Jet Pens: Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in Bag: Wine

 

As part of their sponsorship program, JetPens sent me a $25 gift certificate to play with. I always have a hard time narrowing down the pens that I want to try but here's what I bought this time for February:

 Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in Bag - A5 - Limited Edition - Wine Red (small)

 Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in Bag - A4 - Limited Edition - Wine Red (large)

   

Note that the small one is small. The scissors don't fit well nor do large pens. Both the scissors and large pens fit comfortably in the A4 size.

The bag opens up and you can fit a thin journal with collage papers, stencils, etc... inside:

I'm thinking that the bags would be the perfect size (depending on the size of your journal at the time) for on the go art making. I like how I can fill it with what I need, throw it in a bag and it's there when I want/need it to be. I may end up buying another one for David as he likes to take his notebook and pens with him and the small size would be perfect for him.

Ahh, bags and art supplies. How they go hand in hand.

Trust

I took some forced time off this weekend. Canceled classes don't make me happy but it is what it is. I know that I'm not supposed to talk about when classes get canceled but it happens to all of us. It's happening more and more these days and it's not looking pretty. I'll just say that I'm not going down without a fight. Teaching is what I do best and what I am most passionate about. I've been doing it for about eighteen years now. I hope to be doing it for many, many more.

That said, because I'm on a little holiday this weekend, I extended the sale of my latest online class until noon tomorrow (Monday.) The price is $20 until then. After that, it goes up to $25. The 49+ page handout is posted and the class is ready when you are!

This coming weekend I'm trekking to Arizona. I'll be teaching five new classes. Samples are in the store. If you know anyone who may be interested, I'd appreciate it if you'd help spread the word.  You can find all of the information in the links below.

 

6th and 7th The Paper Collage Sun City West, AZ Four NEW classes

 

8th Sun City West Illuminated Musings  

Off to resume being on holiday. My little mini vacation time will be spent developing new class ideas (the wheels are always turning and I am very grateful that they do so), working in my art journal, listening to old time radio, reading, going for a walk and watching a film later on with the family.

Speaking of films, David and I watched The Great Beauty the other day. In the extras, the director tried to convince us that it didn't have any connection to Fellini's wonderful La Dolce Vita. Funny that he says that as it seems that whole scenes are lifted directly from the film. Any ways, I recommend seeing both. La Dolce Vita should be seen first and then The Great Beauty. I'll leave you with some shots from both films:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I'm Reading

“Time to leave now, get out of this room, go somewhere, anywhere; sharpen this feeling of happiness and freedom, stretch your limbs, fill your eyes, be awake, wider awake, vividly awake in every sense and every pore.”   -Stefan Zweig, The Post-Office Girl I should be finished with Stefan Zweig's The Post Office Girl by the end of today. Deciding on which Zweig book to read next. (Update: I finished it. I loved it and would recommend it. Still not sure which book I'll be picking up to read next later on tonight.) I was quite happy to find a copy of Kierkegaard's Diary as I had been looking for it for some time now. I also picked up Kafka's Diaries while looking for a copy of Letters to Felice (no luck yet on that one.) What are you reading?

Leonard Nimoy

 

"Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human." -Captain James T. Kirk on his friend, Spock in Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.  LLAP
— Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) February 23, 2015

Art Unraveled August 4-11, 2015

 

I'm very excited to announce that I will be teaching four workshops at Art Unraveled in Phoenix, AZ this August 5th through the 8th. You can check out the entire schedule here as there are tons of workshops from a wide variety of instructors to choose from.

Here's what I'm teaching:

Essence of Me: Layers of Paper and Tape

 

Love Your Lettering

 

Painted Visions

Layers of Me: A Lesson in Unraveling

I hope to see you there! Please email me if you have any questions.

26 October 2014 Journal Page

A quick reminder that my latest online class focusing on collage work learning how to use line and shape is on sale through this weekend. I try very hard to push my students as well as myself in my classes. I've been working very hard on these latest series of classes (collage, text, line/shape) and I know that you will love working with them as much as I have!

Blog Love:
Who made the Oscars look so great? Designer Henry Hobson (LOVED his title cards)
An interview with Hobson here
Mary Blair dresses coming to Pin-up Girl Clothing


 

25 October 2014 Journal Page

The family is on a plane headed back to Boston. Things haven't quieted down yet though. I'm rushing around trying to get ready to teach art (we've been making a box with a deck of cards) to the home schooled girls today.  

Also working on the final bits of my latest online class that focuses on using line and shape in your artwork.  

I've been reading Stefan Zweig's The Post Office Girl and loving every page. I went a bit Zweig crazy after seeing The Grand Budapest Hotel. I hope to have a longer blog post about all of it very, very soon.