What's All This Stuff?
This blog is all about creating, and designing cool, fun and funky stuff!
What you will see are original designs and unique art work, using Plaid Folk Art paints and products, textiles, beads, ribbons, yarns, and lots of other embellishments to make fun and funky projects!
My art gives me a real joy and a sense of fulfillment! I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I do, and perhaps are even inspired to re-create these designs for yourself, or even design your own masterpieces!
Love, Cindy, The Paintin' Chick!
To read more about what's up with Cindy on a more personal note, log in to my other blog:
http://cindymannvitale.blogspot.comOr just click on the link to the right, " What's Up with Cindy? "
This was posted on my Cindy blog, but if you missed it there, here is the new article now out in Quick and Easy Painting! It's the February 2010 issue, so for those of you who don't subscribe, it may be available very soon on the news stand. I received my copy last week, so not sure what the time line is for purchase.
This is my Snow! Snowman design in the Create and Decorate Holiday issue.
Release date for the news stands is slated for September 15th!
If you subscribe you may already have received your copy!
This is my first design published since I have returned to designing this spring, so I was anxious to share with all!
I have more designs in the making, but some of those will not be available until next year.
Check out this great magazine, it's one of my favorites!
The link follows:
Create and Decorate
BILLY, JACK N' THE CROW!
This is my new design for fall! I will be teaching him at the Rainbow Decorative Artists painting chapter in Chardon, Ohio, on September 12.
This design will be offered for sale in September.
Cost will be $ 9.00 for the basic instruction packet, and $ 14.00 for the worksheet packet. This includes two color worksheets, with additional technique photos.
THE " AFTER HOOT PARTY "!
Unfortunately, I had very little time this year to prepare for HOOT.
For those of you who may not be aware of what HOOT is....It's the " Heart of Ohio Tole " painting chapter in Columbus, OH.
Each year, in August, they host a wonderful painting convention! I had attended this show for many years, and met a lot of wonderful people. Then, due to illness, I took a few years off from designing, and finally returned this year. My good friend Deb Henkener and Vera Collier were kind enough to allow me to share their booth. ( See Deb's website on my links at the right! )
So, since my offerings were slim, I decided to continue with an " After HOOT Party" when I came home.
So, what's a HOOT Party? I will be offering to you online what I would have offered at the show if it had been ready for release!
You will receive the same discounts, and special package deals that I give when at a show. In other words, show specials, which are very common place at a convention.
Each new post will be tagged " After HOOT Party " when this applies!
AFTER HOOT PARTY!
She's painted on a canvas apron, and will be decked out in fun and funky fabrics trimmings!
What a cool painting apron, and no need to worry about getting paint on her!
That's the point! She's the Paintin' Chick!
Cost will be $ 9.00 for the basic instruction packet.
This will include three photos, instruction sheets, and pattern.
I will also offer this packet with a color worksheet for $ 12.00.
AFTER HOOT PARTY!Mention the HOOT Party when ordering, and buy the basic packet for
$ 8.00, and the worksheet packet for $ 11.00, plus shipping and handling, tax for OH.
Watch for the release date coming soon! Ordering information is below.
As you may know, I use the Plaid Folk Art paint line, and have done so since 1980 when I first began painting with acrylics.
I love these paints, and their other line of products, and I also love the people who work there! They are a wonderful group of people, always helpful, and always there when you need a little advice or a product!
However, from time to time, they change their products to be in alignment with new trends!
This is a good thing, but it can affect you and me, as I may have offered you pattern instructions in the past that include a product that is no longer available! Oops!
So, if you need to get updated with the new colors, or other Plaid colors that I may be substituting for my older designs, I will post the information on here as I have it.
If you have the older colors on hand, this won't affect you right away! However, please do not request to order any discontinued Plaid colors from me, as I do not keep an inventory of paint for sale.
Some of the substitutes I have listed here are newly introduced colors, replacing the discontinued colors with a close and acceptable match, in my opinion. Others are colors that have always been on the Plaid paint palette, that I now chosen to use in place of the discontinued color.
Note this may affect the final result to some degree because you will notice some of these colors are more vibrant than the older ones. Not to worry, since using the Antiquing Medium will mute down the final effect and give you high quality results! I am now using the new colors in my designs, and am very happy with them!
To date here are the changes that affect my older patterns: Note that these are the replacement colors that I have chosen to use, not the colors Plaid recommends. They leave that entirely up to me!
Old Color: Acorn Brown - New Color: Rusted Pipe # 2502
Old Color: Ice Blue Dark - Substitute: French Blue # 639
Old Color: Slate Blue -Substitute: Sterling Blue # 441
Old Color: Charcoal Gray -Substitute: Medium Gray # 425
( Tip: Pure Black mixed with Titanium White makes a beautifully
clean gray. You can adjust the ratio to get a variety of shades )
Watch my blog for a listing of all the new Plaid colors that I am using this fall with photos of the finished designs!
I have decided to offer travel teaching classes again, after a long absence from painting. For many years, I received frequent requests for teaching, and my health just would not allow this. However, I feel more confident to travel, and offer classes out of my area.
If you are interested in having me come to your chapter, or for a retreat, please contact me at cindymannvitale@gmail.com.
My 2010 calendar is as follows for the present:
April: Orange County, CA
August: HOOT Convention, Columbus, OH
I could be available for the fall of 2010 and beyond.
I have submissions in progress for retreats and classes with no confirmation as of yet, of acceptance. Once I have a definite schedule in place, I will post the dates here.
A Word about Travel Teaching!
I would like to explain the process for my preparation for travel teaching, whether it be for a seminar, retreat or a one day class at a chapter meeting.
1. As often as possible, I will design a special project for this event. The design will not be released for the general public until after the event.
2. The length of time allocated for the class will help me to determine what design I will create for you.
Therefore, please be as accurate as possible as to the length of time I will be allowed, when contacting me, and arranging for my visit to teach.
When designing the project for your event, my goal is that the majority of the students will have ample time to come as close to completion as possible.
To further this effort, I now supply the surfaces, base coated, so that no time is spent in class preparing the basic paint steps.
The cost of the surface will represent my time for the base coat process, but this makes the class time more productive.
The time frame you provide me with, will be noted in the contract between us. If you make changes after the contract is signed and the project has been selected, I can not be responsible that the students are unable to complete the project.
3. Regarding accommodations, in some instances, I will require that the chapter or painting group provide me with more than one night for housing.
When the location is a distance away that would necessitate that I drive at night to return home, I will require a second night's stay.
The reason is that I do not see well at night, and driving is hazardous for me under those conditions, as well as others on the road!
I do not want to build into my teaching fee additional cost for such a circumstance, as this would affect everyone, and it may not apply to every event I contract.
To be fair to all, I feel that this should be negotiated on an individual basis.
Thank You!
Cindy
