Happy New Year to my blogging friends (and anyone else who pops by of course!) To encourage myself to learn how to draw freely, I have joined an on-line workshop called Life Book 20l2, run by Tamara Laporte who is based in Brighton, Sussex. She is a very caring, sharing person, who incidentally has only just had her second baby, just before Christmas, and has organised this YEAR LONG Workshop, which includes at least fifteen other Tutors from around the world. It started on the lst Jan. and Tam did the first workshop for the first page of the Life Book, explaining that we are all goddesses (over 700 people have signed up!) and to include all our best qualities onto this first page, after painting the inner goddess we all have! Well, this is my first page ........
It is the first time I have tried to draw/paint a face, using an oval shape as a base, let alone a three-quarter face. It was familiar though, as I have made and painted faces on fabric dolls, so I did understand the instructions, although you wouldn't think so. It is amazing how drawing is one thng, then adding paint can completely change the expression etc. I am hoping to learn a lot from all these brilliant tutors over the coming year, and will post each page as I go along. I should then be able to see if there is any improvement!!
We are going to bind all the pages together, into a book, at the end of the year, and the 'flap' shown here was part of Tam's instructions. She did say to stick collage paper on the back to form the 'hinge' but I don't have any suitable, so I used some fabric paper I made ages ago - worked a treat!
This is the back of the page, which will show as the book is opened. I can always draw/write something on it to link to the next page, when I know what the next page is ....!
If you would like to know more about Life Book 20l2, or even join in, click on the button on the left. Life Book 20l2 is also on Facebook and Flkr.
Till next time .......
6 comments:
That sounds lika a wonderful challenge for 2012. You wrote so inspirational that I almost joined in.....forgetting that I can`t draw... I will love following your life book!
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What a lovely project to be involved in Val. Your face is excellent - I am terrified of drawing anything and faces are definitely out! I look forward to seeing the book evolve. If I wasn't already committed to a 2 year course I'd be tempted to have a go myself, and I have a nasty feeling faces and bodies come into that at some point.
What a great start Val. I would never get on with this course as I hate doing faces but I can see that you are going to love it. I like your painted paper better than collage paper anyway!
What a great idea, and I love your first page, beautiful face, I shall really look forward to what you do next.
That sounds like an awesome class - have fun!
Fun fun fun! So excited for everyone. Such a great idea. Keep it up!
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