Art in the Rough 2011

Art in the Rough 2011 has gone live! Registration is now open for next summers event. If you remember reading about last years event, you'll remember how much fun we had! This years teaching line up includes myself, Pamela Huntington, Lesley Venable and Robin Betterley.

I will be teaching a mixed media type of art journal using an old record holder. do you have a drawer (or two) full of papers that you have accumulated? Well, we will be putting all those old papers, scraps, collage stuff, saved letters, photos, tidbits, art work, etc. and learning a variety of techniques to turn them into an art journal. You don't have to be a journal to enjoy this. it can even turn out to be a scrapbooks of sorts and then we go from there!










Be sure to visit the site to see what the other instructors are teaching!

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Also, this Friday is the first Friday of the month, so i will be doing Flea Market Friday. Feel free to join in with your flea market finds. this might be the last one till the weather warms up a bit!

more Art in the rough, 2010

What can I say about Art-in-the-rough? it was magical. it was like being back at girl scout camp, only funner because i got to enjoy it with my son. We were fed well - every meal was well planned and delicious. there was a campfire every morning and every evening. we had hot showers and plenty of room to do our art and in our tents. there was a delicious lobster bake one evening where they cooked the lobster in a traditional Maine way in which they also cook still in its stalk, corn on the cob. yummy! there were snacks in between and desserts at every turn. i taught a jewelry class one day and then took a banner class with taryn the next. we finished off the evening with silly photographs (quite fun to see know!) and then dinner and a movie in the barn (Alice in Wonderland). the planning, details and menu. everyone walked away with a door prize, even dillon. i give an A+. this group worked hard to show us a good time in beautiful Maine and it was perfect.

Art-in-the-Rough - behind the scenes prep

After Dillon and i spent the night in Marblehead, Massachusetts (those pictures to come later), we continued our drive onto Charleston, Maine. We arrived to a busy group of friends (Taryn, Scott, Robin, Shaun, Emma, Rachel and Stan). they were hard at work getting things in place for the upcoming event. 


Dillon and i dove right in and asked for jobs and we all set about getting stuff done. it was hot, but not hard work; lots of decorating, merchandising, stringing lights, etc.

(pool area)

(outdoor shower area)

(sink/vanity area)

shadow picture photo opp of taryn and i

as seen in the yard!

tents are going up!

the man crew hard at work. they were dubbed "thing 1, thing2 and thing 3"

tent city

me stringing lights (nice pony bun!)

as seen in the yard!

smile Dillon!

Taryn very hard at work while Lillian, their pup supervises

ever seen a Maine sunset? well, put it on your list. it is amazing.

sunset over the tents and cornfield

inside Taryn's house, we are starting to prep goodie bags. couldn't resist snapping a photo of her auction lamp. (she's lucky i didn't put it in my bag when i was leaving!)

prepping the goodie bags. how awesome are these vintage potatoe sacks Taryn got at an auction?

pins that Taryn made for attendees- each one was different