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Be more like a crow

1/4/2022

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Happy New Year!
​We're only a few days in and things don't seem that different but I am hopeful that 2022 is going to be better than the past two years. I don't make resolutions, I prefer to reflect on the past year before looking ahead. It helps me get a better idea of what I want for all the different parts of my life. I still have some serious planning to do but in the meantime, I found this quote and thought it sounded like the perfect way to start any plan I might come up with for the new year. 
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​The first time I saw and read this quote it made me smile and laugh because the silly part of me could imagine doing all 3 of these things. Doesn't it sound like a fun way to approach the new year? Well, even if I don't 'hop happily' and 'scream loudly' to friends every day you'll certainly find me collecting lots of shiny things.

If you remember, last month I mentioned to start saving your holiday foil candy wrappers. Well, they are some of the shiny things I've been collecting for a very long time. 



​You probably already know that I love to find creative ways to repurpose materials that would usually be thrown away or put in the recycle bin. My foil candy wrapper collection started with gold wrappers so I could incorporate them into my mixed media work giving it a gold leaf look. Then as I thought of other ways to use them I started collecting every color I could find.
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My first workshop for 2022 is
"Sweetest Valentine"
​and it's all about repurposing foil candy wrappers into "Sweet Valentines". Maybe you have a few leftover from the holidays? If not, it's the perfect excuse to go get a bag of sweet treats - just for the wrappers of course : )  In the class, there's a little painting for the backgrounds, covering heart shapes with burnished foil wrappers and embellishing with some simple stitching.
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​Registration opens on Friday, January 14th, 2022
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​"The new year stands before us,
like a chapter in a book,
waiting to be written." 
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~ Melody Beattie
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    Hi, I'm Kathy a collage, eco-print artist, and rust enthusiast who loves to teach and help you along on your creative journey. 

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