tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34560189656209350632024-03-27T02:37:55.949-04:00an artful passageLaura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-35136968102890992462016-04-26T10:31:00.000-04:002016-05-14T12:12:21.903-04:00One finished piece a year- I'm on a roll! 'Eye Piece'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few years ago, I started taking classes at the local community college- (Bucks County Community College). I only take about once class a semester, and sometimes none at all. I've taken film, metalsmithing, and then last year took it into my head to take an Introduction to Sculpture class . I knew that 3-d appealed to me, since I have taken several assemblage workshops with <a href="http://www.michaeldemeng.com/michaeldemeng/">Michael de Meng </a>- I love taking workshops- they inspire me, I learn a LOT, yet I rarely finish my project. With a studio class at the college, I get a lot more time- plus the motivation of a definite due date- something I don't seem to be able complete a piece without.<br />
Last year I finished three pieces, including the spaceship from my previous post. This year I took a 3-d Materials and Modeling class- again completing three pieces- this one being my favorite. For the wood carving part of the class we could choose any body part- internal or external. The carving was a real challenge- apparently the subtractive method is not my forte! , but I got to build a base- Apoxie Clay to the rescue!, and added a faux rust finish - building the base and finishing it honestly felt like a reward for carving the eye. Anyway, enough rambling- I mostly blog for myself to record my journey- I hope you like it, and if you've gotten this far, thank you very much for reading!Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-46013391269453521492016-01-11T11:15:00.000-05:002018-01-28T13:27:56.290-05:00Spaceship Sculpture 'Refuge' I freely admit I am not a photographer, but here's my attempt to get a good shot in of the sculpture I finished last April, 'Refuge'. I propped it on a card board box and set it up against a wall- probably not the best technique, but you get the idea. It's 17 inches long and 12 inches high. As you can see, it would take quite a bit of tenacity to reach it as it is only able to be entered via a rather decrepit looking ladder. The propeller works - kind of - as one would expect from a ship make of bits of flotsam and jetsam. OR maybe the battery died ? Or my electrical skills need work ?<br />
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<br />Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-81446855656933428132016-01-04T22:46:00.002-05:002016-01-04T22:46:52.051-05:00Been busy- spaceships, etc. Well, its been quite a while since I've written anything. I started this blog to document my creative journey as I tried different mediums and I've been up to quite a lot actually- ironically very little of my projects have made it onto this blog. Hmmmmmm.....<br />
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There is an excellent community college close by - well I don't know about the whole college, but the art department is fantastic! - and in the past I have taken some metalsmithing and film classes there. Last fall semester I took an Introduction to Sculpture class- my first official 'Fine Art' class- a whole semester of sculpture! We made three pieces- one using cast elements, one that incorporated metal and one made of wood. This sculpture is a spaceship. I don't particularly like the photos I have so I'm just going to post some bits and pieces- close ups of some of the what I can only refer to as the hull? And inner workings. And hopefully will be back sooner rather than later with some pictures of the whole piece.<br />
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And one of the frame- shaped some wire and soldered the joints for stability- here I have one of my wire mesh panels secured.<br />
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Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-83077818759551036682015-02-05T11:10:00.001-05:002015-02-28T17:45:25.268-05:00Jareth- a Labyrinth Collage This is a large collage/painting that I made for my brother. I usually am way behind on posting pieces, but this is an exception- I just finished it last week. We both love sci-fi and fantasy movies, Jim Henson and Brian Froud (well, all of the Frouds actually- more on visiting their gallery show for another post- that wasback in 2011- wow! - where does the time go?)<br />
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Anyway, I'll keep it short- we decided to theme it based on the movie Labryinth, use Jareth (David Bowie's character) as the central image and to use favorite images and characters from the movie, including shots of Jim Henson and Brian Froud, for the collage. He gave me free reign to do whatever I wanted. My goal was to incorporate as much imagery as possible. The palette just evolved on its own- I don't even remember consciously making choices, although while glazing over Jim Henson's face, I thought it was fitting, as the creator of Kermit, that he was getting painted green. It may not always be easy being green, but I don't think he would have it any other way.<br />
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Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-77267918753673787172015-01-24T13:43:00.001-05:002015-01-26T13:52:08.691-05:00Marjie Kemper's Class at The Ink Pad I was just going through some photos and realized I am wayyyyy behind on blogging about classes I've attended in the past year.(actually I haven't blogged about hardly any classes, oops- So I'm starting with this fun and colorful one) Last February I attended a class tought by Marjie Kemper at the Ink Pad in New York. Here's a link to her blog post about the class- <a href="http://www.marjiekemper.com/sunday-at-the-ink-pad/">Sunday at the Ink Pad</a>. If you scroll down to class photos, you can see me in the checkered apron. :) Her first class was a called Melt Art Madness, which looked fantastic, but unfortunately I was unable to make it. (I did however take a class from Suze Weinberg back in 2009 called <a href="http://suzeweinberg.typepad.com/suzeblogz/2009/10/yesmore-art.html">Goddess Utee</a> which was awesome, and by the way, the first class I EVER took at <a href="http://art-is-you.com/mysitecaddy/site3/">Art-is-You. </a>What a way to start my journey! I never knew how much you could do with Utee ) I took the Demystifying Distress Stains and Dylusions Ink Spray Inks with Marjie. What I love about her work is the way she uses bright vibrant color and just the right touches of black to make the colors pop. She's a patient teacher, gives great demonstrations and was kind enough to share her large selection of rubber stamps and supplies. We had so much inky fun! I finished a lot of pages at the class, but had made so many backgrounds that I finished it at home with my little one as helper (studio assistant?)<br />
