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More Tracy Moore

Students Kathy Herda and Randy Cecil brought in show and tell from Tracy's Saturday workshop. From Kathy:

The little car actually moves along the little leather road! So very clever, Kathy. I love how differently everyone's minds work.

Below a photo of the work of students Carol and Sharon from Canada.

Randy's work:

Randy even added detail to the inside of the leather pieces:

Thank you both for sharing your projects and enthusiasm with me since I could not be at Tracy's workshops.

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Don't forget to sign up for Ingrid's Journal workshops on Sept 8th and 9th. We are going to to have a great time creating.

Day Three Teesha Moore, Tracy Moore

Hmmmm. Tracy's students who live locally have not brought in show and tell as they promised (Isn't that right, RANDY?). I will need to get some photos from Tracy.

Here are some random photos from Teesha's last class: Handstitched Journals.

There are few things that make me happier than having a classroom, in this case two classrooms, filled with students happily creating. I am very lucky to have such excellent instructors come from all over the country (and Canada and Australia) to teach here in Westlake OH. That makes it lucky for you, too. This weekend we had students from OH, PA, VA, MD, TN, IL, MI, WI and Canada. Thank you to every one of you and to Teesha and Tracy for being here.

Next up on Sept 8th and 9th, Ingrid Dijkers. There is still space available in both of her workshops at Small Studio here in Westlake OH.

Teesha Moore, Tracy Moore, Day 2 & 3

Sadly, the weekend is over. This has been so much fun. The classes were full. The students were enthusiastic and the teachers inspiring. John and I so enjoyed our time with the Moores. They are such a generous couple sharing ideas, supplies and themselves. The good news is they have agreed to return again next August!

I took photos in the classes at the store and had a few of Tracy's Friday students stop by for show and tell, but I didn't get photos of the Sat/Sun workshops that Tracy taught. Enjoy the photos below from Teesha's classes: The Dayplanner. Tomorrow I will share photos of the Handstitched class.

Thank you to all the students who participated. Such a wonderful group.

Teesha Moore, Tracy Moore, Day One

Hi Everyone! What fun we are having with Teesha and Tracy here at Small Studio. Teesha's workshop "Paint and Paper" took place at the store with a full and enthusiastic group of students. Teesha taught some great techniques and was very generous with ideas and supplies for her group. Photos of just some of the work done follow. Each student produced quite a few pieces, so this is just a tiny sampling.

Tracy, who taught over at Avon Landings Rec Center in Avon Lake, was equally inspiring to his students. Only a few of his students made it back to the store after class, so I have just a small amount of photos of the awesome metal and leather books.

Great job Teesha and Tracy and excellent job students!

Halloween Project

Where shall we put our Halloween goodies in the store? That was the question. All of our surfaces are full. So, I hear "project" reverberating through the air.

This:

sanded and painted, turned into this:

and this:

and this:

Thank you, John!

Just a few days until Teesha and Tracy show up. I can't wait. They are always such fun and between them have enough creativity to burst the universe. Don't forget that all Teesha's workshops at the store and Tracy's are at the Landings Rec center in Avon Lake. Directions are online.

ArtSeen in Vermillon

Sunday, my friend Candace kidnapped me and took me to this wonderful, intimate gallery in Vermillon OH. It is owned by Sherry Bradshaw and her husband, Warren. We went to see an exhibit by Jennifer Whitten who is a mutual friend of ours. Jennifer used to teach for me at Art Continuum several years ago. She is a wonderful person and a fabulous artist. I was allowed to take some photographs. Feast your eyes.

I would call Jennifer's work "Mixed Media Beading". I am not sure what she calls it, but it is so interesting.

A close up of the above work:

The bonus of the afternoon was talking to owner Sherry Bradshaw. Sherry is a petite artist with giant ideas. She casts birds and bones and whatever else catches her eye.

Here is Sherry explaining her work to a visitor.

Her installation is an amazing work which encompasses the entire end wall of the gallery. All the birds and other creatures are cast as well as the bones mixed in with the driftwood.

Local readers, be sure to stop by the gallery and see the work of Jennifer and Sherry.

Barbe SaintJohn Ice Resin 101

What an excellent class at the store on Saturday! Barbe SaintJohn taught her Ice Resin 101 again. Excellent students. Look what they created:

Excellent instructor and excellent students makes one happy shopkeeper.

Summer Reading

I haven't been doing as much recreational reading since I opened the store last February. The main fare has been business books relating to retail and perusing catalogs, but lately I have gotten back into reading to relax. Here are a few of my favorites.

Lisa See's book about her family's immigration and their story of living in the US. It is a fascinating book. I highly recommend it.

1491 is a scholarly book that paints a vivid picture of the Americas before the white man came and how the original explorers and settlers decimated the existing tribes. Everyone should read this.

I have always been interested in reading about the American writers and artists who lived in Paris in the mid 1800s through the early 1900s. I love this book, The Greater Journey, with all the stories and references. It made me look up paintings, books and so many other things online.

I seldom, if ever, read formula books like Nora Roberts writes, but this one was about restoring an old Inn. Ms Roberts' descriptions of the restoration and the decorating had me from the first page.

What would you recommend to read this summer?

High Five!

Yes, I am still enthralled with fives and i still do not know why. Maybe it is because it keeps showing up in my life. There were five in my family when I was growing up and five in my adult family. John and I have five kids between us. There are fives in my birthdate. Maybe it is just because it is a nicely shaped number.

New at Small Studio

August Workshop Schedule:

Saturday Aug 11 Barbe SaintJohn Ice Resin 101

Fri/Sat/Sun Aug 24-26 Teesha Moore and Tracy Moore (3 classes each!)

Check out the website for information.

No News is Good News

This is what I told Randy when he came in yesterday to see if I was okay since I hadn't blogged in a week. (he shouted). Dailiness had set in around here. We were busy at the store and at home, but not doing anything newsworthy. Launie stopped by Small Studio to drop off her class info for September. She will be doing a beginning Zentangle class. Look at Launie's shoes! Pretty cool doodling.

Teesha has expanded her Handstitched workshop later this month to include "junk journaling" pages.

She is really excited about this addition to the original class agenda and you know what it means when a teacher is super excited: the class is awesome. There are still a few spaces left in this class and The DayPlanner workshop. Tracy's workshops have been moved to The Landings recreation building in Avon Lake where we had our workshop series in 2010. This means that we can take more students in his workshops.

Send those registration forms and checks in fast. The Moores will be here in two weeks!

Go to our website for information on the Workshop Series.