Brandy Ink

Mother's Day Art with your Child!

We've decided that a wonderful way to spend mother's Day this year would be to sip on a delicious specialty beverage, and make some art with your child/children. Don't worry, this process is fool proof and you do not have to be a seasoned artist for this. Each mother and child group will be provided with one 12"x12" canvas. Together with your child, you will learn how to make some beautiful crayon art. The process is fascinating and the kids will LOOOOVE this.

You will take home a vibrant masterpiece to hang on the wall and also the know-how to create more of these at home if you wish. If you would like to make more than one piece of art, just let us know and for an additional charge you can do just that!

Saturday May 7th -  Any time between 10:00-3:00

(will take approx 30 minutes to an hour). Sign up today and let us know what time slot you would like and we'll book you in.
Please pre-pay to secure your spot.

Mother and 1 child
One piece of Crayon Art to take home
Two free specialty beverages (hot or cold) of your choice
$45

Mother and 2 children
One piece of Crayon Art to take home
Three free specialty beverages (hot or cold) of your choice
$50

We have limited spots available.... so please register by email [email protected] or at Creative Fix, 139 10th Ave. North, Creston, before it fills up! Please prepay to secure your spot.

139 10th Ave. North, Creston, BC (across from the Fire Hall)
www.creativefix.com  250.402.6072

Mother's Day at the Winery!

Nothing says “I love you mom” like a relaxing afternoon spent together drinking wine and making art, right? This mother’s day, why not treat your mom to an artistic and cultural experience? Brandy Dyer is hosting a Mother's Day afternoon at Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery. Spend your Mother's Day participating in a guided wine tour, and tasting, followed by a creative workshop where Brandy Dyer will guide you and your mom in making a beautiful, hand-painted, wine glass to take home!

There will be lots of colors and designs to choose from. You will create something to be proud of. No experience necessary.

This amazing experience is only $39 per person. It includes all art supplies and also a complimentary glass of wine of your choice! (more wine available at your own cost)

Sunday, May 8th
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery
1140 - 27th Ave S
Creston

Participants must be 19 years or older.
Must register and pre-pay at Creative Fix to secure your spot.

brandy@[email protected] • 250.402.6072

 

Art Classes for Kids - Valentine's Day Cards!

I don't care what anyone says, Valentine's Day deserves a little extra special effort. Wouldn't it be fun to make your own Valentine's Day Cards this year?

Brandy Dyer will guide you during this one day (two hour class), giving you a chance to explore all mediums and create 30 homemade Valentine's Day cards to give to your friends and family. These beautiful tiny pieces of art will measure 2.5"x3.5"  which means that if you have some left over, you can keep these and start your own collection of Artist Trading Cards. Sign up today!

All classes run 3:15 - 5:15
Ages 6-13
Cost $39 supplies included

Choose ONE of these days

Friday, February 5
Tuesday, February 9
Wednesday, February 10 

Please email Brandy at [email protected] to reserve your spot now or phone 250.402.6072. Class size is limited.

Minecraft Drawing Class!

Students will learn how to draw the very trendy Minecraft characters. Both boys and girls are welcome and they will be instructed by Brandy Dyer in this three week course. They will be taught how to draw a Creeper, Wolf Dog, Ocelot, Stampy, Ghast, Enderman, and Chicken. Oh my! Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

Fridays, September 11th, 18th, 25th
3:15 - 4:15
at Creative Fix

Ages 8-12

$59 plus tax
Supplies are included.
Sign up today by email or phone. You must pre-pay to secure your spot.

Tranquility in Teal

Most of you probably don't know that I've started interior decorating. Here is my most recent work for a client. I was lucky to have an incredible client that gave me free reign to do what I wanted. She inspired me by sharing her style preference, and the rest was up to me. Fun!

The job actually started as a commissioned furniture job. She wanted me to make a headboard and paint her bedroom suite. But upon our initial meeting she decided to hire me to decorate the entire room.

I started by painting her two wooden nightstands and headboard with chalk paint. I layered colors, distressed, added metallic wax, sanded and distressed again.... applied dark wax, and sealed it. Phew! It was a lot of work but it look beautiful in the end.
 

I also refurbished a chair for the room. I chalk painted the fabric seat, silver leafed the top of the chair, and did an ombré effect to the legs, again, using chalk paint.

Once the furniture was all done, I put the room together with a combination of warm greys, silvers, metals, and of course teal as an accent color.


This was a really fun project and my client was absolutely thrilled!

Photography by Jeff Banman

Let's get your Gelli on!

We're pleased to introduce the Gelli Plate workshop... instructed by Win Dinn of Creston, BC. This is an excellent workshop that teaches you how to create beautiful backgrounds in your art journals.... and it is also useful for collage, fabric swatches, card making, and much, much, more.

What is a Gelli plate? It's a gelli-like surface used for print making. If you've even heard of silk-screening... it's similar to this but so much easier and no need to deal with nasty chemicals, and difficult clean-up. The gelli plate is a new-aged print-making technique suitable for beginners to experts. It's fast, easy, fool proof and sooooo fun!

In this weekend playshop, we'll use the gelli plate with paper and mat board, but all techniques are transferrable to other mediums as listed above. Using fingers, paint brushes, brayers, texturing tools and our infinite imagination, we'll layer colour after colour to achieve some outstanding results.  Best of all, you'll take your own Gelli plate home so you can keep it up. This is an adult class but teens are welcome. Sign up today, space is limited...

Saturday & Sunday, March 7-8
9:00-4:00pm
$159 plus tax
at Creative Fix, 139 10th Ave. North, Creston
Supply list available upon sign-up
Please pre-pay to secure your spot at Creative Fix or by email [email protected]

Above art print by Win Dinn. Learn more about her here...  http://windinnart.blogspot.ca

Mixed Media Workshop!

We have an amazing workshop planned for this weekend and still a few spots left! Would you like to learn how to leave your inhibitions behind and just cut loose? Do you want to create art but sometimes get stuck or lack inspiration? Are you a beginner? Well, this course will be perfect for you! You'll learn how to create texture, add embellishments, and you'll even learn about color and design. The talented and professional instructor Win Dinn, will guide you through up to 20 techniques on how to create your background, midground and foreground. She'll show you what mixed media is from start to finish! Her techniques are transferable to paper, canvas or art journals.... plus, most of what you learn will be transferable to fabric as well!

Sign up today!

February 21st & 22nd | 9:00am - 4:00pm (one hour for lunch)$159 per student, plus supplies. Payment due upon registration at Creative Fix, 139 10th Ave. North, Creston. 250.402.6072  |  Supply list available once registered. Space is limited!