Lyn Belisle is a well-known San Antonio artist who generously shares her magic in these online classes:
The first one on this site is the one Nellie and I are working on now. To that end, I picked up sticks and stones and magnolia leaves as Luci and I were walking.
This class, The Keeper of Fragments subtitled "A Devotional Reliquary Figure," teaches students how to honor the fragments and memories that make us who we are. Nellie, an artist in her own right, jumps right in and makes beautiful figures. I, on the other hand, start by collecting pieces--fabric scraps, buttons, string, ribbons, and papers. And now I'm ready to tear paper and start assembling my figure.
This one is akin to one I've taken and loved earlier, The Secrets of the Spirit Doll. Both build figures with faces and adorn them with tiny envelopes and bits of handwriting and all kinds of found objects.
Nellie makes her own clay faces; I use, for now, faces made by Lyn, sold on Etsy.
My usual aesthetic in book making has a lot to do with precision and measuring and stitching. Lyn's classes are more organic. She rips and tears and rarely measures, making this a big step outside my comfort zone and a chance to look with new eyes at the things I've been saving.
It's refreshing and meditative. I highly recommend any of her classes if you're looking for something new and meaningful.
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