Melanie Testa's Blog, page 25
June 17, 2010
Tutes Cont'd+LynnDel asked=today
Todays Tutorial Tsunami continues with Tutorials by Lyric Kinard who is Painting Shoes!!
and Alisa Burke who's done an Altered Striped Tank Tutorial
I am totally impressed!
If you are looking for the Headband Tutorial, you can click
LynnDel asked for photos of the headband off the head. :)
Here they are. And just to let you know, you may want to download part two again, because I updated it with additional photos and a rewording, thanks to Kevan...
June 15, 2010
Tutorial Tsunami!
A Tutorial Tsunami means lots of learning, lots of fun and good times for all. A bunch of us pals (we call ourselves the Art Sparks) got together and decided to start a tsunami of sorts. Jane LaFazio, Diana Trout and I will pack the snowball and get it rolling. Oh wait! I am mixing metaphors!
Jane will be doing a machine felting tutorial and Diana will be guiding us through an adventure of BIG art making. From here we will pass the baton to Lyric Kinard and Alisa Burke who will be posting...
June 14, 2010
It makes sense to me, anyway.
Quilting isn't my only gig. I love to paint and play too. Actually. I got stopped up with The 20, hit a road block, and have been out on a limb ever since. It is also called breathing air into the creative block. I trust it will come around again, but in the meantime, I am playing and getting ready to teach Let's Exchange some Art.
In fact, I may well be finished making samples and step outs for the class. I had so much fun! I learned alot and am ready to share my findings with all of you. I d...
June 12, 2010
You know you want to!
Who the heck doesn't like to get something personal in the mail?
In my upcoming Joggles class we will be exchanging little beauties through the mail. The above is a sample of what you might get from me, if you sign up for Let's Exchange some Art! I know I have been pushing this class, it is my newest offering and being a fickle artist, I am the most excited about it. So heck! Go ahead and sign up! I want to play some art with you.
June 11, 2010
Some Fun Business, Some Business and Fun.
I can't figure out what the business is!
I will be teaching at Create! I am teaching Freezer Paper, Paint, Oh My! Soy Wax Batik and Inspired Journaling, every-single-day! August 25 through 29! Please sign up! Come out and play, join creative forces with us!
I have been having fun writing up my class for Joggles. We will be exchanging Tags, ATC's and envelopes, so I am making things in multiples. Today I will seek out a copy shop and make some color copies of some of the papers I have been...
June 8, 2010
Online class give away.
It is time to drum up awareness of my upcoming Joggles class! Barbara at Joogles and I are giving away one free spot in my Let's Exchange some Art Class, which starts in just two short weeks.
The class will teach you to paint and surface design PAPER! Make stamps and stencils, and play with ideas of composition and color. We will create three projects using these techniques, Artist Trading Cards, Tag and MAIL ART. We use the postal system as an art gallery, making our own envelopes and...
June 6, 2010
I don't write in my Journals.
Last week, I took a hike, hit the park, went on holiday!
It was fun and interesting. My friend JJ has moved to Provincetown. She has new digs and wanted to show them off. So I took the Bolt Bus to Boston and the Fast Ferry to P-Town. So here is my photo montage of the week.
This piece looks as though it is a lino cut rhino, or a speedo rubber stamp. I couldn't resist the message below it either.
On my way, I saw this art, which I have also seen on the streets of Brooklyn. I really like this...
How do you engage artistically?
I have seen Dream and Lie in Franco twice in the last month and cried both times. Seeing a piece or art that moves you, in person, is worthy.
One of the things that going to the Fashion Institute of Technology instilled in me was that it is not OK to work in a vacuum. An artist must, in order to feed the soul, go and see works of art of their contemporaries or those artist's they admire. Finding influence where you are able and utilizing the spark and drive that input imparts is of the...
June 1, 2010
Tutorial Tuesday, Week 1: Pencil Case.
During the month of June, I am going to do a Tutorial a week and hope you will enjoy my offerings. Next week will be a surface design tutorial. I can't wait.
Months ago, I made this case along with this larger zippered case. Today's tutorial features the simple pencil case. Hopefully, I will get to the larger pencil case too. I hope you enjoy.
1. Satin Stitch the top edge of the 51/2"x4" square.
2. Satin Stitch the one end of the 2 3/4" quilted square.
3. Pin long piece (the flap) to the...
