http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/ en-us 2010-02-08T15:44:58-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000462.html I have this idea. I know I said that I was looking for an idea. I am ready to make new artwork. I am not convinced of the last posts idea in the least. In fact that idea diminishes by... Melly 2010-02-08T15:44:58-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000461.html I am searching for a new piece, a new idea. I am ready to start. Something. So I opened up journals past and began looking through each page. The above image is a drawing I did just recently. I may... Melly 2010-02-07T08:18:06-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000460.html I have been working up a storm. Working so hard, in fact, that a fun deficit occurred. I am now in the process of fixing this deficit! In fact, I have been playing for the last two days and... Melly 2010-02-05T09:46:42-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000459.html I did get some schooling in art, it wasn't fine art training so much as vocational artists training. The fine arts training that I have acquired is as a result of being released into this creative world of ours. It... Melly 2010-01-27T10:50:45-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000458.html I have been cross posting on the Quilting Arts Community web site for the last 9 months, time that has seen the release of my book, my efforts to promote it, my move back to the East Coast, and the... Melly 2010-01-26T11:00:36-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000457.html Using the Random Number Generator, commenter #21 won... That means Judy Haas WON!!! Congrats Judy, see you soon! Thank you all for visiting my site and I do hope you will join in on one of my upcoming classes, Freezer... Melly 2010-01-23T09:51:08-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000456.html I do not make resolutions in a yearly manner. I don't feel compelled to make a particular change on a particular day, but this year I have been thinking about words for creative exploration. After some thought I have come... Melly 2010-01-19T09:02:15-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000455.html I have been making cloth and enjoying every minute of it! In a moment of, 'What if?' I created a freezer paper resist that reminds me of doilies and lace. I printed it on a green ground, where if... Melly 2010-01-09T07:47:03-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000453.html I am offering not just one but two classes through Joggles.com and would love it if you were to sign up now! BUT! Barbara at Joggles.com and I have come up with a promotional idea I think you will LOVE.... Melly 2010-01-02T18:51:44-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000454.html This week Brooklyn received about a foot of snow. David had the day off and we watched movies, drank hot cocoa and waited for the snow to really hit. It was night time when the snow settled in for... Melly 2009-12-24T06:52:48-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000452.html Being creative and fostering growth within that realm is a process of engaging with the world around you as well as that of other artists. Taking what you learn from these places and making it your own is the imperative... Melly 2009-12-19T14:33:19-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000451.html Last week I taught a class locally and really enjoyed it. I hit all the points I had hoped to make, I didn't plan too much (which is normal for me), and I didn't plan too little. It was just... Melly 2009-12-14T21:47:10-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000447.html I am preparing for a class I will teach later this week. In this instance I was asked to do my Small Works, Big Impact class with a leaning toward painted imagery (rather than dye) and hand sewing. I love... Melly 2009-12-06T19:41:27-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000446.html I love color and color mixing. I just bought a new palette of gouache and have been recreating the tools and methods with which I have been working. Pencil cases for figure drawing sessions, a smaller pencil case for everyday... Melly 2009-11-29T16:51:42-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000445.html No, the title of this post is not spelled improperly. It is always a good thing when I delve deeply into working my journals. It means that I will have fodder for working in cloth and that I am... Melly 2009-11-27T11:57:18-05:00