Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Paint Party, Shenandoah Valley Artist, The Studio, The Studio-A Place for Learning, Virginia Artist on November 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The next 1st Saturday Paint Party is December 6th at 2 pm. This time is an hour earlier than usual as this is the same day as the Christmas Parade so we need to start early as the streets will be blocked later in the day.
Come on down and join us to paint this lovely winter scene and enjoy the Parade. Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to register.
Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, The Studio, The Studio-A Place for Learning on November 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Catherine with “Fall Light”
Kay with painting of Granddaughter
I am always posting photos of the kids painting but I forget to get photos of the adult students finished pieces. Maybe it’s because they all are working on different subjects and finish at different times so I forget to get a photo of them. Here are Catherine and Kay with paintings that they finished recently. Great work ladies!
Posted in Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged Fleece Blanket, Girl Scouts, The Studio, The Studio-A Place for Learning on November 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Girl Scouts with completed blankets
Yesterday I worked with a Girl Scout troop on a project for our local animal shelter. I provided the fleece for the girls to make little blankets for the pups and kitties. They “made” the blankets yesterday and will deliver them to the Humane Society of Warren County along with some supplies they are collecting that are needed by the shelter. The shelter always could use help with supplies and they do such wonderful work that I am happy to help whenever I can. This project was a win-win….working with the Girl Scouts and helping the Animal Shelter. 🙂
The great thing about these blankets is that you can make them in any size – large enough for a person or smaller for a pet. Here are the Blanket Instructions:
Step 1 – Cut fleece to size
1. Decide the size you would like for your blanket and purchase two pieces of fleece to accommodate the size. Place the two pieces of fleece wrong sides together and cut them to size.
Step 2 – Cut out corner squares
2. Cut a square out of each corner. The size you cut will determine the size of the “fringe”. For a large blanket cut about a 6-7″ square. For a smaller blanket cut the square about 4 inches.
Step 3 – Cut fringe.
3. Make cuts all the way around the blanket. The cuts should be about 1 to 1-1/2 inches. You want to keep the two pieces of fabric together because these two pieces of fringe are what you tie together. You can pin the two pieces of fabric together to keep it secure especially if you are working with a large blanket. The great thing about this blanket is that you do not have to cut them exactly the same. It will turn out great even if the cuts are not perfect.
Step 4 – Tie knots all the way around
4. Tie knots in the fringe all the way around. Be sure to double knot each fringe so that it doesn’t come untied.
5. Enjoy your new blanket!
Posted in Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged Entrepreneur Cafe, The Studio, The Studio-A Place for Learning on October 22, 2014| 3 Comments »
The Studio’s Table at the Entrepreneur Cafe
WE WON!!! Yesterday I invited you to an event called “Entrepreneur Cafe” that our Chamber of Commerce hosts that gives 5 selected businesses an opportunity to vie for a prize package that included $500 cash and $1000 newspaper advertising budget. I am so excited that our project – to add audio-visual equipment to The Studio- was the one selected. Now I can’t wait to get it set up so we can watch instructional DVDs while creating. Yeah!!!
And even better than all of that, I got to tell a room full of people just what it is we do at The Studio. Everyone knows that we have art classes (because that is what I do) but most people have no idea that we offer so much more like embroidery, collage, photography, bookbinding, quilting, sewing, knitting, crochet, fabric arts, social media, kids crafts, Pinterest picks, air dry pottery, cookie decorating, cupcake decorations, gingerbread houses, and more, more, more!!!!! Did you know that?
Posted in Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged Entrepreneur Cafe, The Studio-A Place for Learning on October 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We were thrilled that The Studio – A Place for Learning was chosen as one of the five small local businesses to compete tonight at the Entrepreneur Cafe from 5:30pm – 7pm at the Holiday Inn & Suites at Blue Ridge Shadows for a cash award of $500 and a marketing package valued at over $1000.
The café will provide a forum where these entrepreneurs can gain exposure while addressing funding needs. Members of the community are invited to participate. The five selected entrepreneurs present their project – giving a 5 minute presentation & 5 minutes for questions/answers from the audience regarding their goals, experience and business plan – and when all the presentations are complete, the attendees get to vote for the winner.
We are happy to be one of the five in this group of entrepreneurs:
Kendra’s Cookies – Kendra Allanson
Chris Wines – Extra Arms
The Studio: A Place for Learning – Kelly Walker
Donna Allanson Catering – Donna Allanson
1000 Cranes 4 Peace – Arlene Butler
Refreshments will be provided. And Dr. Miles Davis, Dean of Harry F. Byrd School of Business at Shenandoah University will be our keynote speaker. Come join us!
Posted in Collage, tagged collage, paper painting, Shenandoah Artist, The Studio, The Studio for Learning, The Studio-A Place for Learning on October 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I mentioned yesterday that I had a few ladies come into The Studio for a collage class. It was spur of the moment but we had a great time working together and these are the unique pieces that they created. I think they were very pleased with them.
Collage is such a personal medium…especially when collecting the pieces to include. It can be very meaningful to the creator. I am hoping to do more with collage and paper painting in the very near future.
Posted in daily painter, Embroidery, tagged embroidery, The Studio-A Place for Learning on September 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We had Part 2 of our Embroidery Class last night at The Studio-A Place for Learning. I got my homework done so that I was ready to learn the next stitches – filler stitches. (See Part I info here.)
Sandra Charles is an excellent and patient instructor. The class had a terrific time showing what we had done so far. And we can’t wait to get together again in the near future to show our finished work to one another.
It’s great to be able to try another creative form when you are accustomed to doing one type. While I love painting I also love learning and trying something new. Give it a try. Check out the schedule at The Studio and try something new!
Posted in Art Class, Embroidery, Workshop/Retreat, tagged embroidery, The Studio, The Studio for Learning, The Studio-A Place for Learning on September 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Sandra Charles Sample
Kit provided for class
Practice piece for stitches we are learning
Art comes in all forms. This week I began a piece of embroidery in a class that I am taking at The Studio. I love the possibilities of working with thread and muslin. You can make any design that you can imagine.
We worked on learning different stitches as well as started a small little sampler where we are practicing the stitches we learned. Sandra Charles, our instructor, is a wonderful fiber artist and has so much patience helping us get it right.
This is the her sample of the piece we are doing for class. Hopefully I will have mine to share after we finish our last class next Monday. We’ll see.
And don’t forget that we have so many creative classes at The Studio. It’s not just painting! Check out the calendar here on our website for the most up-to-date information on upcoming classes.
Posted in Workshop/Retreat, tagged The Studio-A Place for Learning, Yard Art, Yard Totem on September 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We made a different kind of art at The Studio last night. Yard Art! This is the second workshop we have had making Yard Totems from various pieces of glass and pottery. What fun! This is a great way to let your creativity flow.
Each month at The Studio-A Place for Learning (Click here for calendar of events) we are going to feature a different “Pinterest Pick” class.
To see some of the Totems from the first session click here.
Posted in Art Camp, tagged acrylic, Art Camp, daily painter, impressionism, The Studio, The Studio-A Place for Learning, Vincent Van Gogh on August 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Art Campers & Van Gogh
Art Campers Take a Break
My youngest group of Art Campers, ages 5-7, painted a wonderful copy of “Van Gogh’s Sprig of Almond” and what an amazing job they did!
Good work everyone. And many thanks to my student Logan who came in to work as my assistant with this young group. She was terrific at everything from mixing paint to opening water bottles at break! 🙂
The Studio 