August 2020

August! Already!

Summer is upon us in full strength.

We experienced hurricane Hanna a couple weeks ago. We got just under 3" of rain, a lot of wind and no damage. The shoreline took the brunt of Hanna when water surges brought high tides, tons of debris, and took small structures like piers and roads and sand. We survived.

I ordered a couple of new masks and I finally got to wear it...to the dentist office where I received the second half of my root canal. And again I survived!

A month ago I gifted a room box to an artist who is doing a series on artists. The room box honors Vincent Van Gogh. I purchased the kit in 2012 at a NAME (National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts) and it was just sitting in the cupboard calling my name. Holly was thrilled to receive this unexpected gift.

I spend a couple hours on line with Sig Studios last week. We explored drawing Well. the first tile was divided into 4 parts, each one done differently.

The second tile, my favorite, was done in mass.

That's it for this week. I'm taking a class Friday morning with the Art Club and it will be intense. Monday I start a 3 week course filled with lessons from my fellow CTZ's from around the world.

And I have started teaching classes on line. My first class, Borromean Rings, will be taught Tuesday. I will schedule a 2nd class for this as it sold out the first day.

I also received the rest of my supplies for another class I will teach, The French Bunny. Stay tuned and let me know if you are interested in taking a class with me.

Have a fantastic weekend and keep wearing your mask!

Terri

This week I have...

...stayed inside where it's nice and cool. Thank goodness for air conditioning,

I've been busy finishing some Christmas cards, drawing with my friends, teaching and attending meetings on Zoom (everybody's go to for education site)

For your viewing pleasure I present the following:

I'm learning to draw gold with colored pencils. This lesson was part of Eni Oken's Art Club which I highly recommend if you want some great art lessons.

This is from another Art Club class. We are designing a brooch. I have decided to give it another try soon. I'm not feeling my jewelry making vibes just yet.

Now this tile was nothing like I expected it to turn out but I am over the moon with the results. I was trying to design a Zendala with 6-8 sections for my Face Book group. I will keep trying. But I do love this one!

Each year I make all my Christmas cards. I had this stamp set with the polar bears and fell in love with the little fellas. A little color blending in the background, some glitter here and there and Merry Christmas to you!

I made these for my daughter-in-law who loves penguins. These are so stinking cute! I used a stamp set called Tis the Sea-Sun from Gina K Designs, one of my all time favorites and even got a like from Gina K herself. (I'm beaming a little here). And my d-i-l was surprised when she received them. I like the google eyes!

Every Wednesday morning I attend a Zoom meeting with Sig Studios where Pam spends 2 hours with us exploring tangles and techniques. We explored yew-doo in two ways. I did my work on gray tiles and added white graphite for some super highlights.

That's it for now. Just received a box in the mail from Singapore containing loads of art supplies I will be using for an international workshop, about 20 classes, so I will be busy. It starts in August and I can hardly wait!

Have a great week and create something!

Terri

Well, hello there!

The times they are a changing and is that the understatement of all times.

I've been home since March and things are more bleak locally than they were in May when the state started reopening. Our county is a hotspot. 😢.

On a brighter note, my huge basket of tiles and artwork is almost overflowing. So many CZT's offered free daily draw-a-longs that after a while I just couldn't keep up.

I've taken classes, attended Zoom meetings, taught Zoom classes and plan on doing more of the same in the coming days.

So for your viewing pleasure I'll post some of my artwork.

The first thing I had to do was get a mask. I wanted something nice so I tangled on the outside. Can you read my expression? Yeah, me neither.

One of the CZT's had us draw big and these are big. I used a stained tile and added some colored pencil for a pleasing result.

These two lads from 1880 Ireland really needed a nice frame around them. Funny story around this tile. While the teacher was teaching on Zoom, she lost connection. Fortunately I knew where she was going so I stepped in and led the class until she was able to rejoin us about 20 minutes later. It's always good to have a plan B.

One of the CZT's from Europe taught this lovely class. I love the colors and the overall effect of the shading. Must do more like this.

And the Unity Tile taught by a couple of CZT's. We selected a word from a pre-printed page of words like strength, love, caring, etc. then tangled a heat and ratoon around the rest. Again more color. 

I'll be back with more pictures and a heads up on when I will be teaching on line again. Until then, stay at home, wear a mask if you must venture out into the unknown and pray that we get a cure for this awful virus.

And be sure to create something fun!

Terri, CZT 16

Teabag Art

The journal prompt word is Transition.

This is something we all do every day and probably don't think about it as such.

I have collected teabags for several years. I started making sheets of teabag paper to use in card making and as background images for my drawing. When I saw this prompt I knew what I wanted to do.

I recently found teabag art. And since it is created on teabags, well, the rest is shown below.

Start with a new teabag and brew a cup of tea,

 

Empty the dried spent teabag and create beautiful teabag art.

Put it all together and you have a completed art journal.

Now I'm off to enjoy another cup of tea or glass of tea as the weather gets warmer as the day wears on and work on my next prompt - Seeds. I wonder what I will come up with...