Leslie Dietz creations

I have to share these sculptures with you all.
Inspired by the elements of life.
Leslie added a fifth element Void. He named this serie "Elemental Dancers of 5 figures"
Earth, Air,Fire, Water and Void.
Imagine seeing these in a garden. Thank you Leslie for sharing.

Saskatchewan Delisle

Delisle in Saskatchewan.

You cannot miss the lodge. Right downtown.
I missed it. Could not find it but eventually with some directions there it was. The Legion lodge room.
Donna was already there and shortly after we set up Donna's friends came in.
A real fun group.

No they did not think their figure was going to look anything like the samples I had brought.
But slowly in the afternoon the truth was coming out. More than expected. The figures had such personality . Every one did their own thing. Such variety and so fun to see.

Donna had made a beautiful lunch for all and she was an amazing hostess.
Thank you Donna for organizing such a fun day for all of us.

"Do your own thing"

April in Saskatoon

The Saturday we had the introduction class and the next day an advanced.
Oh my, what nice work came from both classes.
I just finished loading all the pictures and laughed at the memories.

"do your own thing"

Some people just have a knack with things. "Kathy"
So fun to watch when one of the sculptures was dressed with just wrapping. I wondered how much wrapping she was putting on. When I noticed how nice it started to look.
She was not draping the figure in the afternoon but just kept wrapping her with all the strips she still had.

So there it is. You wrap your figure to get them dresses. Some people drape and others, that know how to sew, will make little patterns for their figure. Not Kathy. She wrapped it all and she looked wonderful.
It shows again you never stop learning new things.

Poses were all so individual and created such personalities. From serious to sassy, joyous and lush. From Goddess to little girl. A wide variety was created.

Very nice wrapping as well. Check it out.
It makes such a difference when the body shapes appear so smoothly when you can be considerate with the wrapping.
Some of the figures were so beautifully shaped it would have been a shame to cover them with draping.

Another note I wanted to make. A patterned fabric used for wrapping. See if you can find it.
Very nice result.
Stripes in the fabric gives a control of direction. You can make it static or drape in all kind of directions.
Patterns , textures and colors were used in all different ways. A real interesting workshop again.

Remember to keep an eye out for a one week workshop at my home studio this summer.

My Son's Creative Talent

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Birthday Party At my Home studio

A Birthday party at my home studio

What a great idea to celebrate you friends birthday with a garden spirit workshop.
This was fun for me as well. Wine for lunch and the best special cupcakes in the world for dessert.
Food will do that every time. Make it a party. I had made some soup and Collin had made his delicious chicken salad.

I shared my special rock collection with the ladies and it was beautiful to see the figures develop on them.
One of the ladies had her husbands Tshirt and wanted to have calla lilies she had at her wedding with her sculpture. Oh boy I did not have any thing like that in the house. Usually I have some silk flowers like roses or something like that around to use. But not Calla lilies.
No problem I thought. Lets try to make some.
Wow. Check those out. I think they look great.

Impressive are the body shapes. Beautiful shapely hips and boobies. Check out the wrapping on the boobies.
The posture of the figures gives each one such a personality.
Again a fun day spend.

Spring? at Greenland Garden Center

Spring inside at Greenland Garden Center in Sherwood Park

March 7th and 8th. Wind blowing and snow and cold on our trip up to Sherwood Park. Spring was definitely there inside the Greenhouse. What a welcoming site to see. The garden inside looked amazing with the several ponds and water features . Fish in all sizes and colors swimming happy around between the beautiful plants and greenery. What a lovely site. Tim had welcomed us with a special cup of freshly ground coffee. Made to perfection from the Espresso bar. The staff at Greenland and the entire ambiance makes it just such a special experience to teach. The snowy weather and cold outside did not hold any one back to join the class.

What a day to spend together.
Sisters, friends and mother and daughter teams, joined for the experience of building a human figure for their home or garden.
The end result is every time so fun to see. Each sculpture has its own personality. Subconsciously, students create something of their own character in their figure. This is what is so nice to see. Such individuality.

Actions and poses so interesting. Some need another item added to them yet. A bench for the working man or an item for their hands. These things can easily be added later on.

The only problem we encountered was the fabric that is not 100% cotton. So much harder, especially if you work with it for the first time, to work with. It has just too much stretch and bounce back characteristics that makes it so much more difficult to work with. I hope this will not hold her back to try it again, this time with a 100% cotton T shirt.

The advanced class the next Sunday was taking on a different direction than we had planned for initially.
We only had a few students and lots of room to work in. I thought I could spend a little more time on details since most of the students knew how to drape and finish their work. We spend time on hands, feet and making faces from just the tinfoil and fabric. The wrapping technique I developed for shaping and forming flow so you can almost leave your figure undressed.
It takes a bit more time to develop the form and nice shapes of the figure. In the end so worth it. Some decided to not finish their figure but start a second one perfecting the building and structure techniques learned.
I think all did get out of the class what they had hoped for. Each one something different.
Check out the end results of this amazing weekend.

Upcoming dates for 2009

Upcoming dates for 2009



Home Studio in Duchess Alberta
Contact me: redroofstudio@canopycanada.net
or phone 403 378 4276

June 29 to July 3 Kids Summer Art Camp. Ages 6 to 13 morning or afternoon class.
(drawing,painting in all kinds of medium)$125.00

July 6 to July 10 Adult Summer Art Camp. All day class (lunch incl.) multi-media week.
Drawing and painting in all kind of medium. Oil pastel, pastel, watercolor, pencil, oil paint. $285.00
Or just a morning or afternoon class $135.00

July 13 to July17. Garden Spirits one week workshop All day (lunch incl)
A week of learning all techniques possible using GSM. Casting, stone work, fabric making, faces, hands, feet variety of sizes. $600.00

July 25 and 26. Watercolor weekend " The Zen of Painting" $185.00

Saskatoon, July 22, Wednesday
Introduction at the University of Saskatoon during Hort Week

Olds, Alberta Thursday 23rd
Introduction. during Hort Week at the Olds College

Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia , Saturday Sept 19th
Introduction. at http://marquisofdufferinmotel.com/home/index.php/site/specialpackages_details/garden_spirits_sculpture_with_rita_wildschut/

Avondale, Newfoundland, Saturday Sept. 26th

Introduction. rosemarycollection@persona.ca

Saskatoon, Saturday and Sunday October 24th and 25th,
Location: " Artistic touch of Glass" 11B 405 Circle Drive East , 306 955 3600
Introduction on Saturday and Advanced on Sunday.
Register: by phone 403 378 4276
There are only 12 spots available.