tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55677482683874138292024-02-22T13:14:38.655-08:00Ever After & More Calligraphy Celebrations of beautiful lettering / calligraphy for all of lifes occasions. Susan Housemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566190266787299487noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567748268387413829.post-8581969411086474992016-10-04T07:43:00.000-07:002016-10-04T07:43:36.026-07:00Process Behind Seating Chart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was recently hired to lettering on a giant chalkboard, the dimensions are 6 feet by 4 feet wide. The best part of this story is the groom is in New Jersey and the bride is from Missouri, and I was referred to them by someone who had seen my work at another wedding. Cool, right? I love stories like this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This chalkboard was custom made by the bride's father, transported by the brides mother to me and the grooms parents picked up the chalkboard. So, let's get to my process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here I'm standing next to the chalkboard to give you an idea of the size. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chalkboard needs to be primed first, this will prevent ghost images when changes are made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next is planning the layout, spacing and lettering styles. This was the first layout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I scrapped the first layout, and reworked the wedding date banner, curving it upward. This created a more appealing look, but I still needed to do rework the guest names.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I changed the seating chart to flow with the banner for an aesthetically pleasing look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The finally product, I had so much fun with this job. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The products used for this chalkboard, cheap chalk for priming the chalk board, ruler, good chalk for layout design and chalk markers for the finally piece. </span><br />
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Susan Housemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566190266787299487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567748268387413829.post-29969153756883001142016-08-05T15:02:00.000-07:002016-08-05T15:02:21.331-07:00Working On My Dream<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Making my dreams a reality mean working hard on many different projects the last few months, but I've haven't had a chance to post. It has been my pleasure to work on several weddings and a few commissions. This year I have explore working with chalk and chalkboard, and have found that it's so much fun. Especially after address wedding envelopes that for the most part are traditional Roundhand/Copperplated script.<br />
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Susan Housemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566190266787299487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567748268387413829.post-74523772173568741682016-04-03T15:10:00.000-07:002016-04-03T15:10:01.737-07:00Art Series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm excited to share my Butterfly art series. Butterflies have always captivated me with their simple elegance after coming out of the cocoon. Butterflies flutter through the air almost appearing like they have no really direction, other then to put moving spots of color in our world. <br />
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I'm sharing the first two piece that have already be posted on Facebook, however the rest I will save for a Flutter By Unveil event. Please leave comments and share you thoughts.<br />
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Susan Housemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566190266787299487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567748268387413829.post-73272355501392481272016-04-03T15:08:00.001-07:002016-04-03T15:08:59.998-07:00Wedding Fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Time flies by so quickly when your busy with day to day living. Which in my case also includes the flurry of creativity in my studio that keeps me sane. Two wedding that I just completed. <br />
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Susan Housemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566190266787299487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567748268387413829.post-55573315065327495112015-06-30T14:50:00.000-07:002015-06-30T14:50:01.846-07:00Chalkboard <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've had fun the last couple of months working on chalkboard. They have been for personal use as well as for a client. My choice was to stick with traditional chalk and not chalk markers, so that I could change up my sign easily. <br />
