July 17

Silouhette Lessons

Yesterday I spent the morning at The 1800 House.  It's a restored home from the 1800's here on island where they give folk art classes.  The instructors come from all over as well as being island residents.  It's a wonderful environment with great people.    Yesterday's workshop instructor was Alison Shriver http://www.alisonshriver.com/  who teaches silouhettes (a bit of a very interesting twist to the age old craft), using authentic paper emphera (old ledger paper, maps, letters, etc) which is what caught this paperholics attention!!  Posting a temporary pix of the piece I finished - that is until DH gets back with the camera...the scanner is not doing to well with this two dimensional piece.  Check out Alison's site and her work.   I'll be playing with this technique for sure.  It's not such a far cry from my old life with stencils and it's sparked all kinds of interesting ideas to follow through on....more soon!!

Comments

[minnie]

i am avid lk ludwig fan, and she just wrote wonderful write up on you...am very excited for you, i just recently opened blog too.... www.herminnie.blogspot.com i know there must be setting to make your pictures larger, i am having hard time seeing the small photos on the blog, but what i do see would love to see larger.... pooto kplease post lar

[Mim Stella]

Yes, I found your blog thru LK's also, and am glad that I did. Good luck with your start on the new life. I just started drawing, painting whatever about 1 year ago and find it addictive and freeing. Won't quit my day job yet, but love having two lives; Good luck with your journey.

[Gwen Delmore]

Yeah, Bee!
Glad to see your blog! One more to distract me from what I should be doing, but I always enjoy your work.

good luck to you!
Gwen