Amazing texture and colour

This past weekend saw another Excavating Layers workshop here in the studio. It is so wonderful to be able to take two full days to share this technique with creative kindred spirits. The creative energy was palpable the entire weekend. They were a great group of ladies. They did an amazing job on their pieces.

Francoise

Guylaine

Johanne

M

Tracy

What do you think? Do you  have a favourite from these great pieces? This group was a real inspiration for me. I must get back to the pieces I started!

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Great metal embossed mirrors

Here are some great metal embossed mirrors from my last workshop. I had great fun with this small group of ladies.

Courtney

Laurie

Leslie

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Students work update

One of my favourite things about teaching is to see the finished creations of a workshop. But sometimes things don't always get completely finished or things don't always go exactly as planned in class. So when a student comes back to show me how their piece turned out after they went home and added their own things, it make me very happy. 

Sharon's book

This piece was like that. Sharon wasn't happy with how her carving turned out for the front cover of her book so she decided to make a plain one and decide later what she would do with it. Well within a week she brought this lovely creation back to show me. She already had these flowers in her stash and just painted the centers to match the leather spine of the book. Isn't it just lovely! Thanks for sharing your finished book with me Sharon.

If you have something you've made in a workshop but it wasn't completely finished or you've added your own special touches to it I'd love to see how it turned out. Please send me a picture or come on by the studio for a visit and show me.

Keep Creating!

Wendy

Grungy mirror workshop

I'm still catching up on some posts that are overdue. Today is about a workshop I did last week called Grungy mirror. It was the first time teaching it and I had a hard time deciding how much to teach because there are so many things you can do on it. I hope I didn't overwhelm my students with the variety of techniques we did. I think they did a wonderful job though and they were pleased with their creations.

Cecilia

Charlotte

Laurie

Pat

The brain gears are working overtime after this one. I've started a few canvas' that may have a similar technique and design on it. I'm anxious to see how they turn out.

Keep Creating!

Wendy

All about the texture paste...

Last weekends workshop was the Grid Canvas. It's all about texture paste. I think it's my favourite workshop to teach this year. I love playing with texture paste and it's so interesting to see the creative variations that my students do. And you know how I'm always saying my students inspire me so much. Well this time was no exception and the canvas above is one I finished a few days later from some of the sample grids I did during class. It's called 'Longing for summer' because that's how I'm feeling right now.
Here are the canvas' of my students that day.

Joanne

Josee

Katherine

Laurie

Linda

Tracy

Didn't they do a great job? Just looking at them makes me want to get more paste out and play. But not today, I'm getting ready to teach a Memory Frame necklace workshop at the Goulbourn Museum tomorrow.

Now that you're inspired, the new spring/summer workshop is up on the workshop page. Take a look and let me know what you think. Anything you were hoping to do but is not on the schedule? Let me know. Also I'd love to hear from you about when you like to take workshops. Do you like weekends(Saturday or Sunday), weekday, evenings? Do you like full days, half days or just a few hours for workshops? I've been doing mostly Saturday full days but would really like to hear what you would like most. Thanks ahead for the feedback.

Keep Creating!

Wendy

Textured copper workshop.

I had great time teaching a fun group of ladies all about texturing copper this weekend and their bracelets and earrings turned out beautifully.

Donna

Leslie

Ruth

Sharon

I think the pictures speak for themselves.

Happy Creating.

Wendy

Fun with texture paste.

This past weekend was my Grid Canvas workshop and what a fun and creative group of women I had here in the studio. I was just amazed at the works of art that they created. Take a look.

Cecilia

Charlotte

laurie

Olive

Pat

Peggy

In this workshop, when it comes time to add the embellishments I have many to chose from or the students can bring along some of their own. This time around a few of them used almost all of their own found objects making the project very personal to them. One student used buttons and other elements collected over the years, while another had a  necklace she disassembled to use parts of on her canvas. And a third used one focal element letting the texture stand on its own. 
What do you think? Have you tried playing with texture paste yet?

Happy Creating!

Back to high school with metal embossing.

I had the wonderful experience of teaching metal embossing for 3 days at St. Matthew High in Orleans/Ottawa earlier this month and wanted to share with you some of the amazing work the students did. They ranged from grade 7 to grade 12.  It's so interesting to see the designs that this age creates. Many of them used their own images and designs. Unfortunately I didn't get  photo's of all the work but these will give you an idea of just how great they were. 

Doesn't it just  make you want to get your metal out and play? Well I wish I could but I better get back to my Christmas preparing. How's yours going? All ready for the big day? Crazy me, I still have to go do some more shopping tomorrow. Wish me luck!!

Happy Creating

Wendy

Last studio workshop for the year

Tags inspired by my students.

I can't believe we've come to the last workshop in the studio for this year. It's been a great year here in the studio for lots of creating. This past Sunday was a really fun day of doing some Christmas Mega Tags. These tags are something I've been playing with for a few years. sometimes getting a few friends together for a play day of making Christmas tags, so when one of my students asked if I was going to be doing a workshop with them I was delighted to accommodate. This is really just about playing with Distress inks, Glimmer Mists, stencils and embellishments. My hope was that each person would get about 5 tags finished so I think we did pretty good and the results speak for themselves.

Cindy

Josee

Kim

Nancy

Sharon

It was a great way to get me into a creative Christmas mood. As usual after class the creative vibes continued and I got a few more tags and some cards made.

What's your favourite go to Christmas creations?

Happy Creating!

Wendy