Author: Jane

I enjoyed a couple of wonderful workshops with Ingrid Dijkers (http://www.ingriddijkers.com/main.html) and made a book. Using a recycled folder for the covers and adding plain paper pages constructs the basic book. I then added paint to color the pages, washi tape to decorate the borders, and collaged letters to create favorite quotes. Also included a few favorite songs. What a fun and satisfying project!

I participated in a Maria Shell (https://talesofastitcher.com/ )online workshop last month through the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild (https://www.gaaqg.com/). It focused on strips and stripes to create compositions. I completed constructing my study, 30X50″, although it is not backed and completed. The process is interesting, constantly experimenting and getting the most activity possible with color combinations. A wonderful class!!

A wonderful and unique use of upcycled materials!! https://glenmartintaylor.com/

What a wonderful way to share postcard art in the time of the pandemic. Many thanks to Mark Montano and my fellow artists who are spreading love and positivity through the mail! (http://www.markmontano.com/2020/09/international-postcard-swap.html) I received 10 fabulous postcards in the past couple of weeks! WOW!!

I enjoyed creating another scrappy soul book, according to Tiffany Goff Smith’s delightful online class (https://southerngalsdesigns.com/). It is a fun project, incorporating upcycled papers and fabrics into a special and unique art journal. I loved altering a children’s craft book!

I am participating in iHanna’s second postcard swap of 2020–it is so much fun! She hosts swaps annually–you mail off ten cards that you create and then receive ten cards in return. https://www.ihanna.nu/postcard-swap/ I used recycled newspaper and acrylic paint for my collaged cards (4X6″).

UPDATE: November 7th: I have received 6 cards so far and they are WONDERFUL! Many thanks to fellow artists in our shared creative endeavors.

I saw some beautiful fading flowers in late September–the colors, shapes, and textures were fantastic!

I participated in “Open Studio” yesterday, hosted by artist Ingrid Dijkers (http://www.ingriddijkers.com/index.html). We explored using foam stamps and acrylic paints to create painted papers such as deli paper, scrapbook and sketch papers, along with rice papers. What a blast! Folks came up with wonderful designs!

I have been having loads of fun lately with mixed media artist, Tiffany Goff Smith (https://southerngalsdesigns.com/). She hosts an online workshop, Scrappy Soulbook, which incorporates a recycled book into an art journal. My first soulbook is kinda rough around the edges but it has been an inspiring experience! I am looking forward to making more—you can use any book—it does not have to begin with a children’s book. But I love Shari Lewis…….