Three Rivers Workshop

Just returned from a fab weekend in Three Rivers, CA where I taught a 2 day watercolor batik workshop provided by The Arts Alliance of Three Rivers. I taught a wonderful group of gals at St Anthony's Retreat at the east end of town.

Thank you Elsah Cort (who also organizes the Three Rivers Studio Tour)  for all of your hard work! And thank you Beth for being my marvelous assistant! 

 old patina signage along the road.....

 My demos in the works 

 The gals collected wild flowers for me ........

 Jeri's words of wisdom with warm, inviting colors. She included a strand of Sari cloth for a design element. 

 Jennifer's energetic work with twisting Blackberries 

 and Elsah's piece with metallic doodle calligraphy lines and beautiful colors

Santa Ysabel hike journal

 This week's hike was up in the San Diego Mountains near a town called Santa Ysabel. Santa Ysabel Preserves is a beautiful place to hike and journal. My drawing was quickly done...no time for details so I ended up drawing doodle lines in some areas. We each wrote a poem about our experience.....mind the spelling......

Home from Asheville

Just arrived home from Asheville, NC for a week full of artful adventures with friends. Asheville is such a great town filled with galleries, delightful restaurants, and antique shopping. 

  My friends and I stayed at a great B & B in town called the Beaufort House. Southern hospitality at its best.........

 old stones from the garden.....a Master Garden......

 Ceramic sculptures from the River district.....great coffeehouse just down the street.....

 this gal greeted us at Origami Ink, a clever little paper works shop that sells Noodlers Ink pens....

 Dinner at the Grove Park Inn with the gals......

 Margaret....on the right....seems obsessed with a little plastic toy.....

Here's my cousin Steve with one of his Assemblages....love it! Steve lives in Asheville and we have been able to reconnect with my travels to his town. He's a kindred spirit....loves rusty stuff just like me......