NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

Always, one of the funniest place at the convention:

ART MATERIALS! 

PRANG:

I have always used their watercolors when teaching. New favorites:

METALLIC WATERCOLORS AND METALLIC MARKERS 

An old favorite; Les Carrés Couleurs Conté 

This was presented by Sax Arts & Crafts:

Creating a monoprint using Shrinky Dinks and Caran d'ache water crayons

LETTERPRESS TRAY FROM 7 GYPSIES

I created this letterpress tray for a contest from Archiever's Scrapbook store. I won the voting contest at the Niles, IL store and now the piece is on its way to ScrapFest. There it will compete in the National contest against forty four other photo trays. The pictures are of my niece and nephews and the art work they created with me when they were little. It is hard to believe that now Josh is a freshman, Sammy is in eight grade and Emma is in fifth grade. WOW! 

7 GYPSIES LETTERPRESS TRAY

ARCHIEVER'S

The stuff figures were inspired by:

SHAWNIMALS

TIM HOLTZ FRAGMENTS

TIM HOLTZ IDEA-OLOGY HINGES

7 GYPSIES (I love these eye hooks)

SMASH

Inspired by SHAWNIMALS:

Josh created his own JOSHIMALS and JOSHEMON characters!

POTLUCK

NOTES TAKEN @POTLUCK:

POTLUCK! - a collaboration between Mac 'n Cheese Productions and TeamPete

Potluck! brings together several of Chicago's best and brightest, funniest and handsomest, wittiest and engaging-est for an evening of rapid fire musings on whatever the hell they choose to muse upon. In the vein of Pecha Kucha, Ignite, and TED Talks, each presenter will stuff 10 pounds of awesome into a 5 pound bag...er, into a six minute talk.

THE LINE-UP

• Sarah Jindra, Reporter, WBEZ Traffic and Founder, INSPIREme Chicago


• Griffin Caprio, Uber-Mench


• Heather Van Benthuysen, Teacher


• Arnie Niekamp, Head Writer, 'You Don't Know Jack' game


• Drex Drexler, Litigation paralegal


• Megan Redfearn, Academic and leadership development, Northwestern University


• Marcy Capron, Founder/CEO, Polymathic

MOON CYCLE PRAYER FLAGS

FOLLOW THE PROCESS OF CREATING THESE FLAGS by clicking on this link.

I have been participating in a PRAYER FLAG SWAP through the amazing and inspiring online community at; THE GODDESS GUIDEBOOK. The site is the brainchild of Leonie Dawnson. There is a multitude of creativity, support and just fun stuff going on that it is much more than a website. Check it out for yourself @ THE GODDESS GUIDEBOOK. 

OAK PARK ARTS DISTRICT SUMMER CAMP JUNE 2011

I just completed a second year, teaching at; The Oak Park Arts District June Summer Camp. The camp takes place in a variety of art studios and businesses on Harrison Street. The two weeks provide kids the opportunity to expand their art skills with professional artists through dance and movement, mixed-media, glasswork, beading, painting, culinary arts, fiber arts, print-making, yoga and more. I taught at WHISPERS FROM THE MOON, a wonderful, magical "secret" cottage run by my friend, Lisa Source Schmitz.

CLEARING SPACE

I created this bottle for a space cleansing spray. In the bottle is; a small crystal, a lapis bead, a small hamsa, water with a few drops of peppermint and lemon essential oils.

Inspired by an e-course created by:

http://www.goddessguidebook.com/

CAMILLE'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT

Prior to the closing of WINDY CITY SCRAPBOOKING's store on Clybourn, I spent days there using the Accucut Die cutting machine. I now have a supply of these pages to create books!!! I also purchased the CINCH bookbinding machine, which creates the cool wire binders. I'll soon be selling one of a kind journals, like this one, on an ESTY store.

THE CINCH

THE ACCUCT

MY NIECE'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT: