was all for super fun vacations, exciting new school year stuff and birthday celebrations. My youngest just turned 4! Time has certainly gotten away from me.<br />
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BUT... now that I have fulfilled all my duties as a Party Thrower, Vacationer, Graphic Designer, and Volunteerer of many things, I have started 4 new paintings!! I am so jazzed about them. They have been sketches in my book for a while now and I am finally putting paint to canvas and IT FEELS SOOOOO GOOD!!<br />
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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because it is such a fun time of year. It is fun to decorate for, create crafts and art for, and really enjoy the weather change after a long hot summer. It also happens to be my daughter's birthday. So I get a little giddy about it all.<br />
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Here are some photos of the beginning stages of my paintings.</div>
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In the above photo I covered the canvas with black gesso and collaged old music paper. </div>
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I then sketched a general design for each one over the gesso so that I could plan out my next move.</div>
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After drawing them on, I used molding paste to build up areas of the pieces where I would like some definition. Since they are Halloween pieces I wanted to have their hats to have a little emphasis as well as a few other spots. </div>
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I'll try to be good along the way to keep taking photos so you can see the process. I took a break this time because the molding paste will take about a day to dry because we are having an unusually rainy day. So, I hope to show you more in the next couple days so check back!</div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-9273603934455336892012-08-08T20:16:00.001-07:002012-08-08T20:16:34.746-07:00AU -Shopping & 5th & 6th ClassesThis is my last post about my fantastic time at Art Unraveled. There has just been so much to show, it would have been the longest post ever if I had piled it all into one. I hope that this will encourage you all to attend AU if possible because I can't stress enough how much this retreat has become one of my favorite weeks of the year.<br />
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So now on to Saturday's Shopping Extravaganza. Many also call it Vendor Day... I call it Heaven! There were (I believe) 55 vendors with yummy goodies for sale. All there to sell their jewelry, sculptures, vintage items, stamps, art supplies, journals, fabrics and fibers, clothing...etc. You name it! If it's artsy then it is probably sold there.<br />
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That evening I was lucky enough to attend the Artist's Showdown. This is the first year I could make it to this event. It was rather fun. There were many of the teachers who were grouped into pairs to make a piece of impromptu art that was then auctioned off to the highest bidder. All proceeds were given to YDI (Youth Development Institute). Here are a few pics of the fun night:<br />
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This was the cute cake to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of AU. Paint brushes as candles... clever!</div>
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Below I have a couple of examples of the artists and their masterpieces.</div>
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Ruth Rae paired up with Leighanna Light. This is their finished piece. </div>
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Jane LaFazio & Mary Beth Shaw paired up to make this eclectic turquoise piece.</div>
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While we (the spectators) were waiting for the masterpieces to be made, we were treated to some pretty fancy glitter tattoos applied by none other than the <a href="http://www.craftychica.com/" target="_blank">Crafty Chica</a>. Fun stuff!</div>
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Now on to my final day at AU. I had two classes that day as well. First came a class called Transferring Memories taught by <a href="http://lisacheneyjorgensen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Cheney-Jorgensen</a>. Lisa is new to teaching at AU so I hadn't heard of her or seen her work before. I just knew that I wanted to learn some transferring methods and this sounded like the class to take. I was right. Lisa was very informative and had a nice packet with the information all there for us to work on these techniques at home as well as in class. She had some amazing journals for us to look at. Lisa is an unbelievably talented artist. I would certainly take another class from her in the future! </div>
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Here is Lisa giving a demo on making our little journals that we were to use the transferring methods in. I am now realizing that I didn't take as many photos this day of classes. I guess my hands were just so busy working instead.</div>
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My sister Holly came over to the hotel that evening to join me for dinner and to see what I was up to. It was fun showing her a bit of the goings on. </div>
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My last class was called Resin Wire Forms taught by <a href="http://somethingsublime.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Deryn Mentock</a>. I am so glad I signed up for this class very early on, because it sold out very fast! I had never worked with resin before and really wanted to be introduced to this product in a class environment because I was kind of intimidated by it. I guess it is because of the need for very precise measurements. I now realize that it was no big deal. I am so excited to use this stuff with my art! Here are some photos from class. </div>
