ArtJournalFest 2009

Back from an amazing time in Port Townsend, Wa. I went there to attend the first artjournalfest. I met up with the lovely Kecia and Keli and spent a day in Seattle and then on to Port Townsend. The fall colors were glorious, living in San Diego, I don't get to see such intense leaf colors. The city of Port Townsend is the most charming city I've ever been to. Victorian homes, a darling downtown with artsy shops and yummy eateries and water views that take your breath away, all this AND some of the nicest people make this a place I look forward to returning to many times. On top of all this, art seems to play a very big role here....what more could a girl wish for?
I took classes with Traci Bautista, Anahata Katkin, and Karen Michel. I feel so inspired! Graffiti designs on paper and muslin with Traci was so freeing and a great start to the days ahead. Impulse collage with Anahata was pure delight. It's just so amazing to watch her work, she is fast and doesn't seem to let mind chatter get in the way of creating....I so admire this! Karen Michel's class was also very inspiring and liberating, we altered photos using kool aid, coca cola, watercolors, pens and awls to scratch in shapes and recreate the photo. I did a lot of audible ohhing and ahhing!!!
It was also great fun to meet up with Kecia, who I met at Artnest 2008. She is fun, feisty, very creative and has a great passion for photography among many other creative interests. Plus, she's a Virgo! A girl's gotta love her Virgo friends, they keep the world together!!
Now it's time to unpack all my new art supplies and inspiration and do some serious playing!!!