Souvenirs From Life: Artbliss

Souvenirs From Life: Artbliss: "Well, I'm back from Artbliss in DC and I was greeted by these beautiful welcome home flowers! They look like Fall in a vase!It sure didn't f..."

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Necklace using the Making Memories, Ornamentea, and Susan Lenart Kazmer Charms



Student learning in Melissa Manleys Hard Candy Class



The studio in the Tropical Storm

My front yard

My front yard

Dusty

Smithoian National Zoo Washington DC

Hubby and Kiddos at the Zoo

The butterfly Pavilion





Butterfly on Exhibit

Easter Island Statue used in the movie "Night of The Museum"

 

Smithsonian Easter Island Exhibit



Colby at the Smithsonian

Dusty this early morning



Colten at the Smithsioan Natural History Museum

Me and Colten

Washington DC

Washington DC

Hello Again,

             I have been trying all day to post this, we are in the middle of the Tropical Storm Nicole having winds, and torrential rain at this time. I did cancel my class for tonight...the Copics class.  I do want to share with you some more Washington DC pics, Art Bliss and the necklace.  I used a variety of charms to make this necklace. Beverly one of my students and dear friends brought me the "D" on the necklace, well when I was putting it in my metalshop/bead room....I said ummmm I really think I could put this together right now....well within like 15 minutes I had this wonderful little necklace complete. I love it, I had purchased the Susan Lenart Kazmer charms at M's...which btw I have bought like all of them...lol!! Love her work...an AMAZINGI ARTIST.  The flower's, the other charms are from Making Memories Jewelry by Jill Schwartz. Awesome talent!!! Love these pieces. The wheels I am unsure of I bought them from M's on clearence. The chain and supplies are from Ornamentea.com.   I buy alot of my supplies from them...you will love that place!!! The boys had no school today but they have had a ball playing the XBOX 360. Hope you have a wonderful day. Cyber Hugs, Dawn





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ART BLISS and Washington DC ~YUDU PROJECT~

T-Shirts made on the Yudu using the Cricut

Washington DC Capitol

National Smithsonian Zoo Reptile Exhibit

The wonderful Pandas at the National Zooalgical Park

AMAZING

Butterfly in the Butterfly Pavilion

Calcified Nest on exhibit at the Smithsonian

Washington DC Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Washington DC Monument

Washington DC ~ Archives

Dusty at the Washington DC National Smithsonian Zoo

Colten in the Butterfly Pavilion

Good Morning all,

Well It will be a slight catch-up day.....I have been gone since early am last Thursday....I have not even been by the blogs yet. Got home late Monday night and had to work Tuesday all day to teach Tuesday night at the AAS store in Chesapeake VA. The class went wayyyyyy over I did not even get home till 2am. So here I am this morning trying to catch-up.

This weekend was FABULOUS>>>>>I mean just FABULOUS. I spent the whole weekend in classes at ART BLISS in Sterling Va. Was able to work with some AMAZING talented teachers and students. Oh my...just fun times. My first class started off with Melissa Manley. I took two classes with her....just perfect spent all day Saturday in here class then all evening in her other class. She ROCKS!!!! She is so AMAZING and just down to earth and I laughed alot....mainly because when she teaches it reminds me of myself when I teach. SO I could just giggle thinking okay I am not the only one!!! LOL!!! JUST AWESOME!!! Check her out.... click on her name to view her site. She will also be teaching at Art and Soul. There were other amazing artist at the Art Bliss like Deryn Mentock and Kerry Bogert. On Sunday I took classes with Kerry Bogert and had a fabulous time...she is awesome just filled with knowledge and down to earth amazing!! She even signed my book she wrote...just wonderful.....check it out. Totally Twisted. I will be sharing pictures all week of my trip up to Sterling Va., Art Bliss and Washington DC. Hubby took the boys sightseeing in Washington DC while I was in classes that is the times I miss but I do need to fill my creative side too!!!

