Flowers

I took all of these photos in Karan's yard or from flowers running alongside her fence! However, the orchids are inside and are grown by her husband.

Day 2 at CREATE

Saturday, I taught "Torn and Stitched: A Composition of Bits and Pieces". I wrote this class 3 years ago and finally got to teach it! It was a good class. My students were eager to learn more about creating a balanced composition with bits and pieces of fabric. None of them had ever done a transparency transfer either so we had fun doing transfers first thing! They then chose their favorite to create their piece of artwork with. I had a couple of quick workers so they did two pieces. I also learned some things in this class myself that I will utilize should I ever get the opportunity to teach this class again. One of those things was taught by a student in her "problem solving" process! I love watching process... and Patricia talked hers out and it was an invigorating process to watch. And she has the most magnetic Australian accent! Here are some photos of that class: (don't know why most of this is underlined and don't know how to fix it! It is not a link!)

mother and daughter in class! :)

I love how each piece really reflects the creator of it. Surprising how each piece truly tells a story about the person who made it! So cool!

I'll do a separate post of photos I took outside at Karan's house before we headed to the airport.

I'm trying to catch up on things in my house, that have been let go. My studio is in great need of an overhaul but I had a lot of paperwork to do before my trip about some other things and I have to get filing under control and find the top of my desk! That will be my work for the morning.

CREATE

Wow, I just got back from teaching at CREATE and what an awesome experience!

It took many days of prepping kits and slowly packing. I flew Southwest so I could check to pieces of luggage, which were stuffed with ONLY art supplies! I packed all my clothes, toiletries, etc.. in this little thing and carried it on the plane:

I stayed with an online friend, Karan, whom I'd never met before she picked me up at the airport on Thursday! We had a great time together. She has such a comfortable, quiet home and a dear, sweet husband with the most beautiful spanish accent. Accents from Spain are very different that accents in spanish from Mexico. I learned to cook some new things that I'm anxious to try!

I taught on Friday and Saturday. My classes went so well! My students were great. Both classes were very relaxing and enjoyable. When I get in front of a class and start teaching, I get completely energized. I always thought I'd get nervous but I don't! I LOVE it!

Friday, I taught my book, One Page at a Time. I had a small, intimate class. We really enjoyed ourselves! Here are pictures from that class. (it was cold in there!!!)
One student had to leave early and I missed getting a photo of her beautiful book. :( This was a sweet and fun group of ladies. I really enjoyed teaching them.

I'm going to post the second class tomorrow. I'm dead tired! Heading to bed now.

Vintage door knobs for sale

I am getting ready to list these vintage door knobs for sale on Etsy but thought I'd offer them here first. Each is numbered. If you are interested in a purchase, please notify me of the number corresponding with the knob(s) you are interested in. Shipping is $5. per knob as they are fairly heavy. If you are interested in purchasing several, we can work out a deal with flat rate shipping.

Knob #1
There are two identical knobs, one unattached to the post. Willing to sell separately.
$10. each

Knob set #2
These Victorian style knobs are connected. As you can see, one knob has much more patina than the other.

$20. (SOLD)

Knob #3
$7.

Knob #4
This knob has a beautiful shabby chic patina!
$10.

Email me at princessburninghair (at)cox(dot)net if you are interested in a purchase.