September Newsletter

 

Hello again, I hope this finds you all healthy and well. It’s been a busy month taking a lovely Illumination/Gilding Class from the lovely Louona Tanner, along with teaching my Coptic Bookbinding class. It’s been fun to have the “back to school” feeling taking and teaching classes, but I’m also excited to have more time again soon to devote to other projects.

A look at some homework in progress for the illumination class.

            While this semester’s classes are winding down for me, there are some fun classes in the works for next term with Lifelong Learning and I’m especially excited about one of them. Look for more about those in future newsletters or watch the Lifelong Learning website.

            Be sure to keep an eye on my Etsy shop. I have all kinds of ideas for tutorials that I want to make; I’m currently working on a new geometry tutorial that will hopefully be finished and available on Etsy before long! Currently I’m only working on in person classes and tutorials, but I do still hope to be able to offer some virtual classes in the future. If there are any tutorials or classes that you’d be interested in, please let me know and I will look into making them a reality.

            Thank you for your interest and support! Please keep safe and healthy!

 

August Newsletter

 

 

 

Hello again, I hope this finds you all healthy and well. I have been keeping busy with multiple projects that I hope to be able to share with you before long.

There are still a few seats left in my Coptic Bookbinding class, and a few days left to sign up; you can also sign up for my Making Paint class as well. The fall semester at Lifelong Learning has only recently started but I’m excited to share that I will be teaching a new class in the Spring semester that I’m very excited about, I will share more about that in the coming months.

I’m also very excited to share that the tutorial I’ve been working on is nearly completed and I hope to have it available in my Etsy shop by the end of the week! The tutorial is an introduction to geometry drawing, it covers the tools and materials needed for geometry drawing, helpful hints for getting started, as well as instructions on how to draw several polygons - including triangles, squares, pentagons, and octagons – with a ruler and compass. To celebrate this new tutorial, I will be doing a give away drawing on my Instagram for a free download of the tutorial. The give away will happen within the next week or so, check back for your chance to win a copy of this digital download.

Thank you for your interest and support! Please keep safe and healthy!

 

July Newsletter

 

 

Hello again, I hope this finds you all healthy and well. Another month has come and gone again already! For those who are local and interested, there’s still time to sign up for my classes at Lifelong Learning. I will be teaching my Coptic Bookbinding class again on Wednesdays, September 14 – 28th and my paint making class will be on Wednesdays, October 5 – 19th.

Thank you to all those who provided feedback on tutorials and online classes, I really appreciate it. I am currently working on a tutorial, and I hope it will be ready by the end of next month. I’m excited to share it with you when it’s done. It’s been fun learning more about photoshop and in design as this project progresses. I still need to look more into platforms, etc. for online courses but I hope to be creating some online courses very soon!

I’m still working on painting projects while working on the tutorials and classes. It's been a busy summer so far and I hope to have lots to show for it and to show you all before long.

Thank you as always for your interest and support, please stay safe and healthy!

Newsletter Catch Up

 

 

Hello again, I hope this finds you all healthy and well. I’m excited to share that I will be teaching two classes in the University of Utah’s Lifelong Learning Program during their summer term.

               

The classes I will be teaching are Making Paint and Painting with Gold. In Making Paint, students will learn about the history of pigments and will get to make watercolor, egg tempera and glair paint. In Painting with Gold, students will learn how to make “shell gold”, a type of paint made from gold (or other metal) leaf. After making shell gold, students will be able to use it in their own small painting, based on images from historical illuminated manuscripts.

I learned how to make paint from Dr. David Cranswick and shell gold from Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh and Dr. Irina Bradley at the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. I’ve loved being able to make my own paints and shell gold and I’m excited to have the chance to share these great traditions.

Thank you for your interest and support! Please keep safe and healthy!

 

Hello, I’m back with more to share with you all.

First off I’m happy to share that as of today, registration is open for my Fall semester classes at Lifelong Learning. I will be teaching my Coptic Bookbinding class again on Wednesdays, September 14 – 28th and I will be teaching my paint making class on Wednesdays, October 5 – 19th. I’m excited to teach these classes to a local audience but I’m also looking into creating some tutorials and online classes that can be enjoyed by people near and far. I’d love to have your input as I’m planning, designing and creating these tutorials and classes. If there is a format or topic (like geometry drawings, paint making, bookbinding, etc.) that you would especially like to see please respond to this email and let me know.

I’m also excited to share that I will be having a joint show with artist Meriem Wakrim at Salt Lake Community College, May 11 - June 22, 2023. Mark your calendars and get excited to see a great show!

Thank you as always for your interest and support, please stay safe and healthy!

March Newsletter

 

Hello, happy spring to those in the northern hemisphere. I hope that even with all that's going on in the world, that you're able to take some time to enjoy nature.

In the last newsletter I mentioned that I will be teaching a class on Coptic bookbinding. As of writing this, there is currently one seat open in the class. Find out more about the details of the class and sign up here. It should be a great class and I'd love to have you join!

I'm very grateful to Artists of Utah/15 Bytes for including me in their WIP (work in progress) series of articles, it was a great opportunity to reflect about my creative process. You can read the article here.

Thank you always for your interest and support!

February Newsletter

 

 

Hello again, I hope this finds you well in spite of the chaos and horrors taking place in so many parts of the world. Please look after your mental health and hopefully we can all find some ways, big or small, to bring some goodness, positivity, and/or peace to the world.

I have a few things that I’m excited to share with you this month. The first is that I will be teaching some classes through the University of Utah’s Lifelong Learning program. The first class I will be teaching is a Coptic bookbinding class. I have loved bookbinding for years and I’m excited to be able to share my love for this craft. As of writing this, the class is currently full, however, if you’re interested you should check back or join the waiting list just in case. It's likely that this class will be offered again in the future. I will also be teaching some other classes in the future but I will share more about those when their registration opens.

I’m also excited to share that I’ve added some new items to my Etsy shop. I’m now offering some hand ground pigments and handmade watercolors made from those pigments. I hope to expand my pigment and watercolor offerings soon, check back at the shop to find out what they are.

Thank you as always for your interest and support!