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Stories of my travels across the globe that enrich my experience with teaching and making art. You can find me at my art studio in the FAB Studios 314 E.Holly Street, Bellingham WA, and shop with Rachel's Whimsical Art on the Annual Holiday Festival of the Arts!

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Exciting News for Rachel's Whimsical Art!

8/31/2022

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“Be Kind. Let’s Shine!” Rachel Simpson

These are times that are changing and new things are happening! It’s taken me all summer to plan for a new chapter in my life. This chapter 675 (or other random number), shows readers that I’m getting back to my roots of art. It’s about reconnecting with my creative side, being more present in the community, living life to it’s fullest, showing my art to the public, and teaching kids art, like I had started 8 years ago. How can I do all of this? Well, let me tell you about it. I’ve re-opened my independent business of teaching as a guest art teacher at local elementary schools, museums, and local businesses in Whatcom County and surrounding areas. There’s a new Patreon account for fans and to help support my art. I’ve created 2 different public works of art that are shared among the community in Bellingham. There’s a new solo Art Exhibit with 6 new  pieces of original art, with a fun collaborative art project, this Friday at my studio for everyone to enjoy. Read on, and you can learn about all of these exciting things happening.

Whimsical Art Exhibit!

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All are welcome! Go to The FAB Studios (https://www.facebook.com/TheFABStudiosBellingham),
 this Friday, September 2nd, 6-9pm, to see the latest artwork and a collaborative art project that you can participate in. Address: 314 E. Holly St. #201, Bellingham, WA.
 
Rachel Simpson’s artwork focus is on nature, space, marine-life, and winged animals in both mixed-media on canvas and in Pointalism paintings. Currently, she's worked on winged animals from birds to insects, that shine under the daylight, then sparkle under UV-lighting. Enjoy the wild and wonder of her whimsical art. We'll have an open public Art Collaborative Art Project for all to participate in making at the FAB Studios and in the upstairs Art Gallery. Exciting Public Art activity will be a part of our show (hint: it includes feathers and a large Phoenix painting), that everyone can help make with drawing, painting, & share your flame feathers to be in a Collaborative Art Project!
 
Whimsical Art Exhibit– Friday, September 2nd :
https://fb.me/e/5Ou595tlN


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After School Arts are Back!

That’s right, this fall is when I begin teaching as both a Teaching Artist with Allied Arts of Whatcom County, and via my business – Rachel’s Whimsical Arts, in after school arts enrichment at a few local elementary schools: Carl Cozier, Silver Beach, and Lowell. If your child is at one of these schools, you can find out more by going to 6Crickets, selecting your school, and going through the list of classes.

Purchase & Register on 6Crickets: https://www.6crickets.com/

Cosmos Art Bench for Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center!

At the beginning of summer, I was invited to participate in a wonderful community project. In June, I painted a Cosmos Bench for a fantastic non-profit, the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, as a part of their 30th Anniversary celebration, and “What Does Peace Mean to You?” project. You can find out where it’s located, along with 10 artists who each painted a bench for the Whatcom DRC’s benchmark anniversary. You can go see the art bench, and it’s sitting on display at the Sage Against the Machine and Veritas Media in Bellingham.
Check out the Whatcom DRC: https://www.whatcomdrc.org/30th-anniversary

Gallery Alley!
The Bellingham Downtown Partnership has a new art community project, called the Gallery Alley, that has painted art doors hanging on display, and I’m one of the artists chosen for this project. I painted a Sea Otter on one side of the door, and a Rainbow Oil painting on the other side. You can go see them in the alley that’s between The Wild Buffalo and Mindport Exhibits on West Holly Street, Bellingham, WA.
 
Look at the art gallery alley: https://www.downtownbellingham.com/gallery-alley-form

Patreon for Rachel’s Whimsical Art!
You know how there are professional Artists making all kinds of awesome things by using an online platform to help spread the word, get support (yes, even funds toward their art), and gain fan followers? Well, there’s this site called Patreon, that does all of that, and more! I’m giving it a try, in hopes that it can help me grow as an artist.
 
