Where do you draw
inspiration from?? I just returned from an incredible week up in the Muskoka region, a lovely resort called
Cedar Grove Lodge
on Penninsula Lake, between Huntsville and Algonquin. Cedar Grove has
been the home away from home for vacationers since 1927! It has been
our home away from home for the last 8 years. The view from our cabin:
It was a week filled with nature, kids, fun and relaxation. A week to
recharge and be inspired by my surroundings. I love the area, the
sunsets, the landscapes, the mix of rocks, water and trees. Pure heaven
in my opinion.
I also had the opportunity to take in a watercolour and wool workshop,
offered by a very talented artist, Pam. Pam owns and operates the
Morgan House Bed & Breakfast and Woolworks.
Pam raises her own sheep, shears them and then dies the wool. My
friend and I created a "watercolour" canvas using wool. It was such a
relaxing, remarkable morning. Up in an old barn studio, surrounded by
every shade of wool imaginable, letting the canvas take shape as it
will; here is my creation:
You can click on the picture and see that everything is died wool, we
created the background first, then added layers on top. I choose to do a
landscape, my friend an abstract. I cannot wait to try to incorporate
some of the techniques I learned up in that barn studio into my
scrapbooking and altered art/mixed media designs.
