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Dear Criss,
This has been a fun, exciting and busy
summer. My
family, friends and work took me to many
different
places these past months. I spent more time
out-of-
town than in-town.
It seemed that no one in my family was home much
(okay, I was gone more than anyone else) -
but, my
kids also got to do a little traveling to
make the
summer even better. Ashley had volleyball - she
traveled to Dallas, TX and San Diego - what
fun trips
for
her and then my son Tyler was out golfing all
over the
State of California......wish I could have
made it to
Carmel with him.....maybe next year.
It's hard to believe that the summer is
almost over for
the kids - I'm going to try and get at least
one weekend
away with all of us together before the end
of August!
The month of August is filled with classes -
I will be
teaching several here at my studio in Fresno,
as well
as one in Portland, Oregon.
Hope that you enjoy this newsletter filled
with many
subjects and even a "free" recipe to create with!
Creatively Yours,
Jennifer R Ferguson
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SALI Convention 2008 - Charleston, SC
Pictures and Reviews
Well, if you missed SALI 2008 - I just have
to say you missed a great convention! As
always, it is
so great to see all your friends from far
away places -
get caught up on life and just have fun.
My group (me, Pam Poole, Travis Poole and
Melissa
Ortiz) arrived in SC on Sunday night and
started off the
week with a wonderful dinner with lots of
friends.
(The restaurant even put our group in a
private room -
maybe they were trying to tell us
something....too
loud)! Food was fabulous, downtown
Charleston was
lots of fun and the weather was very humid
(I'm not
used to the humidity).
I planned the week to come in a day early so
that we
could see some of Charleston and relax for a
day &
half - but we just tried to shove so much
into the
beginning of the week, that we were tired
before the
real work began. Shopping and shopping and
lots of
walking downtown........that's work!
Classes were wonderful - I had two classes
that I co-
taught with Krista Vind and the group of
students we
had were wonderful! We accomplished more than
was possible and everyone had a collection of
great
sample boards. I finished off the week with a
relaxed "cloud" painting class on Friday
afternoon -
what a great group that was!
When I wasn't teaching a class - I was either
setting
up or working my booth at the Expo. The Expo
was
wonderful this year - many familiar faces and
lot's of
new ones. Our vendor "family" spends many hours
together in the Expo and we have a great
group of
companies that all support each other.
Hope that you will start saving and come join
us next
year for a fabulous Convention 2009, Memphis,
TN!!!
(Friends in the photo - bottom row - Paula, Jennifer,
Elias, ME and Camilla (also known as Tinkerbell) -
top row Daniel and Ro (our convention shutterbug).
The picture was from the last night of convention @
the banquet - an evening saying good-bye until next
year!
SALI/IDAL
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Color and Design for the Decorative Artist®
Guest Instructor - Caroline Woldenberg
I'm very pleased to announce that we have
Caroline Woldenberg on our class schedule for
this fall. Caroline is an incredible
instructor and very are blessed to have her
come to our studio and teach her signature
class on Color & Design.
Caroline is one of the owners of The
Finishing Source
in Atlanta, GA - you can read more about
Caroline @
www.thefini
shingsource.com.
I had the pleasure of
going to Caroline's studio several years back
when I was in Atlanta, GA - we talked then about
having her come teach at my studio.......It
took a
while, but she will be here on October 11th &
12th, 2008.
Color and Design for the Decorative
Artist® -
Our color and design class is essential for any
decorative painter who wants to enhance their
knowledge of color and interior design. This
lecture
course is taught with extensive notes,
PowerPoint
slides, and examples of these theories in
practice. In
this class students will learn how to guide
clients in
finish choices and how to work within the
professional
design community.
Students will touch on basic design theory,
learn color
schemes and themes, how to incorporate pattern,
psychology of color, the effect of light and
texture,
mixing glazes to adjust value and chroma, and
how to
create a perfect finish with less than perfect
architecture. This sensational course offers
tricks of
the trade and tips on how to manipulate your
finishes
to benefit your client's needs.
Call the studio @ 559-449-7711 to register
for this wonderful class. Everyone needs to
understand color!
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Thank you for your continued support and
business,
Sincerely,
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I had a wonderful opportunity to work on a
job site
@ the World Market Center in Las Vegas, NV.
This
was a get in and get out as fast as you can
kind of job -
but, Alisha and I made the most of
it.......and often
couldn't stop laughing (maybe we were just so
tired
everything was funny)!
