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New Workshop

Work shop in Orlando February 26th - April 2nd. 

At The Pottery Studio.

Click here for prices and registration.

Mixed Media Collage with Christine Peloquin

Tuesdays 10 am to 1 pm -for 6 weeks

Learn the joys of mixed media collage!  The workshop will address working with papers, fabrics, found objects, and past art work.  The materials used will be the choice of each student, but students are encouraged to incorporate some of their own prior art work into new pieces. The objective of the work shop is to explore new mixed media techniques and excavate each student’s authentic voice in their art.

Materials list;

·         Wood panel, canvas board or heavy paper at least 24” x 24” to use a base.

·         Fabrics- cotton, batiks, polyesters, scraps, curtains, tablecloths, linens, new and old that speak to you. They don’t have to be perfect, just smooth.

·         Papers -patterned, tissue paper, wall paper, wrapping paper, maps, old book pages, paper napkins that you love.

·         Found Objects- old letters, keys, pressed dried flowers, ribbon, stamps etc

·         Prior art projects that you are willing to let go of- watercolors, drawings, paintings, photographs…anything except oil paintings.

·         Matte medium – at least 16 oz.– I love Utrecht acrylic matte medium

·         Soft vine charcoal, soft charcoal pencils

·         Erasers

·         Workable or UV charcoal spray fixative

·         Acrylic or latex paints

·         Brushes including 2” finch or house painting brush for applying matte medium

·         Scissors and exacto knife

To Do List

Sometimes I simply need to reread my own words.

To Do List     10" x 10"   $95

With Light

With Light    $195      10" x 10"    at Arts on Douglas Gallery.

Imagined

Live the Life You Imagined.   10" x 10"   $175 at Arts on Douglas Gallery.

Wholeheartedly

Love Wholeheartedly.     6 " x 6"      $95 at Arts On Douglas Gallery.

Still

My kids love asking what time it is on the other side of the world and enjoy their expressions on their faces when I explain that some where in the middle of the Pacific ocean it is almost yesterday and right next to it, almost tomorrow. So isn't it interesting that we use the phrase 'Take the time'? 

When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world. -Eckhart Tolle

Take the time.

Amateur

This collage is based on pieces from a Philadelphia Museum of Art t-shirt that I've had since high school!  I cut up the frieze and pediments and put the words on them after considering the artists featured in the museum.  I know that I can't be the only artist that gets pangs of doubt. So fretting artists---here is your reminder! All great things begin small.

Since every journey does indeed begin with the first step, does that therefore mean that people who travel many steps down the road of art all become artists? Practice making perfect? Or is every person born an artist and they just loose it along the way? I've been preparing for a fun demo to do with my son's cub scouts den (art elective.. yeah!) and I want to bring home the point to these young minds that I believe that every person is indeed born an artist. That "drawing a straight line" is why rulers were invented and that stick figures are to drawing as crawling is to walking- important! The lesson here is to keep at it. The more you do it, the better you get. And if you lost it along the way, pick up a pencil and start again.

Cyber Monday- Last Day for 25% off

Seven Lucky Days

LAST DAY to give the gift of ART and receive the gift of 25% off!  

25% off ALL ITEMS in My Etsy Shop NOW through midnight CYBER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26!!!

use coupon code~~~GIVETHANKS25

AND FREE SHIPPING on items in the USA!!

Contact me for shipping rates if purchasing more than one item outside of the US. I'll try to save as much in shipping as I can!

Red Bubble

CHECK OUT MY NEW SHOP AT THE FUN SITE~ RED BUBBLE

I'm selling a few iphone and ipad covers and a few new note cards.....

Give Thanks

Give the gift of ART and receive the gift of 25% off!  

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AND FREE SHIPPING on items in the USA!!

Contact me for shipping rates if purchasing more than one item outside of the US. I'll try to save as much in shipping as I can!

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Small Things Considered

Here is a preview of 10- 6" x 6" pieces that will be at the Small Things Considered 

show at Arts on Douglas Gallery in New Smyrna Beach. December 1-22. I'll be at the opening and would love to see you! All are welcomed! Saturday, December 1st, 4-7 pm.

