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If you are interested in paper art of any kind, I highly encourage you to check out The Guild of American Papercutters. It's an organization with an endless amount of information, teaching and learning opportunities, and ways to experiment with paper art with a fabulous group of talented artists. Below is a snapshot of some of the pieces in the G.A.P. "Mountains and Valleys" Show. You can see the wide variety of papercutting styles and interpretations of the theme! Here's me next to my piece "Spring in the Valley". It's my first time working on creating and framing 3-D paper art-- what a learning experience!
My brainstorming sketches for the piece
The final piece, "Spring in the Valley" unframed (below)  $675 (SOLD) CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: During the Conference I participated in three fabulous workshops. Paper Engineering Techniques with Jeri Fogel. Amazing class-- Opens up a whole new door to 3-D art! We all created fold-up bridges. Once home, I worked more on mine. (bottom)
  From Flat to Fabulous by Tiffany Budsisz I’ve admired her work from afar, so to meet Tiffany in person and learn her techniques was a dream come true. Check out her work - it’s so lovely! https://artvalleyva.com/. We used leaf templates, tracing paper, colored art, x-acto knives, and bending tools to create this 3-D look!
Folded Paper Cutting with Carolyn Guest I’ve always loved snowflakes and finally learned how to make one from a true expert! On the left is a photo of one of Carolyn's cuts that I used as a template/guide for mine. I’m new to formal ‘papercutting’ so learning her tips was invaluable. I used an x-acto knife on very fine paper Carolyn provided! Carolyn's work will blow your mind! :)
 My 'snowflake' revealed!  CLICK HERE for a closer look Now that I know how to make snowflakes properly 😍, I plan to update the ones on my piece below, "Snow on Love Mountain". Stay tuned for the 'AFTER'.  Work in Progress.... "Snow on Love Mountain" There’s nothing like in-person learning. Loved every minute!
Check out Guild of American Papercutters! Happy Creating!
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 Heart Bouquet, 5" x 5" I hope you had an enjoyable February! I’m part of these interesting online paper art groups, Guild of American Papercutters and All Things Paper. They offer lots of great resources on paper art, and on one of the recent Zoom calls, a guest speaker shared her process of working in all white paper. I’ve always admired this and finally got around to experimenting with an all-white piece myself!
My paper heart was inspired by some of the digital work I was doing earlier this month. I was experimenting with these free Procreate flower-heart stamp brushes I received from Teela at Every-Tuesday.com (below left). She along with Jennifer Nichols and Gabrielle Brickey are some of my favorite online teachers who provide free Procreate brushes, tutorials, and assets to their subscribers, as well as paid membership opportunities if you're interested, and teaching events and activities throughout the year. Many of their classes are also available on Skillshare. Delores Naskrent is another outstanding Procreate/Affinity teacher--I was a part of her online school for a year and a half. I work more in Photoshop now than Procreate (and haven't gotten into Affinity yet), but Delores offers a lifetime of experience in the business of digital art, surface pattern design, greeting cards, etc.. I also love Alaina Jensen's brushes, and highly recommend them if you want to try some really cool art effects like alcohol ink, acrylic pour, and all kind of traditional painting effects in Procreate!
Using the stamps is like having your own coloring book pages, and a great way to practice using the various brushes available! This also inspires me to create my own ‘stamps’. If you like to learn new things and are interested in a fun, relaxing hobby, check out some of these websites and the free tutorials and assets they offer and get started in Procreate. :) Like so many other art forms, the possibilities are endless!
  "It's Such A Good Feeling" (Fred Rogers), 4.5 x 4.5 art in 10 x 10 matted frame, Paper collage and quilling My friend Emily Gilman Beezley suggested our art group participate in this Inside Small "The Color of Music" show. I'm pleased that my piece was accepted! The requirements were to produce a piece of art smaller no larger than 10" x 10" (total) inspired by a piece of music. I recently saw this PBS broadcast, "Won't You Be My Neighbor" about Mr. Rogers, and was blown away. I don't remember being that interested in Mr. Rogers as a child, and unfortunately knew more about the mockeries of him than the man himself. After watching the documentary and learning more, I now LOVE and greatly admire Fred Rogers and everything he devoted his life to, namely... helping children feel loved and special. I wish I had watched more of his shows as a youngster. But one of my new favorite sayings is... Better late than never!
In 2005, an album of his songs by various award-winning artists was produced, "Songs from the Neighborhood" and earned a Grammy for Best Children's album. The songs are amazing and I'm so delighted to find them. Their tender message of love is so uplifting, especially during this difficult time. Here's another link to a video of the performers on the album. I especially like "It's You I Like" and "It's Such a Good Feeling" by B.J. Thomas (what a throwback and amazing voice!) My piece (above) was inspired by Mr. Rogers' fun, loving, friendly songs, and a nostalgic 1970's vibe. Hope you enjoy! Please visit "The Color of Music" Online Show for more amazing pieces and to vote for your favorite piece!! This piece is available for $225.00 plus shipping.  Magnificent bunny quilling card from quillingcard.com, a gift from Suzie!
 4" x 4" Quilled Christmas Tree 'ornament' for Forks Area Art Society Fundraiser
 The last, and most fun project in the paper creations class at church-- paper flowers!
 The first assignment in my quilling class was to create a pair of earrings-- I made these yesterday.  |
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