Nature Inspired.....

"As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens."

~Stephen Graham, The Gentle Art of Tramping~

Thank you all for your sweet get well wishes, I am indeed much better and gearing up for tomorrows big event...meeting my fresh from God newborn granddaughter! I am so excited I can hardly contain myself!

I wanted to share a hot off the press publication with you that I have been eagerly awaiting, Nature Inspired by Tracie Lyn Huskamp. This is a wonderful book that teaches Mixed-Media techniques for gathering, sketching, painting, journaling, and assemblage. Tracie has combined her teaching with a unique style that lets you explore nature through art. I love her combination of paper, paint, fabrics, and photos to make one of kind nature inspired works of art. Just look at these beautiful journals...In this book you will learn about capturing nature with photography, collecting assemblage items, artful techniques for making nature prints, sketching and painting from your photography, techniques for creating backgrounds for your artwork, as well as creating projects from all you learn. Some of the projects include nature journals, jewelry, and nature assemblage.You can visit Tracie's blog, The Red Door Studio, where you can learn more about her book and view some of her nature inspired art. If you would like to take a peek inside, visit Amazon here and click on the Look Inside This Book feature. The book is available through Tracie, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. As you can see it is already on my work table ready to be put to use.A huge thank you and congratulations goes out to Tracie on the publication of her new book. I wish her much success!

Blessings,
Miss Sandy