Monday, January 25, 2010

Donna Dewberry 2010 Workshop update

OK painters, here is an update on what to expect for Donna's next PA workshop.

Donna has us on her calendar for Thursday October 7th through Saturday October 9th, written in pen (not pencil).

None of her workshops are "confirmed" until she gets her minimum number of sign-ups, which is 20 people for Friday and 20 for Saturday. The Dewberry Crafts office will take your credit card but will not charge it until the workshop is confirmed. They are not taking sign-ups yet, but will start soon - probably next month.

The set-up will be similar to November's:

Thursday night: Crafty Wave class, around $35 depending on the project
Friday: All day class, approximately 9-5:00, $125, lunch not included
Saturday: All day class, approximately 9-5:00, $125, lunch not included

The Friday and Saturday classes will have a canvas project in the morning (a different one each day) and a stroke-study based project in the afternoon (different each day). This is the standard format, but Donna is very flexible and wants to plan the days to meet the area's needs. We also have plenty of time to work through the details. I as host will be working with Donna on the itinerary, so input is welcome. One of the other workshops did three individual crafty wave projects on one of the days with individual sign-ups for each class and did the $125 workshop the other day. That could be an option for us. e-mail me at danellesdesigns@hotmail.com if you think this would be a good idea for our area. We would need to figure this out before we start officially collecting sign-ups.

I do not have a location picked out yet. I will have it in one location this time, preferably in a hotel in the Cranberry TWP area.

The most important thing is to get painters in the seats. This is what I need your help on - talk to your friends and your students! Help build the excitement! See my poll to the right of this blog and let me know what days you are interested in attending! Click "next poll" to vote on the workshop format!

Great class on Saturday!

Thanks to those of you who made the snowman banner class on Saturday so great! I hope to be offering this class in my home soon; family scheduling can be so tricky though!



My next class in New Stanton is on Saturday, February 20th, noon to 2:30. We are doing these adorable stacking memory boxes! This pattern can easily be applied to clay pots, shelves, etc.! R.S.V.P's are required! Cost is $25!






Watch this blog for additional class information - I am in the process of scheduling some advanced courses for aspiring teachers!

Check me out on Donna's Blog!

Hi! Donna's been posting pictures from the education summit in Florida a few weeks back. I'm in all of the big group pictures, usually in the front row b/c I'm so short! Here's a picture she posted of me the last day while working on a painting: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrXOmZzP26t3Q_RykOFNKOBDlU7SGqOVDeOeioSUignX9tvVDIAW5dySDjHcuEtwzxup_z3rfyvDd4WVWgcSkHapMH0-BWJstXRHdBdwrr2aMygkg2M3Hu2S80zjpiWXoQXMxJWK0WHk/s1600-h/summitday5_273.JPG

Thursday, January 21, 2010

My Paintings from the Education Summit in Florida

Here are some of the things I painted last week in Donna Dewberry's Education Summit!



We did this hanging canvas on Monday.





















This sunset was done in HD.









































We used lots of metallic paint and added extreme glitter to paint this proud peacock!

















Donna threw this project in on the last day. It was my favorite piece of the week!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Donna 2010 Pittsburgh visit!

Hi! I've been in Florida all week painting and crafting at Donna Dewberry's Education Summit. I spoke with Donna today and she wants to come back to Pittsburgh to do another workshop this year! We very tentatively penciled in October 7-9th. Be sure to check my blog for updates!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a very Merry and Blessed Christmas!

I know I haven't updated this blog in a while, but that will change this year. My family is still recovering from the loss of my father-in-law who passed away on Thanksgiving morning. We are slowly getting back into things.

I haven't posted pictures from Donna's visit to PA in November, but you can find most of them on her blog at this link: http://dewberrycrafts.blogspot.com/2009/11/crafty-wave-event-workshop-in-pa.html

This Sunday I am flying to Florida for a week of painting with Donna at the 2010 Education Summit. I can't wait to come back and share with you the things I learn!

My next class in New Stanton is January 23rd, from Noon to 2:30. We are doing a holiday banner! I hope to see you there!

Don't forget to see my calendar link at the right for my full class schedule!