Prima Art Venture 2015 – Edmonton (Part 2)
…thanks for coming back and checking out my post on the Prima classes I took! So….let’s get down to business…
I arrived…and that’s a real accomplishment in itself sometimes. I’m not a morning person. But Zeb kept me amused. He couldn’t wait to get started, in fact!
Our first class was with first-time instructor Adrienne Ford. We started out just painting and spraying the heck out of our sheet of paper! Yes, I had to use my fingers for the painting. If you know me, you know I don’t like to get my fingers dirty. But I tried to not let it bother me. I think I might finally be coming one with the dirty fingers! Lol!
We were using Prima Mica Powders mixed with gesso (after putting a coat of clear gel medium over the entire page). I really like the Mica Powders! The colors are so lovely! So bright and bold! I think I gotta get me some now!
Here is my finished page:
I just love how it turned out! See what I mean about the Micas? I love the rich colors! And yes….I even used some gold glitter! I think it would have been a bit drab without that glitter. It just gives it that bit of sparkle! The fillagrees at the bottom and top are metal. I really love them!
The last class of the first day was Frank Garcia’s Christmas Album. How beautiful it is! It looks so hard to do, but in reality…it’s quite easy. But boy, does Frank ever boogie in his class. Not much of a breather between steps. I do love his classes, though. He makes what ends up being simple to do, look so stunning! If you ever have a chance to take a class of his…do so! You won’t be disappointed. And you get so much product in your class kit!
Well, because of the “boxes-stuck-at-customs” debacle (see previous blog post), we ended up finished Frank’s class at midnight. Wow! What a long, but totally fun, day! Now to the hotel for some much-needed sleep. It will be an early day tomorrow…
Back at it! And Zeb is right there with me…
Our first class today was with the lovely Sharon Laakkonen! Zeb wanted to get started right away! Zeb….that little over-achiever! Lol! In her class, we were making this lovely framed scrapbook/mixed media page! Yes, it included the frame!
I decided to use a picture of my son at Yellowstone Park when he was younger. Maybe I should have thought that through. Afterwards, I didn’t think he would like it because it had flowers and a bow on it. But surprisingly he loved it! He said he didn’t care about the flowers and bow. And to top that off…I can hang it up in our home! Yay! I have such a sweetie for a son. Anyway…I love this page! We did some stenciling with beads on it, and lots of layering of papers (which I am still trying to master). We even added some gold touches to the leaves with Mica Powder. Gorgeous! Thank you so much for such a lovely project, Sharon!
Next up was the Telephone class…I was so excited for this! It was also taught by Sharon Laakkonen. We got to use the brand new Prima Lumies! So awesome! What a great idea to light up your project! I need to buy me some more of those! I decided to use a picture of me on my first day of school. This piece is now on my mantle at home. It’s so pretty!
The next class was with Adrienne Ford (again). We did this gorgeous wall plaque! It was using Prima’s new Enchanted Aviaries Paintables. They are fantastic! We colored the teacup with Color Bloom sprays. Just dip your paint brush in them and color. We added some texture paste and stenciling, then a LOT of flowers! Lots of spraying, too! I am just in “awe” of how it turned out! Wow!….Wow! And those little dangles just added that extra little bling.
After that technique-filled class, we went on to Frank again to finish up our Christmas Album. Let’s just say…I’ll finish it at home. It was a very long day. Four classes instead of three! But I loved every minute of it! Prima Art Venture is the total bomb-diggity! For sure!
Have you been to a Prima Art Venture??? Let me know about it in the comments below….
Thank you so much Prima (and Denny) for all you do for these wonderful events!
Wow!! This looks like fun times. What a beautiful piece of art work! I used to spend a lot of time painting and doing crafts. It's been forever, though, since I'm super busy. But, this post inspires me. I actually send gifts to my e-course students and that's when I whip out my watercoloring supplies! But, that's the only time..ha. So, thanks for the inspiration! I appreciate it.
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You're so welcome Jennifer! I just love being able to craft when I like. It's so calming and freeing! I'm very lucky.