CREATE - Chicagoland

Well, I'm back from my Chicagoland adventures (and also Cleveland adventures, but that's another story). Sadly, what was to be the second annual mini college reunion with my friends Brian and Norm didn't happen, due to circumstances beyond our control - or what Brian referred to as "stupid adulthood." Nonetheless, I had a marvelous time at CREATE Mixed Media Art Retreat.

Here's what it looked like:

[photo expansion quilt]












[I was lucky enough to be in a Bernina sponsored classroom so all the students got to use shiny new Berninas!]














[As promised students...here are some pictures of the cat photo expansion quilt that someone made in a previous workshop. Incredible, right?]




[(fabric) artist trading cards]








[fabric collage pendants]




























[wearing the finished product!]


[one student decided to focus on the collage and not the jewelry-making...]


[having a mad, passionate love affair with the Bernina!]


Thanks to all my brilliant students, Pokey Bolton and all the peeps involved in organizing the event. If you were in my workshops and took any pictures during class, please send them to me - especially if I have jazz hands in the pictures!

Countdown to CREATE

My CREATE workshops are next week, y'all. Come join me.


[Fabric Artist Trading Cards]


[Photo Expansion Quilt]


[Fabric Collage Jewelry]

upcoming...

Hello peeps. Just a quick reminder... Chicagoland CREATE! is happening August 24 - 28, in Lisle, IL.

Click me for information about my workshops.

upcoming...

I have two workshops coming up at the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild 2011 Quilt Show in East Windsor, CT. Click me for more info.

Drawing for Quilters | Saturday, August 6th
Fabric Collage | Sunday, August 7th

Chicagoland

Hey HEY hey. Time is flying --- August and my CREATE Mixed Media Art Retreat : Chicagoland workshops are creeping up. Come and play with me...

Elin's CREATE workshops.

Holistic Hottie!

New logo design - just finished this morning - for Holistic Hottie, Inc. Click me to find out why healthy is the new hot!

Art + Soul 2011

Last week I had the pleasure of teaching workshops at Art + Soul in Hampton, VIrginia. Thanks to all my students and the team who organized the event. Here's what it looked like...

[Thread Painted Mini Art Quilts]










[Fabric Collage]


















[Hampton Roads Convention Center]

upcoming...

Yo peeps. Just a quick reminder that I have 2 fun-filled workshops coming up at Art & Soul in Hampton VA at the end of the month. Check it: click me


peace

casey call counseling

Another logo design - this one for Casey Call Counseling, a family counseling center in Ft. Worth, TX.

peace

RSK

My logo design for Rock Star Karaoke, the best live band karaoke in NYC!

rock on

fabric painting + printing + stuff like that

Hello out there in blogland. I've been a busy little bee lately. Last week I taught two, count 'em two, Paint + Print on Fabric workshops - first at The Weaving Center, in Tarrytown, NY; then for the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild, in Berlin, CT. Much fun was had by all. Here's what it looked like...

[playing with Shiva Paintstiks at The Weaving Center]




[playing with fabric paint at the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild]






[beautiful fabric created with a bronze Paintstik and a gingko leaves rubbing plate - the photo doesn't do it justice!]


[playing with Shiva Paintstiks at the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild]




Thanks to all who participated in the workshops and to the many, many, many people who came to my Friday night lecture too. I hope you learned something new and fascinating!

peace y'all

P.S. The next opportunity to come and play with me: Art & Soul Retreat, Hampton, VA, April 28+29. Be there.

365: Make Something Every Day

Some of y'all might remember that I spent 2008 making a block print a day. This adventure was largely inspired by my brilliant friend Noah and his Skull-A-Day project. Noah has a new book out called 365: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life! (available at independent book stores and here). I'm honored to be featured in the book and on Noah's 365 blog .




watch: 365 Skulls in 1 minute

snow.

I've lost count of how many snow storms we've had so far this year. As I type, my driveway is racking up the inches. I've been thinking a lot about Florida...


[the view out my living room window]


[Subaru shaped snow pile]


[Buddha's winter wardrobe]


And now, I'm off to shovel in the dark. Fun!