Kit Davey, Interior Designer
18 Years in business - Over 2,600 homes transformed!
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News from "A FRESH LOOK" June 2010
1. Quote
2. Recipe
3. Classes
4. Odds and ends
Quote of the quarter
Slow motion gets you there faster.
Hoagy Carmichael
Recipe: Cilantro Pesto
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups cilantro leaves
Juice of 1 lime
2 cloves garlic
salt to taste
Directions: Place all ingredients in a Cuisanrt and chop. Drizzle
over barbecued chicken or fish, or use as a condiment with Indian
food.
New Class: Matchbox Art
Tuesday, June 29th, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Palo Alto Adult School (Palo Alto High School Campus)
Room: Greendell P 3, 50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto
Cost: $35; $5 materials fee payable in class. Call 650-329-3752
to register.
Come find out how to make tiny works of art using matchboxes. We’ll make mini-shrines, necklaces, pins, books, dolls, cards and more! This is the perfect class for beginners and for experienced artists, too. You’ll be guided through each project with simple-to-follow demonstrations. Most materials will be provided. $7 materials fee payable to instructor in class. Please email me for any supplies you might need during class: Kitdavey@aol.com, or visit my art website for more information: www.Found-Object-Art.com.
New Class: Altoid Tin Art
Wednesday, September 22nd, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Palo Alto Adult School (Palo Alto High School Campus)
50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto
Cost: $35, plus $5 materials fee payable in class.
What do you do with all those really cool tins? Make art! We’ll create mini-shrines, wall hangings, book boxes, jewelry, spirit dolls and more! I’ll demonstrate the projects and you’ll have time to make several works of art. No experience necessary! Most materials will be provided. Please email me for any supplies you might need during class: KitDavey@aol.com.
Class: Backyard Decorating: How to Create an Enchanting Garden
Sat., Oct. 2nd, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Cost: $30 (includes handout)
Location: Common Ground Garden Center, 559 College Ave., Palo
Alto
To register, call: (650) 493-6072
Do you love to putter in your garden? Are you looking for ways
to improve
and tweak it? Would you like your garden to look and feel more
creative? Come learn how to add humor, mystery and spirit to
your garden. You’ll learn how to:
•Use unusual objects to decorate your garden
•Give your home even more curb appeal
•Create and enhance zones for outdoor living,
•Create vignettes or scenes viewable from inside your home
•Make mosaic/pique assiette orbs and stepping-stones.
You’ll be inspired to create a garden that truly expresses who you are!
Bay Area Book Artist’s BOOKJAM
Saturday, October 16th, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Foothill College, Moody Rd., Los Altos Hills
Anyone who loves, books, collage, assemblage, mail art or the printing process will really enjoy this day of demonstrations, exhibits, free samples, an auction, and a big sale of original art. I will be selling my work along with about 50 other vendors. To be held at Foothill College in the cafeteria. Attendance is free but parking is $2.00. Visit www.bayareabookartists.org for more info.
Greeting Cards---Fun and Easy-to Make
Saturday, October 30th,
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
Cost: $49, plus $10 materials fee payable in class. Bring $2
for parking.
To register: www.shortcourses.fhda.edu or call 408-864-8817
Don’t you love getting a beautiful card in the mail? Learn how to make your own all-occasion cards. This class is for those with no art experience or for those with lots. You’ll get quick, easy ideas using everyday materials. You’ll learn over 20 techniques and make at least 10 examples of creative, professional-looking cards you can send to your friends and family. Email me for a list of materials to bring to class: kitdavey@aol.com.
You’re invited: Annual Open House and Art Sale, Nov. 13th
Please come to my annual Arts and Crafts Sale and Open House on Sat., November 13th from 12 to 5 pm. You are welcome to tour my home and also to shop for jewelry, paintings, sculpture pieces, greeting cards and other works created by 9 artisans who set up tables throughout my home. Bring your friends! Location: 1539 Granger Way, Redwood City.
Interior Design for Beginners
Saturday, Dec. 11, 9:00 am to 12:30
pm
De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
Cost: $65, plus $7 materials fee. Bring $2 in cash for parking Call 408-864-8817 to register by phone or visit www.CommunityEducation.fhda.edu.
Get step-by-step basics of how to create a beautiful and comfortable home, including:
- How to define your personal style
- How to create a furniture plan that works
- Selecting a color scheme
- How to select area rugs, artwork and accessories
- Lighting basics
- Suggestions for picking wallpaper and paint color.
Whether you’re filling a room with new furniture, redecorating a furnished space, or just want some ideas to enhance your home, you’ll get cost-effective, easy tips and useful handouts.
Art Workshop in Magical Guatemala!
Dates: March 17 26, 2011
Location(s): Antigua and Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Description: Expand your creativity with fun and easy techniques for collage and assemblage, using paper, paint and 3-D objects. Our projects will include book altering, embellishing old photos, matchbox books, artist trading cards, mail art and creating mini-altars. Some of the techniques will include paper weaving, rubbings, layering paint and paper, sewing on paper, pop-ups, and incorporating metal, wire, and glass beads into your work. Our daily sessions will be a combination of demonstration, time for experimenting, sharing techniques and ideas, and exploring Antigua for materials and inspiration. You’ll come home with many completed works, lots of enthusiasm and new ideas to use in your art.
Also included: Transportation to and from the Guatemala City airport • 3 to 4 hours of art per day •Transportation in air-conditioned, vans on fieldtrips and to the Lake region •Great shopping • Fieldtrips to nearby towns, Easter processions, a Mayan ceremony, homemade lunch in the home of a local family, weaving demonstration, museum visits, etc. • Despedida (good-bye) party on our last night • Bilingual, native escort to accompany us • Lots of free time to explore, and to do art!
Accommodations: We’ll stay in charming, comfortable posadas (inns). The posadas are well situated, within walking distance of the heart of town, yet very quiet and private---very clean, quaint, with nice gardens. A hearty breakfast is served daily and is included in the workshop fee.
Cost: $1845 (not including airfare). Please visit www.Artguat.org to register or for more info. To see some of my artwork and for some snaps of Guatemala, visit my art website: www.Found-Object-Art.com.
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Odds and Ends
- To clean a cloudy vase, fill with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets.
- Don’t know what to do with unwanted possessions? Try the “free” section of Craigslist.com, or Freecycle.com.
- Don’t buy bottled bubbly water anymore. Try the Sodastream system (from Macy’s). It comes with reusable bottles and a pump to force bubbles into plain water. You can make your own flavored sodas, too.
- Moldy smell in
your bathroom? Put several chunks of charcoal in a bowl and leave
it in one of the cabinets. Replace every 3 months or so.
Beauty, order and harmony,
Kit Davey
Telephone: 650-367-7370
Email: KitDavey@aol.com
Website: www.AFreshLook.net
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