Bullfrogs

Bullfrogs at a supermarket.

Well, Summertime is Over.

Summer is almost over.  I grew some tomatoes,

saw some penguins at the Maryland Zoo,

watched the elephants go for a swim on one of the
hottest days in Baltimore while running the youth activities
for the OI International Convention,

rode the Trailblazer (my favorite roller coaster because
of the nice trees) twice at Hershey Park,

fed some ducks,

rode the monorail,

taught a non-traditional printing workshop at MICA,
visited with good friends and family, made some art,
read a lot of books, and on the last day of summer vacation
I bailed out the cellar stairwell during an intense thunderstorm
after grocery shopping.  Overall, action packed and time
well spent.

Monochromatic #3-A Sacrifice

My third sketch in my sketchbook is of
the tomatoes sliced up in gouache on
a watercolor wash background.  I've
always wanted to try gouache and can't
believe I've waited this long.  I love it!

#2-Moonlit Tomatoes.

Non-Traditional Printing Workshop-July 12th.

Come by and learn Non-Traditional Printing with BEST member Tricia Lane-Forster of Tlane!
Our partnership with Etsy and MICA (see "I Heart Art" side bar) continues to bring wonderful workshops to the community.  We will be holding another BEST-led workshop on Tuesday, July 12th at the MICA Fox Building, Room 218, from 7-9pm.  In this workshop Tricia Lane-Forster ofTlane will be demonstrating a wide variety of printing techniques to embellish fabric surfaces. Lino-cut (using erasers), collograph, found object printing, and freezer paper stenciling will all be demonstrated.

Those attending will be given one cotton tea towel on which to experiment and will be provided with silkscreen ink.

Attendees  should bring:

• one rectangle plastic eraser
• a pencil  for drawing, a sketchbook
• one sponge, an ex-acto knife
• cotton  fabric to print on

There are only 20 spots, so be sure to RSVP!

For more information about the I Heart Art program, see our sidebar to the right or visit the I Heart Art website!

Another Sketchbook Project-Monochromatic is the Theme.

Sketch #1-Summer Tomatoes.

Last Day of School.

Old fans in the hallway before the big move.

A rubbish shoot on the second floor.

Inside the old elevator.

Goodbye Old Classroom.

A final view of my old classroom on the last day of school.

Before packing....with bikes.

I will miss the green floor.

No more chalkboards, dry erase next year.

Weird Old Art Supplies.

I couldn't believe the things I found in my classroom as I cleaned, 
sorted, and discarded.  From a mink stole, to fake rubber food, 
enough driftwood to build a house, and by far really cool, weird 
old art supplies with really cool packaging.