Spreading Some Good News

Thank you, Guilford Art Center, for acknowledging the faculty during a recent website post.  Here is a bit of what I had to say:

You can see more at All About GAC Faculty.

And thanks for reading!

Another Round of Virtual Sessions

It's been amazing to meet and teach so many wonderful people during COVID-19.  Thank you all so much, it's been an honor and an inspiration!

I was especially gratified to teach fellow artists during last evening's Demo Space Tutorial (discussing the ins and outs of doing artist demos on Zoom).   If anyone would like copies of the PowerPoint slides, email me at marsha@marshamakes and I'll get them to you. 

I'll be teaching just a few more sessions this month and next month.  For fiber art enthusiasts, don't miss the next two Knot & Natter Sessions -  Friday, June 12 and Friday, June 19.  Both start at 11:45 a.m. - see you there!

You can find out more about these FREE sessions and register here:

Guliford Art Center Knot & Natter June 2020 Sessions

Freeform Knit and Crochet!

Check back soon for more!

Surface Design, Rhode Island School of Design

I've been taking a Surface Design course at Rhode Island School of Design for the past almost six weeks.  It's been a great experience!  All online, but with live interaction with the instructor and fellow students, I've found it to be an enriching way to learn new skills during these quasi-quarantined days.

I'm learning about digital tools in which I take my original artwork and put it into repeating patterns.   Areas covered so far include how to change colorways and how to alter the scale of motifs.  It's very exciting but also very challenging;  prior to this class I had zero experience with any kind of digitally-produced designs.  

Here is an example of the process:
 

Hand-Sketched Leaf and Dot Motifs

Leaf and Dot Motifs, Painted with Acrylics

Digitally-Rendered Leaf and Dot Repeat

 

Thanks for taking a look, check back soon for more!