Mystery Technique

Mystery Technique #35

Mystery Technique#35, ©Elizabeth Sanford

Want to learn more about how this was done? Check back next month for the explanation.

ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #34: This is an experiment with ice painting, which I did during our frigid February. I first learned of this technique from an article about Kathleen Conover; find out more here: http://www.kathleenconover.com/signaturetechniques.html

Classes/Workshops

Last Workshop of the Spring!

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My last workshop of the spring is tomorrow! Here’s the info if you’d like to join us:

PRACTICAL COLOR THEORY

at Plaza Artist Materials 

Saturday, April 119:30am – 3:30pm    

$50 – all supplies provided

To register, contact Elizabeth at esanford@comcast.net

Learn the practical side of color theory! Begin by focusing on basic properties that affect the way color works in any medium. Discover how to see color more accurately and how to mix the colors you want more consistently. Find out how simplifying your palette can make color mixing a more rewarding experience.

Mystery Technique

Mystery Technique #34

MT#34

Want to learn more about how this was done? Check back next month for the explanation.

ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #33: The lantern on the left is an example of modular origami and was designed as a lampshade for an Akari Origami Lamp.  Buy it here:

http://www.makershed.com/products/akari-origami

Find the directions to make the lantern here:

http://otonanokagaku.net/english/manuals/pdf/vol29_akariorigami.pdf

The lantern on the right is a flowerpot design created by Florence Temko. I found the directions in Origami: Easy-to-Make Paper Creations by Gay Merrill Gross.