whet your green thumb

it's here!!!


a smattering of tidbits gathered for use on one of my garden wild "walls"...


a prototype for the upcoming workshop at rock paper scissors

"in this GaRdeN" interactive sneak peek
compliments of angela cartwright

extreme paste papers GIVEAWAY!

i spent a very satisfying day with two fab art sisters
creating stacks of luscious papers using a tried and true
paste paper technique.
we pooled our supplies and imaginations and came up with
some new twists on an old favorite and have developed a
very fun and yummy workshop for our beloved
rock paper scissors,check it out here.

i have gathered a generous sampling of my papers together
to giveaway to one lucky visitor,please leave me a comment to
include your name in the july 12th drawing!

what to do

....hmm. what to do when you have stacks of photos?

take one *simple deep black box,scraps of various papers
and a minimum of wherewithal to create a home for
numerous collages using your original photographs...
a gratifying twist on scrapbooking. technique laden.

this was a workshop i led on saturday and will be doing it again
in the fall.however if you can gather a group of friends,we can get
together whenever you like for a *private class....a guaranteed great time!

*rock paper scissors

the plastic camera in a nutshell

"michelle's toys"/holga/denise lombardozzi

this is an image from my contact sheet from the toy camera
workshop weekend i shared with some very generous,lively
folks over at the foundry art centre and the st.charles community
college photo lab.
so much information was laid out to be had,it could have gone on
and on for days,weeks,months and i would have absorbed all that
was so freely given!
i am working on a little "article" for the artsmiths blog that will be
loaded with links,ideas,thoughts and a few of my amateur images.
look for it soon!
in the meantime,special holga thanks to michelle bates & mark fisher!
michelle bates/flash holga
denise lombardozzi

fyi,be still my beating heart...

"At least still enough to sprinkle on some glitter...
Join Denise and tame some wild hearts for the upcoming
romantic holiday.You'll create a love-ly garland and get lots
of ideas for more swoon-inducing decorations.
Don't miss the festive fun!" -corey dankocsik
Saturday, February 2 - 1:00pm
@rock paper scissors
Instructor: Denise Lombardozzi
Cost: $25
all materials included !
bring your basic tool kit:glue stick,scissors,ruler,hole punch