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My daughters prom inspired the first piece.<br />
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Every time I clean my studio my husband makes this comment "wow, you sure do have a lot of stuff." This is so very true! I've collected a lot of art supplies over the years. Supplies I purchased for both classes I attend or was teaching that end up collecting dust after the excitement has diminished. Other supplies were purchase because it was a good deal, or I was struck by an idea for a new project. <div>
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I know this sounds boring, but you will be amazing at what you can learn using a pencil and copy paper. Next, I recommend finding a guild and signing up for classes, to learn different lettering styles. I prefer to be in a classroom setting where I can see the tools used, interact with other students as well as with the teacher. But, if you decide to take an online class, take time and do your research, find a seasoned calligraphy teacher that is inspirational. Best of all you can purchase books and check out online videos to learn about tools and techniques. </div>
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Supplies in the above picture are, pencil, mechanical pencil, eraser, grid pad, ruler, Sumi Ink, McCaffery's Ink (haven't decided if I like this ink), two oblique pen holders with different nibs, little ink holders, and Schmincke Gold.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have some amazing family members, my uncle is most definitely on the top of my list. I can't even being to imagine all the things my uncle has seen and done in his 90 years. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can tell you he has a great sense of humor and a big heart.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His gift had to resemble him, simple, uncomplicated, and to the point. I decided that this quote was perfect to mark this memorable birthday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Friday I said good-bye to my last retail employer. I've decided that in order to pursue my calligraphic aspirations I will need to find a 9 to 5 job. I developed a special friendship with a fellow coworker Rebecca, who was very interested in calligraphy. On those very slow days and evenings I found myself teaching some basic techniques about copperplates script. Using a pencil and scrap paper I demonstrated the thick and thin lines of the letter shapes. To encourage Rebecca to continue learning about copperplates script I gave her this folder full of paper with guidelines, samples of upper and lower case lettering. I'm thankful for this wonderful opportunity to share my love of lettering. </span><br />
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The years are flying by way to fast, and here I find myself getting ready for my last child to graduate from high schools. As I'm sure many parents feel, it's definitely a bitter sweet event.<br />
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On the envelopes I used a mix of green gouache, I used a hunt 56 nib in an oblique holder. I included some wallet size pictures from Sarah's senior year.<br />
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This was a labor of love for my daughter, and myself. Ready to book your event, just let me know.<br />
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I'm back, and so excited about posting on my blog again. So many things have change in my world since my last post, but the one constant is my creativity and calligraphy. With that said, let's jump into a wedding I recently completed. <br />
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The bride wanted to incorporate two different lettering styles into the envelopes.<br />
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</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This will be my first tutorial for 2011, and this project is so easy I know you'll want to make your own Christmas Tree. Supplies you will need: Poster board, hot glue gun, Mod Podge, acrylic paints, lace, trims, beads, flowers. I have accumulated a variety of trims over the years. When shopping I find its best to create a small goodie bag of trim, don't forget to check out both the wedding section as well as the children's bead section, you will save money this way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 1: Make your cone with your poster board. Tape, staple or hot glue it together. Next you will paint your base any color you like using acrylic paints, I selected to paint my gold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99Y7iwCFpWSJ-KLO973w5jZ79s8y7TF44e7QSD5e8dA3bRVQYkh30Yryvq4GmhlE-o21b_nzxsfE2hKjfNOM_Zdz7naM-J_hiARNQDlcIQ69ABJOZuAIgS4K_BZAEZhn1Scik2eiDdA/s1600/IMG_0113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99Y7iwCFpWSJ-KLO973w5jZ79s8y7TF44e7QSD5e8dA3bRVQYkh30Yryvq4GmhlE-o21b_nzxsfE2hKjfNOM_Zdz7naM-J_hiARNQDlcIQ69ABJOZuAIgS4K_BZAEZhn1Scik2eiDdA/s640/IMG_0113.