Also let me tell ya about my shirts I made for the trip....well my dear sweet "sista from anoter mutter" as we say. We could be sisters really!!! She signed up for my first class back in Feb. and has been in everyone since...Beverly. Well I have been talking about the YUDU every since Provo Craft brought it out...well Beverly bought one and had not used it yet....so she said take it home and use it...well THANKS Beverly now I really want one!!!! LOVE IT!!! I made these cute tee's for the retreat....folks even said they would have bought one from me if I had made more. I used two cheapo tee's from M's and washed without fabric softener. Hung to dry....then went to work!! Using the Cricut alphas from Ashlyn's alphabet and Wall Decor and More I cut them in black and placed them on the YUDU then flashed the image....oh my fun fun fun!!!! Can't wait to get some more tee's. Also I used the fabulous I-Rock by Imaginisce . Love that tool!!! My dear friend Beverly bought it for me. Thanks Beverly. Oh well I must have talked your ears off...lol!!! Have a WONDERFUL INSPIRED Day of ART!!! Cyber Hugs, Dawn

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Converse Shoes while conversing ~doodles~

Hello again, It really seems so hard everyday to sneak a post in....seriously!! Why? you can only guess why, right!! When we went shoe shopping for school we were in Rack Room Shoes and they had the bogo 1/2 off well we had all that everyone needed...and I saw these Converse just calling my name....yes I know I didn't need them. Mostly all I wear are flip flops....yeah even in the winter..but I do wear boots when going out. So I debated...ok I was sold. I saw this blank canvas with doodles all over it. That very same day when we got back home I had my Utrecht catalog in the mail....no joke on the back pages of the sales catalog were blank Converse not to mention a fabulous sale!!! Hubby called later that night and we just had a long talk and I was talking I doodled away...before we finished with our conversation I had completed my new Converse shoes...Love 'em!! Just tooooo much fun!!! The boys loved them too!! I used a black Sharpie fine point. Have a WONDERFUL Day full of Inspiration, Cyber Hugs, Dawn

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The Mask that almost wasn't A Michael DeMeng Class

Like I had said I have been creating and creating....just not posting. Wanted to share with you all one of my favorite pieces of work. In May I attended Art and Soul and took a Michael DeMeng class. I had purchased one of his books on Amazon.com. Well the class list was specific but I had no clue what I was getting into.....all I can say is WOW!!! Well worth every minute. I learned so much and now ASSEMBLAGE is just AMAZING!!!! I had always collected all these found objects my whole life...but now I found a creative outlet to use them. Never realizing all the bottle caps I have saved and listening to hubby fuss.....now I know why....they were meant for the assemblage of my art.

So going back to the day of class I got there and had left my cheapo white Michaels arts and craft mask in the car they had this convention going on and I literally had to park in the boonies. I sat in class with like nothing other than my Tim Holtz finding and some paint and wooden board that was left in VW from another project. They came into the room telling everyone they had to move their car if it was in this far out parking lot.....well you know what that meant.....me!!!! So I got up walked what seemed forever and trying to find this tiny VW in a field of cars. Finally locating my car the alarm going off>>>>WHY ???? I will never know......IT has a mind of its own!!! So I get my mask and realize my VW is good.....so headed back to class with this cheapo mask...thinking I am never going to pull this off......I just didn't come prepared......So walking back down the corridors I stopped into the traveling shop and found a few found objects. Pleasesd with the items I set back to the class and was now prepared to begin. Michael was going over some tools and objects and how to assemble what nots....as I was thinking and creating. OK I am ready now so I began putting on some air dry clay (which being A Gare Certified teacher) I was clay experienced, lol!! I was having a blast.....this little mask came together nicely...the students in the class were just amazing!! The creativity that came from the class was just enough to make everything come together beautifully!!! Then around 4pm Michael had what he calls The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Playing the music theme too!! Set the mood and he critiqued everyones mask. Just an amazing day and I was so pleased with mask and the skills I learned. Michael signed both of my books. Just an amazing day!!!!

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