Random

This sooo random that I feel weird posting but have to share. If you are like me... a book lover you'll appreciate it. The building where the Pasadena Circut City was located on Rosemead and Colorado is now a Crown Books clearance store. I went in thinking it would be lame but to my surprise it's not. It's huge, very organized, great prices and all new books. Seriously, a book lover's Disneyland. Hope you are local and can take advantage of this place.

Classes for July 2009

Friday July 3rd

Shrink Plastic Charms

with Paul

1:pm - 3:pm

$35.00

If you wrote off shrink plastic back in the days when Shrink plastic was only sold in pre-designed sheets, it is definitely time to take another look at this amazing medium. There are multiple shrink plastic producers, now, and sheets are available in clear, translucent, canvas white and black varieties. There are even sheets that are specially designed to be printed with an Ink Jet printer. Meanwhile, crafters have been pushing the boundaries of this fun plastic, discovering ways to transform the effect from childish to craftfastic. Fridays class is going to be a fun introduction to an old but still wonderful crafting medium.

Chunky Soldered Charm Pendant

with Tyn Atol

Friday July 10th

11:am till 3:pm

$65.

A new chunky charm class at Zinnia. This is a fun class because it will involve so many different mediums. We will be soldering, and doing collage, painting, and maybe even some stamping. These come out so different every time, and I think students will be pleased with their results.

Saturday July 11th

Triptych Book

with Kelly Kilmer

11:am - 3:pm

$70

Triptych book This class was a HUGE success at Artfest 2001 and across the U.S. It's one of my favorite book forms. I'm bringing it back and revising it-updating it! A very unique book that lends itself to a variety of different styles. Please bring favorite scraps of ephemera (old letters, journal pages, collaged tags, etc...) You will construct a three panel book from scratch that can be used as a journal, story album, photo album, memoribilia book and more! The stitch that holds the book together is easy and adds interest to the structure of the book. Learn unusual ways of incorporating favorite imagery and collage ephemera into the design of the book. Walk away with your own personal journal with your head spinning with ideas!

Friday July 17th

Vudu Angels Workshop

with Shari

1:pm - 3:pm

$55.

If you've ever been curious about Voodoo and Voodoo dolls this is the class for you. Join me for a fun afternoon where we will explore the world of Voodoo and make our own Voodoo dolls (or Vudu Angels as I like to call them). You will go home with a really great doll and some info to get you started on your journey into Voodoo.

Please note: Voodoo is a real religion and I am in no way a Voodoo aficionado. I will be providing you with an introduction and solid information on the subject. However, this class is intended for fun and entertainment purposes only. Use your power for good!

Faux Encasutic

with Tyn

July 18th 11:am - 2:30pm

August 21st 4:pm - 7:30pm

$70.

Come and spend an afternoon, playing with collage, image transfer, embelishing techiniques and learning about working with wax. A veryancient modernized without loosing its beauty and wonder. Students will have supplies and time to create several panels during class time. All materials are provided, so come play.

Sock Freaky Friends

Have you been to Target lately? Maybe you have noticed the bins at the entrance of the stores full of odd ball strange things you didn't know you needed. Stuff like miniature potted plants, knee protector pad for gardening and mixed with the mess are random socks. Sometimes the sock are themed by the time of the year. In March I bought socks with pots of gold and at Easter I found socks with bunnies. Aside from the cool designs the socks are ONLY a $1. Well, this has become an obsession for me.

At first I was inspired while Joey taught a sock creature class. I went a little coo-coo for Valentine's Day and made my 1st creatures. Later the book, Stary Sock Sewing-Making One of-a-Kind Creatures from Socks, Daniel was a great inspiration. It has great ideas and tips for making your own sock creature. The book is sold at Zinnia.

Here are my new friends. I will have them at the store ready to go home with a Friend.

