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Frida Kahlo painting a stunning self-portrait “I recommend her to you, not as a husband but as an enthusiastic admirer of her work, acid and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly’s wing, lovable as a beautiful smile, and as profound and cruel as the bitterness of life.” (Diego […] Its funny how every so often when I’m feeling depressed about choosing the artist’s life, the universe seems to give me a sign that my struggles are not in vain. Here’s a great example of one such experience… Last week I was sitting at Tim Horton’s having a coffee feeling very miserable. I’d been […] Sharon Michaelson (left) and Toni Newman (right) working on their journal pages, October 20, 2012. I had a great time with students Toni Newman and Sharon Michaelson in my October 2012 collage journaling workshop. Toni, a professional speaker who specializes in innovation as a competitive advantage in business, wished to expand her creative […] As in nature, the fall season has always been a transformative one for me… it’s been a time of saying goodbye to the things I’ve grown to love and of stepping through a dark doorway to another world where I never know what tomorrow might bring… of all the memories of autumns past, one […] Why not take a Collage Workshop?! If you’re thinking of acquiring or improving your fine art skills, why not take a collage class with me! I just posted my fall workshops line up. This season I’m continuing to offer two popular classes: the vision board and daily ephemera journaling workshops which are great for beginner […] “Gifts from Heaven and Earth” (Dedicated to Arlene Margaret O’Rourke), Ruth Ann McClure, Mixed Media/Collage, 16 x 20 inches, 2012 Today, I take great pride in sharing “Gifts from Heaven and Earth” a commemorative Vision Board created by Ruth Ann McClure. A number of my spotlights have focused on students wishing for […] Many summers ago while she was visiting from England, my grandmother Sophie and I would spend time painting our nails together. We hadn’t seen each other for years so it was a great bonding activity. While doing this, she told me stories about her life as well as advised me on the best nail […] Recently, I assisted elementary school teacher Catherine and her grade six students with a collage project. After working throughout the year on a social issues theme with her class, she asked them to create a collage of the “footprint” they’d like to leave in the world: things they wanted changed for the better. Now, […] Students, Brenda and Charlotte, sharing their journal pages, May 2012. Having students share their reflections about the process and discoveries they’ve made during collage journaling is a vital element of the workshop. On a gorgeous afternoon last Saturday I held a collage journaling workshop in Carleton Place, Ontario. Charlotte, a former student, loaned […] |
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