Good Morning from San Diego Comic Con Day 2

Good morning from San Diego! Above are the goodies that I bought last night, Barron Storey's latest book of his journal pages, an empty paint marker (which I immediately filled) and the acrylic ink from Holbein. I love their paints so I am very excited about their newly formulated acrylic ink.

I'm hoping for some time to dive into Barron's book as well as a few minutes to play with the new acrylic ink in the paint markers while we're waiting in line. I'll post my thoughts as soon as possible.

In the meantime, I'll be posting to Instagram throughout the day.

August 2017 Workshops

 

Here is my list of classes for 2017.

I'm ALWAYS looking for new teaching venues so if you know of any that may be interested, I'd love to hear. I have taught a wide range of ages from individuals to small groups to large gatherings. I have held classes at stores, museums, backyards, garages, studios, public and private schools as well as private homes. I also am available for teaching home schooling art classes.

My workshops are always process-based learning while creating a unique product. I am well known for not traveling light and bring a large variety of supplies including (but not limited to) collage material, rubber stamps, stencils, pens, markers, tape and more.

Please note the small supply list for each class.

If you're not near where I'll be teaching, but you're interested in taking a class, I do offer a variety of online classes (27 different online workshops as of March 2015.) You can find out more info on the right side of my main blog.

Thank YOU for your interest!

August

1-8th Art Unraveled Phoenix AZ FOUR workshops!

15th Studio Soliday Oak Park, CA Phases of You

18-20th The Island's Creative Escape in Los Gatos

26th San Diego The Odyssey Journal

November

3-5th Taos, NM Art Odysseys Authenticity: Finding Your Voice Through Art Journaling

MORE TBA in 2017!

2018

February

Art and Soul Portland

I hope to see you there!

Visiting The Fogg Museum at Harvard Cambridge, MA

On June 19th, I visited the Fogg Museum at Harvard in Cambridge, MA. I had a very limited time frame (about an hour) so I was only able to see one floor. Here are some of my favorite paintings from that trip. 

Bonnard

Picasso

a double sided painting by Picasso 

 

Van Gogh

Matisse

more Matisse

Seurat

Toulouse-Lautrec

Modigliani

Klee

O'Keeffe

Cornell

Rubenstein and LeBrun

Beckmann

Smullyan Sloan

Rivera

Miro

Cezanne

Maillol

Renoir

I loved how intimate the museum was and how unlike many of the other museums I visited, it was quiet. There were times when I was the only person in the gallery and I cherished every moment. I am looking forward to visiting the museum again. 

Fogg Museum Harvard Cambridge, MA

A New Book

Amazing how nothing can be transformed into something. The idea of a new journal is scary to some while invigorating to others. I am eager to see what develops on these new pages.

Workshops at The Island's Creative Escape Los Gatos, CA August 18-20th

I am very excited to announce that I will be teaching at The Island's Creative Escape in Los Gatos, CA August 18th through the 20th. The samples are being mailed to the store this week.

The schedule is as follows:

August 18th [Friday]	1 to 7 p.m.	Authenticity: Finding Your Voice Through Art Journaling
August 19th [Saturday]	9:30-4:00	Book of Intentions
August 19th [Saturday]	6:00 - 9:00	Tell Your Story: Visual Journal Pages as Narrative
August 20th [Sunday]	9:30-4:00	Serenity Bundles

These are fresh, new workshops that teach a wide variety of NEW ideas involving acrylic painting, collage, creative processing, self expression, composition, design, layering and much, much more. 

Beginners to advanced are welcome in ALL of the classes.

My workshops are always process-based learning while creating a unique product. 

Please note there is a small supply list.

The class fees include a vast array of mediums and materials to complete the necessary project. It is well known that I do not travel light to any of my classes. I will be bringing such things as: 

• acrylic paints 
• all materials necessary to complete the project (handmade paper, decorative paper, board, glue, etc...)
• bookbinding supplies (thread, awl, needles)
• rubber stamps 
• ink pads 
• decorative tape
• stencils
• pens and markers
• gel medium
• collage ephemera and much, much more.

Interested in signing up? Please contact The Island's Creative Escape at 408-402-3581 or creativeescapelosgatos@gmail.com.

Questions? Please email Kelly for more info! EGorey99@sbcglobal.net

Supply list:

(For the evening class, you will need a journal to work in. Please email me if you have any questions.) scissors, apron, a selection of favorite collage ephemera (think about reading this when choosing your images), bone folder, cork back metal ruler, roll of paper towels or a few old rags, permanent black ink pad (if you have one),  1" brush to paint and glue (I like chip or bristle brushes), a couple of smaller, detail paint brushes, a few of your favorite glue sticks (large glue sticks will last you longer), roll of waxed paper OR an old catalog or magazine to paint and glue on (if you don't want to use all of your waxed paper for this.) Feel free to bring a small handful of your favorite colors of acrylics, paint pens and markers if you'd like though I will have several for you to use.

Authenticity: Finding Your Voice Through Art Journaling

 

Book of Intentions

 

Tell Your Story: Visual Journal Pages as Narrative

 

 

Serenity Bundles

I hope to see you there!