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One of my classes that I just "had" to take at AU this year was Richard Salley's Copper Enameled Bracelet. While anyone who knows me well, knows I adore bracelets, it wasn't about the bracelet that I went ga-ga, it was the chance to learn copper enameling. If I did only one class at AU this year, it was going to be this one. **And was I petrified ~ after all, this involves fire!!** LOL!! (Thanks, Kim, for talking me through my momentary panic just before class began!!)

I did a necklace, too, and fired some other pieces for someone else, because I was all done and had no more copper read to fire. This seemed just as natural to me as walking -- in fact a couple of the ladies watched what I was doing, because they said that I made it look easy. HA!

Kim said before I went in, that I would probably love the class, and then want to do it more. And it's funny, it was so very easy, almost natural to me, but I think I need more practice before I want to do a lot more of it. Right now, I'm thinking I may take the same class from him again next year, try it some more, and then see if I want to continue. For now, no more new stuff. (Well, that's not true ~ I bought a new sewing machine yesterday. I'd drooled over it for a while, and finally just went down & purchased. Ooh, it will be fun & and I'll post pics when I've got it up and running.)

Anyway, here's the bracelet - and the necklace I made from the bracelet scraps - complete with a toggle that I created out of some of the leftover wire from someone else's project. Geesh - once a scavenger, always a scavenger, I guess!

And, here's one of the panels from my class with Jane LaFazio, called "Paper on Cloth Collage." It will be interesting to see what it looks like once I add the stitching (with my new machine), as that will outline the flower, create the stem, and give some other little accents. When it's done, I will post.

Until next time ~ have a great day!

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More Art Unraveled Projects

One of the evening classes (a 3 hour class) that I took at Art Unraveled was with Kelly Kilmer - her "Little Book of Faux Monoprints." A great class where we painted and made little monoprints and then bound the pages into little books. Look at the cool pages, and the two neat little books I made that evening.

Another cool class was with Katie Kendrick, and okay, so my finished picture is laying on it's side in this post -- LOL, I'm going to try scanning it & inputting it again, anyway - I'm finding I'm not liking the posts with pictures of my projects as much as the very few that I've done with scans - so, here's a sideways "glimpse" of my finished project, along with a pic of Kim, Katie and myself -- isn't Kim's picture GREAT?

That's all for now - more later! Be artistic today!

What a time it was!

I've returned home from Art Unraveled in Phoenix. What a wonderful time it was. I think this year's classes were some of the best I've taken. I have so many cool projects to show - I finished EVERY project!!! (Now, to be fair, not every class was a project class - and to be fair, by Sunday evening I was pretty "full" of art stuff, but I still finished something in every class!!)

It was fun to reconnect with friends - Kim, it was great to spend time laughing and giggling with you, and making art. It was fun to make some new friends & getting better acquainted with people that I had met in previous years.

Over the next few days, I'll show you some of the work I did, and the people I spent time with - here's a start!

First stop, Frenzy Stamper in Scottsdale - I regularly watch the blog of this amazing Rubber Stamp store, and owner Debbie Bick has an amazing selection - it's like I'm making a pilgrimage when I walk in the doors!! Debbie is so fun, too - we laughed a lot the entire time I was there - turned out she was signed up for one of the same classes later in the week. To give you an idea of how great her store is, and filled with so much inspiration, take a look at the shelf behind her head - here's a close up of the books with the beautiful bindings that she has made - such eye candy I could stand and look at them for quite a long time!!

Kim & I took "Watercolor Transfer" from the gracious and kind Carla Sonheim. This is a wonderful technique and the results were astounding - although the picture below doesn't do it justice, the colors are muted, soft, flowing and dreamy - it's cool.

BTW - Kim & I met 4 years ago at Art Unraveled - she now lives in the Phoenix area, after having moved from Southern California. She was the first person I met at Art Unraveled, standing in line to register - we've been friends ever since. It was SO fun to get to share classes with her, and to spend time together -- this evening was the first time we'd seen each other in 2 years - yes, there was a lot of happy chatter from both of us during this class!!

L to R - me, Carla, Kim

aren't the colors dreamy?

Okay, I have to admit, when Carla saw this, she politely asked me, "so, are you a graphic designer or an accountant? Everything is so very orderly, I just assume you are a very orderly person." Hence, I tried to loosen up a little bit more on the others.... LOL!!!

Well, that's it for today - until next time!

To Camp We Go!

Well, I'm off to camp again! This time, it's art camp - Art Unraveled. I plan on posting pics to the blog as often as I can, to let you know about the classes I'm taking. It's going to be a fun trip, and one I've looked forward to since signing up for classes in February - it seems a little mean to make us sign up for classes in February and then wait.....wait......wait.....6 full months to get to take them.
Alas. Perhaps I should just be happy that I get all the time of blissful anticipation!

Until next time - from Art Unraveled! (or maybe someplace between here and there!)