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I'd love to chat with you!printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-31836212384052176012012-07-31T16:42:00.002-07:002012-07-31T16:42:42.742-07:00Home Sweet Home at children's festival<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Kaleidoscope Children's Festival was a blast of fun this year. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started out with small wooden houses cut from 2x4s and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they drew with permanent markers.....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">wrote names of special people in their lives....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">added pets and special stuff surrounding them.... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">covered walls with textures and paint....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and voila... each created their home sweet home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We live in a great country! What a wonderful place to call home!</span>printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-66673610789649388712012-06-08T08:20:00.002-07:002012-06-08T08:23:15.854-07:00I love turtles<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The phase of the moon was perfect and the turtles came </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">out to lay their eggs.... This was an amazing site to see </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and on one stretch of our back highway we saw five </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of these ladies live to 150 years!</span>printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-21662106100957875642012-05-31T15:17:00.002-07:002012-05-31T15:17:58.722-07:00prayer flags with Mom<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Made prayer flags with Mom and friends at</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the long term care facility. The crayon rubbing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">backgrounds were fun and everyone had </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a different sentiment to share.... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They will be hanging in their courtyard </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">soon! </span><br />
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Each day a different artist takes you </div>
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The Art-athon includes a wide range of creative</div>
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media from intuitive painting and writing, mask </div>
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Topics include "Solve the Empty Page Syndrome:</div>
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Turn on Your Writing Flow,"Creating Your </div>
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Mess-terpiece: Embracing ChallengeThrough </div>
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Project," and "Journey to Your Sacred Object"</div>
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making flags of empathy.<br />
The idea was based on the premise of prayer flags<br />
and the kids did wonderful work.....<br />
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<br />printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-25527035086213526332012-02-10T16:27:00.000-08:002012-02-10T16:28:43.602-08:00salt and flour heartsBack to that old elementary school recipe we<br />
used for making maps complete with whole mountain<br />
ranges. This time it was rolled out and individual<br />
hearts were cut out and decorated. My class had<br />
fun with buttons, beads, ribbon and paint! <br />
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tried..... until now! And I had so much fun. This chair<br />
is just the beginning! <br />
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</a></div>And this is what it looked like in the thrift shop.....<br />
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created with felted pieces from knitting and also from shrunken sweaters<br />
bought at thrift shops. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6wcuTQK8sHE/TwKg12GZ5oI/AAAAAAAAB7g/6atEQ80M0V0/s1600/DSC00097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6wcuTQK8sHE/TwKg12GZ5oI/AAAAAAAAB7g/6atEQ80M0V0/s320/DSC00097.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-80274463765690405352011-12-19T15:36:00.000-08:002011-12-19T15:36:39.053-08:00translucent collage tutorial<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I worked with my class this week to make</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">translucent sandwiches with bits of yarn, fabric, </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> thread and ribbon between waxed paper and </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> kleenex. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The results were fun and now comes the </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">chance to cut them up for use in cards, </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">mixed media work and collage. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fringe coloured magazine sheets to make fun confetti. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprinkle these over a sheet of waxed paper. Add fabric and other tidbits. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next place a one ply layer of kleenex over the cut up bits on waxed paper. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gently cover whole collage with mix of 1/2 water and 1/2 white glue. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let dry then display!</td></tr>
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</div>printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-34163294804177604252011-12-08T19:00:00.000-08:002011-12-09T06:41:00.451-08:00knit bombingI never really 'got' the idea of knitting bombing until<br />
I saw this bicycle at our art gallery. Wow, is that cool!<br />
Makes me want to do some knit bombing on something<br />
at home.... maybe.....my aerial and car door handles!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4EGR-gbUHhg/TtGUJlGo1_I/AAAAAAAAB6Q/0Y4SMnVYh5A/s1600/DSC00034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4EGR-gbUHhg/TtGUJlGo1_I/AAAAAAAAB6Q/0Y4SMnVYh5A/s320/DSC00034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7J3aoumLaDA/TtGUIovmEdI/AAAAAAAAB6M/v4cK-EyDEVo/s1600/DSC00033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7J3aoumLaDA/TtGUIovmEdI/AAAAAAAAB6M/v4cK-EyDEVo/s320/DSC00033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Yarnbombing</b>, <b>yarnstorming</b>, <b>guerrilla knitting</b>, or <b>graffiti knitting</b> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colorful displays of knitted </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">or crocheted cloth rather than paint or chalk. (Wikipedia)</div>printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-3421759480858392892011-12-02T17:55:00.000-08:002011-12-02T17:55:56.987-08:00tiny snowmenIn the midst of fall festivities there is always at least one Christmas<br />
