Ready to Roll

I've been tied up the last couple of weeks writing proposals to teach at "Art Unraveled 2010," and am SO happy to report that they're DONE! I only submitted two, but it's a meticulous, time consuming process that used up a fair chunk of time, and precluded any semblance of art play. Now that it's done, I'm simply amazed at the amount of free time there is in a day...which means that soon there will be new art to show you! It IS an art blog, after all. :)

Here are the class projects I submitted.

First up, and the one that was most in demand at my AU booth, is the Circle Book:

 

I call it the Circle Book because each page is origami folded to open out as a circle. It's almost entirely recycled rescued-from-the-dumpster materials, and the possibilities for decorating the pages are endless...

Next is "Recycled Reflections - A Meandering Journal:"

 

Another recycled wonder! The one in the picture is made from cardboard scraps, scrap card stock, and pages torn from a discarded art book. You can use just about anything, cereal boxes, magazines, even junk mail! Dress it up or grunge it out, it's fun and easy to construct.

Art Unraveled is a week long art retreat held annually in Phoenix, generally in early August. Nationally recognized artists and students from all over the country converge on the Embassy Suites for a week of classes, a shopping extravaganza, swaps, a banquet, meeting up with artsy friends and having a scrumptious artsy time. I love it!

Registration opens in February and Linda, the producer, will be letting instructors know who's made the schedule for next year sometime toward the end of October.

I love-love-love to teach! So keep your fingers crossed for me okay?

Oh - Now that I have all this time on my hands, I want to give you a heads up. I'll be putting together my studio schedule of classes in the next couple of weeks, and you'll also begin seeing tutorials go up in the sidebars. So stay tuned!

Comments

[kelly]

Fingers crossed, and toes too!

[sharon]

Thank you, Kelly! You're so sweet!

[suewhodoesn'tliketobephotographed]

Amazing earring story! Just how early do you get up???

Thanks for posting the info on your classes for AU. I hope you get to teach them. I would love to take those classes. I especially like the look of the cardboard book. The cover pictures are so pretty. Can you show a photo of the circle book with one of the pages unfolded? It's hard to imagine what the individual pages look like. Best of luck to you!

[sharon]

Thanks so much Sue. I still find the whole earring saga pretty entertaining; glad you like it, too.

Uhm, since you asked...I'm generally up between 4:30 and 5:00am. I don't do it deliberately, it's just the time that I wake up and feel like starting my day. No one is up but the paper delivery gal and me, and there's a nice quiet period of time to drink my coffee, read the paper, work the daily Sudoku and crossword puzzles, check the computer and organize my day before the rest of the house is stirring around in the kitchen. In season, I hit the garden a little after sunup. Love watching the sunrise...naturally, I'm ready for bed along about 9pm.

I so appreciate your enthusiasm for the classes! Both of these are fun projects, and I especially like that they can be made from materials that might otherwise go in the dumpster. Will post a photo of the open circle pages shortly. Meant to do that the other day.

Got your email this morning, and will get back to you toady.

Thanks for visiting!