Vintage Hankie Scarves Part 2 of 2 and CreativeGIRL class with Danielle Donaldson

I had planned on posting these vintage scarves weeks ago but as usual, there is always more to do than there are hours in a day.

Since my last blog posting, kids are back to school.  Alex is now in 6th grade, his last year at our neighborhood elementary school.  Next school year, he will be in middle school.

My daughter Laura is the one experiencing a major change in her life, and us along with her.  She is now living in a dorm at Colorado State University (CSU) in Ft. Collins.  Moving day was a family event.  We helped her get her dorm room furniture setup and she has since settled in.  We Skype regularly!  I love being able to see her when we chat.  Love watching her expressions and see her when she laughs.  She is happy!  We miss her and it's a huge adjustment for us but we are happy she is happy!

I also attended a class with Danielle Donaldson hosted by Jeanne Oliver at Old Glory Antiques.  It was the Creative Girl in Denver class.  We created a cover girl in watercolors.  I have loved to paint for more than 25 years but this was my first time painting in watercolors.  My challenge was in figuring out how much water I needed to have on my brush.  I think I was afraid of having too much water on my brush but learned I needed to load the brush with water and watch the magic happen.  I had a great day!   I learned so much!  I am going to make time to continue to play with watercolors.  Love Danielle Donaldson's new book, CreativeGIRL, Mix Media Techniques for an Artful Life.  You can find it on Amazon.com here.  Here is the picture of my girl, inspired by my daughter Laura.

I have been busy working on many new items, including re-purposed linen pillows and started work on an assortment of Halloween items.  A Paris Street Market is in only 1 week!  September 5th.  Next week will be busy making the final preparations for A Paris Street Market plus my dear friend, who is like a sister to me, June will be visiting from San Antonio, Texas.  She will be helping me at A Paris Street Market.  So looking forward to June's visit.

As promised, here all the rest of the vintage hankies:

Danielle Donaldson's Creative Girl

Jeanne Oliver is having a wonderful giveaway  of Danielle Donaldson's Creative Girl book!  I love the whimsy and colors  of Danielle's artwork.  I also love mix media and look forward to learning from her.  I have never painted in watercolors, but this book makes me want to learn or at the very least have fun and play with watercolors!

Please visit Jeanne Oliver's blog posting for more details:

I am registered to attend a class with Danielle Donaldson, hosted by Jeanne Oliver at Old Glory Antiques on August 22nd.  We will be taking my daughter Laura to CSU (Colorado State University) on Thursday, August 20th.  Laura will move into her dorm on the 20th while we participate in parent/family activities at CSU.  This will be the start of an exciting new chapter for my daughter, but one that will require many adjustments to our daily family life as we know it.

In an effort to help me cope, I decided to sign up for this class with Danielle Donaldson.  Being creative in one form or another is how I cope with life.  This will be MY therapy!  Thanks Danielle and Jeanne!

This is one of my favorite illustrations posted on Jeanne Oliver's giveaway blog posting, created by Danielle Donaldson.

Art Class with Jeanne Oliver at Old Glory Antiques Monthly Market

A wonderfully creative day

with

local artist

Jeanne Oliver

and friends

My friend Amy (Pink Attic Cat owner) and I had a fun day creating art at Old Glory Antiques new Monthly Market event. 

It has been a very long time since I have played with paint and canvas.

Too long!

Loved it!

I have taken several online courses taught by Jeanne Oliver but it was really special to take a class taught by her in person.  I learned so much during the class.

Painting with friends is always more fun.

Thanks Jeanne, for a fun creative day!

Isabel, Jeanne and Amy - February 13, 2015

After dinner, I continued to work on one of my canvases

I love to create while listening to music.   I love butterflies.  The 4 hearts represents our family - David, Laura, Alex and me.

The next photo is the second canvas.  This one remains in progress.

I look forward to taking more classes in the future with Jeanne Oliver.

Art Class taught by Jeanne Oliver

It has been years since I have attended a painting or scrap-booking class in person.  In recent years, all the classes I have been able to take are all on-line.  I love the versatility on-line classes provide.  The videos are great since you can pause and re-wind.  I can also watch anytime, which is usually midnight for me.  Despite loving my on-line classes from artist like 

Christy Tomlinson, 

 Margie Romney-Aslet 

 and Jeanne Oliver...

attending a class in person is it's own experience. 

 Since Jeanne Oliver is a local artist (Castle Rock), I have been hoping to have an opportunity to take one of her art classes.  She taught at the Vintage White Market this past January in Loveland, CO; however, I was a vendor along with my friend Amy (Pink Attic Cat). 

Taking a class with one of your friends is always more fun.

My friend Amy and I will both be attending Jeanne Oliver's class.  This afternoon I gathered my supplies.  Aside from the basic supply list, I am taking other mix media elements.  I know I have packed more than I need but I just wanted to take an assortment, 

just in case.

This Friday, Jeanne Oliver will be teaching a class as part of Old Glory Antiques new Monthly Markets.  You can find more information about the February 2015 Market here.

This is what Jeanne Oliver posted on her blog about the class:

You can visit Jeanne Oliver's blog here.

One of my Favorite Artist, Jeanne Oliver is having a Giveaway!

Jeanne Oliver is having a wonderful giveaway on her blog.  Visit her blog for more details.