Amazing master-classes from Denise Crolle-Terzaghi

Published at www.artdekor.blogspot.com 17.11.09

I was lucky to become a party to the three-day master-classes of the amazing designer from France Denise Crolle-Terzaghi (www.crolle-terzaghi.com).

The master classes were fantastically interesting and replete with a lot of techniques!

I examined different ways of greening imitation at flat and three-dimensional surfaces, using both oxidants, and acrylic paints. Thanks to Denise I had a fresh look at the already known materials, examined ways of scrapbooking (embossing and stamps), discovered Fluidin - very vivid ink, a technique of lapis-lazuli, and many more different techniques and tricks!

Mad creative atmosphere still rages in me!

I love these master classes because they remove frameworks and give courage to the charge of creative experimentation and ideas.

During the break Denise even shared with us about her hippy past:)

Very interesting person! And very positive!

The Casket

Published at www.artdekor.blogspot.com 19.10.09

Well, I did

that I had not yet done and I can’t stop looking:)

…photographed from different angles – due to the used paints the light falls differently. I wanted to show all the brilliance and depth!

Cloth. Fancy flowers.

Published at www.artdekor.blogspot.com 19.10.09

Painted on a thin synthetic fabric.

The idea has changed many times while drawing.

And eventually became so, as you see it:

Painting on fabric

Published at www.artdekor.blogspot.com 06.10.09

Here's a free-style painting on fabric - preparing a sample to a master class:

I was conquered with an easier way to create a work of "batik" style. And I certainly have to share this technique at my master classes! A huge advantage of the new approach is that you can decorate the finished product (shirts, skirts - whatever you like), while a classical technique does not allow this.

I'll share the secrets of painting on fabric in the next two Saturdays (10/10/2009 and 10/17/2009) in the Antresol art-cafe!

Craquelure pictures

Published at www.artdekor.blogspot.com 30.09.09

My almost recent work - already have cracks :)

It's my pleasure to invite you at my author's master class, which will be held at the art-cafe "Antresol" this Saturday (10/05/2009) at 11.30.

I'll teach this original technique:

Chair's story :)

Published at http://artdekor.blogspot.com/ 30.09.09

These were the chairs after stripping (long and tedious sandpapering of paint and varnish) and priming with a double layer of primer on wood:

One of the proposed options was to be such ...

... cozy and cute chair for private tea parties with the ornament of the Baroque.

But suddenly we found the cats, not simple, but cats of German artist Rosina Wachtmeister. So, who would have passed these cats?.. :)

And then in a moment the fate of the chairs has been solved:

Now they are lively and indispensable for a family tea party and entertainment:)

My apprentities' works. Volume paints

Published at http://artdekor.blogspot.com/ 15.09.2009

What wonderful works were done by my apprentities at the masterclass:

Kitty made by the point technique (using brushes).

And the flowers were made by applying the volume paint with a palette knife.