Mixed Media Monday ~ Inspirational Words

Much of what I have achieved in the art world was merely a dream not too long ago. I suppose if one holds fast to a dream and works hard, what once seemed impossible can be created. It is this thought that inspired this mixed media collage for the Mixed Media Monday challenge, INSPIRATIONAL WORDS. I encourage you to visit their blog and see all of the wonderful submissions for this theme.

Collage available in my Etsy shop.

© Nancy Lefko

Wrapped Up.

Although i live in one of the hotter parts of the world, i constantly still wear scarves so i thought why not try out layering.. im not gonna lie it was a bit much but im lucky it wasn't one of the crazy hot days.

I went for bright colours cause i realized i've been doing alot of black lately, and still there was black involved.. i can't help it.. i'm in love with black!!

Workshop Sneak Peek

Here's a little "tease" of my upcoming workshop....showing what you'll need and what you can create. Scroll down to the earlier post to read all about my PAINTED FABRIC COLLAGE WORKSHOP or visit Creative Workshops to register today.

Illustration Friday ~ Hierarchy

For this week's Illustration Friday prompt, I decided to go with the definition "celestial HIERARCHY"...the collective body of angels. Therefore I offer this collage entitled, "3 Angels."

Available in my Etsy shop.

© Nancy Lefko

The Last Bird

This is the last bird I'll be making for a while. There's a huge project that will be/is taking up my time that will be revealed soon.
I can hardly comprehend the number of people from all over the world who have shown interest:

10,857 have gone to the pattern site
1,132 have downloaded the pattern

If anyone has made birds from my pattern and would like to share them through this blog, please send me photos or a link. I find it interesting that even though all the birds I have seen start out from the same pattern, each one ends up being unique to its creator.

There are a number of birds that I've created and are for sale at three galleries:

Good Goods in Saugatuck, Michigan
Cliff Dweller's in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Morris Gallery in Sweet Water, Tennessee

New Workshop ~ Starting Soon!

Spring is here and so is a new collage workshop I am offering at Creative Workshops. It's the time of year to use beautiful springtime fabrics and luscious paint colors in a PAINTED FABRIC COLLAGE WORKSHOP. Registration is now open for this three session class that will commence on May 25, 2009. For those of you unfamiliar with the classes at Creative Workshops, they are designed for you to participate in at your own pace...which is wonderfully convenient. I am a student at Creative Workshops, as well as a teacher, and I enjoy the ability to "attend" class when it fits MY schedule. If you are like me in that respect, pop on over to Creative Workshops and take a look at the wonderful classes that are offered.

Below I have included specific information about my new workshop. Come on over and play!

Workshop Description:
Do you share my love of patchwork, paint and collage? If so, you are in the right place. In this three session workshop we will combine techniques and materials to create pieces of art suitable for framing or fashioning into wall-hangings.

This class will be a combination of images, written instructions, printable pdf's and video.

Supply List:
* 1/2 yard fabric (for background and backing)
* 1/4 yard total of 3 or 4 coordinating fabrics
* scraps of muslin fabric
* 1/2 yard Heat Bond®
* 1/2 yard fusible interfacing (mid-weight)
* clear gesso
* fluid acrylic paints
* FABRIC paintbrushes, variety of sizes (I use Loew Cornell, sold in pkg. of 4 at JoAnn's)
* foam brush
* charcoal pencil (medium hardness)
* white gel pen
* blending stump
* small alphabet stamps
* Staz-On® ink (black)
* sewing machine and black thread (optional) or black embroidery floss
and sewing needle
* 2B (regular) pencil
* brayer
* bubble wrap®
* grosgrain ribbon (optional)
* buttons (optional)
* iron
* ironing board

Workshop begins May 25, 2009
Fee: $38.00

© Nancy Lefko

Scarf layering..

I saw these pictures from Mischa Barton's photoshoot for RI2K and NICA in April, and i fell in love with the way she layered a few scarfs together.




She clearly really liked it too because she was spotted a couple of times after with the same combination.