This yr I had an ideal lead into the vacation season by spending every week of shade and creativity with the eight material collage artists you see under.
I all the time benefit from the focus and energy and friendship that has been proven in my lessons via the years, however after having reduce on my 2023 lessons, the renewal of a full schedule this yr has felt refreshing. Seeing so many returning college students to 1 class or one other, has been like little reunions in each class—equivalent to Liz Imperato returning with a brand new cat portrait (above)—this week was a tabby cat, final time it was a lion.
Since November’s On-line class was geared towards those that have taken at the very least one or two prior lessons with me and are at that “intermediate-advanced” stage, I knew each face and each voice. I used to be acquainted with how every particular person works and the colours and materials they’re interested in. I felt I might actually assist and push them alongside in their very own inventive journeys—digging slightly deeper into the material collage approach with every of them. I felt capable of allow them to actually reduce unfastened and see the place their very own concepts would take them. I used to be there to information and let go as wanted, and so they simply took off.
5 of those girls selected folks portraits which will be robust to interpret in material, and for that cause, I normally reserve portraits for intermediate and superior lessons equivalent to this group. In final week’s Half 1 class submit, all 4 featured artists picked portraits of members of the family as their topics. For those who missed the prospect to ooh and ahh on the work they completed, click on right here for an additional holiday-time deal with. In the present day’s Half 2 submit finally ends up chronicling the work of the in any other case er 5 girls. Hold studying to get pleasure from these last class treats of the yr.
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The Present and Share quilts you’ll see are people who had been despatched in for our “Class Night” the place we simply go to (probably drink wine) and share previous material work to get know one another higher.
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Kathy Howard
Kathy Howard hails from Aptos, California, and is a super-accomplished material collager that I’ve had the pleasure of working with on a number of events on-line. This time she got here with a a number of half concept which she explains under. The muse was with Kathy this week as she labored as much as the second draft on her “bathing” blue jay after which jumped proper into her wing-blurred hummer. Each are already capturing the love she offers to her birds.
From Kathy:
I’ve labored onerous to make my backyard and property a haven for birds. I’ve been rewarded with many various birds visiting throughout every season. I’ve two fountains on my deck that the birds use as a supply of water in drought and as a birdbath in all seasons. I take photographs of the birds that go to, once they permit it. I made a decision that I needed to work on a “4 patch” depiction of only a few of the birds who’re common guests.
Kathy Howard Present and Share
Liz Imperato
Liz Imperato is from Santa Barbara, California—certainly one of 4 Californians who attended this class. Liz is creating this cool cat as a present for her 10 yr previous nephew, Max. He loves cats however doesn’t have a cat. His solely request of Liz was that the cat have inexperienced eyes and a pink nostril. Liz has given “Max the cat” oh a lot extra—he has a particular presence and character, plus a ton of curiosity in all of the little novelty material cutouts that she added into the background and in addition labored into Max’s fur.
Liz Imperato Present and Share
Mary McKay
Mary McKay from Palm Desert in CA, is our fourth Californian of the week. She has attended fairly just a few lessons of mine—each in-person and on-line—getting fairly a little bit of expertise with portraits alongside the way in which. For this week, she started certainly one of her good pal’s great-granddaughter, Lucy. Mary had a really good collection of smooth but playful materials chosen for Lucy, and it was fascinating to see how these materials labored collectively and adjusted over the course of the week to create the impish portrait you see rising from her basis material, above.
From Mary:
The November on-line group of scholars simply appeared to click on from the get go. This made for a welcoming and pleasant group. Susan’s lessons appear to draw college students who’re supportive and nurturing.
Mary McKay Present and Share
After class ended, Mary despatched me photographs of a get collectively she was internet hosting, with quilts and pups getting center-stage consideration, as they need to.
Nancy Semich
Nancy Semich, previously of Bend, Oregon, has been settling into her new dwelling in Georgetown, Texas for a couple of yr now. The three splendidly patterned carousel horses she has been engaged on might be including inspiration to certainly one of her new studio partitions. Nancy is aware of her horses, and has been having enjoyable with the fancifulness and playfulness of her topics, letting the patterns in her materials “converse” to her—and what they’re saying is incredible!
From Nancy:
I’ve all the time had a love of horses. I remembered seeing the film, “Mary Poppins,” and the carousel horses that escaped and traversed the countryside. My concept was to do a collage that included a small carousel within the background with the damaged pole and a big escaped horse—nicely, this concept advanced into doing 3 collages, every with a unique carousel horse within the development of releasing themselves from their carousel.
The backgrounds are going to be a continuation of one another with the addition of mountains. I’ve been engaged on these collages which included taking 2 on-line lessons with Susan. As all the time, she has the power to know my imaginative and prescient. Susan gives constructive criticism and encouragement which could be very useful.
To assist her plan and collage the backgrounds of her three horses, Spirit, Gypsy, and Midnight, Nancy used a pc app to design and shade the movement of the panorama, under.
Nancy Semich Present and Share
Every day Inspirational Quotes
Each class morning all the class receives an e mail from Nancy with a brand new every day quote—it’s a beautiful particular contact, thanks once more, Nancy. I’ve included them right here on the finish of this Half 2 submit of our November 2024 Dwell On-line Cloth Collage Class. Get pleasure from.