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A Bit Better

Give

Learned

Know

Sings

Soon

Performance

5 Friends

Maple

The Message

48" x 60"

detail...

"He could not decipher the message."

The Message

Wise

I'm busy getting ready for my next show at Studio E Gallery in Palm Beach Gardens. Just finished this piece called Wise. Come see this work and more on November 10th from 5:30 to 7pm. 

Manifestations

My 3 day workshop at the Mount Center for the Arts was a productively fun time! Great energy from my fellow participants. You ladies are awesome!!

Manifestations

Wall-to-Wall

Fig. 288

Flying Machine

Gave Him

The Pair

Fundamentally Female

Fundamentally Female by Renee Rongen has just been released and I have a painting as a part of it! Its a global collaboration- for, about and by women- and I am happy to be included in this great collection of stories, essays and art. Thank you and all the best to you Renee!

Resting

I love how the birds in my neighborhood hang out together at the top of trees and watch the sunset every night. It's like they sit around chit-chatting about their day while watching the gorgeous Florida sun set in all its glorious colors. When I mentioned it to my kids, they said paint it!  One of the people attending my mixed media class had used birds as a theme for one of her own pieces and I thought, why not? A new motif.

So I'm sending out a big thank you to Jane and my mixed media class for inspiring the teacher!

Resting

Next round of workshops and classes

3 Day Workshop at Mount Dora Center for the Arts
Painting and Drawing with Mixed Media Collage

October 18-20, 2012
Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (One hour lunch)

Mount Dora Center for the Arts’ featured artist in August-Sept 2012 will share the joys of combining mixed media collage, drawing and painting.  Students are encouraged to incorporate some of their own prior art work into new pieces. The materials used will be the choice of each student.  The workshop will address working with collage with papers, fabrics, found objects, and that past art work, pencil and charcoal drawing, and acrylic painting.  The objective of the work shop is to explore new mixed media techniques, entertain the idea of 
re-purposing prior work and excavate each student’s authentic voice in their art.

Contact the art center or Christine for a list of recommended supplies.

Members $195                        Non-members $225


Mixed Media Collage at Mount Dora Center for the Arts

6 Tuesday Classes
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Session IV: 10.23.2012 - 12.4.2012

Mount Dora Center for the Arts’ featured artist in August-Sept 2012 will share the joys of mixed media collage. Students are encouraged to incorporate some of their own prior art work into new pieces. The materials used will be the choice of each student.  The workshop will address working with collage with papers, fabrics, found objects, and that past art work.  The objective of the work shop is to explore new mixed media techniques, entertain the idea of repurposing prior work and excavate each student’s authentic voice in their art.

Contact the art center or Christine for a list of recommended supplies.

Members $195                        Non-members $225

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Story Seen in the Picture

Another new face. I'm on a roll!  Settling into the kids being in school full time is definitely helping my creative spirit. All these pieces of myself, my reflective side, my superstitious side, my joyous side, are all making it into the art. Good. That is the way it's supposed to be.

In this piece, I used Ikea fabric, retro pillow case pieces, Chinese papers, floral tea towels and paper napkins. I love how dark and shadowy her face came out. This piece is titled from a lesson plan on a children's text book page in the collage on another painting! I had to use the words. Love them! Enjoy.

Story Seen in the Picture

Superstitions

One of the ideas I address in my mixed media class, is the idea of re-purposing older art work into a new work. In this piece, I used a wood block print made in my printing class in college 23 years ago. I liked it but it was never quite right. Now I love it. 

I also gave my students information on how to print on fabric. The square to the right of the wood block print is a linen handkerchief printed with some antique text about "Superstitions in Common Use." The list states important pieces of information such as "looking into a window brings bad luck, while entering a church with the right foot brings good." Classic! Listening to your critics in college, bad luck. Holding onto an idea until its ready to be reborn, good. 

Superstitions.