Jody taught us all kinds of cool altered books techniques: how to make a "safe" book --the kind with a secret compartment in it; how to dismembering a bound book so that the signatures (groups of pages) can be re-bound or re-used. Then we all went crazy playing with old books. Some people painted pages, cut into them, stapled, sewed and glued elements onto them. Others folded pages to create sculptural objects, embedding photos into hidden crevices. Nobody wanted to stop working, even after 5 hours. We only had one accident--Roberta spilled pva glue all over her sweet Yorkie, Max. But he got washed off and is just fine. What a day!

Collage Resources

Santa Cruz local art stores:
• Palace Arts: 2 locations: Downtown Pacific Avenue, 41st ave. Capitola
• Lenz Arts, River Street, www.lenzarts.com, Great art paper selection!
• University Art - San Jose , 456 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
Online Art Stores:danialsmith.com, dickblick.com
Basic Materials:
• grounds:Masonite, Canvas Panels, Stretched Canvas,Scrap wood
•mark making devices:Colored Pencils, Soft Pastels, Oil Pastels, Graphite Pencils
•papers: decorative papers, plain papers, magazine cut outs, newsprint... anything you find interesting
•adhesives:PVA, glue stick, YES paste,Gloss Medium or Gel Medium
•optional materials: found objects, needle & thread, fabric, rafia, cardboard, hole punches, old photos, ink.

And now for something completely different. . .

March is coming in like a lion or a lamb--you take your pick. Rainy and blustery one day, gorgeous sunshine the next. Aaaah, living on the Central Coast!

So regardless of whether it is rainy or sunshiny, here are great art classes for you in March. And to celebrate my birthday this last month, I am offering a special pricing deal for the month of March. Sign up for one class and bring a friend for free! That's a savings of $85.

Here's the calendar.

Sundays, March 1st and 8th--Soul Painting with Adrienne and Christine Hassell, LMFT. These are special sessions. Sign up for both if you can. Christine is a great facilitator!

Saturday, March 7th--Monotype printing with Adrienne

Saturday, March 14th--Let's make big paper on the new vacuum table with Adrienne

Saturday, March 21st--Soul Painting for artists and other creatively blocked individuals with Adrienne

Saturday, March 28th--Roberta takes you on another collage journey. Let's see what she has in store!

Remember, all classes meet from 11-3 and cost $75 + $10 materials fee. Reserve your space so I can know how much yummy lunch to prepare.

Check out our new look!!!!

Did you see the great new logo? Roberta Lee Woods shares her prodigious talent for graphics as well as being our resident collage maker/teacher.

By the way, there are still openings in her collage class this coming Saturday, Feb 28th. Email us to reserve your place. amomi@west.net; artist@robertaleewoods.com

Paste Paper Results

The Mandala Class!

Paste Papers

Join us on Feb. 14 th at 11:00 to learn the art of paste papers. No art background needed.

Just an interest in creativity. The papers can be used for book arts, hand made cards and collage.