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These three photos above are of Deryn's class samples. She does some amazing things with resin and wire. The photo below is one of my little pieces that I made in class. I actually made quite a few more, but don't have photos of them yet to show you. I also cannot believe that I don't have a single photo of Deryn to show you. I was really slacking on the photo taking that day!</div>
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My wonderfully art filled began with a class taught by <a href="http://pamcarriker.com/" target="_blank">Pam Carriker.</a> She taught me a journaling class last year that left me wanting more. So I quickly jumped on board to take this class and I couldn't have made a better choice. The class was called "A Cut Above". The purpose of the class was to learn how to carve linoleum into a stamp. I have dabbled in a bit of carving earlier this summer in preparation for this class, but had no idea how much more I was capable of doing. (Thanks to Pam!!)<br />
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Also thanks to Speedball, Faber-Castel and Stadler, we got some pretty great goodies to play with!<br />
Here are some photos of my first class:<br />
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This is the stamp I carved! I love it. I even printed it on the little bag that we got our class goodies in. Instragram makes it look lighter than it is. It was actually a nice print. </div>
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This is my new friend Julia hard at work. We were in a couple of classes together this year. (It is so much fun meeting new friends at AU!) And next to her is <a href="http://lklight.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Leighanna Light</a> who is also a new friend and amazing teacher. I might have to take one of her classes next year. :)</div>
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Pam was giving us a demo. </div>
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This is the class all hard at work.</div>
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All that work called for a little relaxing time and a beer with good friends before my next class. Here I am with <a href="http://pamcarriker.com/" target="_blank">Pam Carriker</a> and <a href="http://janelafazio.com/" target="_blank">Jane LaFazio.</a> </div>
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Now for my evening class. This next one was called "Couture Corsage" taught by <a href="http://ruthrae.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ruth Rae</a>. One of my goals for this AU was to take a class by Ruth... no matter what it was. This is the one I chose that worked with my schedule of classes. I was very happy to have made this choice! First we got an informative demo on hand dying your fabrics and lace and such. Then on to making the corsages. I was so fortunate to have Pam Huntington sitting next to me not only keeping me company, but also giving me helpful pointers on how to 'loosen up' :) </div>
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It was a short class, but a really fun time. Here are some photos for you to see the results:</div>
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These are the two corsages that I made! They turned out nice, I think!</div>
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Ruth Rae and I modeling our corsages. She is one talented lady, I tell ya!</div>
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Did I mention that <a href="http://www.vivimagoopresents.com/" target="_blank">Barb Solem</a> was in that class as well? We have been friends for a few years now. It all started at AU! We took a class together my first year. We quickly figured out that we go to the same church. Small world! She has such fun style. Always dressed so cute! Here she is in her Magnolia Pearl top. I could seriously raid her closet!! </div>
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Go and check out the link on her name and you'll see that she is up to some fun stuff! She is planning many new art retreats for the near future that you won't want to miss!!</div>
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My new sweet friend <a href="http://pamelahuntington.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pam Huntington</a> and me. I feel so lucky to have met her (and taken a class from her) this year. I look forward to that friendship blooming! </div>
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Here are the class samples made by Ruth. Beauties!!</div>
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<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-85717967083617284492012-08-03T08:13:00.006-07:002012-08-03T08:13:49.528-07:00AU - 2nd class... SEW amazing!!I was WAY too tired to blog after getting home last night, so I am trying to get this in real quick before I leave for class today.<br />
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Pamela Huntington taught my second class. It was her first year at AU and I am sure it won't be her last. She is such a sweet lady with so many amazing ideas. The name of the class was a Dressmakers Book. We got to use all those old pieces of lace and seam binding, hankies and doilies and we went to town constructing little books. Mine is still in the individual pages stage where I am decorating and collaging, so I will just show you photos from the class and a few of Pamela's beautiful book. Enjoy!<br />