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Here's a pic of Marjie's class samples- amazing- (used with Marjie's permission)<br />
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And finally, one of me- hard at work- notice the amount of inks, stamps, sprays and who knows what else surrounding me- I'm in the zone here! (Thanks Marjie for letting me use your pics!)</div>
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<br />Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-18281942874741630102014-07-11T14:06:00.003-04:002015-02-04T09:07:41.239-05:00Class with Finnabair In the time since I've last posted, I've taken some wonderful inspiring classes with <a href="http://sweetrepeats.blogspot.com/">Jodi Ohl</a>, at Create NJ last July,<a href="http://inthelightofthemoon.blogspot.com/"> Catt Kerr </a> and <a href="http://www.andreamatus.com/">Andrea Matus DeMeng</a> at Art-is-You in Stamford last October, <a href="http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/"> Seth Apter</a> in NY at<a href="http://www.meetup.com/littlebirdcreations/"> Little Bird Creations </a>in December, and<a href="http://www.marjiekemper.com/"> Marjie Kemper </a>at the Ink Pad in New York in February. Whew! And, being the stinker that I am- I haven't posted about a single one. Anyway, since I haven't blogged about any of them, and I enjoyed each one of the classes a great deal, I thought I would start with<a href="http://tworzysko.blogspot.com/"> Finnabair, </a>a.k.a. Ania Dambrowska. I have been following her blog for many years, so when I found out she would be teaching in New York last July, at<a href="http://www.meetup.com/littlebirdcreations/"> Michelle Luxemburg's</a> studio, I jumped at the chance.<br />
We spent the whole day playing, making the front and back covers of a hard covered journal, and several pages inside as well. I'm just going to post some pictures of the front cover for now- but it has everything I LOVE on it- color, texture, junk and a vintage print ( General Tom Thumb and his wife, in case you were wondering) . I had made a brooch back in 1990 with some broken jewelry and that image, and since I haven't worn it in years, I thought it would make an awesome focal point to the collage. I'm going to frame and put this up on a wall, rather than using it as a journal cover. If you want to read about his take on the experience, read Seth's Apter's post<a href="http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/2013/07/finntastic.html"> here. </a> He proved to be an excellent table mate. (I'm the one on the bottom left, next to Marjie, who also wrote a wonderful<a href="http://www.marjiekemper.com/workshops-with-finnabair-and-giveaway-winner/"> blog pos</a>t about the workshop)<br />
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The quote is by James D. Finley and it says "Nothing encourages creativity like the chance to fall flat on ones face" - Love that! I am always learning new things and I have to frequently remind myself that its ok to experiment, and yes, fall flat on my face at times- as a matter of fact that is part of the process! </div>
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Here's a link to the calendar challenge on Kate Crane's <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/">blog. </a> Thanks for looking!Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-29416802512936696042013-04-05T14:14:00.002-04:002015-01-30T13:34:53.747-05:00April Calendar Page <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So....here's my calendar page for April. I am so happy that I've been able to keep up with this challenge so far and am loving seeing everybody's pages every month. So much inspiration. I thought I was going to keep it simple this month, but I think I got even more carried away than usual. I have resolved to not buy any more paper, or art supplies (well, not too much at least- I always pick up a few new markers or paint colors here or there- that doesn't count, right?) and I love using things I had forgotten I even had, like the Grungeboard letters and swirls. And some ancient rub-ons from 7 Gypsies. Thanks for looking! Check out everybody's work over at <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/">The Kathryn Wheel</a>. And thanks again Kate for this awesome challenge- enjoying it so much!Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-19618834675534036802013-03-11T12:18:00.001-04:002013-03-19T22:27:58.232-04:00Crazed Rabbit Page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just finished making this as part of my Life Book 2013 class. This was my favorite lesson so far. I've never done anything quite like this and am so pleased by how it came out.<br />
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Unfortunately my laptop went kaput yesterday- the battery refuses to charge. (could it be because I set it down on some yogurt that had spilled on the table that I didn't notice until it was too late- argh!) So, anyway, without my computer and scanner (I promptly lost the scanner software after installing it into my laptop last year) I am doing the best with my little junkie point and shoot. I hope everyone who is participating in this challenge is enjoying it as much as I am. For some more inspiration, check out <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/">Kate's blog </a>and the incredible work of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atcbycandlelight2009/">Constance</a>- trust me- if you like beautiful collage work- you will be truly inspired. </div>
