More on the Art Sisters Retreat...... All the art!

Hi Everyone!

I'm happy you're here to join me in part two of the art sister's retreat in Michigan.

I'm going to show you the dolls and the Yupo art the girls created.

You can read Part 1 HERE

You can also read  +JackieP Neal posts: Episode 1 and Episode 2 and Episode 3

She was a picture taking ninja. I didn't see her take them!

+Pam Wildeboer and +Sherie Eddy 

Doll makers extraordinaire!

They are the best teachers!!!

Learned so much about assemblage.

Pam and her doll.

Here is a close up Pam's doll.

Isn't she beautiful.

Can you see the DecoArt Crackle Glaze on her wings?

Here are all the curls on top her head.

I would have never thought of that!

 

Here is the back of her doll.

 

 

Sherie works at the speed of light. 

She made two dolls and some fairies.

Here is her first one.

I love this one.

A garter for legs!!!

 

Here is the second one.

She used a piece of mink from an estate sale for her shawl.

 

She finds the perfect pieces of jewelry for the faces.

The back.

I love the back of the head.

"straight inside of my soul"

It's on a mirror!!!

Here are the two fairies Sherie made.

Front and Back.

 

Love this one.

The beach ball is an earring!

This is Jackie's doll but only her face.

She's in for reconstructive surgery at this time.

I love the headpiece.

I can't wait to see her when she's out of surgery.

 

Again here is mine.

 

 

Here back

 

 

 

I taught the girls about playing with Yupo. They had so much fun with The Crafter's Workshop stencils, India Inks, Alcohol Inks, and Golden High Flow Acrylics.

 

This is Sherie's amazing piece.

Love the colors.

 

 

Pam's amazing pieces of art.

I love the color combinations she used.

Here are Jackie's amazing pieces of art.

Bright and colorful just like her.

 

This one Jackie added some DecoArt Crackle Glaze.

Look at those cracks!!!!!

 

The nature that surrounded us.

The best part of these retreats is the close sisterhood we have developed. It's amazing to create art with like minded artists that hoard, buy and share their supplies, their talents and their love.

 

 

We are spelling Art!

 

 

I hope you all get the opportunity to experience it too.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

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ARTSISTA'S RETREAT OCT 2015 - PART 1

Hi Everyone.

I'm a little behind on posts.

I'm still trying to unpack from my last art retreat.

 

 

 

 

 

We all got together again to laugh, cry, create art, eat, laugh, cry, eat, create art.

I was also shown the art of going to tag sales and antique shops.

Not all antiques are old!

 

We had an amazing time.

+Pam Wildeboer  and Sherie +Sherie Eddy rented a house in Michigan on the lake.

It was beautiful.

Tons of room for all our supplies.

 

Today I only have pictures from my cell phone.

I took 295 pictures with my camera.

I'm still going through them.

 

+Pam Wildeboer brought a selfie stick.

I've never used one but it worked out great since my arms are so short.

I can never get everyone in the picture.

 

These were taken at the lake.

 

With Pam

 

 

With +JackieP Neal 

 

With Sherie and photo bombed by Jackie!

Love this picture...so funny.

 

Pam and Sherie taught us how to make dolls.

I didn't think I would like it but it was so much fun.

I think I may be making a few tiny robots next.

Here is my doll.

I will have pictures of everyone's dolls in my next post.

 

Front:

 

 

Back

She did have a spider hanging in the back but it fell off.

Both sides and back of her head I used the Spider stencil (TCW) and black modeling paste to add more details to her head.

 

 

I brought Yupo, India inks, high flow acrylics, and The Crafter's Workshop stencils and showed the girls how to use it.

That was another surprise.

I didn't think they would like it. They loved it.

Again, more pictures in my next post.

 

Here are three paintings I finished at the retreat.

Each one I used a couple of The Crafter's Workshop stencils.

 

 

 

The best part of these Artsistas' weekends is that we have so much fun and get to create amazing art.

We feed off each other and end up with lists of what we want to buy and create next.

Can't wait until the next one!

I've grown to really love my Artsistas!

They are truly a blessing.

 

More to post soon!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flower Power!

Hello!

When I traveled to +JackieP Neal 's for an art retreat (read about HERE) I took time to wonder around her property taking pictures of many things. 

My favorite are her flowers.

Most of my pictures are macro/close up shots. 

I love all the details, texture and colors of the flowers.

All my pictures here were taken with my Canon SX710HS.

This wonderful posed for me for these shots.

Love this shot.

Even buds are beautiful.

Look at all the little hairs and texture on these buds.

This is a fun shot I took on Jackie's vintage table.

That's it for now.

Thanks so much for stopping by!