Student work from Art and Soul in Portland

I wanted to share with you some of the awesome work my students did at Art and Soul in Portland earlier this month.  Next year's Portland event will be in early April; I will be teaching three classes, of which I have not decide the exact topics yet.  Thinking of something with the gelli arts gel plate, something in composition (each two days), and a one-day class on something else.  Requests and suggestions are welcome.

These are from the Dynamic Composition  class and Layering and Excavating:

Back from Portland

Now I'm back from Art and Soul in Portland, OR, and I took absolutely NO pictures of the event!  Too busy teaching.  After teaching I spent the weekend with my Aunt and Uncle, who took me to Xico for dinner one night, and I took them to Biwa another night, Mexican and Japanese respectively.  I got a lovely walk in at Oaks Bottom wildlife refuge, and two yoga classes at Sellwood Yoga.

From Xico's Web Site

Biwa's Interior

Here are a few of the samples I made in Portland:

Monoprint Collage

Monoprint Collage

Layering with Transparencies

Layering with Transparencies

Layering with Transparencies

Next year's Art and Soul event in Portland is in April.  It is now open for registration.  I will be teaching:
Layering with Transparencies
The Art of the Postcard
Working in Series
Layers and Textures
Balancing Opposites - the Yin and Yang of Composition
Monoprint Collage

In the meantime, I am teaching a weekend workshop at the Rowe Center, in MA, which you can read about here.   It is filling fast, so register soon if you are interested.

Also, Art and Soul in Kansas City is coming up in March, where I'm teaching:
Layering with Transparencies
The Art of the Postcard
Abstract Landscape
Layers and  Textures
Stencils and Masks

I am taking a little breather before my online workshops start next week, Keys to Dynamic Composition and Text and Image. 

Thanks for visiting!

More from Portland

Hi All! The video shooting at Creative Catalyst Productions went SUPER WELL! I enjoyed every minute, especially working with the CCP group. They are a friendly, accommodating, and professional group with loads of creative insight. I did not take any pictures while there, so I will post a few more "people" shots from Art and Soul, plus a few from the Portland Farmers' Market:

Elizabeth

Marcy and Jan

Dale

The Front Worktable
Inspiration from the Market

Fresh Ginger!

Aren't those colors awesome???!!!! I bought some fresh ginger to take home; it does not grow here in Vermont!

Views from Art and Soul

Just a quick post to show off some of the work my students did at Art and Soul in Portland. These are from my Scribble Collage class. I apologize for the photography; it does not do justice to these gorgeous pieces, which are just a few from the many examples.

Before

And After

Thanks to all of you who participated! This was a very rewarding and inspiring class to teach. Thanks also to Art and Soul for organizing such a fun and fabulous retreat.

Art and Soul!!!!

I am thrilled to announce that I will be teaching Scribble Collage at Art and Soul this fall in Portland, Oregon. On Thursday, September 29 I'll be teaching a full-day session, in which we make loads of gorgeous scribble-painted papers and then make collages with them.


A few scribble collage studies from a student in a recent workshop:

The evening session, "Scribble Paint" will be a condensed version, in which we make the gorgeous papers, but not collage.

There will be so many fabulous classes offered at Art and Soul this fall; check out some of these fine teachers:
Janne Robberstad is teaching Machine Embroidered Birds and Fabric Portraits.
Stephanie Rubiano is teaching FOUR different workshop; check them out.
Elizabeth Kettle is teaching is teaching THREE different workshop is fabric and mixed media. Click here for her blog.
Ingrid Dijkers is teaching THREE workshops in art journaling.
I can't wait to meet Ingrid, as she has several pieces in my new book.
Marcia Schultz
Kari McKnight-Holbrook is teaching THREE workshops in mixed media.
Karen O'Brien is teaching Block Party, making small scale art with loads of mixed media techniques.
Glenny Moir organizes the whole thing!

Hope you can join us!!