ART CAMP 2012: SO much fun!!!

Our campers were all girls this year! We made tools, got brave and used them to make art supplies, and then got down to creating a whole bunch of fantastic and functional things!!! Hope you enjoy the pics and can see yourself joining us sometime. YES we mean adults too! Watch for one day classes. Some of them will be sure to fit your interests!

One busy week of...

Darcie here...
All in one week we managed to fit in taking a class with Jacqui Beck at artEAST in Issaquah, Cole teaching a labyrinth class at St George's Episcopal, and attending an art party at The Annex in Seattle with Traci Bautista. All this and we worked in our studios too!

Sometime in the middle of the week we sweet talked my husband Rob into helping us in the shop with some ideas we had. To see what some of these ideas and some of this busy week of art  inspired, come see us at our Open Studio sale on December 3rd! We always love meeting you and hope to put one of a kind hand made art into some of your homes!

Email us for the address to our open studio sale... cole@woohoocreative.com

Woo Hoo Creative Open Studio SALE

Give Local (if you're in Seattle) Art for the Holidays!

December 3 10-3 pm @ Studio Woo Hoo

email for the address - cole@woohoocreative.com

We will be working, chatting, snacking and probably drinking a little! Join us for the merriment and get a little shopping in too! If you are not local check out our Etsy shop for a handmade gift!

WOO HOO ART CAMP DATES 2011 & 2012

School Break Art Days

9-3 pm Lunch provided

Dec 28, Feb 21, Apr 4 & Apr 11

$60 per day

Woo Hoo Art Camp

Two times - 9-noon OR 1-4 pm

July 23-27

$150 for the week

Email me for the PDF Registration form - cole@woohoocreative.com

We are hosting School Break Art Days & bringing back the popular week long Art Camp this Summer 2012! Check it out and sign up now!

A day/week filled with hands on, messy, fun, recycled, outrageous art

projects.

All creations will be your own…no factory art here!!

Dress for mess and be prepared to use your imagination to put your

own twist on every project. 2 Professional multi-media artists will lead

you in the mechanics and help you to learn to use the materials. Lunch is provided for each School Break Art Day & a snack is served each day of Art Camp.

Woo Hoo @ ArtRagous this summer

Darcie & Cole will be at the City of Auburn's ArtRagous this August. Mark your calendars

http://www.auburnwa.gov/community/arts_entertainment/artrageous.asp

Saturday, August 6, 2011, 11- 4 pm

Auburn's Les Gove Park, 11th ST SE & Auburn Way S

It looks like a very fun event!

Mother's Day Mayhem!

My Mother's Days have been interesting in the past, but this one topped all the rest. The first mother's day - when I was pregnant... & on bed rest sucked. The second mother's day was a little better - my bestie art friend Darcie & I went to open studio tour.

This mother's day I got breakfast in bed, flowers, the cutest card ever from Baby J, and even an immersion blender! Then I went out with Darcie again... and we were undecided on what to do. So we went to a bookstore - an awesome bookstore that sells books by the pound.

We asked the owner what they do with the books that just aren't sellable.... We have large recycle bins. As artists we feel the need to recycle too - can we peek through your bins (4 pallet bins that is) - "SURE" music to our little ears. We went dumpster diving for books, collage material and the like.

IT WAS THE BEST Mother's Day EVER! Followed up with sketch books, fraps, books & tattoo sketching.

INSPIRATION FROM NETFLIX - The Secret of Kells

Directors - Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey ©2009

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485601

I adore this movie and so does my 2.5 year old (yes he is a little young for it but he loves it… he calls it his tiger one). I have had the opportunity to watch this movie a lot lately. I mean a lot. Did I mention almost daily…. Now I sit back with my sketchbook and watch with artist eyes.

It is beautiful – I did an imdb search and was disappointed to not see any more by the director or art director. So then I went to the library and looked for the Book of Kells, And found a beautiful book about it. I also found a book about the making of the Saint John Bible. Funny moment with this film, my painting partner Darcie & I often trade tips on "art obsessed" movies, books & the like. She said she saw something animated that I simply must see and I cut her off and said "Secret of Kells." We laughed and put it on the TV as we crafted away.

I wanted to start a prayer flag project and over the next week I will show you how the Secret of Kells inspired me to do more research then eventually do an illumination project of my own!

Urban Craft Uprising - A creative Jugernaught

As I get ready for this weekends extravaganza of creative goodness. I started counting all that I have done since September to get ready for this opportunity.

• Paintings - 50 finished + one commission & two gift paintings = 53
• Jewelry - 44 prayer flag necklaces
• Pins - 25 for UCU Swag giveaways + 30 buttons + 40 zippity-doo-daa's = 105
• Sketchbooks - 1.5 in progress

So in a few months I produced 203.5 creative moments in my life... a blessing - OF COURSE! I adore my soul sister in creativity - Darcie! I can't wait for this weekend and hope to come home with just memories & some pocket money (hee hee)!

Urban Craft Uprising - check it out! SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISANS & SUPER COOL HOLIDAY GIFTS!

www.urbancraftuprising.com

Art is cool... live with it!

27 paintings varnished today

WOOP WOOP! I spent a fabulous painting day yesterday... at my dear friend, Darcie's home. We had a flurry of girls getting ready for overnights and homecoming. We set up for the day in the dining room and allowed creativity to blossom as we painted the day away.

As we get ready for UCU we needed to continue to produce paintings at a quick clip. We enjoyed our day. Today I varnished 27 paintings, put soup on for dinner, watched the Seahawks win and went to church! Wow it sounds like a lot and it was, but I feel great. As you can see, I had to use every available surface to dry these footies.

Georgetown Farmers Market

How can you not be inspired to eat local when you see this amazing bounty stacked up.
A detailed image of our booth
Woo Hoo it was a fun day.
Rugs & paintings and labyrinths... Oh my!

We are so excited to hit the Farmer's Market scene. Darcie Saunders & I are partnering for a few shows and loving it.