Lifestyle by Design
Sunday 1/8/23 from 10 -11 am pacific time with Rachel L. Philips author, host and designer.
Join a one hour zoom demo, on how to get a first book published. Email rp@raychil.com for the free zoom link and the download the class linked files to build a 5×8” low content paperback: Cover and Manuscript.
Rp@rayphilips.com
Stitching together, a celebration of crating, community and friendship.
If your last name is Tennant, Anderson, Hotchkiss, Densmore, DeAngelo, Grimes, Philips, Calabia, Leopere, Lando, Spielman, Moore or Cain-Rollings you will likely find familiar imagery in this book. An epic computer crash and time at home has provided the inspiration to catalog my quilt making mania.
Now is the time, if you are welcoming a new baby into the family contact me about creating a custom offering. I will stitch you a matching tiny keepsake from the same cloth as the splendid welcome quilt. You get a mini art momento to hold close while apart thank is a link to the full sized art quilt.
Additionally the “pitch in a patch” is still available for groups who wish to create a good luck, welcome, or make up a gift “from all of us”. Have everyone contribute cloth to mark a special occasion. See my book as it is full of ideas and examples of past work. Some quilts use photos, creative themes as narratives. Others are artistic visionary pieces built fro wild dreams and twist into previously unseen unforeseen directions.
Build a lifelong practice.
Are you thinking “I can’t draw”?
Do you wish you had gone to art school but didn’t have access to that privilege? Here’s a glimpse of what I learned about drawing from years of studying art and teaching design to high school and college level students.
For years I have been planning, sifting, perceiving, composing and choosing the very best practices to build this simple but comprehensive visual guide for you. All of the images and words are my own. Writing the book I imagined what I would say to you if we were sitting together over our papers with pencils in hand to help you succeed. May you enjoy this gift, what I have brought together to share with you my student, my friend, my earlier self.
Precocious students of any age are invited to check out this comprehensive, sequential college level exploration. The text divided into a 10 unit curriculum, opens each with a rubric table of goals for self assessment. This tool allows individuals to synthesize deep thoughts on new ideas while studying independently.
Use pencil and paper (mostly) so no fancy supplies are needed to get started. Set aside your excuses as no previous skills are necessary. This instruction can be a refresher for strengthening hand eye skills and keeping the mind sharp or walk you forward from the very beginning of your visual education.
Playfulness is a key value of this practice.
Tune into the social opportunities for drawing with friends or honoring relatives. Share this information with a group of friends or maybe other students. Gain access playful games to strengthen visual perception while having fun. (Check out my previous post, dedicated to an e-book all about fun and games).
Draw because you can’t take a picture.
Dream can not be photographed, but what fun they are to document. Access the life of the mind with a drawing practice. Get started now. Begin with step instructions to build confidence. After completion, the final step is to build a portfolio to feature and show off your finished work.
Drawing Illuminated, Beyond Basic is a great tool to use independently or as the foundation of a drawing workshop or class.
Enjoy strengthening your creative practice. I look forward to hearing from you and seeing what you build along your journey.
Maddy Workshops
Saturday December 19, 10:30 am PST
Saturday October 24, 10:30 am PST
https://zoom.us/j/2303940709 to join Zoom
The Maddy HikingDress
is comfortable as a nightshirt
yet looks put together and professional.
Born of T-shirts so it is easy care and
available in your favorite color(s). Learn this new approach to affordable and easy to manage style of town to trail dressing.
Prep Three T-shirts: Prewash 2 shirts of the same color and a
third T-Shirt for a contrasting accent. Choose the same weight in cotton knit to create your new favorite Hikingdress.
Options include:
The Maddy dress is an intermediate project from the Hikingdress collection. Think of it as a blank canvas, Instructions that can be completed in a day if you are comfortable sewing on knits and have the supplies on hand.
See you then.
beginners try the
Suzi
The Saturday 10/10/2020 Suzi HikingDress was a big success, and will be offered again soon. Email Rp@raychil.com to express interest in joining beginner level classes.
next in the lineup
Gather your Largest T-shirt, sewing supplies & download the PDF instructions before the meeting.
During the 90 minute session learn how to BodyFit for an up cycled fall dress or tunic.
Use a comfortable A line or choose a closer fitting shape to remake a favorite cotton T-shirt. This easily accessible beginner project features careful fitting and finishing to completa your Hikingdress or tunic in one day. You likely have all the supplies on hand you (if you sew).
