"Garden Party" in MGA"s show Awakening on now!

Here is the finished product from my recent silk painting workshop. This was accomplished using dye and gutta. Sorry for the flash. You can see it now at 197 Main St. Unionville in the show "Awakening" at the McKay Gallery. I assisted with photographing the show to put onto the MGA website.

Silk Workshop Images

These photos are from the workshop I attended this past weekend on silk painting. Since it was my first silk workshop I did find it challenging getting used to the materials and procedures but the final product was thrilling to see.

Ruth and Nigar

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Scott Adams, 'The Dilbert Principle'
US cartoonist (1957 - )

I have just returned from another two day abstract workshop with Kirstin Bojanowski of Newmarket. My perfectionism got in the way of being playful and creative. I got stuck on the parts of my work which I felt weren't working. I need to lighten up because by the time I got home I quite liked both pieces. They just need a little tweaking here and there. Workshops should be for experiencing a new techinque and the sheer enjoyment of your creative process. Here are a couple of pictures of my dear friends Nigar and Ruth, each one holding her first work from Saturday.