New classes to be announced soon!

My class schedule had to be shelved over the summer and for a while this fall while my family adjusted to a new school year.  Add in some health issues, and I hope you understand the lack of class offerings!  I have all kinds of projects to share with you and hope to get a calendar filled soon, so stay tuned!  Here are samples for some of the classes I'd love to hold:

Country Road Canvas Class THIS Saturday

This is one class you will not want to miss!

Date:    May 17, 2014
Time:   1:00 - 5:30 pm
Place:   Danelle's house (205 St. Leonards Lane, Cranberry TWP, PA  16066
Cost:   $35

Don't miss the chance to paint this original canvas painting!  Space is limited.  Call or e-mail today to reserve your spot.

Supply List:

16" x 20" Canvas (Canvases are available for purchase for $5 during class.)

Double Loader

Water basin

Painting sponge

Folk Art Acrylic Brushes

Table Easel

Styrofoam plates

Paint will be provided

Class tomorrow night at my house! - Welcome Sign

Only four seats left!  Call (724-772-9713) or e-mail (danellesdesigns@hotmail.com) to sign up today!

Cost:  $30
Location:  Danelle's House (205 St. Leonards Lane, Cranberry TWP, PA  16066)
Time:  6:30 - 9:00
Paint and surfaces provided.

Supply List:
Folk Art Acrylic brushes
Painting sponge
Double Loader
Water Caddy
Paper Towels
Styrofoam Plates
(loaner equipment is available free of charge during class)

I am teaching at Cranberry Municipal Center!

I am excited to share with you that I am now offering two painting courses through Cranberry TWP; one starts in May and the other in August.  Registration is now available online.  If you are in the online catalog, they are under Adult --> Classroom.  I think this link will work:

https://secure.twp.cranberry.pa.us/econnect/Activities/ActivitiesAdvSearch.asp

Here are the details:

One Stroke Painting: Skill Building - 28300 Add Ages: 16 Yrs. and over  Fees: - Program Fee $99.00 - Resident Discount Fee $94.00  Description: This course introduces you to the world of One Stroke Painting, a style of acrylic painting created by world renowned artist Donna Dewberry. The focus of the course is on technique and building your painting skills. We will start at the beginning and take you step by step through the painting process. The lessons are targeted for beginners, but this is a great opportunity for painters with experience to 'get back to basics' and refine their own technique. No prior painting experience is necessary!  Spots Available: 18  Registration Date:  Apr-21-2014 8:30AM

To register for this course click on the Add button to add to your cart.

Last Updated: Apr-28-2014 9:23AM

Meets:
Tuesday	May-13-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Tuesday	May-20-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Tuesday	May-27-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Tuesday	Jun-03-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Tuesday	Jun-10-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center

One Stroke Painting: Wildflowers to Roses - 28301 Add Ages: 16 Yrs. and over  Fees: - Program Fee $99.00 - Resident Discount Fee $94.00  Description: This course introduces you to the world of One Stroke Painting, created by world renowned artist Donna Dewberry. During each lesson you will complete a small acrylic painting. We start slowly with the simpler strokes for wildflowers and work our way up to more complicated roses. Each lesson will build upon the last. We will start at the beginning and take you step by step through the painting process. No prior painting experience is necessary! You will be amazed by what you create using this 'made for the masses' technique!  Spots Available: 18  Registration Date:  Apr-21-2014 8:30AM

To register for this course click on the Add button to add to your cart.

Last Updated: Apr-28-2014 9:25AM

Meets:
Wednesday	Aug-27-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Wednesday	Sep-03-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Wednesday	Sep-10-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Wednesday	Sep-17-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Wednesday	Sep-24-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center

Don't miss out on this fun class!

Sunset Canvas Class
THIS Saturday
Danelle's house (205 St. Leonards Lane, Cranberry TWP, PA 16066)
1:00 - 5:30 pm
Cost: $35

Supplies to bring:

• 16 x 20 Canvas
• Table easel
• Painting sponge
• Folk Art Acrylic brushes
• Water basin

Reserve your spot by calling (724-772-9712) or e-mailing (danellesdesigns@hotmail.com)

Spring Class Schedule now available!

I have my dates locked in and am looking forward to several months of great classes!  Check them out here:
http://danellesdesigns.blogspot.com/p/2014-classes.html

I wrote a book! Now let's paint!

During these cold winter months I accomplished something I've wanted to do for nearly ten years; I wrote a book!  It is a science fiction middle-grade read entitled ZIGON (a subtitle is in the works).  Typing 'THE END' yesterday felt incredible!

If I got to write my own book cover, the summary would go something like this:

John, a 14 year old boy, lives a hard yet sheltered life on a Pennsylvania farm.

Diana, the child prodigy of her race, is frozen in stone for hundreds of years.

Their paths cross on a routine class field trip and their lives irrevocably change.  Can she return to her race and save her homeland from extinction?  Can he find the time and strength to help her while hiding the truth from his austere parents?  They must use every resource they have available to them to uncover centuries’ old secrets as lives hang in the balance.  Portals, amulets, power crystals, an ancient city, and the ability to influence the world around you down to the tiniest particle are some of the magical things John must embrace to help Diana, but as Diana would tell you, “It’s science, not magic!”

Travel with John and Diana and a diverse cast of characters through an adventure of discovery, loss, and rebirth as friendships are forged and old debts are revisited in this tale where “mind over matter” has a whole new meaning.

ZIGON came in at 412 pages and over 137,000 words.

The idea for the book started around ten years ago when my oldest son was five years old and asked for an original bedtime story.  I came up with the concept that is now the book's prologue.  Since then, creating the back story and science mythos has consumed my mind many a night when I was supposed to be sleeping.

I have begun the arduous task of finding an agent to help me get the book published.  

The news you are likely more interested in is that I will FINALLY be publishing my class schedule by next week at the latest.  I spent the weekend at my mom's and started two canvas class samples.  They come from Donna Dewberry's worksheet packets 'Funky Rooster' and 'Sunsets'.  I have a pretty funny story to tell about the Sunsets project, which I will save for later.

Let's all pray that this is the last day of single digit wind chills!