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="480" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 2: Add your base layer of fabric, trim, or lace. I purchased this lace just recently at a garage sale and used it as my base layer. Layer your lace on to the poster board with Mod Podge and allow to dry completely. I let mine dry over night before going on to the next step. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHpEN6CaIsQm9s9PyFG89j4LMFLQs61pB11Fdoeg98aungABPPf043OCwUaHjrQQa9kz-uWzML325rQaKng1VMLAYSoBU7c4SnZpt_0ryYKnSv_C5cKuRJ7j0VmkCo0zlhP3Ww8hgwQ/s1600/IMG_0120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHpEN6CaIsQm9s9PyFG89j4LMFLQs61pB11Fdoeg98aungABPPf043OCwUaHjrQQa9kz-uWzML325rQaKng1VMLAYSoBU7c4SnZpt_0ryYKnSv_C5cKuRJ7j0VmkCo0zlhP3Ww8hgwQ/s640/IMG_0120.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="480" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Step 4: To create my tree topper I selected flowers from the bridal section, hot glued them into the hole at the top of my cone. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3Y4OjbaeLUwtGMvYkD4DZZUPS0krWzC22YkDaGYIGGlU45VlXGmEAr0GQgk4F7-06OcjJj3KWHecI62Ew3C1phA5jf_oQ4iM9RYPWckapZn8NJ9dScRkQw1gywt1uMKk2Pvn7u0Esg/s1600/IMG_3737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3Y4OjbaeLUwtGMvYkD4DZZUPS0krWzC22YkDaGYIGGlU45VlXGmEAr0GQgk4F7-06OcjJj3KWHecI62Ew3C1phA5jf_oQ4iM9RYPWckapZn8NJ9dScRkQw1gywt1uMKk2Pvn7u0Esg/s640/IMG_3737.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div></div>Susan Housemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566190266787299487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567748268387413829.post-26432652095431617102011-07-31T12:37:00.000-07:002011-08-01T10:58:00.786-07:00Decorative Bali Lantern Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Decorative Bali Lantern Workshop</u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br />
</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">On Saturday, I had the pleasure of teaching how to make a Decorative Bali Lantern which is fashioned after the Balinese lanterns made for celebrations. The twist is in the materials used to make the lantern. My student, Kristen graduated from college with an art degree, and is now teaching art to high school students. After talking about products, materials and doing some demonstrations, it was time for Kristen to work. In this workshop, I gave Kristen the option to make a large or small lantern.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kristen painting her background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjqZurkFk7jMEPZ1ESF_d3ilOCTRkVJZ6aIk92tH1dXKGexKChrwZozDTmUbMHnbbADNXN-dogpRe2eyk4W8eY1qZ1OHssJ0w36h1sCdJ6pkhsZugvKweWYJWsR_EECpO39c6i0E_c9Q/s1600/IMG_3491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjqZurkFk7jMEPZ1ESF_d3ilOCTRkVJZ6aIk92tH1dXKGexKChrwZozDTmUbMHnbbADNXN-dogpRe2eyk4W8eY1qZ1OHssJ0w36h1sCdJ6pkhsZugvKweWYJWsR_EECpO39c6i0E_c9Q/s640/IMG_3491.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kristen lettering her panels</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD4t5an3PiGnncoMelsYLy1YyB_9qD1STio5CscJVxTmD0z1Ugh0O7bKUA5fZ-bb9XsVc20Ubk8dSTlCsOUXVC2twzMCYW3YbsupMjz30CCOgDxdaQB-Guy7s4qtHJjJLouCl-B52UeI/s1600/IMG_3495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD4t5an3PiGnncoMelsYLy1YyB_9qD1STio5CscJVxTmD0z1Ugh0O7bKUA5fZ-bb9XsVc20Ubk8dSTlCsOUXVC2twzMCYW3YbsupMjz30CCOgDxdaQB-Guy7s4qtHJjJLouCl-B52UeI/s640/IMG_3495.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kristen's putting her lantern together<br />
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Kristen's completed lantern</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wABF_CXZCaKNaEZ8dfXQqNx9MpNSc6D2czoMkA3zPgU7HbYSW0Jckbxl1eehKnC07Gpvo-k0yiP2GpK0n_O13VmVDiPCQKOcF0dtNaxOF5N0RAvSZDInXyacCEaxWR_XZLxja1LXzSE/s1600/IMG_3504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wABF_CXZCaKNaEZ8dfXQqNx9MpNSc6D2czoMkA3zPgU7HbYSW0Jckbxl1eehKnC07Gpvo-k0yiP2GpK0n_O13VmVDiPCQKOcF0dtNaxOF5N0RAvSZDInXyacCEaxWR_XZLxja1LXzSE/s640/IMG_3504.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">One happy student. LOVE IT!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZGqo15YwWL8YuNvVbqnS2Dtq3yGfFu0T06s5R4p6Rl-p_Lbqz7XyCsuTIRFFvu_lFtMig4hBCMW75GtF_cjy4hl__TdrlCcaQDontB5OSb7mck5IFAY3UaoZ9QAo7oCX6Iw7uDkgSKg/s1600/IMG_3505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZGqo15YwWL8YuNvVbqnS2Dtq3yGfFu0T06s5R4p6Rl-p_Lbqz7XyCsuTIRFFvu_lFtMig4hBCMW75GtF_cjy4hl__TdrlCcaQDontB5OSb7mck5IFAY3UaoZ9QAo7oCX6Iw7uDkgSKg/s640/IMG_3505.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a couple that I recently completed. The quote on the lantern is all mine!