Silk Painting

On Tuesday August 16th, we hosted a surprise silk painting project for birthday girl Gennie (left) and her friend Quinn (right).  The girls created some amazing scarves and had a great time experimenting with the dyes and the heat setting process.  Nice work ladies!

Visiting Japanese Students

It may be hard to believe but not every culture is familiar with the American tradition of tie dye. Our studio hosted several students participating in a sister city exchange program last week. Here are some pictures of their finished projects. For more on their visit, check out our Face Book site under Madhaus Gallery.

Girls And Chocolate

Justice Alcorn - pictured below - enjoyed our Painting with Chocolate session this morning. Justice created a reverse painting and several desert toppers. And we sampled a little chocolate along the way.

Congratulations!

Two Madhaus students entered projects in the local county fair 4H competition and both won ribbons! Congratulations Claire and JoAnn!

Mosaics at Madhaus

The past few weeks I've had several students and groups come in to work on mosaics. Mosaics can be created with a variety of materials including glass, tile, shells, beads, etc..  In our studio, I use primarily scrap stained glass, old boards, mirrors, glue, and grout to create wall hangings and stepping stones. In the picture, a student creates a mirror during a recent class.

Summer Fun

Over the summer I've had several of my regular students continue with weekly art lessons.  As FYI, we're also offering some group summer classes for young adults coming up on Mondays 10a-12p...for a list, you can check FaceBook or our web site at www.madhausgallery.com. The student below - JoAnn - is working with Fused Glass to create a possible candidate for her 4H county fair entry.   It is amazing how only a few weeks of training have improved her confidence with glass cutting.

Countryside Village

Another wonderful and warm show at Countryside Village this past weekend; great crowd and nice area.  My husband and I were both showing our work; I had both glass and paintings and he had photography. The picture is of my new tent and propanels...the set up for both mediums in one tent was a challenge but I was pleased with the ways it looked so I thought I'd show it off. This weekend I'll be showing a variety of paintings at the Omaha Summer Art Festival including much larger pieces.