Eggs-actly

A friend commented that she missed hearing about more Life in the End of the Rainbow Valley. Well truth be known winter just doesn't have too much going on besides watching the thermometer, snow fall, birds having dominance issues at the feeders and seeing the wind sculpture get whipped around by gusts of cold air.

What's a girl to do once she's tired of being "cooped up"? Well, go 'to town' of course!

This past month I enjoyed finishing our Alaskan/ Seattle adventure album at a free Cropping Day at American Scrapbooking. I also participated in a couple art programs offered by the city of La Crosse with friend Colleen. 3 free watercolor classes offered at the City Library.  Our teacher, Kay

had just returned from a couple of years in China and shared what she had learned with Chinese brush painting.  
I liked painting the chicks the most.

This past Saturday I learned how to make decorative polymer clay eggs through the City's Parks and Recreation.

                                      What's not to like? 

The most difficult part was choosing our Sculptee colors. After working each color by kneading and rolling it, it was time to make a cane. If interested, I can always share the process of creating a cane. You can see our class eggs shaping up.



Each egg was as  different as their creator...

After placing the cane slices and smoothing them onto the egg surface, we had a lunch break during which Bill, our instructor, took the clay covered eggs home to bake them. Upon our return there was still a lot of sanding to do to create a smooth surface. Buffing was left up to personal preference.

We all coveted each other's eggs. What a terrific way to spend a day outside of the End of the Rainbow Valley and 'eggs-actly' what I needed on a bleak winter's day.... 
                                Spring will soon be here! 

Teacher Bill (l) used to teach Art Therapy in a Psych Unit so he had no problem handling our crew...