Hope to see you there.
On line drawing classes are forming now with instructor Rachel L. Philips MFA
e-mail Rp@raychil.com join the new ten week series based on the new text Drawing Illuminated.
Beyond Basic works from my book Drawing Illuminated. It meets Tuesday 12:30 am – 1:30 pm PST
Suggested Curriculum for ten weeks of instruction based on the book:
Drawing Illuminated Beyond Basic
by Rachel L. Philips MFA © 2020
Contour Line, Linear topography p. 7-10, 17- 18
Line, Contour Drawing and blind contour p. 7-10, 11 -14, 23 -24
Line, Bold Gestures p. 7-10, 15 – 16, 29 -30
Shape, 2D and 3D forms p. 19 -22
Balance p. 99 – 100
Value, positive negative space p. 31 -34, 35 – 38
Value, Mid tones, Transparency p.31 -34, 39 -40
Mass, gravity p.43 – 50
Texture, wet media (requires ink or black water color with brush) pattern p. 51 – 58
Composition, Outdoor Studies – moved up for fall weather, unit 10 p. 95 -102
Light & Shadow, shading techniques p .59 – 62, 65 – 68
Rhythm & Motion p. 69 – 72, 75-76 – 77
Proportion and Scale p. 77 – 81 – 82
Space in 1 pt. perspective p. 25-26, 85 – 90
Space. Space in 2 pt. perspective p. 25-26, 91 – 92
Space point of view p. 25-26, 93-95
Light & Shadow, Tone, Proportion and Scale
(a friend to model or a mirror is required) p. 63-64, 83-84
Portfolio Creation p. 103-105
Review of completed work, Final session
Share this practice live on Zoom or work independently from the 2020 release
Book Drawing Illuminated Beyond Basic
In the spirit of 2020 it was a bit challenging like learning to play a of set drums right before a big gig but so rewarding to bang around and keep the beat even if I bungled a few cues.
Happy to report I am feeling ready for future remote creative gatherings after spending the weekend with the Dance New England zooming in community.
Lucky for you I am eager to share more time drawing and perfect my technical chops. I have some juicy content I want to workshop. If you are curious, and want to draw together for an hour or two, I have two free classes this week.
Email me for the zoom invite links
We will be working from my new book Drawing Illuminated Beyond Basic
By the book on Tuesday 3:30 pm EST/ 11:30 am PST
Experimentally on Thursday 7:30 pm EST/ 4:30 pm PST
Dance New England’s Virtual Dance Camp is Thursday August 13 at 6:30pm – Sunday August 16 at 6pm on Zoom.
There is a great lineup of virtual classes (biodanza, tantra, personal growth), boogies with our favorite DJs, ecstatic dance, morning yoga, storytelling, live music, family groups, drum and dance, and more.
So great we can gather together once again. It is so rewarding to be in community to visit virtually and create something new together.
Personal Cartography workshop is an expressive drawing journey designed to center and connect with self and others. All you need is a pencil, blank paper and a little free time to join in the fun. I hope to see you soon.
Saturday 8/15 3:30 pm EST
The schedule, more info, and registration is here; the facebook event is here. (Note: extensive kids 0-12 program schedule to be announced by August 6th)
In this unprecedented spring many of us find ourselves sharing, from home in seclusion. Perhaps in this suspended time you are more open to try new things or pick up something you used to enjoy. If you know me, maybe you have noticed that I like to draw. I have been writing a book sharing my ideas on the topic for while now. It is soon to be released in paperback.
FREE the content is my new idea. So on this website and on Facebook I will be sharing some drawing lessons for at least 10 weeks. If you like what you see I will soon have the link up to purchase your very own copy and have it shipped to you to support deepening of your drawing practice.
Raychil Design is proud to offer laser cut plans that you can use to make your own storage crates, pigeon hole wall mounted boxes and other laser cut wood shapes for organizing your home or business.
In the past we have sold and will still offer some smaller ready made designs, such as in and out boxes and pencil boxes. Using high quality quarter inch plywood.
Custom shapes and sizes of boxes will now be available as well. We offer you the opportunity to cut and fabricate your own storage solutions even if you do not know how to design you can still jump in and D.I.Y.
Act now and download a free pattern for a Chopsticks box up on Thingiverse to try.
Do you have access to a laser cutter, or there is one at school? If not you can contract out the service in your community and save on the shipping and have designs fabricated locally.
