Lesley Venable

Teaching Venues 2013

I wanted to just put a list of my teaching venues for 2013 up....

 

ART IS YOU....NASHVILLE

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ARTISCAPE - DUBLIN, OHIO

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CREATE - CHICAGO

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ART IS YOU...PETALUMA

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ART IS....YOU - STAMFORD, CT

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HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

XOXO,

LESLEY V.

 

 

 

Etsy Listing Blitz.....

As I continue the saga of culling through things in the studio I have found more items to list in our Etsy shoppe.  This past weekend and continuing through this week the Etsy Listing Blitz will once again be in process.

Here are a few of the items I have just listed and a couple that were already in the shop....

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I hope you will pop over to the shop and take a look around as more items have been listed and many more will be listed this week/weekend.

xoxo,

Lesley V.

Art Is......Illuminated!!!!!

Hi Everyone!!!

Wow, Art Is....You is coming to Nashville and it is just around the corner!!  We are so very excited to be a part of this inaugural event and can't wait to meet all of you who will be attending AIY for the first time!!

Kecia and I are very excited to be teaching the 2 day class, Illuminated Reliquary and we hope that you will decide to come and join us on this assemblage journey.

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We were at one of our favorite haunts in Roanoke when we stumbled upon these wonderful old, and large, glass negatives slides.  After some research, we found out that these images were created through a process known as collodion. The collodion process was introduced in the 1850’s and eventually replaced the daguerreotype.  Pretty cool, huh??

So thus the idea was hatched in our heads to create an art project paying homage to our unique find. At the same time, we also knew we wanted to add light to create a shrine - so thus our “illuminated reliquary” was born.

Both of us bring much to the table. In this 2 day class we will do a lot of planning, playing and building. We will be discussing assemblage and connection techniques to unite odd items together. We will be doing some basic soldering. We will learn how to duplicate interesting found objects through molding and casting (and Lesley will be happy to answer questions on things suitable for molding, . We will also learn ways to make items look older than they actually are. As our pieces come to life, we will be weaving a story of history and modern day as we take our images and lay out their next phase of life.

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So now that you've read about the journey from find, to idea, to class fruition why not come and play?  There are so many techniques that you will be learning in this two day class that your mixed media toolbox will be overflowing.  A finished project and a virtual toolbox full of awesome techniques....two of my very favorite things!

Here are just a few of the wonderful processes that we will be sharing....

1. Connectivity - connecting this to that and other things.
2. Use of Imagery to tell your story.
3. Assemblage Composition
4. Use of Basic Soldering
5. Creating Molds Using Found and Unusual objects.
6. Replicating items using our molds and apoxie clay.
7. Adding Age and Patina to old and new items.
8. Surface perparation techniques.
9. Adding color with inks, paints and more.
10. Working with Ice Resin to create unique pieces.
11. Goodies baked by Mr. Lesley to keep those artistic energies flowing.  :)

Whew!!!  Pretty good wouldn't you say?? 

To sign up for the class simply click the below image to be whisked away to the site....

 We hope to see you there!!!

xo,

Lesley V.

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Ice Resin® Creations and News!!!

Happy March Everyone!!

Tom and I are preparing for company this evening but I wanted to do a post to show you some of the wonderful happenings over at the Ice Resin® Blog.

These are some of the pieces recently made by a few my fellow Design Team Members.  To read about the products they used and what inspired each of their pieces just click on the image to be swept magically away to the blog and their post....

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Wow, amazingly beautiful!!!!!  Each and every time I look at a new creation on the Ice Resin® Blog I am inspired!!!  What else can you find on the blog??? Well, I'm glad you asked!!  How about tutorials but not just tutorials there are video how to's!!  Giveaways, new product announcements, Workshop Announcements, Ice Resin® E-Books and so much more!!!  You really should check it out....just click the banner image below.

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Now for some wonderful news!

Kristen Robinson's Romantic Bezels, A Cloth, Paper, Scissors Workshop is now available.  Love her beautiful works.  Learn all about it by click the image. 

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Have you ever been sitting at your studio table and thought to yourself...oh no!  I'm missing the perfect bezel, charm, chain or, heaven forbid, you are out of Ice Resin®?  Well, worry no more because  you can now find all of the above at your very own JoAnn  Fabrics!!  How wonderfully awesome is that!?!?!  I have a JoAnn's about 3 minutes from my driveway so I think this is just terrifically cool!!!

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I hope you have a wonderfully creative and inspired day everyone!!!

xoxoxo,

Lesley V