Good Times

Asilomar class sample (before quilting)

Today, I want to mention a couple conferences that I'll be teaching at

 in the coming months, as class registration has opened at both of these events.

The first is the Indian Summer Quilt Show & Conference,

September 27 - 29, 2013.  Link

Garden Delights, Collage Landscape, and Beaded Buttons

 are the courses I will teach for ISQSC. 

You can see color class samples at my website, 

VanDemark Designs.  Link

I will also be giving an evening lecture,

An Art Quilter's Journey.

In March 2014, I will be teaching for Empty Spools Seminars

at Asilomar in Monterey, CA.  Link

"Face" your Fabrics, this week long course will cover fabric portraiture

 plus ribbon and beadwork embellishment.

If you're a quilter or beader, I hope you can check out these links.

I'd love to meet you and promise we'll have fun!

Happy creating to you.

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Auto Love Sequel

As promised, the remainder of the images from the classic car show -

more reflections, shiny chrome, and color!

I would have never dreamt that I would find cars so fascinating,

but these beauties are another matter!

Wishing all mothers a wonderful Mother's Day tomorrow!

Enjoy, I know I will.

Once Upon a Time...

Today, I'm a guest contributor at the Mortal Muses site.

 My post is titled, Once Upon a Time...

I hope that you can stop by and say, Hi!

Link

Wishing you wonderful light
and happy times creating.

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April Winter

How's your spring looking -

colorful, flowery, green?

Ours is looking mighty wintery.

These images were made on April 19!

It's beautiful, but......

snowstorms in April???!!!

Wishing you a perfect, creative spring,

in whatever manner that comes to mind.

Auto Love

We are snared in the grips of the never-ending-winter. 

More snow fell again this week!

This predicament leaves me craving color, and warmth.

So, I've dug into the dusty vaults of my computer to finally edit images

 from our area's annual summer classic car show.

Without further ado, please enjoy with me...

gorgeous color,

fascinating form,

intriguing reflections,

and

glittering chrome.

More classic cars to come in an auto love sequel.

A Wish

Wishing you warm spring days and

a blessed Easter!

P.S. all Easter decorating thanks to our lovely daughter, 

who was home from college for Spring Break.

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Spring Dreams

I called Ms. Spring and left a message,

 "Please come to visit and stay a while.  I miss you so!"

I haven't received any reply.

So, I continue to cross country ski on the snow (no lie)...

looking at white fields, forests, and frozen lake.

But, I daydream of spring....

And, hear the florist's shop calling my name.

And, purchase small tulips.

And, revel in their delicate form.

And, dream of spring.

Wishing you a colorful and creative spring!

Chained

Currently I'm chained to my studio...well, figuratively anyway.

I'm busy working toward a bead show deadline.

Coming up for air in a couple weeks.  

See you then.

In the meantime, happy creating!

P.S. Check out this link which gathers together

numerous links showing how to convert

 a purse into an attractive camera bag.

I need to try this!