Painting Each Day

My newest favorite! 10 x 10, acrylic on canvas. Sold, $55. More art below.

There are only so many hours in a day, but I can seriously spend 20 of those creating something. I rarely run out of ideas that I want to try - I'm wondering if it's an addiction....if it's my little way of controlling my environment. My studio is my coffee table, which my family has pretty much given up seeing, and since my children are pretty much grown and busy with their own thing, I've laid claim to the dining room table as well. In my defense, if I should need one, they weren't using it anyway, and when the whole family converges, I put everything away for a day and we look like the Cleavers having dinner..... sort of.

CLASSES -

I will be offering a couple of three-session classes, for children and maybe adults should there be an interest. The first one will be "Mixed Media Sunflowers" - and will consist of three two-hour sessions and will cost $55 which includes supplies. One session will be watercolor and we'll cover some basics there before we begin, another will be acrylics, and the next will be either oil pastels or paper mosaic - we'll see. We'll cover design and composition and turn out three wonderful pieces of art.

Another class will be "Creating a Handbuilt Clay Treasure Container."  Just like it sounds, we'll take regular stoneware clay, get a little bit messy, and form, measure and fashion with our hands a small container and lid. This class will need to be one session per week to assure enough time for our containers to dry, be glazed and fired. Sessions will be two hours, one day per week for four sessions, and will cost $60.

"Christmas Craftiness" - will begin mid-September. The two hour sessions will be offered each week and last until December. Each session will be $15 and we'll create something different each week. I'm still working on a list of things, but we'll paint shirts, create holiday cards and gift wrap, make paper beads and maybe even clay ones........like I said, I'm still working on the list but it will be fun, and it's a great time for parents to think about doing some shopping or just going out to have a lunch without kids for a bit. I'm a mom of four - I know!

If there is interest I may hold after school arts/crafts sessions from 3-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.
For more information, days and location, email me at DreamrKate@yahoo.com and I'll give you my number and more information.

In the meantime here's what I've been creating.

Kate

I just finished this yesterday, it flew into someones arms today. Sold, $20, Orangish roses.

This was a fun little project, completely recycled. Sold, $35.

This is a piece of canvas that screamed, "Add hippy beads to MEeeeeee." And so I did. It's going to be upcycled into a tote bag.

A very special order that seems to spur other orders, for which I am very grateful, both for the order and for the opportunity to tell this woman's testimony!  Sold, $20.

Large, 100% cotton t-shirt. $20. Beautiful blue sunflower/daisies. "CityGirl" is sold, sorry.

Large, 100 % cotton t-shirt, $20.

She's sold.......I have no more faces........I have to dig inside my brain to find out who else is in there.....more to come.

I actually still paint on canvas too! I'm very prolific. The top painting, an 18 x 24, was purchased with a companion piece. SOLD, $150.

"WipeOut" girl barely got hung up this morning before she was snatched up. I love that people LOVE the ladies!

Tomorrow I'm going to share with you some of the other wonderful sites and things I've found online!

Kate