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Here's my February calendar page. A bit late, but there's been a bit of a crisis over here, so I am actually thrilled to have gotten this done. I photocopied a piece I had been working on for the main image in different sizes and used the rest of the photocopy for the border. The 'February' kind of faded into the background, but I remembered reading what Marjie Kemper did <a href="http://marjiekemper.typepad.com/my-blog/2013/01/gelli-plate-party-month-2-1.html">here</a> and cut out a second set with plain black cardstock to back them up and create a shadow effect. Take a look at everyone's pages over at the <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-new-month.html">Kathryn Wheel </a>for some awesome inspiration!Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-58739181413845175892013-01-20T11:48:00.001-05:002013-01-20T11:48:08.391-05:00Quote and Journal Page- Three MusesHello! Here's my newest journal page- I love quotes and its been far too long since I participated in a challenge. As you can see, I have a checkerboard thing going on again!. Don't know why but I'm loving it. Check out everyone's work over at <a href="http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/">The Three Muses</a>. <br />
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<br />Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-48235884722530764992013-01-15T17:35:00.001-05:002015-02-04T07:30:04.072-05:00Pushing an Image- or Collaging a PaintingHi there. I am posting today something I finished last week. I have been going back and forth about posting because it is, for me, one of my favorite pieces I have <i>ever</i> made. Not that I have a huge body of work, but it is a special piece to me. sooooooo...... the insecurity started to set in, 'what if nobody likes it?' It's hard to put yourself out there. (I got some perspective when I realized that I don't exactly have thousands of people looking at my blog, and those that do are unwaveringly supportive in their comments)<br />
Anyway- here's my piece. I photocopied my portrait painting that I posted earlier (that was in response to a challenge issued by Art Journal Cafe), and I also photocopied a portion of my November calendar page. I remembered watching Teesha Moore's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx1z9Y3D7j8">video</a>, which is what really got me interested in art journaling, and started with cutting up the photocopy to make the border, just as she does in her video with magazine papers. The rest just developed from there.<br />
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And here's the page I made from the copied and cut up original. I made a double page spread, held vertically.<br />
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I even got all fancy and stitched on the pages. I think I will add some black around the white lettering, but if I wait to do all that, I may never post.<br />
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<br />Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-3309774797180601852013-01-03T16:42:00.000-05:002013-01-05T12:25:49.755-05:00January Calendar Page Hello there- I am absolutely determined to complete this years Calendar Journal challenge over at the <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/">Kathryn Wheel</a>. So here's my page for January.<br />
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I went a little nutso on this page- the background has layers of decorative papers, Neocolor 11's, acrylic paint, gesso, stamps, tissue paper (for extra texture) and finally some spray ink. I knew I wouldn't be able to write on all that texture with a small pen, so for the journaling spots, I broke out some background papers I had made a couple of months ago and then promptly forgot all about. Here's how I made the squares.<br />
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First, using a dropper and a willing helper (frog pajamas are a plus), I dripped random drips of ink right out of the bottle onto the paper. (I used Higgins drawing ink onto Bristol paper) <br />
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At this point, I cut out the most interesting portions, cut them up into little squares, and edged them with ink. I added random stamping to some of them- here's a close up....<br />
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If you have read this far- thank you! I'm looking forward to visiting and seeing what everybody else has been up to. If you have a chance, stop by<a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/"> Kate's blog</a>- her year in review post is wonderful! Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-618590112432077582012-12-31T22:39:00.001-05:002013-01-02T11:25:42.247-05:00December Calendar Journal PageHey there- I never posted my December page because- A. I didn't start it until the middle of the month and B. I just finished it.I almost just gave up- I have a bit of a perfectionist, black and white, ocd type thing going on in my head here that I'm trying to beat. so- rather that not doing it because it wouldn't be 'complete' (that's the ocd) or perfect (that's the other monster) - I decided to just start wherever and muddle through the best I can. So here it is- my December calendar page. Thank you again Kate Crane for this awesome challenge and for all of your inspiration. (if you haven't heard of this challenge, check out <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-year-in-journaling.html">The Kathryn Wheel </a>and everybody's work there- so much fun)<br />
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Since I decided to rejoin this challenge again only in November, here is my November page. I am hoping next year to do all TWELVE months teehee.<br />
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And here are all six of my new stamps. I am challenging myself to use all of the images on my page...<br />