bazaar and this was my contribution to the local long term care<br />
facility. These tiny snowmen are less than three inches tall. They each<br />
have their own knitted hat and are made from cut up tree branches.<br />
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the idea was to paint as if one person was doing<br />
all the painting. Can you see the dividing lines?<br />
There was lots of challenging going on in the<br />
groups. Different brushstrokes, hues, blends and<br />
second layers of colours added.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z36NwqJ5M2g/TtGTgn6CK9I/AAAAAAAAB6g/uWBTo6XS5KA/s1600/DSC00022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z36NwqJ5M2g/TtGTgn6CK9I/AAAAAAAAB6g/uWBTo6XS5KA/s320/DSC00022.JPG" width="313" /></a></div>No one was allowed to cross the paint line and work in their<br />
neighbour's sections.... they had to work together to "paint as one"<br />
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while doing it! All it took was a beautiful coloured oak leaf, a<br />
piece of muslin and a hammer. I laid the leaf on the fabric and<br />
hammered the leaf until the colour transferred to the fabric.<br />
Ironing on the wrong side will then heat set the print. Wow...<br />
so many possibilities with this process!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Hapa-zome</em> is literally “leaf-dye” in Japanese, according to India Flint, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">author of <em>Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles</em>. </span></span>printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-79779314216946510652011-11-01T15:13:00.000-07:002011-11-01T15:13:07.443-07:00Artist trading card stampFriends of mine were searching for a stamp for<br />
the back of their ATC cards and had trouble<br />
locating one. I liked the idea so decided to make<br />
one. The instructions are as follows......<br />
<br />
First trace a trading card and print name<br />
and address in big letters (so they can be carved<br />
out of lino) Reverse the design so it will work<br />
as a stamp. <br />
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First we used pieces of cut up flip flops for a variety of printed ATC cards.<br />
Later we heated the foam and impressed our own designs but I will share this<br />
process in another post. Here are the results of the flip flop sole prints...... <br />
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not much need for my services as navigator! That left me lots of time<br />
to do some tatting... little flowers were easy and work into nice<br />
greeting cards. A bit of watercolour added and they are ready!<br />
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October 15. The group has undergone lots of changes and I am excited to<br />
be part of the new roll out this fall. My workshop FLIP FLOP printing will<br />
involve using all kinds of easily accessible foam and rubber objects to create<br />
moldable stamps.<br />
If you're an Ontario Teacher why not join us??!!<br />
It promises to be a fun and informative day!<br />
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http://www.osea.on.ca/home.htmlprintkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-21286843679686920492011-09-09T17:14:00.000-07:002011-09-09T17:14:44.119-07:00over 1000Whooee, I just made 1000 hits this week. It has been a new adventure for me<br />
doing the blog but since my article in Quilting Arts went up I have enjoyed<br />
posting art as I go. I have lots to share from our trip west to Vancouver Island!<br />
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magazine. The "coffee" house is made completely from recycled coffee<br />
carry out materials..... stir sticks, cups, plastic lids and coffee beans!<br />
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printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-14461894914365227912011-08-20T11:21:00.000-07:002011-08-21T20:49:42.630-07:00paste resist tutorial<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rb_PaKxmn18/Tk_35s0a8aI/AAAAAAAABzk/r1mKMm8pTRg/s1600/IMG_0062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>OK, so we're in the midst of finishing our cabin and have all these little pieces of wood laying around just begging me to do some artwork. (Yes, stuff in my environment talks to me about possibilities!) I wrapped them in muslin and was ready for paste resist fun!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And now the fun part! When the flour is completely dry, remove the muslin from the board and crumple! Make sure you crumple the whole piece of fabric as the crinkle lines are where the paint will seep through and make the design! Next, spread out your muslin and cover completely with acrylic paint of your choice. The craft types in small bottles are a good consistency. Now, leave this to dry completely again! </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">When the paint is completely dry you can crumple your work and put it in a bucket of water to soak for a few minutes. This will loosen the paint and flour which then can be scraped off with a knife or flat blade of some sort. As you scrape the crackle design will appear. Oooooh that is fun to reveal! </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And here is one I scratched with circles in the wet paste before drying. The crackling was added after it dried! </span><br />
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</div>printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-7498778935575809382011-08-15T21:47:00.000-07:002011-08-15T21:47:21.881-07:00blackberry jam and dyeMy better half helped pick blackberries with me and then I made a<br />
batch of blackberry jam pictured here. After crushing some of the berries<br />
to remove the seeds I just had to use the pulp to dye some fabric..... ooooh<br />
what a beautiful colour! <br />
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printkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172058513479175131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189144359609530.post-31600761296730066322011-08-05T09:26:00.000-07:002011-08-05T09:26:00.761-07:00mini encaustic worksWorking on mini encaustics for artist trading cards. I've included<br />
small dried flowers as the basis then worked with wax and crayons.<br />
I heat the wax shavings with an iron.... these steps help delete<br />
the need for more expensive tools and media. <br />
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