GUSTAV GOLD

Klimt's works of art are renowned for the most detailed and colorful and often applied layers of gold leaf

I'm not sure if you have ever worked with gold leaf

but is isn't easy and surely isn't an easy thing for little hands

but there are lots of alternatives for using gold

this is a stamp with gold ink

they each made their own diary and I told them I get to read it

the seal is wax stamped with various designs I have

they told me they weren't allowed to play with matches

(this is what we did when the liquid gold markers were drying)

art lessons always include music

... very partial to the cello

this is the Tree of Life we are working on

I so enjoy having my computer near

so they can look at an example

and also that we can create to music

Gustav was a "gimper"

are you familiar with that word?

when I googled it I only found it in an urban dictionary which is weird

but to explain in my own words

Gimp is cord..tassels...embellishments and a gimper is one that "adds on"

we began with our colorful background

next...

we added gold and mirrors and jewels

with gold pens rather than gold leaf

ok...this is mine...I confess

I'm not good at plain

it makes me smile to see our new art loft space at 822

alive with the work of children in our community

When we had Zulu Art Gallery there were nearly 40 students

I don't have nearly enough space for that but I actually prefer the smaller classes now that I've done it

You have done a very wonderful thing for us Mr. PV

very wonderful!  We are so blessed! Thank you!

We have one more Gustav project to complete before the

2nd ANNUAL BARKLEY STREET ART WALK

October 5

these are our invitation post cards this year

created by one of our SHS Art Students

and I proudly add

one of my former students when she was a little girl!

Gold indeed!