Celebrating 36 Years of Phoebe Artistic Creation (Part One)

 

                                  Geri's HALLOWEEN tree.
                                  Happy Halloween to all! 

On October 14 the Phoebes met in Alameda to celebrate their 36th anniversary. Everyone brought delicious food items to contribute, and our serving table was overloaded with delicious appetizers, salads, hot dishes, breads, pastries and desserts.

Daisy brought all the materials needed for everyone to participate in an enrichment session. She demonstrated how to draw the outline of a desired object with oil pastels and then paint in a colorful background using liquid watercolors.

The feast was followed by a huge "show and tell" which included our previous challenges to create "junk journals" (from Sharon's enrichment session) and items representing Autumn, fall holidays, leaves and nature.

*Please note that due to the many photos and text in this month's blog post, it will be comprised of two separate posts. Don't forget to scroll down to part 2 which will follow below this post.

                             Calendar

   November 11 Meeting, (Saturday), 11:30 A.M. at Marcella's. Drop -in social get-together will start at11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Business meeting will start at 1:30 P.M. Guest artist Deb Shatal will be leading enrichment—possibly on "Sketchy Stuff" or another topic to be determined.

December 9 Christmas Party (Saturday) at Barbara's. Time and details will be announced soon.

Enrichment

Above are Jennifer, Suzanne and Colleen—busy drawing and painting as they use the materials Daisy supplied.  

Equally concentrating and creating were Sharon, Anne, Geri, Harlene and Kathy. Below are some of the completed paintings. It's definitely and quick and simple way to create a colorful painting.

Thank you, Daisy!

Show and Tell

Junk Journals

Sharon brought one of her many, many beautiful books. They are all amazing works of art! 

Each page is filled with dainty pastel ephemera. Some pieces create pockets in which to store even more decorated papers.

This book was created by Sally. Once again, a unique work of art filled with her original paintings and sketches.

The book cover above and pages below were created and assembled by Sue. This one is an amazing collage of photos, which include family members and Halloween ephemera. It is truly a precious family keepsake.

She has created several of these books over the years and they are certainly treasures!

This book was created by Suzanne R, who incorporated her favorite colors.

Obviously, an homage to her work at the Oakland Zoo!

Suzanne, you are indeed clever!

Donna gathered a handful of matching scrapbook papers and glued them in her "junk journal" for Sharon's challenge.

It was a good feeling to put to use some of her art supply stash. 

Please continue to the next post, which is the second part of the October post!

Celebrating 36 Years of Phoebe Artistic Creation (Part Two)

October Show and Tell Continued

Fall holidays, Leaves and Nature

 Daisy combed her stash of fabulous fabrics and combined an assortment of brightly colored designs, including Spanish motas (below) to create a really beautiful tote bag. 

Motas are made by stacking fabric of various colors on top of each other and then cutting out shapes to let the colors create colorful designs. The one above is perfect for a tote bag. The inside of the bag features various sizes of pockets for organization and storage.

Suzanne R used colorful leaf designs to decorate the front cover of this blank journal.

Geri, our most talented card designer, brought samples of some of the many Halloween designs she has assembled. 

Harlene is a master at decorating envelopes and added colorful autumn leaves to this one, which has pockets for a pencil and paper. 

Colleen treated us to two of her wonderful cloth sculptured dolls, who are dressed in various tints of Autumn hues.  

Donna has recently heard from Rosie that she will be teaching a class in La Quinta on the basic techniques involved in making and assembling her tube necklaces—like the one above. She now has enough students for two small classes ($40 each), which include kits of materials. Don't we all wish she was still here to teach us another class—like she did in 2016?

Donna brought her "Yoga Pose" cloth doll that she made for a previous Phoebe challenge. It has a small bird in the leaves on her head and a snake wrapped around her waist and one leg.

Shawn displayed her recent 3D art, a sculpture made with mixed media, found objects and fabric. It is probably about 5 feet tall and has elicited many interpretations from various viewers. She enjoys hearing what different people visualize in its construction.

These adorable little felted animals were all made by a dear friend of Anne's and gifted to her. Maybe we should get out our felting needles and wool again?

Anne brought a photo of one of her most recent clay sculptures. So professional, as usual, and certain to be a success at any art show or sale.

She also shared with us these little cute stuffed "chocolate candies" that a dear friend had given her in a See's candy box. What a novel idea and sure to bring a smile to your face.

Anne's doll (above) reminds us of the primitives Christine Sallicie inspired us to make in 2015. We started off by drawing a shape using our other hand in order to create the whimsical form. It was so much fun! 

Marcella shared with us some very cute bugs and animals that she has made in various classes over the years. What a happy little group!

Suzanne R brought a "church doll, which comes with an explanation. It is made from a handkerchief, and it seems there was a time when they were given to very young girls to play with or maybe suck on while they were in church. A quiet diversion!

Last, but never least, is a photo of Sue's amazing "Spirit Doll." Her art always special meaning, as well as being exceptional!