Christmas Creations

2014

Tiles painted in alcohol inks and framed in old barn board.

I used masking fluid to leave the letters a brilliant white. Alcohol ink dries very fast and is tricky to paint with.

Challenging but fun!

The colours are vivid and bright.

    

NOW AVAILABLE

Great Ideas For Christmas Gifts

2015 Art Calendars

Desk Calendars $10.00 each

Wall Calendars $20.00 each

Magnetic Calendars $4.00 each

I will have a table at the craft/home business show in Canal Flats on Saturday, November 22nd 

from 10am to 3pm 

at the Canal Flats Civic Center.

8911 Dunn Street.

ALSO, I will be showing and selling on 

Saturday, November 29th at the 

Headwaters Winter Art Show and Sale

from 10am to 3pm 

at the Canal Flats Civic Center.

8911 Dunn Street.

SEE YOU THERE!

Master Artist Seminar
Hollyhock, Cortes Island, B.C.
October 17th - 22nd, 2014

       I have admired Robert Bateman's paintings since I was a little girl. So, it was a huge honour and pleasure to be able to participate in a 6 day seminar with him this October 17th to 22nd. The event took place at Hollyhock Adult Learning Center on Cortes Island.

       The grounds and buildings at Hollyhock are beautiful. It was a very unique and special place to visit.






       There was a lot of information to absorb in a relatively short time. There were 9 other students in my session, a very small and intimate group. I enjoyed their company and hope to keep in touch with them. Some people traveled from as far away as the Yukon, Toronto, Sussex-England, and California. Over-all the experience was amazing,(exclusive of the weather!)

CHEERS!

GLASS  WORKSHOP

I am very excited about this upcoming workshop in Canal Flats on 

October 4th and 5th, 2014. Darlene Madden will be our instructor 

( Inspiro Mixed Media).We will be creating 14" glass mandalas from 

stained and tempered glass, ceramics, tiles and embellishments. 

The class will start at 10am and run until 4pm on Saturday. 

Sunday's class begins at 10am and willl finish between 2 and 3pm. 

Cost for the class is $160.00 for non-members and $150.00 for 

members of the Headwaters Art Society. Participants must register 

through me and can reach me by email at cartwrightleslie@gmail.com 

or phone (250) 349 5305. We still have room for a couple more people.

 Don't miss out on this exciting and fun opportunity.

 Playing With Alcohol Inks

"Family Tree"

Alcohol Ink on 6" x 6" Ceramic Tile

I have noticed a lot of beautiful art being created with alcohol inks. 

The effects of alcohol inks on shiny surfaces gives the impression 

of stained glass. The ink dries incredibly fast, is bright and vibrant,

and is very smelly! (Use well ventilated area). It presents many challenges

because it is fast drying but also because it is a thin liquid ink. The

tendency is to run, spread across the surface. This makes the ink

rather difficult to paint with in a conventional manner.

I found the inks a lot of fun to work with and enjoyed the bright

imagery that I was able to create with them.

Columbia Basin Culture Tour

August 9th and 10th

10 am to 5 pm

The Headwaters Art Society 

5003 Hot Springs Road

Fairmont Hotsprings, B.C.

Demonstrations

Paintings, Jewelry, Books, Metal Art

Playing with Watercolours

Early in July while my best friend was visiting, I dug 

out my water colour paints and paper and blew the dust 

off of everything. I felt a bit rusty at first but quickly 

became engrossed with the picture you see above. 

Cheers!