Saturday July 5th-

Saturday's class is The Storyteller which is a brand spankin' new workshop (I've only taught it once before and it was a huge hit! I LOVED what people did in the workshop). You will make a journal using from one piece of paper. You will dive right in exploring new mixed media layering techniques (with collage and paper). Your head will be spinning with all of the possibilities of this multi page book!

Supply list- Students should, please, bring to class: Scissors, bone folder, cork backed metal ruler, 3 1" bristle brushes to paint and glue with, container to hold water, small selection of collage ephemera to use, roll of waxed paper, roll of paper towels. Questions? Please email Kelly at Egorey99@sbcglobal.net

Interested? Please phone the store at 626 441 2181 asap to sign up! :) Thanks!!-Kelly





Another Storyteller sample:

Soldering with Tyn

Okay, so it's been a week since I took Tyn's soldering class at Zinnia. I had to wait because the enormous blister I got after I touched the hot end of the soldering thing. The truth is that the blister wasn't that bad. I deserve it for being impatient. I wanted to have a reason for not blogging about the class earlier in the week.

Anyway... Tyn taught the soldering class last Sunday 6/23 at Zinnia. It was pretty cool. She let me sit-in, watch and make while I kept an eye out for customers. I have never tried soldering because I always thought that it would be way too complicated and have toooooo many rules. I say rules you probably say, instructions. Tyn made it easy to follow. Granted, I have the attention span of a fly so perhaps she had to repeat things one or twenty times. The process was fairly easy to follow. The tools have funny names that I'll never remember... like that white bar that looks like a bar of Dove soap she uses to clean the hot wand (blister maker)that melts the metal stuff. I am not worried about the names of the tools because Tyn is super and she will tell me or I can just go the stained glass store in Eagle Rock and point at the tools.

Unfortunately, we did not have a camera to photograph the treasures that the other 2 students and I made. Absolutely beautiful. I was able to make 4 pieces and would have made more if I paided attention and perhaps, not whined quite so much. I did after all take about 85% of the class time looking for the perfect image to use. Hey, I'm trying to loosen up... I'm a work in progress.

If you have ever been curious about soldering I recommend Tyn's class.

Ciao for now. Suki

Carries's Tiara

A new customer came in the store the other day (thanks Alicia for the good words to a fellow student you met at Sally Jean's Studio). She said she was looking for something to put her new Tiara on... I had the perfect thing. So she shared with me her masterpieces.
Thanks Carrie (and Alicia)

PS: Alicia brought in her tiara for "show and tell" at the store, Joe and I were in awe! She let me take a picture with it on and my camera some how deleted it ( I was so bummed). She said she had such a great time at Sally Jeans weekend retreat at her studio, both her and Carrie had so many wonderful things to say about their experiences.

Tamara

Quote for today:

Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.

Pass the Mustard!

You just know it's going to be a great day...when your driving down the street, and you see a huge hot dog on a bun!  How fun is this? Spotted parked in South Pasadena....nobody around it....no driver or passengers....just an empty hot dog. I think it's a sign, but I could be wrong!

                                             An  "aliens" face?

                                             Inside the giant hot dog!

What's Next?

Hi!! I'm very excited to present a class full of brand, spankin' new mixed media (paint!) and collage ideas this Saturday at Zinnia from 11 to 3. The class is called "What's next?" and beginners to advanced students are all welcome!!! Here are some samples of some of my journal pages to give you an idea of some of the things we'll be doing in class:




The techniques can be applied to ANY form of paper art: Art journals, altered books, atcs, canvas, mail art, decoupage, etc... If you love acrylics and paper, this is the class for you!!!

Here's the description:

What Next 4 hours You’ve made your journal, your altered book, your artist’s book. In fact, you’ve probably made more the one. You’ve got the gusto, now get the inspiration, the ideas and new techniques you’ve been craving for. In this workshop, we will spend the class working hands on IN the pages of your book. You will learn new mixed media techniques (yup, we’ll cover it all-all NEW ideas!!) that will have you reaching for your paint brush or glue stick on a regular basis! You will need a journal or several sheets of heavy cardstock for this class! Supply list- Students should, please, bring to class: Journal (see description), Scissors, bone folder, cork backed metal ruler, 3 1" bristle brushes to paint and glue with, container to hold water, small selection of collage ephemera to use, roll of waxed paper, roll of paper towels. Questions? Please email Kelly at Egorey99@sbcglobal.net

To sign up, please phone Zinnia at 626 441 2181.

Hope to see YOU there!!! :)

Kelly

Fun License Plate I saw today:

S T Y A W K E

EXPRESS YOURSELF!

Here are the latest and greatest of crafts turn out by students here at Zinnia's. These are from the Embellished Mini Tins class from last week....(sorry it took so long to post. We are missing photos of two pieces that slipped out without me getting a picture. Thanks you students...I had a fun time working with you all!

....and FUN was had by all !

The "Embellished Canvas" class turned out great thanks to wonderfully artistic students...(and one who misbehaved)....you know who you are!

Take a look at these wonderful creations. Everyone brought family photo's to use, and after the canvas is painted, we added images, and then embellished them with 3-D items. Look at how different every one is from the others. 

VARITY is the spice of life!!!!!!

Thanks to all who took the class, and for inspiring your teacher! Till next time!

Zinnia's Online Store

It is June 1st and after many weeks of teaching myself "how to construct a shopping cart" on Go Daddy, it is finally "almost" finished. At least I think it is finished enough. Zinnia now has an online store. It is a small selection of what is in the actual "store" but it is some of our favorite things. A few things that are only available in the store and a few things the artist at Zinnia can't create without. I still have a few things to work out, like hooking up the credit card processing and shipping information but, I just wanted to make the jump. So please take a visit and if you have any ideas or comments please feel free to let me know.
Thanks, Tam