Local classes are happening again....

The Red Mill  Store in Bunbury are hosting my classes again...so come join us.
Collage Class ($70.00) will be on Sunday May 27th and the Cloth and Clay Doll ($140.00) workshop will be held  the weekend of June 9/10th. Give Rocheen a call and book your place today on 0405306561

We all had a lot of fun last time round and my students came up with some joyful, unique dolls and collages...plus the food is wonderful!

Lou

Lou

This is my latest doll Lou.
She might look like the cat that caught the bird,
but she knows the secret ...
that to have a friend, you must first be one.

For My Children

Just a little horn tooting....
my doll and article are in the latest Art Doll Quarterly Magazine.....yippee.

Thanks to all you lovely people who have sent me emails of congratulations - I really appreciate your feedback. http://www.stampington.com/artdollquarterly/2012/adq_sp12.html xxx

Collage background class

and yes, there is going to be  a Collage backgrounds class as well at Redmill Studio/gallery the following weekend in March (18th). This will be a 1 day class and will also be fully catered and lots of fun. Hope to see you there.
Contact Rocheen at Redmill for details or email me.

Local classes

Cloth and Clay Doll making Workshop with Linda Misa

Address: 59 Stirling Street
Locality: BUNBURY 6230
Contact: Rocheen Navarro
Phone: 97211162
Mobile: 0405306561
Come and learn some simple and creative ways to make cloth/clay dolls in a fun 2 day workshop.
• All skill levels will be catered for.
• Basic sewing skills are required.
• Learn how to sculpt in air dry clay, paint a face and then create some original, hand altered costuming for your doll.
• I encourage you to use what you already have in your stash at home and a kit will be available to supply the clay, cloth and pattern for the body, medium and a pigma pen.
• Full requirement list will be provided with the kit ($30.00)
A fully catered, delicious lunch and morning tea/coffee are included for
both days… so you only have to concentrate on having fun!

Sat/Sun March 10th/11th
9.00am to 3.30pm
lunch and morning tea/coffee included
$140.00

NZ

and here is one based on a photo I took in NZ of the Taieri Gorge....some artistic license here but it conveys my feeling of colour and form that I associate with NZ.

great gran

This is my latest - an acrylic painting based on a photo of my great Gran - who was also an artist. I hope she would approve!

Akira comes to Fibreswest in Bunbury

A couple of photos of some of the wonderful dolls made in class - not all finished yet but well on the way. Such variety and imagination.......cloth dolls are for the free spirited people who quietly (not always Rhonda!) work away at creating a moment in time.

seagull hunter

This is my newest doll - "seagull hunter"created in a workshop with the wonderful Akira Blount. What a great week we had - sharing, creating, laughing and eating. Thank you Akira and all the wonderful ladies I had the pleasure of sharing time with. You are all an inspiration.

The Seagull Hunter

...not seeking to harm,
just making sure the messages coming back were all good ones.......because we all could use a little filtering from life sometimes!


The seagull is associated with Lir, a Sea-God in Celtic lore. Like many birds, the seagull flies between the earth and the heavenworld, bringing messages to mortals.

a little birdy told me...

My latest 3 dolls ready to go to new homes...hopefully!

Left and right SOLD

a hug a day...

At last ...some dolls to share.
This latest trio are cloth with clay heads and are dressed in silk with a heavily treated textile panel that originated from a photo I had taken of a pine cone. They of course have their little Owl friends with them. I hope to sell these little ladies so I hope they appeal - would love your feedback.

AU$150.00 plus postage.

Izzy

My latest painting...much bigger scale than I have worked on before - and a split canvas made a few challenges - but I had fun. Hope you enjoy it.

my mother

my latest painting...

Izzy and horse

Thank you all for the kind comments on my first paintings. Here is my next one - "Isobella on a horse" - hope I am not expected to be too creative with the titles!
Just love the process of painting and it is opening a whole new world for me....just love challenge of the face and trying to capture an expression. Hope you enjoy them too!

paintings

I know it has been a while since I posted - life keeps me busy and you know sometimes the motivation takes leave! Anyway, here are a couple of pics of my adventure into painting.

Celeste

Celeste led a happy and busy life, filled with people and noise.

Sometimes  at night when she  felt she needed a break  Celeste would go lay on the hammock and study the stars.

…not really sure what she would find - but open to the idea of finding it …