Sharing some more work from my classes…

Linda Clancy from Oklahoma took my Introduction to Art Journaling class. Isn't her page lovely? So ethereal and pretty. Here's what she had to say:

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your class last weekend!
Wanted to share a picture I made with what I learned.

The wings are definitely Baby Thighs!!!!! [Dina's Note: if you've taken classes from me, you know what Baby Thighs are!] I used acrylics and modeling paste for the angel and heart. The wings were cut with the Tim Holtz angel wings die. And liking bling I of course I added some stickles! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge! Linda Clancy

Heidi Paul emailed me, too…here's her encaustic tag book. She explains,

Hi Dina ,

I saw the amazing encaustic book by your insane new BFF (hilarious Scrapiverse guy!)!) on your blog and thought I'd share the ones that my Mom and I did at your Arizona class back in February at The Occasional Artist.  I stalk your blog every day and it was such a treat (okay, dream come true) to be able to fly in from Washington state and take your class with my mom.  Couldn't believe there were only 8 of us in that tiny room.  You were totally real, fun, funny, generous and all around awesome.  We learned a lot in that short time and were thrilled with our results.

My mom, Susan, is beyond a birding fanatic, so her theme, of course, was birds.  So is everything else in her life.  I used to tease her because she would only use what I called 'safe, Eddie Bauer colors'  aka. BORING)  I love to see how far she has come with this bright, crazy colorful book. 

I wasn't sure if I wasn't going to like making an "encaustic" book.l  I just imagined big chunks of junk everywhere.  I was so wrong.  I loved the process and I love the results.  Our family is originally from Hawaii, so I tend to gravitate toward the bright, tropical colors and themes.  I even stamped on pages from an old Hawaiian-English dictionary.  Thanks for that technique and all your fabulous inspiration!

Thanks for sharing what you do.  Thanks for being an art journaling goddess. 
Wish I lived closer,

Heidi Paul
Leavenworth, Washington

Thanks, Heidi, for sharing! I do love seeing pictures of what people make in class. It's so fun! I won't always be able to share all of them on my blog, but I will try to share them periodically. I am always amazed at what students in my classes create. It's very inspiring for me to see…I think I get more out of seeing their artwork than they get from me!