Portland Head Lighthouse Drawing

This is my new colored pencil drawing that I have just finished recently of the Portland Head Lighthouse in Portland, Maine. I will soon be adding this drawing to my Maine box of Lighthouse Cards. It was a very nice experience photographing scenes in Maine. It is such a beautiful state and the coast line is spectacular! If you would like to see more of my artwork, please go to my website at http://www.gailslighthousecards.com

Photo Album Workshop

Ringed Photo Album with Envelopes

Workshop on Saturday, October 19, 2013

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

We will be making a ringed photo album with a collage in the front panel and also with envelopes to hold cherished items that we have collected. All materials will be supplied but you could bring photographs and cherished items to decorate your collage panel and some of your pages inside your album. I will also have a variety of decorative papers but if you have a special paper you would like to use please bring it. This workshop will be held at Gail McGuire's Studio in Clawson, Michigan. The price is $75 plus $14 for materials. This workshop will include lunch. If you have any questions or would like to register for this class please contact Gail at 248-288-2188 or through her website at http://www.gailslighthousecards.com

Books Made at Antique Concertina Workshop

The following are the books that were made at my Antique Concertina Journal Workshop held on September 21, 2013 at my studio.

Award at the Michigan Colored Pencil 2013 Exhibit

I received the 3rd place prize for my colored pencil drawing "Bass Harbor Light" at Michigan Colored Pencil 2013 Exhibit. The exhibit is being held at The Alfred Berkowitz Gallery at The University of Michigan - Dearborn. It runs through September 30, 2013. 

Michigan Colored Pencil 2013 Exhibit

Three of my drawings were accepted into the Michigan Colored Pencil 2013 Exhibit. They are "Marshall Point Lighthouse", "Bass Harbor Light", and "Pansies. This exhibit is being held at The Alfred Berkowitz Gallery at the University of Michigan - Dearborn. It is located at 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Michigan. The exhibition runs September 6 - 30, 2013. The opening reception is on Friday, September 13, 2013, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Antique Concertina Journal

We will be redesigning a vintage book into a beautiful journal with a expandable spine. The expanded spine will allow you to attach photographs and keepsakes into the book to personalize it. We will also be attaching interesting things to it from the original book such as title pages, inscriptions, library cards, and etchings. These books are a one of a kind treasure!

All supplies are included but if you have a special book you would like to turn into a journal please bring that. Do not excede 10" X 7" in size. I will have books available also.

The class will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The price is $75 plus $12 for materials - lunch is included.

If you have questions or would like to register please contact Gail at 248-288-2188 or through her website at  http://www.gailslighthousecards.com 

Ringed Photo Album with Envelopes

This is a new sample of the photo album we will be making in my workshop on August 17, 2013. We will cover the album with decorative paper. We will make a collage in the front panel on the cover and throughout the album. We will also make envelopes throughout the album to store treasures in.

If you have questions or would like to register, please contact me at 248-288-2188 or through my website at http://www.gailslighthousecards.com 

Handpainted Ribbon Books From Class

 

These are photographs of the ribbon books made in my class on Saturday, July 20, 2013. They all came out very nice. Each one is hand painted and so very unique.

Ringed Photo Album with Envelopes

Saturday, August 17, 2013

We will be making a ringed photo album with a collage in the front panel and also with envelopes to hold cherished items that we have collected. All materials will be supplied but you could bring photographs and cherished items to decorate your collage panel and some of your pages inside your album. I will have a variety of decorative papers but if you have paper you would like to use please bring that.

This will be an all day workshop and will include lunch. The cost is $75 plus $14 for materials.  If you have any questions or would like to register please contact Gail at 248-288-2188 or through her website at http://www.gailslighthousecards.com 

Ribbon Book Class

This is an interesting project using hand painted papers, antique buttons for closures, and wonderful little embellishments to decorate our one of a kind, handmade book. This will be an enjoyable project that you can use for drawings, calligraphy, and photographs. It will also make wonderful gifts for people for birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations. Come and join us for a day of creative fun at my studio in Clawson, Michigan on Saturday, July 20, 2013. If you would like to register or if you have questions please contact Gail at 248-288-2188 or through her website at  http://www.gailslighthousecards.com  

Hollander's School of Book & Paper Arts 1993 - 2013

It was an honor for me to be included in Hollander's School of Book & Paper Arts final graduation ceremony. I have been taking bookbinding classes at Hollander's for the past 4 years and I loved every minute of it. Not only did I really enjoy the classes there, I really learned a lot about book making. They are closing their Book Arts School but we will still be able to purchase supplies and the beautiful papers they carry. They are located in Kerrytown in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I will really miss their classes.

Turkish Paper Marbling Workshop Schedule

Enjoy the fun art of Turkish Paper Marbling.

I have 2 marbling classes scheduled at my studio in Clawson, Michigan. The first is scheduled for Saturday, June 15, 2013 and the second is scheduled for Saturday,  June 29, 2013. 

If you are interested or would like more information on these workshops please contact me by phone at 248-288-2188 or through my website at  http://www.gailslighthousecards.com 

Michigan Colored Pencil Plus Exhibit

I won an award for this drawing "Marshall Point Lighthouse" at the Michigan Colored Pencil Plus Exhibit which runs through May 30, 2013 at the Birmingham Unitarian Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Colored Pencil Society of America -  Detroit District Chapter #104 put on this exhibit.
This was a very nice exhibit. It had a wide variety of very beautiful colored pencil drawings to see.
To see more of my artwork please go to my website at  http://www.gailslighthousecards.com

Turkish Paper Marbling Workshop

   In the 15th century, Persians and Turks used a thickened water and combed their designs in a process called "Ebru". It spread around Europe but it was not until the 19th century that written instructions about the marbling process was available. The craft became an obscure book art in this country until the craft movement in the 1970's.
   I have been paper marbling for 20 years and teach marbling classes at my studio. If you would like to try the fun art of Paper Marbling please contact me at my website at http://www.gailslighthousecards.com

Beginner's Colored Pencil Workshop

This is colored pencil drawing of pansies.

I will be teaching a beginner's colored pencil workshop on May 18, 2013 at my studio.It will be an all day workshop from 10 am to 4 pm. If you would like to attend my workshop or would like more information you can contact me through my website at http://www.gailslighthousecards.com  

This is a colored pencil drawing that I have made of the Burnt Coat Harbor Light

on Swan's Island, Maine.The lighthouse was built in 1872 but has just gone 

through  major restoration. The Burnt Coat Harbor Light 

is an active aid to navigation today.

This is a colored pencil drawing that I have made of the Grand Haven, Michigan lighthouse.