Visual Art Journal Class- my oh my...

Finished Visual Art Journal Pages

Vintage Hardcover Book to use in Journal making

Your life is a story waiting to be told.

Create a Visual Journal to preserve your life’s memories and make a gift of them to yourself and your family.

In this class we will transform an old hardcover book into a fascinating journal of your amazing life going forward.

Learn this unique binding technique, and how and what to collect to make your personalized life story in words and pictures

Think of your life as a museum filled with memories you have built through the years. We have genealogy lists for ancestors, but we don’t know the “why’s” of their lives, the little things that tickled their fancy.  Start preserving your history. This class will only be offered at Stillwater Community Education...Feb. 16 7-9 p.m. Stillwater High School call 651 351 8300 to register.  This is my favorite thing to make (maybe? almost?..) Come and enjoy.

White Bear Center for the Arts Classes

Check out these classes I'm teaching in White Bear Lake MN. What a fabulous addition their new building will be!
Pop Bottle Top Bracelet- Dec. 11, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Mini Altoid Tin Necklace 10-12 noon
Teaspoon Bracelet 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Charming Chain 10-12 a.m. February 13
   www.whitebeararts.org for more info

Mini Altoid tin Necklace

Coming Soon... Woodbury MN Classes

Charming Chain Pendant

• Grandma's Spoon Bracelet Jan. 17, 1-3:30 & Jan 25 6-8:30
• Charming Chain Feb. 14 1-3 p.m. & Feb. 22 6-8 p.m.
• Pop Top Bracelet March 13 1-3 p.m. & March 21 6-8 p.m.
• Altoid Tin Collage Pendant May 15 1-3 pm & May 23 6-8 p.m.

Oh ya- these classes are cool...Stillwater Community Education

More?!!!! yes! more of my classes will be held at the Stillwater Area High School at these times.
Call Stillwater Adult Education to Register 651 351 8300
http://ce.stillwater.k12.mn.us/Adult_Enrichment.html

Vintage Teaspoon Bracelet with ribbon closure and stuff...

Faux Enamel Earrings

• February 27, 7-9 p.m. Pop Bottle Top Bracelet.
• March 6, 7-9 p.m. Faux Enamel on Bracelet and Earrings
• March 24 12-2 p.m. Grandmas Spoon Bracelet
• April 23 7-9  p.m. Ring and Text Earrings
• May 7, 7-9 p.m. Grandmas Spoon Bracelet

Recycled Jewelry Classes! I'm teaching now too!

Keyhole Earrings with pearl

Pop Bottle Top Bracelet

Book Text Ring

Hi again and thanks for waiting around for new posts.  I've been getting more fun stuff ready to sell (at Acre Show in Orlando in January) and creating recycled jewelry classes to be offered in the St. Croix Valley (and beyond?)  November, December and this winter too! C'mon- you know you want to try to make stuff!  3 Classes are at www.ThePhipps.org for gifts to make for the holidays..Earrings from recycled keyholes, a bracelet from an old pop bottle top and a nifty ring made from old book text.  Check them out at the Phipps in Hudson Wisconsin. (Don't make me call you......)

Birds

Hi there on this sunny summer day!  These are the birds I share my studio with.  The painted one is above my door. It was painted by my daughters very talented art friend from Menomonie.  The other three watch over my computer. Enjoy the day.

This Way For Sure

I love this sign I photographed in Japan.  Seems it goes this way sometimes, yes?

New Work!

Busy getting ready for the ACRE Show in Las Vegas. Check out my new work.
And here is one of my new lamps!

Welcome

Hello and welcome to the new Stroke Of Art blog.
We all yearn for the real person inside.  When you find it - it will refresh your sagging spirit- you  will be spontaneous, wild even free and let go of control and enjoy the present.

I believe in the transforming power of Art.  We all are creators.  I believe that deeply. Look at the native americans.  They created not only utilitarian objects, but made them into beautiful works because since cavemen paintings, we all have earn for beauty and "Art".  We all have that creator in us. The Minneapolis Institute had a great exhibit opening of the art of the American Indian.   Intricate design, colors and amazing bead and piecework on everyday items.  I too look for the beauty in everyday objects.  I try to stay in the moment and reflect on all that is around me.  Let me show you how I see my world.