it's TIME!

time to sign up for the class

(because it begins next week!)

EEK!!!

here is the lineup of teachers!!!!

(none of which i know...  because i am always

nose to the grindstone and have no time

to reach out to other creative folk)

*sigh*

STUDYING UNDER THE MASTERS

(you can sign up with the button in the upper

right hand corner of this site)

SO! here we all are...

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THE TEACHERS!!!

 miss jeanne oliver

(bio lifted from her site)

My name is Jeanne Oliver and I am the owner and designer of Jeanne Oliver Designs.   I am a mother of three, I home school my children, designer of jewelry and clothing and a mixed media artist.  I am a collector of fabric, vintage papers, books, clocks, ironstone and cameras. I feel peace on the farm and alive in the city. I have always dreamed of being a mom. I am an artist…even on the days when I don’t feel like one. I am a seeker of beauty. I am madly in love with my husband. I use my camera to help me see the details all around me. I am so glad that you have stopped by. I hope you visit often and please leave a comment so I can get to know you better too!

miss robin fingher

(please follow the link to her bio...

it is long (and informative) and

you won't regret reading it!

miss teresa mcfadden

(she too has a beautiful website which i encourage 

you to check out)

Teresa is a freelance mixed media artist who works in all kinds of media, from charcoal to acrylics…and from Adobe Illustrator to Canon 5D. 

she has been a painter off and on for years, but in 2011 she felt the push to spend nearly every day with my brushes and canvases. So she did. Painting started as a wild, playful adventure. Painting is now a way of life for her and there is now no going back.

her work has evolved into a mix of modern whimsy as well as abstracts. 

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miss gillian lee smith

(artist statement lifted from her site)

A lifetime fascination with storytelling, history, fairy tales and folklore, has led me to create imagery based on the everyday whirling mind of a person who does not always wish to be rooted in the realistic present.  Glimpses of characters tell stories that resonate with melancholic sentiment. Puppets and dolls with heart and emotion, long lost souls, decadence and decay and the contrasts and complexities of life. All are endlessly captivating and thought provoking.

Baroque and Victorian periods are especially evident in my designs and my work often delves into the expression and characterisation of our human nature, which we may hide away and only ever glimpse at when prompted by a reflection of our inner selves.

My character sculptures in particular are a nod towards my own imaginations, avid reading and childhood dreams. They are a way of seeking the perfect representation of our character. Each tells an original tale, with a single image that endeavors to embody a whole life story in an uncomplicated way.

Graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in Performance Costume in 2005, I have since been working on my own creations as well as teaching workshops with community groups. More recently, I have been coordinating a project involving reminiscence work with older people. This has been a huge source of inspiration to my latest artwork and themes of memories, dreams and childhood.  

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miss jane davenport

(you can find her website right here)

Hello! My name is Jane Davenport, but my friends call me Danger.

I live at ‘The Nest’ overlooking the Byron Bay lighthouse in Australia with my husband, Gus, & our two dogs, Moo & Tinsel.

I love being a professional artist, online workshop phenomenon, degenerate art supply junky, Art Journal Evangelist and koala mama ( yes! Koalas live in my garden… there’s a magnificent python too, but lets ignore her).

I started my website in 2001. It became my blog in 2009 and it’s now my favourite place to hang out online. My passion is teaching women how to defy their creative gravity.

I believe in delight and laughter. I believe in happiness and trust. I believe in hard work and abundance.I believe in Sea Shepherd and Rainforest Rescue and donate part of my income to both. I love to be inspired and to inspire ( every noticed how one leads to the other?).

I draw, I paint, I photograph, I art journal, I write, I film. I empower.

And I share. Oh, how I LOVE to share.

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an me!

cori dantini

my bio... i have been using the same one for ages and it will probably

never change because my super talented friend DEREK SHEFFIELD

wrote it for me, and he is a beyond talented poet who i admire

to no end.  so here is derek's take on me.  (if you like poetry..

he has a book, just go here) if you want to buy it.

Cori Dantini would love to dress like her paper ladies and explore the world in their skirts and buns and neat little boots, but she is far too practical for that. In fact, she spends much of her time in her studio, covered in a mosaic of ink stains and glue dabs, bits of wordy paper clinging to her slippers. And, as it happens, her studio is not located in an Italian villa, but in eastern Washington where she has returned to her hometown of Pullman to ply her trade among its rolling wheat fields.

After earning a BFA in painting from Washington State University and spending a couple decades fiddling with brushes, oils, pencils, markers, and most recently, the mouse attached to her computer, she has discovered an organic process involving layers and language. Any meaning found in her work comes from this process. She never begins a project with a message in mind. Rather, the materials and her process are what do the talking. It is this mysterious, reciprocal quality of art that intrigues her and makes her think of her works as visual poems.

Fueled by coffee, muffins, and good black licorice, she goes in search of epiphany, in hopes that the moments she evokes will add layers to our daily lives.

(this is all true!)

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OOx,

cori

hope to see you there

(at the class that is)