A BREAK TO CREATE (first of 3 posts)

It was our turn this summer. We seem to take turns creating art in my studio and their glorious city! Paris!  It can't get much more glorious than that! Our friends were back in US to see family and many friendsI Their visit at our home was unique. It was the only creating art stop! YAY!!!! I emailed Martha - we did the Paris trip together.

"Martha!  Our friends from Paris are coming! 

Can you come?!"    "YES!! " 

(photos) Martha and the three young artists creating with painted papers and rubber stamps.

Creating: young artists summer 2011
Creating: young artists and friends Paris 2013 

4 COLLAGE ARTISTS

A few piles of painted papers,

rubber stamps,

scissors

& paste.

Tri-folded white strips

or design on a rectangle.

Each came up with their own design.

So here's work

by mom & kids....

THE WHOLE FAMILY CREATES

My new friends seem like old friends. I first got to know them through STATIONS, an invitational art exhibit in Paris. I wasn't able to be at the opening but they attended & turned up in this photo looking at my piece "TOUT" "ALL".

We've been building a friendship on FB, blogs and emails for over a year now. Today we finally met in person & did what we've been planning for months...creating in the studio...the whole family !

While cutting, pasting, & rubber-stamping we talked about their experiences in Paris & I shared some of the art I've done cross-culturally. Time slipped by so quickly. So much more to share and create. It ended too soon.

After lunch, I sent them off with my postcards and big hugs. Once again I feel so rich having all these wonderful relationships being built through art.

Tomorrow I'll post their finished pieces.