Sandra's Open Studio First Annual Christmas Sale

Sandra's Open Studio has a new Member

This is Vanessa.  We adopted her from the Ninth Life Cat Rescue of Ontario this past weekend.  She is a sweet little addition to the family and with that white fur, we'll have to be careful to keep her away from the paint! 

This week in the Studio we are using Sculpey, Paperclay and Jovi Air Dry clay to create little fronts for our pin woven pieces.  If your interested in joining us and meeting 'Nessa", send me an email at spagnuolo@xplornet.com.

So many wonderful things happening in the Studio

Joan's pieces woven on sticks!

Karen's piece looks great.

The ladies of Open Studio have been busy creating beautiful works of art.  On November 26, 2011, we will have our first Annual Christmas Sale in the Studio to feature the works of our students and our guest instructors.  In the meantime, we have been learning about pin weaving and paste papers...

Sue's pretty piece

Madeleine's colourful pin weaving

Chris's piece is almost done.

Doeteke's beautiful blues and greens.

Erin's piece - great colours.

Barb's piece in progress.

Donna's pin woven and embroidered piece

Linda's creative piece woven with paper rolls

Donna's paste resist fabric

Joan's paste resist fabric

Judy's paste resist fabric

Playing With Flour Paste Resist

 It's been two solid days of prep work and play.  I've loved every minute of it and if you're joining me in the Studio this week, you'll love it too.  I can't say enough about the value of PLAY.  There are so many things you can discover and even the "failures" become stepping stones for something wonderful. 

Fabric with paste and paint.

Same fabric with the paste removed.

Fabric with paste and paint

Fabric with paste removed.

Sandra's Open Studio - Fall Sessions

Time to stretch!  The Studio is a great place to come and try new techniques, share ideas with fellow artists and stretch yourself.  It’s so important to make time to play and this is the perfect place to do it.  Materials are included, the mess stays here and anything goes.  So, challenge yourself to ask “what if?” this month and join us in the Studio for some creative fun.

October 19, 20, 22 Stretch! With Carla Sonheim as our inspiration, we will stretch our creative muscles and create a sweet little book in the process. 

October 26, 27,29 Fabric paper add to your supply, create interesting papers that invite stitch and join us again in December for a fun project using the papers you create today.

Nov. 2, 3,5 Fibre and Clay Part I  create a unique clay embellishment and begin weaving your beautiful fibre base.  Part I of II

Nov 9, 10, 12 New Resist Techniques this one’s messy!  I’ve been playing with “quick” versions of a flour resist and made some interesting discoveries.  We will be working on fabric with acrylic for this class.

Nov 16, 17, 19 Fibre & Clay Part II  paint your embellishment, add the finishing touches on your fibre weaving and create a truly unique piece today

Wed. Nov 23 “IMPROV” Workshop with Sharon Chalmers  Be ‘in the moment’… impulsive, inventive, dramatic, playful.  Surprise yourself!  We’ll create a ‘diptych’, painting two (smallish) canvasses simultaneously.  Canvasses will have been prepared with randomly-applied molding paste for texture.  Chaos is encouraged! (a materials fee of $5 will be applicable) www.sharonchalmers.com 

Thurs. Nov 24 Open Studio an opportunity to bring along a painting in progress and finish it!

Sat. Nov 26  Open Studio Christmas Sale  10 am to 5 pm  A wonderful example of our talented artists, bring a friend, purchase unique and beautiful art.  No class today.

Looking for something to do.  Come join me at Open Studio on Thursday or Saturday, October 13 or 15, from 10 am to 1 pm.  A little painting, some stitch and of course, a bird or two!  See you there.

Sandra's Open Studio - Fall Sessions

 

September is the perfect month to learn something new.  I’m looking forward to days immersed in the art of learning, aren’t you?  I hope you will join me this month and next, as we explore new materials, learn new techniques and rediscover the creative artist that lives in all of us.  Our focus will be on creating interesting layers, strengthening our understanding of basic design concepts and as always, finding new and unique ways to use everyday materials and create something fabulous.  Classes still run from 10 am to 1 pm and cost $20, materials  and treat included.  See you in the Studio.

Sept. 7, 8 & 10 - Well done layers in collage result in finished pieces that  are visually appealing.  Follow along with this step-by-step process as we create a fun art piece on watercolour paper.  Working with magazine images,  we will look at placement of those elements, how to create depth and shadow and how to make your collage come together in a pleasing way with layers that really work.

Wed., Sept 14 - Open Studio.  Please bring along a project to work on.  I will be here to help and you are welcome to come and play with the materials and hopefully complete your piece of art.  There will not be classes on Thursday or Saturday of this week.

Sept. 21, 22 & 24   This week’s session is all about light and shadow.  Join me for an opportunity to better understand how to create light and shadow in your work.  To help us approach this topic in a fun way, please bring along 2 black and white images of yourself or a loved one.  They can be ink-jet prints on regular paper or photocopies and each should be a close-up of a face, approx. 3”x4”.

Sept. 28 & 29, Wed & Thurs only    The two sessions this week are all about experimentation and play.  Come and see what happens when we mix Kleenex, wax and colour misters.  We will create a series of fast and fun pieces perfect for journal covers and greeting cards.

Studio Tour is here again from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday, October 1 & 2.  This year I will be at the Harrop Restaurant, in the Red Barn, 345 Steeles Ave., Milton, displaying my new work along with Ian Ridpath (landscape oil painter), Marlene Kawalez (sculptress) and Barb VanSickle (stoneware pottery).  This is a free self-guided tour of artisans’ studios in and around Milton. 

Oct. 5, 6 & 8 -  A second approach to collage, one with a specific subject,  is the focus of this class.  Working from a photograph, we will build our background using a variety of papers and then finish our collage with acrylic paint.  While the approach is very different from the one used in the first week of September, the effect is just as pleasing.  Join me as we focus on composition especially placement of elements and balance of shapes.

Oct. 12, 13 & 15 -  I am always intrigued by new materials and interesting approaches.  Come play with wax paper and foil to create an interesting art piece.  We will be doing some simple image transfers using transparencies and some simple hand stitches and drawing.  This will be a step-by-step project.

Donna Funnell and I will be teaching classes at the new Milton Centre for the Arts this Fall.  You can view our profiles with links to our classes here -  http://www.miltoncentreforthearts.ca.  We will both be teaching adult and childrens classes through the Town of Milton this Fall.