Posted in Animals, Workshop/Retreat, tagged sewing, sock monkey, The Studio, The Studio for Learning, The Studio-A Place for Learning on December 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Our Monkeys
Begin with socks and directions
Starting with legs
Body complete
Wonderful old Singer
Hat, Arms, and Mouth
Rebecca and Sandra
Last night I took a class at The Studio (instead of teaching one!) and we made a Sock Monkey.
He is so cute. Sandra Charles taught us and boy is she good.
Thanks Sandra for being so patient and making it so much fun! I can’t wait to try it again…this time it will be a “Sock Puppy”!
Learn more about the classes coming up at The Studio by clicking here.
Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, impressionism, Landscape, The Studio, The Studio-A Place for Learning on December 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Wednesday the Kids Art Class painted their version of the winter evergreen trees. SUPER!
And at Thursday Adult Class we had two new students join us – Sisters! Great work girls. Look forward to painting with you again soon.
If you have ever wanted to give painting a try we have classes for adults every Wednesday morning at 10:30 or Wednesday or Thursday evenings at 5:30. Why don’t you give it a try?
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 Holidays, Workshop/Retreat, tagged The Studio on November 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Have you checked out the calendar for The Studio yet? Well, you should. We have all sorts of fun classes for kids and adults coming up in the next few weeks including some to make your holidays a little easier.
Just this week we have a fun “Air Dry Clay Leaf Dish” class.
There are two Paint Parties this coming Saturday and next weekend there is a “Paint a Gourd Snowman” class for kids and adults!
And you don’t want to miss the “Top 7+ Do-It-Yourself Easy Gift Ideas” for the Holidays seminar. This one will provide instructions for many unique and easy ideas for everyone on your list.
Be sure to check out the calendar at The Studio. We have weekly art classes as well as lots of fun workshops for everyone! Just click on the link for the information for registering for any of these or email kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to sign up. We want to see you at The Studio soon!
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 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 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 daily painter, tagged The Studio on August 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Since The Studio opened on August 1st we have had all sorts of exciting and creative classes from painting to cupcake decorating to yard art totem making to social media seminars and much more. It’s hard to believe we are packing so much fun into that little building but we are.
So don’t miss out. Take a look at the calendar for the rest of this month and beyond and you will see we have even more great workshops and classes planned. Coming up is Intro to Digital Photography and Bookbinding and Embroidery and Marketing and……
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