I did things!

[ashelterofpages]

A couple of weekends ago I went to a pair of art classes with a friend of mine. The first was a portrait class (that, funny enough, was intended for romantic couples, but we didn't actually know or care) and the second was a class on doing pendants with epoxy clay.

The place holding them was wonderful, and the portrait class was very understanding and willing to work with my sight issues ( wound up doing mine with a whiteboard instead of a traditional pencil and paper so I could see the lines better). They didn't question my being there but also didn't patronize me or anything, which are both things I've had come up when I've expressed my interest in visual art. The pendant class was also fun, but the instructor seemed a little sad that we were the only people who arrived. Still, I liked what came out of both classes and kept meaning to show y'all.


The pendants:



And the portrait:

Comments

[theradicalchild]

Great designs and art!

[ashelterofpages]

Aw, thank you!

[theradicalchild]

You're welcome! Keep it up.

[mistressofmuses]

Very cool! I like the steampunk-y pendants!

The portrait looks good, too. I'm glad they were willing to work with you on finding a way to make it work for you.

[ashelterofpages]

I'm such a sucker for anything key themed. I saw them and knew they would be mine. XD

[mistressofmuses]

Fancy older-style keys are 100% my aesthetic! I love 'em!

[yarnofariadne]

Oh wow, those all look amazing!

[ashelterofpages]

Thank you! The pendants were especially nice for me to do because it was nice to have something I could really hold and be able to use after I was done.

[sonofgodzilla]

oh those pendants are genuinely lovely! I cannot believe that this is a skill you can learn and not just some rare magic that people do!

the portrait looks fantastic also! I'm so glad this class went well!

[ashelterofpages]

Thank you so much >3 I really liked having the pendants to show when I was done. It seriously might be something I do again because it was very happymaking.

[shadaras]

Ooooh, nice! :D I like the colors/vibes of the pendants, and the portrait looks great!

[ashelterofpages]

The pendants made me so happy by the end of it. I love having tangible things that I can keep going back to in order to show myself I can do things.

[mierke]

That sounds so lovely and fun!

[ashelterofpages]

It was really great, and I'm so glad I went!

[lilyveil]

That sounds like such a fun weekend! Your pendants look amazing, and I dig your portrait, too. You've got a cool style.

[ashelterofpages]

It really was a great time and I'm so glad we did it.

Also <333 Thank you! I'm so pleased with the pendants and I really need to look into doing more.

[lassarina]

that sounds like fun! and I'm glad they were helpful and kind. The pendants are so neat :D

[ashelterofpages]

Yeah, it was so great! I'm going to try and do a crochet class on Sunday.