I can't believe it is already February! My book manuscript is due at the end of March, and I'm feeling behind, as usual. Right now I am working on foam core pieces, some for the book and some for teaching projects. I love this material as a collage support and building material, and first was inspired to use it by
Carol Owen's book, Crafting Personal Shrines. I am so excited that she will be contributing a few pieces to my current book! Here are a few foam core "Dream Houses" that I've been working on. It seems like a fun format, offering lots of opportunity for content as well as embellishment. These may need a little work yet. From left to right: "Butterfly House", "Bird House", and "Home".
The first workshops I'm teaching in 2011 are coming right up next week at Ink About It in Westford, MA. On Friday, January 7, it's the Panel Book, which is a special kind of accordion structure. We'll begin by creating a couple of simple accordions, and then move on to the panel book. Saturday's workshop is the Dream House Collage, in which we make a collage house structure using foam core. I know Sue Bleiweiss, from The Sketchbook Challenge, will be taking the Dream House workshop, and I can't wait to meet her in person! Both of us will be bringing our sketchbooks to share.
