The summer workshops have drawn to a conclusion. This fall looks very busy, so I haven’t planned a new workshop schedule yet. I may schedule some special workshop sessions if there is interest in a particular technique, but right now I’m putting my art teaching on hold. Thanks to those who participated. You did great work!
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Fabrics aren’t just for sewing! You can make journal pages out of them, collage them into your journal pages, decorate them with paints, stamps or beads, and use interesting fabric patterns as a basis for your own designs. Dig through your fabric collection and bring your favorite scraps to class! Create transfers from photocopies, to do direct transfers onto acrylic paint and gesso, and other methods of transferring images. Some of these techniques take multiple days, but most can be completed in just an hour or two. None require any previous experience. Bring black & white photocopies of images that you would like to use in your journals. Do not bring inkjet or home laser-printed copies – they will not work the same way. You may also bring laser and inkjet printed color images, which we will also use in transfer. And don’t worry if you don’t have images! I will provide all materials. Click here to sign up for this or other Art Journal Workshops. Paint isn’t the only way to create a background image for an Art Journal page. In this class we’ll explore the art of collaging to create a surface for paint, ink, and other media. If you already have paper images that you would like to use, please bring them to class. But because this is a workshop and we’re trying new techniques, I suggest that you don’t bring precious, one-of-a-kind items for your experimentation. And if you don’t have images or paper, don’t worry! All materials will be provided. Click here to sign up for this, and other Art Journal Workshops. Mary Anne Köppel has graciously offered to host a show of my jewelry and art at her home in Thun. Coffee, tea and cakes will be served, and a few lucky guests will win a bracelet or free entry into one of my Art Journaling Workshops. If you’re looking for the perfect (and perfectly unusual) gift for a loved one or friend, or if you just want to come for the art and the conversation, this is a lovely way to spend an afternoon. Please email me if you’d like to attend, and I’ll send you directions. I’ll have an exhibition & sales table set up at the annual Thanksgiving luncheon for the American Women’s Club of Bern. Both my assemblage art and my jewelry will be on display. The luncheon is held at the AWC Clubhouse in Worb. If you’re female and an English speaker with ties to the U.S., and you don’t yet belong to the AWC, I heartily recommend that you check it out. It’s a wonderful group, full of interesting and friendly women. Simple recipes for watercolor washes. A wash can serve as a wonderful background for an Art Journal page. Washes can also serve as a unifying element to tie your Journal entries together. Preparation: Please bring your journal or journal pages with you to class. Read the advice on choosing the form of your journal. Because I need to prepare the proper amount of materials for each class, I request that all participants register and let me know if you’ll be attending. Please reserve the course date a week in advance. This means that for the January 29 class, you need to notify me of your attendance by January 22. In this class we’ll use gesso (black, white & clear) and metallic underpainting to prepare page surfaces and backs for painting, stamping, and drawing. Learn to prevent pages from curling, create a ground for dry and wet pigments, and prepare your journal for working. Preparation: Please bring your journal or journal pages with you to class. Read the advice on choosing the form of your journal. Because I need to prepare the proper amount of materials for each class, I request that all participants register and let me know if you’ll be attending. Please reserve the course date a week in advance. This means that for the January 15 class, you need to notify me of your attendance by January 8. Thanks to whimsyfish, who listed my “Pink Skellyfly” in her Etsy Treasury, “Happy Halloweenie.”
I have been studying lampwork beadmaking with the amazing glass artist (and even more amazing teacher) Renata Langenegger Lehner. After three semesters I can make beads that I think are beautiful, though I still need years more study and practice before I’ll feel comfortable calling myself a serious student of the art. Lampwork is a wonderful technique, especially if you love glass and fire. It’s a very gentle, contemplative way of making beads, and requires submitting oneself to the medium — too fast or too slow, too hot or too cool, and the glass simply won’t cooperate. Thus, I’ve been learning patience and cultivating inner peace along with making beads. Here are some images of necklaces I’ve made over the past nine months…  Orange and Red Lampwork Bead Necklace  Polka Dot Necklace  Ivory, Pink & Copper Foil Lampwork Necklace  Green & Turquoise Lampwork Necklace |
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