2/100 Mittens

Day 2 of ‪#‎100memoriesofmom‬ she bought me mittens attached together with yarn and threaded them through my coat when I was very young. I loved having them dangle below my coat cuff. 

1/100 : Magenta

Day 1: one of my earliest #100memoriesofmom was drawing with her using our favorite color, magenta. She loved all things red and hot pink. I remember her buying me my first 64 Crayola box and thinking it was the greatest thing in the world. The magenta crayon always reminds me of her.

100 Days of Memories of Mom

I lost my mom three weeks ago. I decided the best way to work through my grief was to remember all the things, the little memories that would help hold her close to me So for the next 100 days I'm going to try and illustrate my memories of her.

She was a great parent, a friend, a wonderful grandparent and the greatest supporter of my passions.  It's a personal subject for me to put out here but it just feels right. I'll post here and at my instagram as we go along.

New Watercolor Works!

 Hello Friends! Along with my teaching a few watercolor classes online and in the studio I have set up a spot at home for a daily practice of watercolor through June. Finding out a lot about a ritual and taking time for myself. That's what this year is all about for me.  I'm still getting comfortable with it!

Watercolor I: Florals and Abstract

I am thrilled to be offering a new online class in watercolor! Right now we are in week 2 but you can  join anytime and experience all the materials in the classroom for four months! Join us now over at my classroom site!

March Watercolor Sketchbook

 I bought myself a new watercolor sketchbook for this month's practice and am in love with the paper already! If you haven't tried one of these beauties yet - I highly recommend them! Here's a link to get a closer look!

I find my daily practice is encouraged by a quality sketchbook or quality loose paper - sort of inspiring me to get going on my ideas! In the studio we encourage all of our students to use a sketchbook and so we give them one to take notes in and to paint and draw into. It just seems right to give yourself time to play with your ideas! What are your daily practices?

Monoprinting + You = beauty!

Starting Monday we will get immersed in a spontaneous, colorful, meandering practice of Monoprinting. Your scribbles will be surprising and painterly strokes will delight you. Every aspect of 2D art seems to benefit from this fast paced process. I am so excited to get the ball rolling here on Monday! Hop on over to the classroom site through here - to read more!

What we will cover:

Painterly processes and personal mark making

Developing YOUR own style

Drawing into our work

How to make a permanent gelli plate (cheaply!)

faux intaglio

color mixing

ghost printing

texture use

bringing our prints to mixed media

printing in layers

adding other media to the prints

inspiration from other artists

using recycled materials in the process

breaking the mold - shaped plate printing

printing on fabric

weekly videos

printing with paints or inks - how to choose

material links and choices

daily instruction

tips and tricks for the best results 

AND

three extra months to review all the material!

JOIN THE ADVENTURE...