Happy Friday

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Paint Blob Thursdays #4

Something else to do every Thursday! (#4)

 

Directions: Print, turn the paper, draw and color!

 

Then, share over at the Drawing Lab flickr group!

 

 

Next Online Class Starts Tomorrow

(The Silly Is Coming! The Silly Is Coming!)

Lyric Kinard DVD Giveaway!

My fellow Art Sparker Lyric Kinard has just released a new DVD, and she has sent me a copy to GIVE AWAY!

I watched most of it earlier this week (heh-heh, sorry Lyric, but I was interrupted by Little Liam!), but I can tell you that Lyric did a wonderful job… directions are clear, video quality is great, and her wonderful personality and humor just shine! Most importantly, Lyric made the beading look so fun that I was itching to pull out tiny seed beads and give it a try… and anyone who knows me knows that I “hate” tiny seed beads!

All you need to do to win this copy is to leave a comment on this post.

I’ll pick the winner randomly on Friday, October 14, 2011.

And if you want another chance to win, head on over to these other blogs!

Sep 15  Larkin Van Horn http://blog.larkinart.com/

Sept 16 Susan Sorell http://www.creativechick.com/blog/

Sept 19 Kelli Nina Perkins http://ephemeralalchemy.blogspot.com/

Sept 21  Sharon Chapman http://wildflowerhouse.blogspot.com/

Sept 23 Leslie Jennison http://leslietuckerjenison.blogspot.com/

Sept 26 Carla Sonheim https://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/

Sept 28 Gloria Hansen http://www.gloriahansen.com/weblog/

Sept 30 Laura Wasilowski http://artfabrik.blogspot.com/

Oct 3  Carol Sloan http://carolbsloan.blogspot.com/

Oct 5 Sue Bleiweiss http://www.suebleiweiss.com/blog/

Oct 7  Jill Berry http://jillberrydesign.com/blog/

Oct 10 Jane LaFazio http://janeville.blogspot.com/

Oct 12 Tracie Lynn Huskamp http://thereddoor-studio.blogspot.com/

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And random.org picked #65, who is lois! Thank you everyone!

Wes’ Cross-Country Finish

19th, 20th and 21st from steve Sonheim on Vimeo.

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This is best viewed full screen.

There’s so much about this little video I love. I wish I could communicate why/how it moved me on so many levels. Steve and I watched it over and over. (Our son Wes has the longest hair of the three.)

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Our little Liam (new grandson) is still in the hospital. Positive thoughts and prayers are so appreciated. Thank you so much.

Paint Blob Thursdays #3

Something else to do every Thursday! (#3)

 

Directions: Print, turn the paper, draw and color!

 

Then, share over at the Drawing Lab flickr group!

 

 

Me, too.

“Sometimes I wonder if any of us are cut out for the lives we lead.”

— Big Shep, “Little Alters Everywhere,” by Rebecca Wells

I’m a Grandmama!

Liam Evander Sonheim

Born September 19, 2011, 6:02am

8lbs, 6 oz; 21.5 inches

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UPDATE: Thank you so much for all the well wishes! If you are the praying type, Liam was admitted to the hospital last night for a few days for observation. Thank you… UPDATED UPDATE: Liam is home and we think all is well. Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers!

Paint Blob Thursdays #2

Something else to do every Thursday! (#2)

Directions: Print, turn the paper, draw and color!

Then, share over at the Drawing Lab flickr group!

Journalfest!

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JOURNALFEST: A Mixed Media Journaling Retreat
October 26-30, 2011

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I am good at a lot of things. (Animals! I can draw cute animals!)

The list of things I’m NOT good at is way longer (money, exercise, cooking, toilets…).

Anyway. Another thing I don’t seem to be great at is coming up with retreat class descriptions that just WOW potential students away from all the other tantalizing choices and into my classes. (I’ve struggled with anemic class descriptions the whole time I’ve taught at the mixed media events; thankfully, my reputation as a “good teacher” started assuring healthy class sizes as years went by.) Update: I should note here that I don’t mean to imply that my descriptions are the ONLY reason people don’t sign up! Geesh.

But last week I found out my numbers at Journalfest were so low that I decided I should cancel. (Embarrassing!)

After talking with Teesha today, though, I’ve decided not to cancel after all (a few more students signed up!), and so I want to try one more time to entice some of you to come to Journalfest in Port Townsend, WA in October!!

I’m teaching two classes. The first is called “Your Inner Dr. Suess” and we will be making artist books using watercolor and other mixed media. In the morning we go through a lot of drawing exercises, to loosen you up, get your ideas flowing, and just get more comfortable with pen and paper. In the afternoon we add watercolor to the mix and make the books. These are puzzle books (like the Junk Mail Artist Book) and I’ve taught this class several times and it is ALWAYS fun!

The second class is called “Blobs and Sidewalk Cracks.” It’s a new class and it is based on the first chapter of the book I am currently writing for Quarry. (Yes! I’m writing a new book!) Students in this class will be guinea pigs for new drawing exercises using “found” things as inspiration, blobs, sidewalk cracks, food, trash…. In the morning we will draw, draw, draw (as in all of my classes), and in the afternoon we will draw, draw, draw, paint, paint, paint. I just know it will be a fun class!

(If you like the recent “blob” challenge, or the sidewalk challenges from my newsletter, or any of my recent animals, you will like this class!)

P.S. A special note to Seattle-area people: COME!!!!!!!

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