Adventures in Mixed Media!

Teaching at Hobby Lobby

I am so excited I am going to be teaching some mixed media classes at two of my local Hobby Lobby's beginning the last week in April!  I will be teaching at the Southpark location on Tuesdays from 1:30-4:00 and the class will be repeated the following Saturday from 1:30-4:00.  The first classes at that location are Tues, April 29th and Sat, May 3rd.  The Lamar location will have classes on Wed afternoons from 1:30-4:00 beginning April 30th and repeated Sat, May 3rd at 9:00-11:30.

 

The classes will be held every other week and we are going to explore all sorts of things like jewelry making, color and texture, using Citrasolve in art, Air Dried Clay, using your Cuttlebug in art, Subway art, alcohol inks, crinoline painting, transferring images and so much more.  Each class will be a self-contained unit, easy for any level, and you will create a finished project while laughing all along the way!

 

I am calling the first class "Let's Play Scrabble" and it's a 2-fer--we'll be making an 8 x 8 canvas as well as a charming necklace from scrabble tiles!  This will be just in time for Mother's Day so you can give one of them as a gift---the problem will be deciding who gets what!

 

Since some of us have more supplies than we know what to do with-you can take the class and bring your own supplies for $35.00 or I can supply all the materials for $50.00.  I will have scrabble tiles or other special items for a nominal cost so you don't have to buy a plethora of special items.

Both Hobby Lobby's have a display with all the details and samples and you can contact me via text or phone at 512-468-7190 or by email at sherilenora@gmail.com

 

If mixed media art isn't your thing I hope you will forward this page to your facebook page so the word will get spread to pals who might be interested. 

Hope you will join me in some artful adventures and I am still trying to do my blog giveaway so subscribe or follow me at sher-indipity.BlogSpot.com (put my name Sheri Lenora in the google search field for the easiest link).

 

Here's to happy arting! 

 

 

Art-Xscape Show This Saturday

Come Out to See Some Wonderful Art

This weekend is Art-Xscape, an artist retreat here in south Austin.  It will be a weekend full of classes, meeting new friends and sharing ideas.  I will also be exhibiting at the Vendor's Fair on Saturday, April 5th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.  There will be paintings, mixed media art, jewelry, art dolls-something for everyone; a great place to pick up a Mother's Day gift or buy yourself one!  The event is being held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel at 3401 S IH-35 right by the Omni and is open and free to the public.  Hope to see some of you there.

 

I have had so much fun making these charming necklaces out of scrabble tiles.  I will be offering one of these in a random drawing each Monday in April to one lucky winner who subscribes to follow my blog.  Your chances of winning are really good at this point since I have no followers!  Hop on over to my blog at sher-indipity@blogspot.com (Put my name-Sheri Lenora in as well in the search) to sign up and I will announce the winner on Monday.  I will be posting a tutorial on making these cute upcycled necklaces soon.  Have a great weekend!



 

Exploring Air Dry Clay

      Took a class with the fabulous Lyn Belise in San Antonio this past weekend and further explored using air dried clay.  There are lots of types on the market and lots of uses and I will be exploring those in a future blog.  Meanwhile, this is what I created Saturday.  Really hard for me to work in such dark colors, but it is dramatic.  I want to experiment in some lighter colors and see how they turn out.  Meanwhile, enjoy your weekend!

 

 

 

Playing with Metal

     I have been furloughed from work for a few weeks so I decided it was time to try out some new media.  I have been admiring the stamped metal jewelry for sale; we saw lots at the Renegade Craft Fair as part of SXSW in Austin this past weekend.
    I took an art lab from Roses on my Table  and also purchased a book called Stamped Metal Jewelry by Lisa Niven Kelly, the creator of the website Beaducation.  I discovered it is not as easy as it looks and you sure need a lot of new supplies and tools but I forged ahead.
    I love the designing part and have a million ideas but the execution is going to need some practice and I sure do HATE those pesky jump rings.
But here are a few of the pieces I have created which will be on sale at my booth at the Austin Gift Company for $25.00  I am also working on a custom design for mother's day so look for that.  I hope you are enjoying this (finally!) spring weather.

 

Wall Art and Sol LeWitt at Blanton B Scene

      Recently I attended a fabulous B Scene event at the Austin Blanton Art Museum that transformed the space into a 1960's New York Loft Apartment in conjunction with a current exhibition "Converging Lines" featuring 50 pieces by Sol LeWitt.  LeWitt was a conceptual artist and part of the minimalist movement post World War II.  At the event people dressed in 1960's attire, docents explained LeWitt's work and wine, food and music were in abundance.  If you have never been to a B Scene I highly recommend it.
     I also happened upon a fascinating art form I was unfamiliar with called Wall Art which LeWitt was known for.  Basically, an artist creates a set of simple instructions for local artists to create a piece of art on a wall.  Museums accept these instructions much as they would any other artwork on loan.  After the exhibit is over the wall is destroyed.
     For example, LeWitt created a piece he called simply No 766.  It is a one sentence instruction that reads as follows:
                                 "21 isometric cubes of varying sizes and
                                   colors with ink washes superimposed."
You can imagine the possibilities! Above is one interpretation and here are two pictures of another:

It certainly raises some interesting questions about the ownership and the collaborative nature of art.
     Sol LeWitt was quite the interesting character; his autobiography consisted of over 1,000 pictures he took of his New York City apartment--every nook and cranny, and his experiences as he documented them.  What a way to interpret your life!
     Also on display were pieces of pottery from ancient Andes civilizations
in an exhibit titled "Between Mountains and Sea".  Much of the art had symbols and icons similar to those we saw on our month long trip to South America last fall.  Seeing them reminded me that I really want to dig out my photos and notes and create some art using the wonderful colors and designs we saw.  But that will have to wait for another time.         































































                               

I'd Rather have Roses on my Table than Diamonds on My Neck.....

   Yes, I would-but I would really prefer both!  This quotation is the inspiration behind "Roses on My Table" an online group that also sponsors "Artful Gathering", a great place for online learning and creative expression.  For February the group swap or project has been to create

 

 

ornaments that evoke spring--and not a moment too soon as another Polar Vortex approaches!  I sometimes make little mini art out of mat board, my "paper fabric" and clay faces so I decided to create some for my submission.  In return I will get three ornaments created by other artists that I can use to adorn my studio or home.  So here are my pretty little moon and sun people to use as pins or ornaments.  I hope the new owners will enjoy them.

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