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln8A8_TEkCC33hihevpY1iFQZqs0NEqnn1qI4QYsSRKEDXCTPmoctigZd1C6xSG_P3oUfOJBWG8X-94MGEsoH2uLU-maNsz7R-rh5b8l-_3KLI9qIrIMNH63n6J6qYkUFebFYqKQ0q1Q/s1600/IMG_3516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln8A8_TEkCC33hihevpY1iFQZqs0NEqnn1qI4QYsSRKEDXCTPmoctigZd1C6xSG_P3oUfOJBWG8X-94MGEsoH2uLU-maNsz7R-rh5b8l-_3KLI9qIrIMNH63n6J6qYkUFebFYqKQ0q1Q/s640/IMG_3516.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's also fun to make triangle shape lanterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU7N_5wSHwRg6RMXLLJG4xDEj_w-QEjdw5AB-NtSZMBUISSuEFfVgLAOPPMDwQLBwwS7eCQkKgBT_9yfk2fub6AUIIogocCcRbkmLNrJNLVKUnhh0sFaw18nZXeh6_jgmyOs-4meH4Lo/s1600/IMG_3519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU7N_5wSHwRg6RMXLLJG4xDEj_w-QEjdw5AB-NtSZMBUISSuEFfVgLAOPPMDwQLBwwS7eCQkKgBT_9yfk2fub6AUIIogocCcRbkmLNrJNLVKUnhh0sFaw18nZXeh6_jgmyOs-4meH4Lo/s640/IMG_3519.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the lantern that was published in Somerset Studio Magazine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqs3hd6YLkVkIn4hHz766HupDAlKCAN-D3RzF_x6Pnk0wWXue3Q4v-DCzbqpP1rze683WFnAqhy7mKlDtJXWzpvfq-mRrLB5dfqw2NKNqikIwcay_D9Mz7bfNPfObXK_QvJ-W3AlITM4/s1600/IMG_3522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqs3hd6YLkVkIn4hHz766HupDAlKCAN-D3RzF_x6Pnk0wWXue3Q4v-DCzbqpP1rze683WFnAqhy7mKlDtJXWzpvfq-mRrLB5dfqw2NKNqikIwcay_D9Mz7bfNPfObXK_QvJ-W3AlITM4/s640/IMG_3522.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In closing, I would like to thank my dear teacher Lisa Engelbrecht for the inspirational video.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your Creative Friend</div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Susan Housemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566190266787299487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567748268387413829.post-17105158081800235572011-07-13T15:25:00.000-07:002011-07-16T13:57:08.954-07:00BALI LANTERN WORKSHOP<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm so excited to share with you my first workshop at the Union Community Center. I'm really hoping those of you who live in the Tri State area will join me for this fulfilled workshop.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">BALI LANTERN WORKSHOP</div><div style="text-align: left;">Date: July 30, 2011</div><div style="text-align: left;">Time: 9 To 4 (doors open at 9 for set up)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Where: Union Community Center, Union KY</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cost: $100 (material for lantern included) <b><u> ***Register by July 22, only $65.00***</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Class</u>: This class will be a time of creativity where we will share inspiration while learning how to make a unique Bali Lantern ( a fabric decorative lantern). We will explore painting simple backgrounds on fabric as well as some layering techniques. Lettering on fabric with different tools will be demonstrated. Each artist will then get to explore her own innate lettering style on fabric using quotes, personal writings or favorite words. After each demonstration students will have time to work on their own Bali Lantern. No experience necessary, just bring your imagination and creativity.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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1) In order to optimize on the learning experience class size will be limited. We will take a short lunch break, so please pack your lunch and we will eat together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
2) You will receive chip board, cotton fabric, template and instructions.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
3) Supplies to bring: Zig Markers/Calligraphy, fabric pens and inks, FW inks, Pearlescents, rubber stamps, Rub on words, Yes glue, fabric glue, Jewel It, beads, charms, scrap fabric, any writing tools, gel pens, awl, floss, big sewing needle for floss, brushes (flat and pointed), ruler, scissors, and any other tools you like to work with. **If you don't have some of these supplies, don't worry about it. <br />
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</div>Susan Housemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566190266787299487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567748268387413829.post-10434645349075968382011-07-10T16:22:00.000-07:002011-07-10T16:22:13.045-07:00All About The Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This blog is all about ART, my art and other artisits that I admire. I will be sharing information about up coming workshops, classes that I will be teaching or hosting. The first workshop on the calendar, (which has a tenative date right now), we will make a Bali Lantern. In closing here is a photo of my latest piece. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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