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<br />Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-80864589865918227032012-11-08T21:00:00.000-05:002012-11-08T21:54:09.491-05:00Calendar Journal Page- Masking TutorialI really did have so much fun making this calendar journal page. I played with masking fluid- i took a watercoloring class many years ago, and just loved working with this stuff. (It's kind of pricey, and I used half the bottle doing this page, but I read that you can use plain ol' rubber cement instead- have to give it a try.<br />
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Hmmm.... needs MORE! I stenciled through sequin waste with a contrasting color and added some stamping with purple Stazon ink.<br />
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And now its time to <b>peel! </b>, with my favorite lovely assistant, my little girl. Whee!<br />
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I did a little reverse masking, since I thought the inside of the circles needed some loving...<br />
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Of course, you already have seen the results if you read the original calendar journal<a href="http://anartfulpassage.blogspot.com/2012/11/calendar-journal-page-november.html"> post </a>but here's a little close up :<br />
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I'm already eyeing up a canvas I did a few weeks ago and want to change. Rubber cement, here I come!<br />
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<br />Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-23238270004786206202012-11-08T00:14:00.001-05:002012-11-08T00:14:16.553-05:00Forgotten Portrait<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today, I found a small pile of old drawings in my closet. Among them was this portrait. I don't remember when I drew this- its reminiscent of a charcoal I did in 1987 that got destroyed when my high school caught on fire (arson). There were a lot of combustibles in the art storage area, of course, so everything that I had done so far that year was destroyed. Maybe I started another to replace it? Either way, I am off to the copy store tomorrow so I can use it in a journal page. Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-91461549841563696542012-11-07T09:34:00.000-05:002012-11-07T20:13:51.875-05:00Art-is-You Hurricane Sandy Relief<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The wonderful ladies at Art-is-You have put their heads together and came up with a plan to provide some much needed relief to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. If you go to their website, there is a button to donate- any amount is acceptable and will help. You can donate food cards or gas cards as well. There are many artists donating their artwork to this cause, and if you would like to donate, you will be entered into a raffle to win beautiful one of a kind artwork. One, in particular, <a href="http://lemoncholys.blogspot.com/">Kecia,</a> has created a beautiful painting by candlelight, since she <i>still</i> doesn't have electric. Another, Jenny of Everyday is a Holiday, has blogged about her experience<a href="http://everyday-is-a-holiday.blogspot.com/2012/11/our-hurricane-sandy-story.html"> here.</a> <br />
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I thought I'd give the Kate's calendar journal challenge another go.Here's a link to her colorful and inspiring blog-<a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/"> the Kathryn Wheel</a>. I keep seeing such beautiful pages, but I haven't created one in months. The problem was writing in the tiny little spaces- so I decided to make a big calendar page in a Teesha Moore style<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6qmXGRrsE"> amazing 16 page journal</a>. So this space is approximately 24 x 10 inches.<br />
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Update- I am having so much fun with this! ....love how the black journaling adds to the page. <br />
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I added a tutorial <a href="http://anartfulpassage.blogspot.com/2012/11/calendar-journal-page-masking-tutorial.html">here,</a> about playing with masking fluid, if you want to see how I made this page . Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456018965620935063.post-34691919481132829922012-11-02T20:49:00.001-04:002013-01-15T23:10:01.708-05:00Lynne Perrella's Class at the Ink Pad in NY, and a Hurricane <br />
This past <span style="font-size: small;">S<span style="font-size: small;">unday, I <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">went <span style="font-size: small;">to Manhattan to attend <span style="font-size: small;">a<span style="font-size: small;"> class</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span>taught by<a href="http://lkperella.com/"> Lynne Perrella </a>and hosted by the<a href="http://theinkpadnyc.com/"> Ink Pad. </a>I have always admired Lynne's use of color and pattern, and was very much interested in learning some new techniques. Actually, it was her stamps that caught my eye about 13 years ago that first got me interested in collage and mixed media.<br />
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(Feel free to skip- Unfortunately, I couldn't sleep all night- I must have woken up every 45 minutes, so I was tired, and anxious, as I am prone to be when I do not sleep well. On top of that there were storm warnings- it was announced that the transit system was going to be shut down at 7 to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, and since I took New Jersey Transit to get into the city, I was anxious about getting out. Long story short, I left early. Before I left the class, I got to have some time with Lynne- she went around the entire room giving assistance (and provided a handout- woohoo!) and she helped me solve a layering problem in a way I never would have figured out. Anyway, I haven't touched it since I left Sunday, but here he is: <br />
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Next up- Hurricane Sandy, new friends, and collaging by candlelight. Laura Spanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221682644277299324noreply@blogger.com4