In June I taught on a Cruise Ship heading to Cuba.
I taught only two classes on this ship
One was a scrapbook and the other was a Mixed Media Explorers suitcase.
Cuba is a beautiful country with lovely people, magnificent foliage and old interesting decaying buildings.
Look at the patina on this wall. This would make a great background for an art journal
I would love to go back to Cuba and explore some more!
Seth Apter was in town teaching workshops at the store. I managed to play hookey from the store again this year and we decided to visit Mounts Botanical Gardens and an Old Church
Mounts Botanical Garden is located in Palm Beach and this was my first visit there. They had an exhibition of Washed Ashore – Art to Save the Sea.
This was a horrifying but fascinating exhibit. The Artists made some fabulous art but it is made entirely from debris washed ashore from the ocean.
The art is made from all kinds of plastic: Toilet Seats, Bouys, Flip Flops, Childrens Toys
This bird’s feathers were made from tires
To give you idea of scale, this parrotfish weighs 1600lbs
Some natural beauty. Inside a flower
This one was the most disturbing to me. All along the logs of the starfish were bullet casings!
After we visited the gardens we decided to have lunch at a local Mexican Restaurant and had just enough time before his flight to go and visit Bethesda By the Sea
Bethesda by the Sea is an old church on the Island of Palm Beach and has some magnificent stonework and gardens
Gargoyles are something I have always loved
Coffee Cup Sleeve was our word for this week. Yep our words are all over the place to make it a fun challenge There are some words on our list that I have a “what was I thinking” moment
Our word this week was Doll
This one was fun
#wherepaperandfabriccollide
we headed to the Caribbean for this years Art Cruise
One of the Mixed Media classes was Gelli Plate Printing (one of my favorite things to do) and we made canvas tote bags.
I also had an Art Journaling Class
The classroom area.
We also had two other classes: A mixed Media Assemblage and a Planner Class
a fabulous photo of one of my watercolor palettes.
Manged to start a couple more pages this week, I like the way they are turning out
Cassia gave me this vintage sewing machine.
I think it is going to be a great display piece in the store.
We just have to figure out where to put it first! Always a challene to fit pieces into th store but I do love the old pieces with history.
Met up with the owners from Foxy Fix. It was their first time at the stationary show as well. It is always great to meet someone that you tak with on the phone or via email.
I went to a few tourist spots in the evenings. I love New York City, the streets have their own song and everything is so vibrant. I always feel that I could move here and then I feel the crowds of people and realise I could never live there. Way too many people for me.
I did manage to a little journaling in the hotel
My Moleskine Planner
I am staying in North Bergen, NJ and taking the ferry over to New York.
The Javitz Center is a couple of blocks away from the Ferry terminal and as long as I have this I am fine!
Saw a huge peaceful demonstration while I was here:
They are part of the Falun Gong demonstrations.