 |  The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,400 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading → Continue reading 2011 Visual Art Journaling site – in review Both professionals, Elaine Frenett and elinor peace bailey, will provide a tumble of techniques and diverse exposure to ways of expressing in your visual art journals. Entire workshop will be meeting at elinor’s studio, which will limit participants to only ten (10). You will be a unique and privileged group. Continue reading Expand Your Art Journaling with Elaine Frenett and elinor peace bailey Overview From value studies, color wheel review (a special week just on greens!) and then onto more diverse and complex techniques, this series will help you deepen your watercolor foundations. Some drawing skills and watercolor experience needed. With these 6 class sessions one week apart, participants have time to practice their new skills and savor what only watercolor can do! Details DATES — Mondays, March 19th thru April 23rd, 2012 TIME — 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm WHERE — Ashland Art Center’s Main Classroom ADDRESS — 357 E. Main Street, Ashland, OR FEE — $180.00 (due by March 8, 2012) MATERIALS LIST — provided upon registration Registration In person with Elaine at Studio 13, upstairs Or write elainefrenettlivecomemobascript(‘%65%6C%61%69%6E%65%66%72%65%6E%65%74%74%40%6C%69%76%65%2E%63%6F%6D’,'<span class=”emoba-em”>elainefrenett<img src=”http://blogs.soartists.com/ArtMatters/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/at-glyph.gif” alt=”at” class=”emoba-glyph” />live<img src=”http://blogs.soartists.com/ArtMatters/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/dot-glyph.gif” alt=”dot” class=”emoba-glyph” />com</span>’,'emoba-4722′,”,”,’0′); Or call Elaine at 541-944-2196.  The Monday morn began crisp and grey, but following the delicious-ness of Chef Izzy’s fresh lemon-blueberry scones, fresh fruit & steaming scrambled eggs, we were bright-eyed and ready to work. We’d skipped our mornin’ yoga because of moistur… Continue reading Monday at the Women’s Journaling Alpine Retreat  Sunday morn, we all were up early, anxious to be ready and have everything in order for the arriving participants. But the “giving nature” of our precious Chef, Izzy Leas, began to show as she requested she make us breakfast this morning (even tho her… Continue reading Sunday at the 2011 Women’s Retreat ~ September 11th  Following Irene’s lead and investigating what my “Tomoto Worm” would eventually turn into . . . I met my first “Hawk Moth”. I perused them online and read about their uniqueness. This rather gorgeous, powerfully designed and brilliantly camouflaged, this moth … Continue reading →  September 10th began with an early rising for me. Up at 4am to finalize packing in the car and head out on my eight-hour trek from Southern Oregon to reach my beautiful Lake Alpine Resort destination. As I neared Angels Camp, California, the excitement… Continue reading The Start to My 2011 Women’s Journaling Alpine Retreat  Tuesday afternoon, following our Izzy’s fabulous Vegan Minestrone and Lentil Stew, we reassembled, with a full afternoon of fascinating processes. We begin with the Mandala Meditation. After a calming process and some intuitive delving, we each travel into our circular mandala shape on our … Continue reading → Continue reading Retreat 2011 ~ Mandala Meditation ~ The Beginning  Tuesday morn’s Journaling Workshop started out with my Paperclay process and quickly moved into Jean’s “Contour Drawing/Intuition Exercise”. For this process, we all ambled down to the lake’s brilliantly crisp and earthy shore. Jean and I had earlier walked the water’s edge for a spot comfy for all and possessing interesting, yet simple objects. Once we were all settled, Jean gave us instructions. Continue reading 2011 Retreat ~ Contour Drawing/Intuition Exercise  This is an annual tradition that I have taken to doing for my birthday. You know how you never want to throw away (well, at least I do) those precious birthday cards and personal comments from your friends? To save those, I have been doing a colorful … Continue reading Birthday Collage Blossomed at the Women’s Retreat |      DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. Purchases made through our links give us a small commission. This helps to defray the cost of operating the sites, so please use our links!  Utrecht's Special Discounts have been updated for 2012. The above link will get you 40% off your highest priced item, the one below gives 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! It's your choice - and using our links helps us meet the costs of operating this site! 
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