Catching up on blogging again. I had terrible computer issues, lost files, corruption etc, general over all computer yuck! After recovering from that then the website had to be updated. Travel teaching took priority over the blog and low and behold it is WEEKS later since my last post. However…now that the behind the scenes are working properly thanks to Andrew, I can start to catch up on blogging and of course the rest of Woodland Chic Design Team creations!! So stay tuned for that.
Earlier this month I taught at the Mendocino Art Center. It’s ALWAYS a pleasure to teach there. The facility and staff are wonderful. Plus the bonus of an updated and expanded jewelry studio!!!!!!!! LOVE!! I highly recommend MAC for a great weekend or midweek get- away combined with an art class. Lots to do, good food, creativity abounds in this place. We had such a fun time in the workshop. My students learned about metal clay and how to do cold connections. We combined them with found objects and even worked with resin. Check out the gallery below.
Mendocino Art Center Installation
Mendocino Art Center
Love the Mendocino Coast
Seahorse driftwood art at the MAC
Penny and Carol working hard in the studio
Jan works the flex shaft.
Lori working hard on her metal clay pendants
Penny made texture plates to use with our metal clay.
Glen experiences metal clay for the first time!
Carol shows us her work in progess
Jan’s prefired pieces
Jan’s pieces afer firing and finishing!
We drilled into rocks and glass!
Jan shows us her perfectly drilled rock!
Carols lady bug pendant in bronze and copper metal clay.
Carol’s leaf and lady bug pendant.
We learn about resin, here is Carol’s floating pendant
Work in progress.
Love the rough edges on this one
This combination is wonderful. Penny rocks it!
Another floating pendant!
Experiments in resin and found objects.
Penny combines metal clay with her glass components.
Glens first peice, Ukelele chords in metal clay.
Glens steam punk shadow box. Metal clay, resin and found objects.
Love Jan’s heart shaped rock, drilled and riveted.