Wednesday, February 13, 2013

CONTINUING THE JOY IN FEBRUARY!

Ahhh!
Spring has sprung!
 

 
The joy continues...
in my Design 1 class...
with a study of value.
We are moving on to color!
Woohoo!!
 
(here's my value assignment with glue still drying)
 

 
My youngest turned 12!
How did THAT happen?
I am so gratefull to be "awake"
practicing love
and
enJOYing these wonderful boys!

 
The next class I am teaching
(JOY!)
is
at Aunt Mary's
THIS SATURDAY!!!


 
I am playing with future class ideas...
perhaps the pieced tickertape quilt

 
or from this magazine...

 
 
or this raw edged-
 confetti-
work in progress.

 
LOVE=JOY
 
and Valentine's Day is tomorrow!
 
 
 
I am currently in love with...
new fabric!

 
(read the top line!)

 
 
and
 making 
(way too many)
 these little see through bags!
Who knew zippers were SO JOYfull?!!
 

 
(you can see my cute scissor charm through the bag!)

 
 
 
I am finding that...
as I continue to make
 JOY
my main focus this year,
not only is the season
feeling springier
but also I have
more spring in my step.
Nice!
 
CHEERS...
 
to
all the
 possibilities
of
JOY
in action!
 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

CONTINUING ALONG THE JOY PATH

This year I am focusing on JOY.
I "get to" do....what?
What would bring more JOY into my life?
 
Here's a recent thought stream...
I love making quilts.
I'd love to take my quilts to the next level.
I admire Freddy Moran and Mary Lou Weidman.
They have degrees in art.
Would I like to take an art class?
(I never have.)
YES!
 
I am currently in my fifth week of Design 1
at the local community college.
Design is defined as:
 the intentional act of
planning, arranging, selecting, and organizing
 STUFF!
(fabric!)
 
My teacher is wonderful.
He is soooo knowledgeable,
full of energy, funny, and
quite dedicated to:
 
helping us evaluate art beyond our preferences
giving us the language of art
encouraging us to go beyond the obvious
 
It turns out that there are
DESIGN ELEMENTS (and
ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES!
who knew?)
 
The first design element is line.
 
 
Line can create movement.
 
falling down
 
 
We are always influenced by our concept of gravity!
 
moving up

 
falling down
 
 
More stable
 
 
 
 
 
Line has width and direction.
 
 
(five blown up lines from magazines united to create one fluid line.)
 
 
We are currently working on value.
SO
important
with choosing fabrics.
(I just love love love only medium!)
I'll let you know how it goes.
 
I can feel my artist eyes
JOYFULLY
spinning, zinging,  and growing!
 
Now...
a bit of JOY from Judy's for you!
 
 
A book from 1916...
 

 
 
 
and a quilt her mom sewed 15 years ago!
Don't you just love it??!!!!
 
(the quilt looks like it would fit into Victoria's Finlay's new book, 15 Minutes of Play!)
 
How do you
"get to"
enJOY
this moment?