Sunday, January 25, 2009

Assemblage Workshop

Cynthia, Terry & Blair came to my studio and experimented with found object assemblage.


Here they are gluing, drilling and assembling a variety of items.
Blair is puzzling over all these objects and what she wants to do to connect them to the foundation board.



Here's Terry and her mixed media Encaustic sample. She used hot beeswax & damar, collage and even screws & wire.
Each participant was given a box of selected items from my collection for experimentation and fun. there were also a variety of odds & ends for further testing. A very large variety of water based glues, epoxies,adhesives and other products were available and were discussed as well as tested.






Drill it, Screw it, Glue it !
We did all of the above!!!
Here are some of the projects. These are sampler pieces using different glues, adhesives and connecting techniques.






Saturday, January 17, 2009

Art on Etsy



Come check out Etsy.com!


Hi!

I'd like to invite you to check out a great website that I know about called Etsy (http://www.etsy.com). Etsy is an online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade. You'll find a creative community of independent artists and designers and the very best in handmade goods, craft supplies and vintage. It's an excellent place to find one of a kind items, to give as gifts - or as gifts for yourself! Since you're buying directly from artists on Etsy, you have the special opportunity to form personal connections with the people who create your treasures.

Signing up is free and easy!


Enjoy!

New Email & Domain


My website is going through a makeover - it will problably be another week to 10 days before it is fininshed. My Tech guy just let me know that my email has been off for a while so I thought I better give you the new one now. Even thought my website is not redone yet, I am getting emails through the new domain. http://www.bbmcintyre.com/ and my email is barbara@bbmcintyre.com .
So please replace the old one with this.
I will email everyone when the makeover is complete so you can see my new look. You can still visit the old site it is still functioning. I appologize to anyone trying to email me through mctra.com as it was switched off.

Saturday, January 10, 2009