Every year as Christmas approaches, we get buried in colorful junk mail enticing us to shop,shop,shop. Gone are the days where families would hang the same ornaments year after year, here are the days of color coordinated theme trees following the trend du jour. And I have to admit, I love all that sparkle and whimsy.
But...maybe this year we could think out… Continue
Added by Martina on November 27, 2009 at 1:37pm —
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the Studio will close today , Nov 13 at 4 pm, because we have an event to attend . We will be back tomorrow morning for the Ornament workshop, and the regular hours. Continue
Added by Martina on November 13, 2009 at 3:48pm —
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Hey all, we are busy getting ready for the fairy tale fair that we are hosting tomorrow night, so we are closing the studio down until then.
Hope to see you at the fair! Continue
Added by JessicaB on October 30, 2009 at 3:11pm —
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Hey everyone, we all know that life sometimes just get much busier than we anticipate. That's our story this week so we are postponing the book binding workshop one week in order to catch our breaths.
Thanks for your understanding and we hope to see you in a week!
Book binding workshop with Kelly Rider Tuesday Nov 3rd, 2009 @ 5:30 pm. Continue
Added by JessicaB on October 26, 2009 at 4:11pm —
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Collage workshop TONIGHT at Marchen Studios! Come and make art for your home or someone you love....if you'd like to make a family heirloom, be sure to bring photographs. Choose from a 8x8 canvas, two 6x6 or four 4x4 mini canvasses, beautiful papers, stamps, paint and medium, all included for only 25$ Fun and laughter -no charge ; ) See you at the studio! Continue
Added by Martina on October 22, 2009 at 8:45am —
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Last Saturday was a fun day for Marchen Studios. We were invited to a "Girl Empowerment Day" event that our friend Cristin Mahaffy put on for the local YWCA. The whole day was dedicated to encouraging girls in their present circumstances, their future dreams and overcoming past hurts. And we finished the day with a little creativity, with everyone designing and making their own inspiration necklace to remember the day with. Smiling faces all around!!! We made kits for the girls in tic-tac ti… Continue
Added by Martina on October 20, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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We've been busy at the studio getting ready for the next movie of the Twilight Saga to premier. I know many of you are probably fans as well, so I thought I would give you a sneak peak at our Twilight inspired pieces.
A couple weeks ago we had our summer journal finale. Just like the girls who had been meeting all summer to make pages for their art journal, I had the pleasure of learning bookbinding under the inspiring tutelage of Kelly Rider. She is one of those rare people that, while being a gifted artist, makes you feel like you have it in you too. We had a great evening. Look at the beauty of these handmade, one of a kind journals!!
Kelly Rider instructing our class.
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Added by Martina on September 29, 2009 at 2:49pm —
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Sorry friends, I am keeping the studio closed again today. I am feeling better but not yet back to 100%. Thanks for your understanding and hopefully we will be open again on Tuesday.
Jessica B Continue
Added by JessicaB on September 19, 2009 at 12:44pm —
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So sorry friends, but I am closing the studio down today. I have some bug that is going around and I would rather not share it with you.
Hope you all have a great day and I will update tomorrow on whether the studio is open or not.
Jessica B Continue
Added by JessicaB on September 18, 2009 at 12:58pm —
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I have to admit that every since we came back from our vacation, my mind and my body have not been in sync . At all. My thoughts could be playing leapfrog in my brain, jumping over inspirations and ideas in a rapid fire frenzy, but my body insists that it is, after all, still summer and a poolside nap woul… Continue
We have had the studio closed in order to take a two week break for the summer. It seems like a perfect time considering that in this two weeks we have the Lady's birthday, my wedding anniversary, and Paul's birthday.
The break has been very welcome. The Lady and the Captain headed off to the balmy waters of the Caribbean while Paul and I headed to the Central Californian Coast for some beach camping with friends and family. First thing on the list was visit with our friend Veronica, who too… Continue
Hello Members! Yes, all 49 of you! Now that the studio is furnished and running, we'd like to spend a little more attention on the "Social Network" of it all...lets get to know each other!
So here is our first ever challenge: This summer, freeze a moment in time-and then share it with us.
Snap a picture. Alter it. Cut it up, paint over it, collage on it. Write a poem, make a journal page....whatever you want to do to capture your moment in time....DO IT!
So we can see a little glimpse of who yo… Continue
Added by Martina on July 18, 2009 at 11:53pm —
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Oh, to be so into the moment, that you shrug off the heat, the curious looks, the well meaning comments...just you, the piece of chalk in your hand, and the vision in your head. I have to admit to not ever having been so brave.
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Added by Martina on July 8, 2009 at 6:24pm —
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I've been spending a lot of time in the garden lately. The funny thing is, I had neglected my garden because I thought I didn't have enough hours to both mark a canvas with color AND mark the ground with color. And I don't, not really, to give both the attention needed for the spectacular. But these days, I find I'm happy to just be doing, spectacular or not.
There is so much beauty in the everyday, so many tiny ordinary miracles that satisfy the soul. If only I choose to take them in. I need th… Continue
Added by Martina on June 24, 2009 at 5:19pm —
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