NZ Collective Artitude

I was fortunate enough to be asked By Jessie to teach at an art retreat in NZ - how cool for me!! I had the most wonderful time getting to know these ladies and was blown away by their generosity and kindness. There was some amazing talent there and so many new friendships were made. It was really sad to leave and more so saying goodbye to Jessie and Jinny my new best friend.

Jinny was kind enough to accommodate us and ferry us around Wellington - we had the best time and did all the girlie stuff, shopping, eating, shopping - you get my drift!! I love NZ went there with the family NYE 2009 and squeezed in a day of sightseeing with Jessie back then it was great. This time we did all the junk shops and 2nd hand shops and art shops - something that none of our husbands would have enjoyed - it was the best!!

I have uploaded the classes I taught over the weekend and Jessie also showed us how to made gorgeous canvas paper and Katherine shared her skill with the Wire jig and also made everyone a charm with their initials on it. The goodie bags were the most AMAZING I have ever seen and everyone was so excited - well done Jessie, Jinny, Yvonne and Carole - you all did a fabulous job with putting this camp together - give yourselves a pat on the back!!

One thing I found amusing in NZ was how everyone thought our accent was funny and wanted to know where we were from - They all knew Sydney but not the Blue Mountains. We met one lady in an art shop at Greytown near Paua World who has a brother that owns a shop in Leura - what a small world we live in.

So all in all a great time was had and I am missing my new Kiwi friends already....

Wall Hanging

With this piece the girls used lots of UTEE, Scrapware, German Scrap and Fantasy film to create this wall hanging. The whole thing only measured 13cm x 5cm.

Decorated Wooden Box

Jessie asked me to decorate this wooden box and that it was going to be auctioned off on the weekend. I was blown away by everyones response - It is now sitting pretty in Yvonne's shop in Levin NZ Hare to Stamp N Scrap! I have used tonnes of Scrapware on it, click on the pic to see close up

Paper mache box

Using Scrapware's ATC frame and fantasy film the girls made this as well which incorporated German Scrap, mini micro glass beads and some radiant rain - makes for a lovely gift box for someone special.

Chandelier Canvas

The final class I taught in NZ using Scrapware's Chandelier that has been painted and highlighted with gold and a layer of UTEE was added for the glossy look. UTEE was also incorporated around the edges. It was amazing to see all the different finished artworks created by these lovely ladies - well done girls....