Linda Sawaya's Acrylic Paint with Collage workshop Nov. 3!

Give yourself the gift of making art in an Acrylic Painting with Collage Workshop in my studio in outer NW Portland, Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10:30 to 4:30. This one-day workshop is a fun exploration of collage together with acrylic paint. Learn a variety of techniques with acrylic paint, how to integrate collage images with paint, and how to transform images from one idea into another. 

Finish at least one piece by the end of the day! All levels of experience are welcome. Please email me for more information and to reserve your space by October 26, 2012. Workshop fee is $95 plus $10 materials. 

here is a snippet from a woman who took this workshop from me in the past and has been waiting since spring for my workshop!:

Linda: I've been wanting to come back and do another collage and acrylic workshop with you. I made two last time I took it and sold one for $160 and the other is one of my favorite pieces...when i asked vicki for her permission to use this she added "another true twist": and the other one my daughter made me promise to give to her as part of her inheritance when I die.—vicki l., portland

Intro to SoulCollage® workshop in linda sawaya's studio Dec 7 & 8

My Intro to SoulCollage® Workshop scheduled for October 26 and 27 has been rescheduled to December 7 and 8 in my outer NW Portland studio.

SoulCollage® is a simple but deep process of using collage to tap into your heart and soul. The workshop begins with a Friday night intro from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, followed by all day Saturday from 11 to 4 pm to make cards, read, and write about them. It's a fun and revealing process! My SoulCollage® card, the Clutterer, was made recently as I rejoice in having cleared and cleaned my studio this summer, making it ready to teach classes and workshops again, after a few years of taking time for myself and loved ones. I celebrate this clarity of space and beauty that surrounds me!

The Clutterer is my tribute to my love of things and acknowledges the dark side of having too much stuff! No experience is necessary for this workshop. Anyone can do it, and it is an insightful and affirming process. Please email me with questions or if you'd like to register. There is space for 6 in my beautiful studio. Workshop fee is $85, which includes all materials. I hope you can join me!

Linda Sawaya at WORDSTOCK book festival this weekend!

If you're in portland, oregon this weekend, please come by the convention center for a great book festival, wordstock, and visit me at booth #815. i will be there signing copies of alice's kitchen: traditional lebanese cooking and The Sweets of Araby, a book for which i illustrated and designed the cover, as well as doing interior illustrations, published last year by Countryman Press, and named a NY Times Notable book for 2011. it is a delightful book with recipes and stories based on the tales of the 1001 Arabian Nights.

i will have matted art prints for sale as well as some framed International Madonna prints.

my beloved mother, alice, joined me at Wordstock in 2005, when they had a cooking stage and the revised and expanded edition of AK had just been published. it was such a joy to share the stage with mama; the audience loved her, and she was honored by the line of people waiting for us to sign their books.

this weekend i'll be selling the books and art prints at a special price, and will be sharing some of my summer dried figs...so do stop by! mama will be with us in spirit! reminding us: Dear, if you make it with love, it will be delicious!

and if you are too far away, you can order copies through my website or amazon, or please email me for more info. happy cooking!

ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS COMING UP in my studio!

INTRO TO SOULCOLLAGE® WORKSHOP
October 26 & 27

SoulCollage® is a simple but deep process of using collage to tap into your heart and soul. The workshop October 26 & 27 begins with a Friday night intro from 6:30 to 9:30 pm followed by Saturday from 11 to 4 pm to make cards, read, and write about them. It's a fun and revealing process!

My SoulCollage® card shown here was made recently as I rejoice in having cleared and cleaned my studio this summer! The Clutterer is my tribute to my love of things and the dark side of having too much stuff!

Email me for more information or to register by October 15. Space in my beautiful studio has room for 6. Workshop fee is $85.

FALL ART NEWS for linda dalal sawaya: exhibitions, wordstock, classes!

there's been a lot going on since my last blog post, and i must confess, since i got my iphone in march, i've been doing lots of instagram photos and posting on TWITTER (lindasawayaART) and FB...so if you'd like to keep up with me that way, you'd be welcome to join me!

EXHIBITION THIS WEEKEND: SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL FOR GOD
i will be displaying my original icons and accepting commissions for them, as well as selling Alice's Kitchen cookbooks, and some art prints. please join me there!