Sunday, February 16, 2014

Oh What a Time

I was in Long Beach CA for 5 days.  A surreal experience as when I left to fly over it was 25 below here in Bemidji.  There flowers were blooming- green grass-  I was there to spend time with my art friends Brian Kassle http://apaperbear.wordpress.com/ and John Arbuckle http://artjuvenation.blogspot.com/  Brian was a terrific host- the three of us have been exchanging art for over 2 years and this was the first time we were all together.  The three of us attended a workshop taught by Orly Avineri and Seth Apter. The workshop was titled If Walls Could Talk.  The experience was nothing short of incredible.  Seth and Orly are wonderful teachers.  Spending time with my art brothers making art was a dream come true.  I was also able to spend the day before and the day after the workshop art journaling with my friends.   The first spread was done at Brian's house and the second one our friend Irene Rafeal hosted the art making. The photos are of my friends and two journal spreads I did while there.  I was also able to connect with my dear friend Jacki Long.





11 comments:

  1. Thank you, I didn't have this picture and I love it! Great memories and I just created a "jjibt" file for our stuff! Love you!
    Take good care and stay warm!

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    1. I love that picture Jacki- were you able to pull it off this or do you want me to send it to you?

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  2. Oh I love this! Such wonderful memories! So much fun! I miss you my dear friend!

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  3. How absolutely wonderful! Great pic of you and Jacki, too!

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  4. Glad you enjoyed your time away! Hopefully spring will come soon with warmth to follow!

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  5. So many memories to cherish. I can't wait for when we do it again.

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  6. Terry...I am so happy that we finally had a chance to meet in person and spend some quality time creating together. You are every bit as special as I expected you to be. Cannot wait until our paths cross again!

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    1. Thank you Seth- it really was a dream come true- the come down was hard but I felt better after finishing the spread I started at Orly's last night. I posted it on the Journal group. I look forward to seeing you again hopefully sooner than later!

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  7. Such wondrous experiences, breath-taking journal pages, great friendships deepened, so lucky to be a part of it all for you....So fortunate to have had you in our class. Hope we'll meet again love.

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  8. Every artist should spend retreat time creating with friends. I hope to do that this year. What an awesome group you got to share creative time with. (I'm a wee bit jealous...ha ha) Love your pages...and your glasses.

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