Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

A trip to Bahia Kino Sonora Mexico with a group of like-minded nature lovers with Prescott Natural History Institute makes a great start to the summer.   It's a long van ride with several stops for stretching, potty breaks and lunch. Once we arrived at Bahia Kino and checked into our rooms at Casa Blanca Inn, we welcomed dinner and margaritas! Nice Place to Stay - Casa Blanca Inn The next few days are filled with hikes in the desert, getting to know about Seri (Comcaq) Indians, talks about the natural history of the area, boat rides to islands and walks on the beautiful beaches.   This story shares my trip to Tiburon Island, what I found that inspired my new jewelry project and sharing the Gulf of California with many dolphins and sea birds.  Our group climbed aboard a fishing boat (with large motor) on a sandy beach at Bahia Kino.  The boat, on a trailer, had a ladder next to it helpful for climbing.  On went the life jackets and a vehicle backed us into water a

16 x 20 Finished Painting  Anyone who knows me knows I love to experiment with materials and color.  When the Prescott Art Market sent out the invitation to artists for the quarterly 'Changing of the Colors', I knew it was time to experiment with polymer clay in a new (for me) format.  Rules: a set size (16" x 20") canvas, all sides were to be painted black, and a set color scheme.  These will be hung June 2 and voted on.  Someone will get a prize so if you are in the Prescott area after June 2, please have a look and vote! A good friend of mine makes beautiful colorful quilts and I've watched her make the 9 patch pattern.   With a little guidance about quilt patterns from her, I decided to make a '9 patch' painting using alcohol inks, a straw, acrylic paint, wood and polymer clay. 5 1/2" square of white polymer with a coating of liquid polymer White polymer needed to be the base for the alcohol inks so their bright colors stayed bright. 

What do you do with too big of a collection?  Is there such a thing as too big?  too many? maybe! I'm sharing a couple of ideas today!  My focus when grouping or arranging like items (a collection) is to tell a story.  Any of my past design clients and friends know this about me.  Tell a story! One of my many collections has to do with magic and elves and fairies.  Bright colors, some glitter, some imagination.  There was an empty ledge at the top of my bookcase in my studio where I need some magic playing for my creativity.  So I grouped three of my elves with a polymer glitter flower, hung a butterfly and added an old birdcage music box.  Who wouldn't like to be part of that glimpse into fairyland? The second collection I'm sharing today is my seashell collection.  We've all seen the glass jars with seashells stacked and there is nothing wrong with that display.  But I wanted to see and be able to pick up the different types of seashells that I have.  So how