Mother's Day Card

Today I created a Mother's Day card with one of my original designs.  I just love pansies at this time of year and think they are so perky and have such beautiful faces and are so appropriate on a mother's day greeting.  If you would like to order a custom made card for your mother or a mother you know who loves flowers, give me a call or e-mail me.  The cost of a custom-ordered card is $7.95.  541-608-9238  hummingbird710@msn.com 

Emma's Pendant Making Journey

Today I instructed eight year old Emma on making a pressed flower pendant in the "Mountain Lake" design.  She is one of the students in the Dharma School Program in the Buddhist Center where I teach.  She had seen a pendant I had made for one of the others teachers at the center and ask me if I would teach her how to make one.  I had observed her for a year doing various art projects and decided that she had the focus and patience to be sucessful at this project.  When we began the project I showed her pictures of breaking down the project in three steps.  She said she understood this and was ready to proceed.  I explained the various gluing proceedures and as she started the first step she utilized these methods using her original way of gluing and placing the delicate botanical material using straight pins and tweezers.  When some of the botanicals broke Emma started again until she had placed the botanicals without breaking.  Many adults I have worked with were not able to hold the focus in the way Emma did.  She wanted to add the small details of the bushes and trees which I could have side-stepped.  She completed the bottom third of the picture and then I showed her how to place the picture in glass in she inserted it into the memory frame.  Together we added the jump ring and put it on a suede chord.  I talked later in the day with one of my adult flower art students and she said she didn't yet have the courage to tackle a pendant.  Emma taught me a valuable lesson on how intention, focus and determination led her to achieve her goal.  I also learned from working with her that I could simplify the project for some children who do not yet have her ability to focus. 

Card Order

Today I worked on making print cards of two designs for a customer.  One design is of a bookmark card of pastel colors and one is a Holiday design.  She will use the Holiday card prints for her Christmas cards next year.  Contact me if you are interested in print cards of a design you see.

Spring 20213 Mandala Drawing Workshop

                   
            Freedom is Letting Go

This one day workshop focuses attention on creating mandalas to facilitate letting go of anxious thoughts, false concepts, wants, and desires in order to experience more peace of mind and happiness.  Participants will have the opportunity to examine their attachments and to release fears and expectations of loss that cause suffering such as fear of illness, death and dying.

When:  April 20th, Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where:  2972 Bailey Ave., Medford,(Nearest cross street Delta Waters)
How to Register:  e-mail Janet London at hummingbird710@msn.com or Diane
Tibbitts at capdiane@msn.com or call Janet at 541-608-9238 or Diane at 541-779-1840
A $10 reservation fee is requested at the time of registration to hold your place in the group.
Fee: $60
Facilitators:  Diane Tibbitts, M.Ed, LPC and Janet London, M.ED.                 Diane has 37 years of experience in counseling persons of all ages in how to reach a deeper level of healthy awareness and integration of self.  Janet has been facilitating mandala workshops and classes in the Rogue Valley for the past eight years.

Bring a sack lunch and Prismacolor pencils with 2 white pencils.  Paper will be provided.



"Attending the Luminous Mandala class was incredibly helpful in moving me forward with my future goals.  It helped me to accept me and my health problems and to embrace and encompass all part of me as not good or bad, just me."
J.--Fall 2011

"Attending the Healing Mandala Workshop changed my life.  As a novice artist and professional helper I was provided with an expressive technique to process painful experiences, encourage others, and discover hidden strengths and resources." R--Fall 2011

Valentine Cards and more

A customer asked me to put the prices of my Valentine Print Cards in my blog.  They are $1.25 for an individual plain card and 5 for $5.50.  I also have cards that are decorated with glitter and an rhinestone.  The individual decorated card is $1.50 and 5 for $7.50.  The card size is 4" x 5 1/4 ".  If you live in the Medford area you can pick them up at my house.  Out-of-town orders will have an additional  $2.00 charge for postage.  Call or e-mail me if you are interested in ordering.  541-608-9238  hummingbird710@msn.com

I am also working on making some pressed flower pendants for a spa in Rogue River and will share more information later.

 

Card Contest

I entered my 2013 Valentine Card Design in a card contest with the World Wide Pressed Flower Guild.  I made print cards of this design and am selling them individually or in a pack of 5.  If you are interested in ordering call or e-mail me.
541-608-9238    hummingbird710@msn.com

This is a picture of the "Alpine Meadow" custom order picture hanging in the house of the recipients.  I love seeing my pictures in the homes of the customer or recipient.