Whimsical Watercolour Registration is open!

Registration for my upcoming class, Whimsical Watercolour is now open! 

Watercolour is a flexible and versatile medium

{that sometimes has a mind of its own}

and if you are interested in learning more about how to use it

in a fun and whimsical way,

this is the class for you!

No experience is necessary, and I'd love for you to join us.

Register for Whimsical Watercolour here. 

Silvia

I'm back!

I'm back.

{again}

I've had a long hiatus from blogging for many different reasons

{which I will share in future posts.}

But for now, I'm happy to be back.

Back to blogging.

Back to sharing art

And life.

So here's my most recent news:

I'm sooo happy to announce 

that I'll be teaching an art class at a local community art school.

Its called Whimsical Watercolours

We'll be covering a few watercolour basics 

and then launching into some fun whimsical projects.

Here's a peak at two of my project possibilities:

Silvia

more exciting news

Hey Friends,

Happy Spring to you!  

With spring comes new life, 

new seasons 

and new opportunities.

I'm so thrilled to announce that I have a new opportunity

that has come my way...

I will be teaching 

six week series on art journaling!

We will be delving it all sorts of techniques 

with acrylic paint,

sprays and inks,

water colours 

{and some other yummy 

mixed media supplies}

If you want to launch into a fun new art journey,

or if you've already begun, 

and want to learn more skills,

this class is for you!

{No art experience is necessary}

Here's the when and where:

beginning Saturday, May 16th

from 10am to 12pm

at the

Bluesfest School of Music and Art

Don't delay, classes start soon!

Register here or here to join me!

{Barcode is: 99686}

I sure hope you can join me!

 

Silvia

free download for you

It has dawned on me that some of you reading this blog

might not know what art journaling is.
Please allow me to explain...

Art journaling is a way of keeping a journal 

in which you use a mix of art and words 

to express yourself, to practice drawing or art techniques,

 or to document your life, thoughts or discoveries.

{Art journals have been around for a very long time. 

A quick google search of "Leonardo da Vinci art journal" 

will prove that.}

In my recent workshop, 

I created a couple of pages that had words

which could be used in an art journal.

They were included in the welcome packets I gave them:

 Today, I thought I would share them, 
and make them available as a download here 
for you to use in your own journal.
{Please keep these for personal use only.}

Enjoy!

Silvia

art journaling workshop

What a wonderful Saturday morning I had!

This past Saturday I ran an art journaling workshop 

at the Bluesfest School of Music and Art (BSOMA).

I went into the morning with such excitement,

which was equalled by they enthusiasm 

of the wonderful people who registered.

We had full registration 

{with some others who also wanted to join in!}

Here's a peak at the morning, tables set up and ready to go:

I created a little packet for each person. With only two hours, I was definitely pressed for time, but I wanted to introduce some colour theory, along with a quick talk about the many different ways to keep an art journal.

I based the class around some of my art journal pages,
 teaching the techniques I used here:

And then the wonderful process of creating began. 

A few of the folks had art journaled before, 

but for most this was the beginning of a beautiful journey for them.

The ladies {and one man} were so open, friendly and engaged. 

They were truly a pleasure to teach.

 I absolutely loved teaching this class and had such wonderful feedback, 
with requests for more, and longer workshops.
{Do you guys know how humbled and excited I am about that??}

I am working with BSOMA to create series of classes, so stay tuned!

Silvia