something to share..

so as promised I wanted to share with you some of the things I made this past week at the

Nurture your Creative Seed Retreat!
Our First class was with the very talented Ms. Jeanne Oliver and I immediately fell in love with her collage lessons! First thing we did was collaged 6 watercolor pages, with vintage wallpaper, vintage ephemera, paints, and more! We were painting them to make them into a handbound journal at the end of the retreat.. this was SO much fun!

So we spent the morning creating those.. then in the afternoon Jeanne shared her techniques for painting her beautiful girls!

This was the one Jeanne painted for us! I took this picture during the process so she wasn't quite finished.. but I still love it!

So then I went to town.. finding my courage to create too! and this is what I finally ended up with..

I actually had put the patterned paper down on her hair and had planned on painting over it.. so I just had the pattern under the paint.. but once I got it down, i actually fell in love with the look and decided to leave it just as it was! I love those happy unexpected things that happen with art as you are just going with the flow!

So then we had the evening to just work on our journal pages some more.. but I had had so much fun doing girls.. and since girls is kinda of my thing, I decided to use my journal pages as 'backgrounds" for painting some more girls instead!

So I spent the rest of the night and ended up with these fun girls.

I don't know why but my girls all ending up on the right side of the journal page? lol

But I had so much fun just exploring and painting All night! I would have stayed up and painted the last three.. but I knew I would be tired and hurting the next day and didn't want to miss out on Mindy's class! Can I just say Jeanne was SUCH a fun teacher! oh my gosh.. that girl is SOO funny! I have been friends with her for years and I know she is that way for me all the time.. but during class she just has this awesome way of making you feel RIGHT at home and really making you feel comfortable! She is a great teacher too! helping you feel confident in what you are doing! LOVED taking a class from a dear close friend! What a fun thing to do. I mean I have painted with her many times.. but to actually take a class from her, was beyond my expectations! LOVED IT!!

WHich by the way.. I LOVED how different both classes were! Jeanne's is obviously VERY vintage and classic.. and Mindy's style is just whimsical and fun!

So the next morning we started out with the very sweet, adorable and tall (why I always thought mindy ws short. i don't know? lol) Mindy!  OH be still my heart! LOVE THIS GIRL!!

She had us start  the day be creating two our own handmade paper.. and then  backgrounds on canvas..

with Mindy giving us some really fun prompts to do! Fun things like "draw your favorite word but with your non dominant hand.. or scribble with your eyese closed with a watersoluable crayon. It was REALLY fun actually! She is an awesome teacher for getting your playful, let your hair down.. side out! We finished the morning by painting a cute little whimsical bunny! I couldn't get my page to feel right, so instead of trying to make my background mesh and fit.. I just created a second animal friend from the background.. and it seemed to work! lol

Mindy was TRULY an awesome teacher! It was SO so relaxing..

then after lunch we worked on the second canvas, and moved onto to creating a girl! (she started us with the bunny so we weren't so apprehensive about doing faces.. which was a VERY smart thing! lol.. it kinda helped ease us into it!)

So here is the girl..

she isn't quite finished. I didn't spend any time creating later that night because it was our last night and I wanted to talk and hang out with the other women there as much as possible! So she still needs some words, and some background issues and texture fixed.. but again.. Mindy just was so much fun!

so that's my fun weekend! Jeanne and Mindy were both amazing teachers. and like i said earlier this week was JUST so wonderful! I really want to go back! Like next week! lol (Serena can't you just plan another one for this spring? Lol)

anyhow.. just had a great time! Thanks again for letting me share!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo

 

Christy

 

Comments

[Miriam Schulman ( SchulmanArt)]

Thank you so much for sharing this story and all your art too. You made me feel as iff I was there and makes me want to find an art retreat to go to... I had thought I'd want to go with my teenage daughter but maybe I should just gather the courage to go myself-- I was always afraid that the women would be so much older than me ( funny, our fears, right?) but looking at your photos from the last two days they all look like me and my friends.

btw, The art you made this weekend was beautiful too.

xo miriam

[Jessica Beare]

Thanks so much for sharing your art and yourself with us! I am currently taking your SheArt3 class and am LOVING every minute of it! Even though I am an art school grad ( MANY years ago) ..I took such a long hiatus ( 10+ years) ..that I am learning SO SO much from you! I can't wait to take future classes from you with all the new stuff you are learning and branching out into! You are evolving as an artist..so great to see!

[Denise Lehenbauer]

Love, love, love what you did at the retreat. It's fun to see our teacher try something new and different. I really respect you for branching out. You are making me want to do an art retreat, but I am still a little worried I wouldn't fit in. Thanks for sharing. It always inspires me to reach higher and try new things.

[Renee Savoie]

LOVE it all, how lucky to have such great teachers under one roof. I am super jellie. So glad you had a great time and were pain free all weekend.

[Tara Medrano]

Very BEAUTIFUL work Christy....they look really GREAT!!!! Love the colors and all the backgrounds.....I want some...!!!! :O)

[Sue Carey]

Dear Christy,
You don't know me, but I am Sue, and I live in the UK.
Since last year when I discovered Mindy online, I have been taking some of her E-courses.
I have loved every minute, and have learned SO much from her.
It was wonderful to read your blog about the retreat.
I know that you are a very talented artist in your own right, and to get a chance to work with Mindy must be awesome!
I love the work that you have produced in both classes.
Thank you for sharing an insight into what these retreats are like!
One day I would LOVE to travel to one and meet as many of you amazing artists and teachers as possible.
But for now, I read the blogs of the amazing women who actually get to go there!
Best wishes, Sue Carey xx

[Sue Carey]

Ps: Sue again Christy,
Just read your blog about the retreat itself and saw that you are a chronic pain sufferer!
Oh my gosh, me too...
Since signing up last Spring to Paint Your Story, I have met so many amazing women, awesome Artists, who struggle daily with Fibro, CFS, ME, and I suffer with chronic neuropathic pelvic pain.
I have made SO many friends who have supported me when I have had to travel to London for hospital appointments, and likewise we support each other.
I find it fascinating that there is such a link between pain and creativity.
I am so happy that you got to this amazing retreat, the pain didn't stop you!
Hallelujah, God Bless you in all your work and everything that you do.
Gentle hugs from one creative sufferer to another, Sue xx xx

[fay copeland]

i am so amazed at how your art has changed and evolved since i first started taking your classes as the first she art class. you have grown as an artist by leaps and bounds. it has been exciting to watch. due to your classes i have learned i can draw and i look forward to coming to your art retreat in september. fay

[Laura Strack]

Oh Christy, I know you have so many folks praying for you. My daughter has Fibro and it is hard for her to take care of her family and work but she keeps plugging along. I hope they find a cure very soon. Your art is beautiful. I have signed up for the monthly kit and I look forward to taking your She art classes. This Art World has opened my heart, in so many ways. I so look forward to creating and this is what helps me get through my every day. Thank you for all you share and for "Nurturing" us through your post. You've truly touch so many lives in positive ways. Hugs, Laura

[Lynda]

These are so beautiful! Just amazing work, Christy!

[Joan]

Holy smokes Christy... You've been taking a creative quantum leap!! AWESOME.
Xo

[suzanne]

chrisy - are you ever going to do any Mixed
Media art YT videos that you used to to go with the kits?

[Kellydeal.blogspot.com]

Christy, I love your art! It's awesome! The girls turned out great! You really need to come to the Chicago area and teach some classes!!!!!!!

[Стокли]

Your girls and other creatures are amazing. So different from your paper girls.

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Beautiful artworks Christy. Are you selling them?

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