I still am processing my time spent with Susan Shie as her first Alumni (Independent Study) Art Camper. It was truly what I needed. I was able to work in my own style with what techniques I wanted to express my own ideas. She was a wonderful facilitator and guide who asked me the hard questions along the way. While I've learned a great deal of techniques in classes that I've taken I am not content in classes where the students create artwork with the purpose of making a replica of the teachers pieces. Techniques are learned, artistry is not. By exploring my own style, growth occurs like no other time.Try doing something in your own style - be an artist!
I'm still finishing up my piece, have taken a break from it for a couple of days to meet a deadline for a show.
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| Our accomplishments for the week! The pieces on the right are Susan's and I do believe the top one, "Twilight Time" is one of my very favorites of hers. |
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| Godzilla in pins. :) I'll post pics of the stitching when it gets completed! |
Currently I'm working on a piece for a show commemorating the anniversary of 9/11 with the Fiber Artists For Hope. Each piece in the show is 9" X 11", will be exhibited in Chicago over 9.11.2011. Here is the initial drawing.
Back to work after eating some wonderful yumminess from the garden! :)
