Teaching a kid's art camp this summer was an absolute joy. The main project I prepared was making a paper clay keychain critter. A few steps are involved, and perhaps the project is more suited to tweens and up. With a mix of ages, some as young as seven, I added other options, including a table full of recyclable items so that they were inspired to do other creative work when the main project had drying time. Seeing how each camper used the available materials to occupy themselves creatively was amazing. Each camper left with at least one key chain, and everyone had other projects they had worked on. It was an extremely inspiring experience, especially facilitating each camper's interests. I am looking forward to doing more classes and hopefully one for adults. Thanks to Kent Place Summer Camps for adding Sculpting Critters to their Enrichment classes!
For the Love of Line Art
The process for most of my illustration has been the same for years, start with a line art drawing. I envy illustrators who draw with a brush and create beautiful color work with watercolor and gouache. I keep telling myself to try this approach. The truth is I love pencil and being able to erase and I love the look of line art.
This featured work is a Make Art That Sells project - a notebook cover with lettering and flowers. My flower name - Jonquil. I scanned the line art into Photoshop amd gave it a gradient background. I may print it out on watercolor paper and paint it or maybe paint digitally.
Illustration and developing a style
Over the past year I have thoroughly enjoyed being challenged and having my art ego kicked on the quest to develop a bankable illustration style. I am still at the gate and not even on the race track yet but I am very grateful for the time and guidance I have been lucky enough to receive from the Lilla Rogers Studio School. Below is a selection of some projects that I have completed inspired by Lilla's school.
Next week I start another Lilla Rogers Make Art That Sells course. This will be my 3rd and I am signed up for the monthly bootcamp assignments next year. Yep, I'm excited. The courses are all consuming or at least that's how I roll with them. I am looking forward to seeing if I can crank up some pace to get on the freelance illustration race track. I feel particularly inspired today seeing the 3 finalists from the Global Talent search. Congratulations Kate, Katie and Clairice. You work is stunningly gorgeous and very inspiring!
Global Talent search entry 2015 - Round 1
MATS Home Decor course 2015 - design for ceramics.
MATS Home Decor 2015 course - video competition entry.