stitchy, waxy, textured canvas at The Cubby Hole

I've had a busy few days just recently - working in the nursery across the road with the two and three year olds (which I LoVeD), teaching an art journalling repeat class at Paddy's Stamping Place, then teaching a "stitchy, waxy, textured canvas" at The Cubby Hole yesterday.  This was a fabulous class, full of smiles and laughter, especially when I showed the teeny weeny frying pan I'd used on my stove at home to melt my wax and Nigel produced a stove from his van so we could replicate the event in the workshop!!

It was a busy and varied workshop, requiring such concentration that I think it's the quietest workshop I've ever taught!!

Nigel, Sue, Tracy E, Lisa's hand

 Christine, Tracey, Carol, Sue, Lisa

I have to say the resulting canvases were absolutely STuNNiNG.  Carol also holds exhibitions of artwork in the shop but this week was a gap between two exhibitions so we hung our own canvases on the wall!

 Christine's dragonflies -

doesn't Tim's lace stamp look effective on the wings!

  

Tracey is adding some irridescent beads to hers at home

Tracy E

my second sample (forgot to take pic of the first!!)

L

Lisa made hers to match the colours of her bathroom

Sue felt her background looked oriental 

so used a rubber stamp image as inspiration

for this design

Nigel drew the dragonfly shape which we all fell in love with :)

Lisa L and Sue Mac both put a lot of work into theirs and are finishing them at home - they look fabulous already so imagine how good they'll look finished :)

 

Lisa L

 

Lisa L detail - I just love the stitching!!

Sue Mac

All in all, a wonderful day :)