Amazing Decoupage Glass Plates

On Tuesday I taught Decoupage Glass Plate at Castle In The Air to a delightful group of talented arts and crafts aficionados. First we created a collage from the plethora of images available. Then we affixed this collage behind a glass plate. During the "glue-drying" break we created little mini collages behind magnifying glass pebbles that will stick with their magnetic backing to a refrigerator. I am really happy with the interesting designs my students came up with. It is always inspiring to work in a group, because you get a multitude of creative expressions.

Meeting Nikki McClure

I have been admiring the work of paper-cut artist Nikki McClure for a while. I bought two of her prints at Giant Robot and blogged about her here. So it was my good fortune to meet her in person, when she gave a talk about her new children's book "Mama, is it summer yet?"
(Thank you, Sarah, for alerting me to the event!)

I loved hearing how she does her paper cuts and seeing her tools, including an ultra-special Japanese sticky cutting mat. Meeting her in person was a delight, because she is such a kind and positive person!