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note: I didn't bother instragraming them because in that dark room, it took all the fabulous color and detail right out of the book and I wanted you to see them as best as you could.<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-73930777272062766892012-08-01T20:03:00.001-07:002012-08-01T20:03:53.111-07:00AU - 1st Class... Fantastic!I am home and tuckered out after a fantastic day of paint and play at Art Unraveled. <a href="http://janelafazio.com/" target="_blank">Jane Lafazio's</a> monoprinting class was so much fun. I saw some familiar faces and made some new friends. Here are pics from my wonderful day. Enjoy!<br />
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Here is the class. Amazing, creative women hard at work.</div>
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Just to give you an idea of how much fun we were all having... this is what the floor looked like by lunch time. We were banging out print after print and just couldn't stop. Both of the above shots were of the pieces that two of my table neighbors were making. Beautiful!!</div>
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Here is sweet Jane! I just love her!! She is giving us demos on where to take the piece once you have made your monoprints. Her demos... applique, free motion stitching, collage, colored pencil & water soluble crayons with a water brush. </div>
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Here is a shot of my pieces. These are just 4 of the many. I am showing these because they are the ones I am most proud of that I made on muslin fabric. The rest I used paper for. I plan to cut those up and use them as collage elements for these fabric pieces. Hopefully I will do that in a reasonable time frame to show you all. </div>
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Now on to day 2! I will be making a book out of all the old lacy bits I have collected from estate sales and such over the past year or so. So stay tuned! :)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My first class is taught by <a href="http://janelafazio.com/" target="_blank">Jane Lafazio</a>. She taught a class I took last year and I loved her. So I just had to take another from her this year. She is just so sweet and very knowledgeable. It will be a fun time. The class is on monoprinting using gel plates and transparent color. Hopefully I will have a beautiful piece to show you when I get finished tomorrow. But to give you an idea of what it is like, here is a monoprinted art quilt that I bought from Jane at last years Art Unraveled shopping day. It is called Poe and I adore it! All the more reason to learn this technique, right?</span></div>
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I haven't posted in a while and thought that an in-progress update was in order. I have been plugging away at my online class and having such a fantastic time doing it. If you haven't ever taken an online class before, I totally recommend you give it a try. The sense of community alone is worth the experience!<br />
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Here are some photos to show more of the work that I have done in this class. Enjoy!!<br />
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A few art journal pages:</div>
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-69193466260979135132012-07-08T21:37:00.002-07:002012-07-08T21:37:42.035-07:00Week 2 of Mixed Media from the Heart...Wow! I am having such a wonderful time learning and playing in this e-course! Sometimes it is just nice to have someone tell you what to do to get out of your own head a bit. Danita, as well as the other students taking the class, have been so fabulous at giving feedback on our posts to the group facebook page. I guess that is what makes it feel like a classroom setting despite not having the other students next to you. This is my first online art class, so you can see that I am just now figuring all this out.<br />
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I could go on and on about how wonderful the class is and how much I am enjoying the projects. But I won't bore you with all that. Here are some photos of my handmade stamps as well as two of the backgrounds that I have made for the class this week. Enjoy!<br />
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<b>Hand carved girly stamp and tiny O </b>- </div>
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I didn't like the material I was carving on here. It was crumbly and a few pieces came off when I wasn't intending them to. I believe it was called Speedy-cut by Speedball.</div>
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<b>Hand carved feather and tiny heart </b>- </div>
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I am much happier with this stuff!</div>
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Here is my first layer of my first background. </div>
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Another shot of just the first layer. </div>
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Here is the finished background. </div>
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This is my second background with just the first paper layer. </div>
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Again I pulled from another page of my color journal for the palette. </div>
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And here is the finished background! I had such a fun time making them. </div>
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I am eager to get started on Week 3!!!</div>
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-24665223043963959432012-07-03T10:58:00.000-07:002012-07-03T10:58:21.273-07:00Week 1 of Mixed Media From The HeartWeek 1 was condensed into just a few days for me since I was out of town for the whole first week of this course. I have been playing catch up in hopes of being able to start week 2 during the actual second week. I am very thankful that this course is so well organized. It has made it easier to follow along and work for small chunks of time between juggling life and family.<br />
