In May I went to Portland, OR to take a workshop from Seth Apter of the Altered Page Blog/NY!
(and to visit my family, but this post is about the workshop!)
The name of the workshop is "Box of Dreams".
I am showing you my end result (to date, there is still more to do on it) and the
steps to get there come at the end~
The front of my Box of Dreams:
The back of the box ...
One side of the box ...
... the bottom of my box ...
... and inside my box are ten cards painted with pockets on one side ... dreams to be added ...
At my age, and where I am in life, I have already fulfilled MANY life dreams ... which doesn't mean I am done dreaming by any means, but other things are on top of my MOST IMPORTANT things in life, like FRIENDS...
... and FAMILY ...
... on the back of my "family card" I put photos of my very immediate family ... as many as would fit ...
Who doesn't dream about making it big in the MONEY department? So even though I have a lifetime of hard work earning money behind me, wouldn't it be nice not to have to worry about it anymore?
... so that's a dream ...
... and then again, at my stage of life, there are my accomplishments to look back on ...
... of which I have a few; one large one this year was publishing my own little book of art! A huge accomplishment to me!
... And there are still more blank cards to create more dreams on and I will ...
This is what my box looked like when we just got started, covered in Gesso, and trying to keep it off the silver metal on the box. The paint brush is assuring the top won't stick to the botton of the box.
Seth did an excellent job keeping the class rolling, teaching each step effectively, giving us plenty of tips about products, techniques and applications...
It was great to finally be able to meet Seth in person. I've been following his blog, the Altered Page, for a couple of years now. It's his book, The Pulse of Mixed Media,Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed, that I was published in in 2012! An earlier accomplishment! ;-))
My good friend, Sam, came up from So. Oregon to take the workshop with me. We had a fun day!
How cool to finally get to hug and be hugged by my inspirational artist friend, Seth Apter!
Thanks Seth for a great workshop! Everyone really enjoyed it and went away being inspired!
May 10, 2013 in Portland, Oregon
