a free painting tutorial by diane culhane!

i was meandering around the internet

this morning and i stumbled upon a free painting

tutorial by the talented diane culhane,

it discusses the notion of positive and

negative space, which i like to think of as the

stuff that holds something in place.

diane is a master of this technique, so don't miss

this little gem.  it is such a cool way to think

about painting...and perhaps a new way 

to start thinking about the flat surface!

i found the tutorial compliments of 

calra sonheim's fabulous website!!!

if you haven't been there it is a BOON for 

the creative.  filled with classes and books, not 

to mention the free tutorial page.

who doesn't like fee?

check it out and tell me what you think...

happy making to you!

OOx,

cori

*i use this technique in my work...  her is an example

i have always done this... held things in place

with a shape. isn't it cool to see how two people

can use it so differently?

FREE QUILT PATTERNS!

did you know that you can get free 

quilt patterns over at BLEND Fabrics

(because i didn't)!

i don't know what my problem is,

but i am starting to think that i have

my head in the sand 99% of the time!

i miss everything... even stuff that

is about me!  and today while scrolling

around looking for things to put into the

newsletter i am trying to get off the ground,

 i found the patterns...

YEAH!!!

i need to apologize because not only

do i not notice stuff, i also forget to share

things that are happening.  this is because my nose

is always "to the grindstone", and all i 

tend to think about is how i can dash away

and go to the thrift store (in search of what?

i have no idea)!

speaking of not telling you things...

did you even know i have been trying my hand at

designing fabric?  i think i may have mentioned

it YEARS ago...  but then, well- i got busy

doing it, and forgot to talk about it!

it has been a really fun thing for me to learn, 

it speaks to my organizational side, BIG TIME!  

and the cool thing is that i feel like i just keep 

getting better and better at designing 

the repeats, which is really satisfying!

these above images are all from my collection 

called "the makers" .

okay... that's it for me today!

OOx,

cori

*prints from the collection are in the shop!
use code themakers for 20% off your order.
(good through the end of may 2015)