my new goodies from re-create

today i popped to re-create in cardiff. I brought lots of nice little bits and bobs for my art journal. i wanted to start doing mixed media art painting collage type things.

2 new pages

yesterday i added 2 new pages for this blog.

Videos- which shows any videos i have made that are on youtube.

Art and Craft supplies online shop - A few bits i have for sale that might interest fellow artists.

"Get your artistic juices flowing" - Courses

im at home, ive graduated, i havent got a studio and have lack of funds. so i thought it would be nice to do some part time arty course and thought of city and guilds. well the do a number of suitable arty courses for someone like me lol such as Visual Techniques, mmm sounds great so i read further and saw the following:



http://www.cityandguilds.com/uk-home.html

Design & Craft
Related Documents

A Centre Guide to Design and Craft
7716-25: Level 2 Calligraphy and Lettering: Qualification handbook
7716-34: Level 2 Creative Computing: Qualification handbook
7716-56: Level 2 Watercolour: Qualification handbook
7716-36: Level 2 Experimental Mark Making: Qualification handbook
7716-79: Level 2 Artist in Residence: Qualification handbook
7716-40: Level 2 Creative Sketchbooks: Qualification handbook
7716-21: Level 2 Wedding Designs: Qualification handbook

now the Creative sketchbooks course really caught my eye, so i downloaded the pdf of the course content and it was super basic, like colour wheels and mark making. But to me it would be nice to get lost in that stuff again. i could do it at home with myself but i need a fresh environment.

well i was getting all excited and then i had to stop dreaming, i did a post code search and the course isnt available in my area. i died inside lol

so im gonna take the pdf and print it off and do it myself . will be a nice little project for me, some Aims to have to keep me going.

http://www.cityandguilds.com/documents/ind_creative_media_techniques/7716-L2-40_Creative_sketchbooks.pdf

Also Uwic (Cardiff school of art and design) do some open art school courses too, all different kinds of study length.

heres some of them.

2010 Weekend and Weekday course dates

- Papermaking
Saturday and Sunday 22nd and 23rd May 2010, 10am – 3pm; 2 day; tutor James Ison; £90

- Book Arts
Saturday and Sunday 29th and 30th May 2010, 10am – 3pm; 2 day; tutor James Ison; £90

- Making marks: Experimenting with paint, print, drawing and collage (for beginners)
Saturday and Sunday 27th and 28th February 2010, 10am – 3pm; 2 day; tutor James Ison; £90

- Transforming the everyday carrier bag
Saturday 24th April 2010, 10am – 3pm; 1 day; tutor James Ison; £45

http://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/csad/coas.htm#pi

New diet

Today i have decided to get a grib, and start a healthy eating diet. i seriously need to do it. i have a bad back and need to loose some weight, well alot really but im just gonna be realistic, try for a few stone first. i had gall stones before i came to uni 3 years ago and lost bout 10 stone, which was lush, but had my gall bladder cut out and i was able to eat everything with fat in again. the last 3 years the weight has creeped back on and last year i started slimming world but gave up after about 2 months.
so todays the day. BISMILLAH in the name of allah. god willing i will stick to it. and get ready for motherhood.

heres some journal pages i did to encourage my positive thought process towards this new lifestyle.

Sunny Breeze

the sun shining through my net curtains, fresh breeze through my open windows, fresh sunny days.

For Mum

Yesterday i spoke to mum and she said she had got me a big box of goodies she found at harrods ( the dump lol), so i was over the moon! as crafting bits and bobs arent cheap, she said it is too big to post so will have to have patience until she can drive up to see me.

so after that i was in a great mood , i started flicking through the newspaper and saw these roses in a sainsburys ad so decided i will dedicate a page to mum to say thank you, and how much i love u .
i love you mum xxxx

Cardiff community art for women, Project is make a flag for bunting

http://womensarts.co.uk/downloads/be_inspired.pdf


Take Part...

Anyone can take part so why not get together with friends and family and host your own creative workshop? You can share your flag photos and catch the latest updates with our Facebook group.

• Create a triangle flag measuring 29cm on each of the long sides and 19cm across the top. Add a 2cm border across the top – this will be used to attach your flag to the bunting. You can download a template from the website.

• Make your flag hardwearing for public display.

• Personalise your flag in anyway you like, but do not add items of value as we cannot return flags.

• Complete and return the payment form with your flag.

Send your inspired creations to us by

Friday 30th July 2010
Women’s Arts Association
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