Month: August 2015

Mixed media, Online classes

Come join me in Joynal….an online class to delight and enjoy!

Robyn Wood

Would you like to enter the world of fairy tales? Of unicorns? Of forest dwellers and mythical creatures? Come and play in the creative world of Jane Davenport and the happy band of students who take online classes in Jane’s Online Art School.

As a student you would share in our joy in learning to create whimsical girls and other creatures under Jane’s excellent guidance. Come join us for the next running of the online art class Joynal, starting September 1. You can find all the details and signup here.

A fairy from Joynal

I’ve been a student in Jane’s school for a number of years and am blessed to count her as a friend. I’ve dipped in and out of many of the lessons in the classes and find them easy to follow and complete. Through learning online, I’ve been able to turn my pretty awful stick figures into beautiful whimsical girls. Finding the time & motivation to practice is my biggest challenge but I love the process of learning.

Although some drawing experience would be helpful for this class, Jane always covers the basics of drawing a face so with some time & practice you will soon be drawing alongside us. Check out my flying fairy that I did during the first round of Joynal, it was a bit of a challenge to do her arms but I was so pleased with how she turned out.

Jane is giving her blog readers a chance to win a scholarship to Joynal. Just pop over here by tomorrow and leave a comment on who is your favourite fairy tale character and you are in with a chance! (By writing this post I also have a chance to win a lovely prize of some beautiful Daniel Smith watercolours & a set of brushes. You can never have enough delicious supplies!)

Good luck and remember to say hi to me if you join up to the class.

Oh and my favourite fairytale character? Little Red Riding Hood – she was a brave girl with an awesome red cape!

Mixed media

Sometimes you get a do over……

Robyn Wood

Hello and welcome to my newly refurbished blog! Recently I went to a conference that was all about blogging  and came home inspired to restart my little place on the web. So it was time for a do over. You can look forward to a variety of posts, from my latest craft projects to bits about where I live and the adventures I have as I pursue creativity. I have a huge adventure, one of those once in a lifetime bucket list things coming up in October so stay tuned.

Brisbane
The view from Kangaroo Point

I’d like to share a few pics of my beautiful city – Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane is a river city and we are lucky to live quite close to the CBD so I can easily zip in for some shopping or just to take time to sit by the river.

Southbank boardwalk
From the Southbank boardwalk you can see up & down the river
Southbank
Southbank bouganivilliea arbour

Southbank could be considered the heart of our city, it was originally home to World Expo 88 but has morphed into a gathering place for residents and visitors and is often the hub of festivals and events. It is now home to a good variety of restaurants, a cinema, an entertainment and cultural precinct as well as beautiful parks and walkways plus an inner city beach & swimming lagoon. It is usually full of families on weekends and during school holidays and is a must do destination for visitors.

Zed 1
Isn’t he beautiful?

We share our home with two fur babies who are a huge part of our lives. This is my boy Zed, a 3 1/2 year old whippet who is as crazy as they come but we love him dearly. You will surely see my girl Xena, an English Toy Terrier in later posts.

Zed
Zed is a sighthound and loves to run so we spend lots of time together in local parks

You will see from the pages below that I love to be creative in a variety of ways. Rubber stamping and cardmaking is my first love but that has been almost overtaken by a complete addiction to mixed media and art journaling. Over the years, I have taken and continue to take online classes to enable me to master better skills and I hope to share more of what I have learnt with you.

'The bird of night' art journal page by Robyn Wood, www.purpesalt.net
The Bird of Night art journal page

With a plunge into the world of self hosted blogs and the inspiration I gained at the ProBlogger conference, I have also decided to pursue opportunities to make a little money from my blog. I’ll be sure to make such arrangements obvious when posting.