Okay... ya ya. Where the heck did I go with my fascinating stories about my adventures at Zinnia? Here's the story. The last time I checked in I had misplaced my camera. Well, it's officially lost and gone. :( So I had to go out and find a new one which led to endless hours of researching and more researching. I finally broke down and bought myself a jewel of a camera. I was so excited that I decided to go on holiday to South Africa where I took a ridiculous amount of pictures. I wanted to see if the camera was really all it promised it would be. And it did and does. Yeah for me.
So let me catch you up. After the Tangled and Tattered show things were rather calm and quiet at the store. The artwork was beautiful and unique. I hope you had a chance to stop by.
Michael de Mang was in town and taught three classes at the end of May. I was not able to take the classes because Tamara made me work while She, Paul and Joey took the classes. Ha ha. Tamara just said, WHAAAAT? I was an observer and admirer and have to tell you there were treasures created. If had had a camera and not in South Africa I would insert pictures here.

We have a few cool events planned for the summer and a big one in October. We are planning a few Open Houses during the summer. We had a Necklace Open House tonight. We are exhibiting "Necklaces" for about a month. There will be another in July and one in August
Zinnia will be taking part in the 350 Project with an art show on October 24th. The project is a world wide event and promises to be quite spectacular. I cut and pasted the following from the official website. Please check it out. www.350.org

I will post more information about this later this week. We are once again calling on our artists friends to participate.

Dear World,
This is an invitation to help build a movement--to take one day and use it to stop the climate crisis.
On October 24, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we'll make it clear: the world needs an international plan that meets the latest science and gets us back to safety.
This movement has just begun, and it needs your help.
Here's the plan: we're asking you, and people in every country on earth, to organize an action in their community on October 24.
There are no limits here--imagine bike rides, rallies, concerts, hikes, festivals, tree-plantings, protests, and more. Imagine your action linking up with thousands of others around the globe. Imagine the world waking up

Check back later this week for the details of the event. We will also have information on the website too.

Live in Color!
Suki

Saturday, June 27th Mementos Book class

Join Kelly Kilmer at Zinnia on June 27th from 11 to 3. You can phone the store at (626) 441-2181 to sign up!

If you have any questions, please email Kelly at EGorey99@sbcglobal.net

Mementos-In this workshop, we will be creating a 9x9” square journal with unusual pockets on the inside covers. This journal is one of my favorites. After constructing the book, we will also explore (hands on) a variety of new techniques in painting and collage. I love this book structure and so will you!

Supply List: Scissors, small selection of favorite collage ephemera, bone folder, cork back metal ruler, roll of waxed paper, roll of paper towels, container to hold water, 3 1" brushes to glue and paint (I like chip or bristle brushes), permanent black inkpad

You can see more photos of my Mementos journal from June 5th, 2008 to July 10, 2008. It's one of my favorite book forms. The stitch is easy and fun. I LOVE the inside front cover pockets. You'll also love the different size pages, too.

No pictures yet...

The show on Saturday was amazing. Since this was part of the South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival and Art Walk there a bizillion people all over the place. Okay maybe I am exaggerating, perhaps it was more like hundreds. There was a buzz all afternoon and into the late night. The San Antonio Winery and the Great Harvest Bread Company set up right outside in the court yard. Paul and I snuck out to 10pm and met Patricia the owner who was super nice She gave us samples that were yummy. I am a bread-o-holic so I can't wait until they get up and running. They will be opening their shop at the corner of Diamond and Mission Street and they anticipate to have their opeing in July. Oh joy!
Angela Cartwright was at the store signing her latest book, In This Garden. She was delightful and gracious. I got my copy signed at the end of the night and I have to say I was a little giddy.
The art work for the Tattered and Tangled art show will be up and available for purchase until June 7th so stop by and take a peek if you didn't get to stop by on Saturday.
Unfortunately, I think I lost my camera with all my pictures from the evening. I am going to be positive ans say I misplaced it it. Ya, that's it. Anyway, I did get some fabulous shots from the evening and I have a great picture of Tamara with Angela and Connie. So cross your fingers and wish me luck. I will share the pictures with you as soon as I find my camera.
Do you have any pictures? If you attended the opening, what did you think? Please tell us all about it.

Live in color!
Suki

Tatter and Tangled

Indeed, tattered and tangled is how I feel. I just got home from an incredible day at the store. From where we were the art-walk event and the Tattered and Tangled Garden Party appears to have been a success. I will get my picture together, organize my thoughts and share about the show tomorrow. Thanks too all of you who supported us and took part in the event.

Live in color!
Suki