Happy World Play Doh Day From ReMe Retreats!

Creativity is at the heart of ReMe, and most of us can trace our love for all things artistic to our earliest childhood memories.  Finger paints?  Yes!  Crayons?  Of course!  Coloring books?  Gotta love them!  Play Doh?!?!?!?!?  Only for the luckiest amongst us!

Our love for Play Doh begins at the moment we spy its distinctive yellow exterior on the shelf at the store; it continues as its sweet scent greets us when we lift the lid; and we just can't seem to get our fingers on it fast enough!  It's easily accessible, and working with it is soothing, forgiving, and oh so magical! And don't even get us started on the vast array of accessories and colors that are available now!

Did you know...

... that Play Doh was born in 1956, a very good year?

... that Play Doh is made up primarily of water, salt, and flour?

... that enough Play Doh has been sold through the years to go to the moon and back three times? 

... ,for metal lovers, that you can fit 172 pennies in a Play Doh Can?


You can learn all about this and more on Play Doh's very own Facebook Page here.

At ReMe, we love reminiscing about our childhood memories of creating.  Please join the fun by sharing your favorites in the comments section below. 

Day 4: ReMe Retreats' Favorite Things - Art Supplies - Wire!

Today we'll continue the "ReMe Retreats' Favorite Things - Art Supplies!" Series.  In no particular order; Jodi, Penny, and Jean are taking turns while sharing a few of their creative must-haves.  In the following, Jean's will share her passion for wire.

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A happy find from the construction zone that is my studio!

As a child, I fondly remember my cousins fashioning rings and people from brightly colored telephone wire.  It was magical; they were older, and I was jealous!  I never would have guessed then that my creative path would bring me full circle to my love affair with wire.  If I were stranded on a desert island with only a few supplies, wire would be one of them. 

This year, when my Mother spent time as an inpatient at our local rehab center, I decided to work while I visited with her.  When I arrived and opened my tool box, I realized that I didn't have what I needed to complete my intended project.  

Instead of being disappointed in this discovery, I issued a challenge to myself.  I allowed myself to create with wire and found objects from Mom's room alone...no beads...no pliers...no other tools of any kind.  I find that limiting the materials, tools, or color palette of my work can stretch me creatively in ways that are hard to imagine.

These photos illustrate a few of the results from this project...

Day in and day out, wire also serves as the basis for many of the cold connections in my work.  From wire wrapped connections to links fabricated from wire alone to rivets made exclusively of wire; I can't get enough of this stuff! 


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If you share my passion for wire, please tell us how you use it or what you love most about it?

If wire isn't your thing, what is?  Please describe it to us, and tell us why you love it like you do.

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ReMe - It's All About The Art!

The calm before the creative storm of ReMe!

When ReMe was just a twinkle in its founders' eyes, they set out to design an all-inclusive mixed media art retreat.  The three of them... Jodi, Penny, and Jean... joined forces because of their similarities and their differences.  At their core, each of them is big hearted and hard working; they love to create; and they have what appears to be a compulsive need to share their love of creating with others.  (What more do they need to have in common?!?)  As for their differences, one of the most apparent is the manner in which they express themselves through their art.

Jodi's Dirty Flirty Birds

Jodi Ohl loves to paint.  Yes, she's multi talented.  Collage, stamp carving, lettering, journaling, and more are all well within her areas of expertise.  Regardless of what Jodi creates, she does so in her very own big bright beautiful style.  From birds to hearts, from villages to abstracts, from sea creatures to pods, Jodi's enthusiasm is contagious in the classroom.

Penny's recent demo at Jerry's Artarama

Penny Arrowood loves all things paper.  Penny binds books, alters books, and knows more about paper itself than almost any person we can imagine.  Each piece of her finished work is a treasure and a testament to her love of her craft.  The precision with which she works is one of her greatest strengths, and it's absolutely amazing to watch her students flourish under her enthusiastic
tutelage.

A few pieces from Jean's collection.

Jean Skipper loves metal, found objects, and stuff in general; and she's obsessed with incorporating these materials into her sentimental
and whimsical jewelry and mixed media assemblages.  In the classroom, Jean thrives on translating metalsmithing techniques in a manner that relates to each students at his or her level of experience.

Begin with the diverse interests of ReMe's founders...

Add the enthusiastic wildly creative spirits of eight or nine guests from across the country...

Shake it up with a healthy dose of The Spirit of Ocracoke...

Then sit back and watch the ReMe Magic happen!

 

 

At ReMe, it's all about The Art.  

Or is it? 

Our guests, our ReMe Sisters, are really the most important part of each ReMe Retreat!

Of course, some of our Guests are more "special" than others!  ;-)

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Please stay tuned, as our next post will share a bit more about our guests!

(Special thanks to Patty Sieck for allowing us to use this "special" photo of her!!!)