Strata of Time: Work from my cold wax/oil class at collage

Here, at last are some images from one of the classes I taught at Collage on Alberta a couple of weeks ago. I've been longing to show them to you, but I've been lethargic due to a cold, so haven't posted for a while.

Coming up: Images from my other wabi-sabi class at Collage, a hunting and gathering report, and info. on my new DVDs coming up from North Light.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The enthusiastic students played with oil paint, cold wax medium, and mixed media elements. They created lively and stunning work over the two day class. We had so much fun! Cold wax is kinda messy, but so satisfying to work with.

Papers Wabi-Sabi': Decorated Papers at Art and Soul

What are these artists doing? In a very large class full of creative chaos, they are turning plain mulberry paper into strong, flexible, and gorgeous art paper. The class was buzzing with creativity and fun! We used re-inkers, acrylic glaze, alcohol ink, acrylics and much more in a wild burst of experimentation. A wonderful evening with wonderful students!

"Baby, It's Cold": Cold Wax and Oil at Art and Soul

Here are some of our gloves after we finished the workshop! Messy and so much fun!

I was a little concerned about how we would do with only one day for oil and cold wax, due to the slow drying time. It wasn't a problem! The students happily worked on several pieces at once and with the warmish weather our work set up fairly well when put outside.

This was an especially brave and creative group of students! They discovered an affinity for abstraction they didn't know they had. Teaching this class inspired me and warmed my heart.

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Our resounding cry for the day was "Simplify, Simplify!" Cold wax and oil are so rich and interesting, especially with all the texturing in these pieces. Less is more.