Scrapbook Magazines: Moving On, Moving Out

Part of the current stash

  Over the years, i've had several different Creative Memories consultants, as well as learning from non-consultant friends and printed materials, not to mention previous art training.
  i've accumulated a LOT of scrapbook magazines and books over the past 25 years.
  i am trying to be  "recovering" in my hoarding.
  This the

Fall 2018 Craft Fairs

  Last weekend i set up at the fair at DCHS.  None of my things sold, but i helped Indy Decorative Artists by selling $100 worth of quilt tickets.
  Our quilt is a group effort.  We all submit hand painted squares, the best are chosen, then we hire the quilting done.  With the proceeds, we fund our seminars, but also donate half ot them to Riley Hospital for Children.
  Next Saturday, November 10, i will set up at Perry Meridian Middle School.  Stop in & say hi.

Not Quite Wordless Wednesday: 2017 Indy Decorative Artists Quilt

  If you got into the Women's Building at last month's Indiana State Fair, you may have seen our quilt in its first public outing.
  The quilt

Wordless Wednesday: Jack Pumpkin 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Cute Kid and Pumpkin

Is Boom exploring Jack, or the iron table?

Wordless Wednesday: Eyebrows Jack 2015

Sharpie'd Jack

Indy Decorative Artists' 2015 American Wildlife Quilt, and...

We will draw the winning ticket on November 9, to be given away December 14.  Let me know if you'd like a ticket or so.  They're $1, or you may buy 6 for $5.  We give half our proceeds to Riley Hospital for Children.

Wordless Wednesday: Artwork

Playing with Duct Tape

Max's library book this week was about making things with duct tape.
So we tried it.

Wordless Wednesday: Binder Library

i've found that putting books & papers into binders is a good way to keep them.  i can file like subjects together, & label the back.

Wordless Wednesday: Scrooge Time

Wordless Wednesday: My Favorite Max-Scrapbook Page

  While this was a team project, it was more Max's work than a lot of pages we've made together. 
  At first i really didn't like this one.  Then i understood what he was trying to accomplish here:

Wordless Wednesday: Jack

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

 This was a lot of fun to work out so i could record places we really wanted to go, spent time planning to visit, but just ran out of time.

the handwriting says, "to be revealed next time"

Wordless Wednesday: Boom & Max, 1992

Boom wanted to send his creation to his great aunt, but i suggested she would appreciate a photo at least as much.

Construction

  With detailed directions and supervision, Max likes to build.

the end of the poem series

 i hope you have enjoyed my poem series

My OTHER Most Successful Experience of Teaching Painting

  Earlier i promised you more about that "other" successful art teaching experience.
  That was

Another Week With Max -- Part 2

So marshmallows are the usual image.  i prefer chocolate, and neither is like steel!

     Continued
  Thursday was our second VSA day.

making popup houses

  While in Columbus Boom and i did the architecture tours and, in the gift shop, bought a couple of books.

One is about the city's own distinctive architecture & history; the other is a really cool popup book for grownups about modern architecture generally.
It seems very recently that both these guys would destroy a popup book.  That is a very easy thing to do!

  Anyway, i thought Max & i would have fun making popups so i downloaded this instruction sheet & pattern & we made some.