2013...

Well friends I hope that you had a wonderful holiday season and the beginning of 2013 is treating you well. I can already tell this is going to be a busy, busy year! Lot's of projects in the works, not the least of which is the upcoming book for Art Abandonment and pretty full teaching schedule.

Here's a bit of what I have planned so far...more specifics to be added once I details firmed up.

March 9-10  at the Upstart Crow in Delta, BC


Mixed Media Mythologies


Mixed Media Mythologies
Collaging the Translucent

April 4-7 Art-is-You, Nashville, TN

Illuminated Manuscripts


Beauty in the Beast a duo class I'll be teaching with my wonderful hubby Michael deMeng
Illuminated Manuscripts

April 23-27 Artology Retreat, Port Townsend, WA

Michael and I team up again for four fabulous workshop days of the Fantastical Fantocini - collaged puppet theatre sets and found object puppets

May 9-10 Random Arts, Saluda, NC
Collaging the Translucent

Collaging the Translucent
Metamorphosis


May 16-18   Small Studios, Avonlake, OH
Illuminated Manuscripts

Illuminated Manuscripts (2-day class)
Marquis de Scroll

June 16-23   Salty Sea-Dogs & Sumptuous Sirens, New York, NY
Seadusa - Sideshow Banner

Hang out in amazing New York City with Michael and I. Four days of workshop will have us working on collaged and painted Sideshow Banners and aquatic inspired found object Masks that we'll use to participate in the Mermaid Parade on Coney Island! ...don't worry we've added plenty of cool site seeing  on the schedule as well!

July 18th & 20th  Collage, Portland, OR
Collaging the Translucent

Collaging the Translucent
Veils of Psyche

August 3-5   Art Unraveled, Scottsdale, AR
Exquisite Enigmas

Exquisite Enigmas
Marquis de Scroll


September 19-23   Art-is-You, Petaluma, CA
Marquis de Scroll

Illuminated Manuscripts (2 day)
Marquis de Scroll
Exquisit Enigmas
Mixed-Media Mythologies


October 10-14   Art-is-You, Stamford, CT

Mixed Media Mythologies

Marquis de Scroll
Exquisit Enigmas
Mixed-Media Mythologies

November 16-17   Upstart Crow, Delta, BC
Single Minded Binding

Single-Minded Binding (2 day)

...still a couple of more to come. Hope to see you somewhere....!



N'Awlins

According to the Urban Dictionary, the first sign that you are a tourist all comes down to two little words...or at least how you pronounce them. If you say that you are in N'awlins you may as well have just put a big 'ol tourist sticker on your back. Locals actually pronounce the city name as New Awlins. People from other cities hear N'awlins because of the way locals drag out and connect their words. Most locals actually hate hearing people say N'awlins or New Or-Leans. So now that you know how to pronounce it properly, why not check it out for yourself....with me. Well, with Michael de Meng actually (but hey, I'm gonna be there too....)



My darling fiance in conjunction with the fabulous Katherine Engen of Valley Ridge Art Studios are putting on one heck of a party, er, I mean workshop at the end of January and we'd love to see you there! 



Artfest 2012


Woohooo!!! Artfest 2012 registration is open...and I am beyond thrilled to be teaching three classes. For those of you who have never been to an Artfest, it's an experience like no other.  Over 500 like minded attendees, creating art, sharing experiences, developing new friendships and creating a phenomenal energy that is absolutely infectious.

My classes:

Dorian Gray Portraits
Suspended Souls 

Artfest will be held March 28 - April 1, 2012....hope to see some of you there!