L O O K : It's Art Lab For Kids, a book by (my friend) Susan Schwake. Honestly (and I'm not just saying this because I'm in it, as that's usually a negative), this is a *great* art instruction book -- not only for kids but for everyone. Like the best cookbooks, Susan breaks things down into their component parts and steps in an easygoing, fully illustrated manner, while the 'lab' aspect is the fun/experimental part! Most of all, what you come away with is a sense that art is just something that we all can (and should) do.
C is friends with the fashion stylist Rebekah Roy (left in both pics above) ... one of those people who personify calm and smiling success. On her blog she presents glamour in this very sincere, straightforward way ... whether she's taking pictures of people on the street , talking about stain removers , her favourite videos , or attending some glittering party . One minute she's ruminating on hair extensions, and in the next she reveals how she's been featured on the Vogue UK site. A real disarmer and charmer (and this without meeting her yet, although I feel like I know her because we both did our time in Winnipeg). * * * * * Coming home from Russia, we did many bad things. ; mixed media on canvas, 10 x 10 inches. In my own life, the glamour is wholly imagined. * * * * * witches, smoke ; mixed media on canvas, 10 x 10 inches. My second go at this one, and for some reason I'm painting a lot of smoke lately (note to self: tell C that I want to be cremated). *
this looks like my kind of book..I will have to look for it.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being in this book. Looks quite interesting. Is there going to be a publication titled: Art Lab for Fraidy Cats. That might work for me.
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