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Here are a few photos of the color journal that I have made in my first week. It is an exploration of color and how they draw us into the photos we found, their relation to one another, recognizing groupings that we find pleasing to our eye, as well as vintage washes. I have never kept a color journal before and I look forward to adding to this one and continuing to find more groupings that I can utilize in future paintings. Enjoy!<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-22301530636357652192012-06-21T15:11:00.003-07:002012-06-21T15:11:44.143-07:00Fun stuff coming up...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just signed up to take Danita's <a href="http://danitaart.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-mixed-media-from-heart-online-class.html" target="_blank">Mixed Media From the Heart e-course</a>! Oh boy! I am so excited about this course. I am hoping that it will get the ball rolling for me to get some new paintings in the works. It is not that I am in a funk, it is just that I am always finding so many other things are more important to take care of than creating these days. I think having the kids home from school for the summer is part of it. I see them getting antsy or bored and then the pool, library or local trampoline park sounds like more fun than seeing their sad faces or hearing them ask to watch tv!<br />
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Danita is such an inspiration. She is a mom and a very successful mixed media artist. Her etsy shop is jam packed full of fun whimsical art. I can relate to her art because she has that whimsical style and childlike subject matter which I tend to focus mine on as well. I do hope to learn some of her tips and tricks on painting faces and more background techniques. <br />
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I'll keep you updated on how it is going as I journey through this course. I am so excited to get started. I believe there is still room in the class... so join us if you would like!<br />
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Happy painting!<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-4478825992857920592012-06-12T22:06:00.000-07:002012-06-12T22:06:20.417-07:00Fine Art Prints Now In The Shop!Summer has started off with a bang! I have been so busy with kids and life that I haven't had the opportunity to add to my shop in a while. Well, today I was able to carve out some time to make it happen. I am excited to now have a few new <b>fine art prints</b> for sale in my shop.<br />
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Come and get a closer look <a href="http://artfulmelange.etsy.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and check out what else is in store!</div>
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And psst... I am working on two more to add in the next day or so... so check back! </div>
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292185882262794628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996530005484625555.post-16957432607179244522012-06-06T15:14:00.003-07:002012-06-06T15:14:58.952-07:00Organizing Frenzy...Having the kids home from school for the summer has brought up a few tasks that I have let fall to the wayside. They have a "game closet" that went from organized to complete catch-all disaster. It used to be something that you could walk in to. So, I have begun my quest to organize their things, closets, clothes, etc. That closet looks amazing, I must say.<br />
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This has created a domino effect on other areas in my life. I have big plans for their clothes next because they have grown out of many of the ones still residing in their drawers. (And my son doesn't seem to want to stop wearing some of his old favorites which can only be stopped by banishing them to the goodwill pile)<br />
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<u>But</u> before I get to that, the other day I looked over at my art desk and gasped. "That is what must come next!" I told myself. How else am I going to get moving on getting more stuff in my etsy shop with a desk like that? I should have taken a before photo, but that would only be very embarrassing for me to post. I did however take after photos because I am so delighted with the outcome of my organizing frenzy.<br />
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This is my little artsy alcove. All organized and labeled.</div>
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This wooden 18 drawer shelf is brand new (to me). I just purchased it from a fantastic shop called The Embellished House. One of my favorite little antique shops near by. They had a warehouse sale the other day and I got the shelf for only $37.50! What a bargain!!<br />
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So to let you in on my labeling secret... I follow a blog by <a href="http://justsomethingimade.com/2012/01/the-handmade-crafters-label-branding-kit/" target="_blank">Cathe Holden</a>. She is so talented and generous. I downloaded all my labels from her site which really cut down on the time it would have taken for me to create my own. I knew I wanted something a bit fancy and these were just the right look. Click on her name for the link if you are interested as well.<br />
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This little table is at the end of my art desk for those times that the kiddos want to take part in creating as well... which is most of the time.</div>
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Now I can enjoy that space again!!</div>
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