If you like my art, want to watch/read about my process, gain discounts, among other fun things, please check it out and subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/RachelsWhimsicalArt
 
Art Education & More!
In case you didn’t know, I’ve taught art education K-12 at various elementary schools & middle schools for art education programs, and after school enrichment programs in Whatcom County, in the Bellingham School District as an independent contractor, as well as fun summer art camps, private art lessons, parties/events, private lessons, present and at museums/galleries, and I’m a Teaching Artist/Board Member with Allied Arts of Whatcom County. This non-profit is one that brings the arts to many kids throughout the schools, and I’m so thankful I can be a part of it and this community.
Are you buying local? There are ways for you to do this by contacting me via email: [email protected] , via social media#RachelsWhimsicalArt (FB & IG) and online Rachel’s Whimsical Art on Etsy, to shop, or commission artwork, and brouse many pieces of original art, matted prints, cards, stickers, kids wands, & jewelry such as glowing earrings.
Newsletter Reminder! This is a bi-monthly art newsletter. There are 6 art newsletters a year in the months of: February, April, June, August, October, and December. You’re welcome to follow in my journey through my professional art, support my art through Patreon, or be a part of the kids art projects/classes, writing the monthly newsletter, social media, and blog. Everyone is welcome to follow on social media with Instagram, Facebook: #RachelsWhimsicalArt, to learn about future art events & art classes. Thank you.
You can find more about all the fun art events, my artwork, commissions, art exhibits, and art classes on my website and Instagram/Facebook pages: Rachel’s Whimsical Art
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Thank you for all your enthusiasm for The Arts and keeping it alive within our community!
Be Kind, Let’s Shine!
~ Rachel Simpson
~ Artist, Art Teacher, (K-12)
~ http://rachelsimpsonart.weebly.com/
~ [email protected]

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Journey of life through teaching & the arts.

6/4/2014

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My Recycled Paper Art Workshop at Allied Arts RARE 2014!

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It has been a long 6 months since I have been back in the states and I've found that I need to get back into writing on a regular basis. I can think of many reasons why this is important. For one, it will help me formulate ideas into motion. Perhaps with help from loved ones, friends, both new and old - I can get positive feedback.

I apologize to myself and my readers, for not getting back into this blog sooner. Over the last several months I've been pouring myself into the ongoing hunt for a teaching position and a paying job to take care of life's necessities. We all have bills to pay and when you are in between jobs, you can really feel the pressure. I am fortunate in that I have such an amazing core group of loved ones who are helping me get through the hard times that often follow after a recent graduation from college. I've recently been hired as a part-time position in a craft and sewing store & as a result I now work as a framer. While it is not what my ultimate goal is, this will suit me just fine for now, while I have smaller workshop classes and continue my journey to teach art.

I've also been working on a few art and teaching goals.
  
One teaching goal that I completed. was that I worked with a local non-profit organization called Allied Arts of Whatcom County in April, in which I taught a Handmade Paper & Plant Pulp workshop via the annual RARE recycled art expo. It was an inspiring textiles class that I learned so much about how to go about teaching such a class in an art stores studio, the classroom environment, teaching older students that were adult ages, and shared a great opportunity.



Currently, I'm planning another exciting workshop class next month on July 30th & 31st between 6:00pm - 8:00pm, to be through a new recycle textiles business called Ragfinery. This fun textiles art 2-day workshop will be a Tie-Dye Reuse Fabrics class where the (all-ages are welcome), class can learn various different tie-dye techniques on your own 3-6 swatches of fabric with the option of a T-shirt for only $26.00.  Ragfinery is locaated in Bellingham, WA and their calendar for online registry is here:  http://www.ragfinery.com/workshops-2/

As far as my artwork is going, I've been doing some preliminary art drawings, paintings, and sketches for designs toward a few new versions of fantasy, (mermaids), history, and hero based art. While I am currently without a studio space, I have changed my focus on smaller 2-D projects, rather than the sculpture based work of my tea cups (of which I will go back to as soon as I can). 


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I did involve myself in the May Artwalk of Bellingham, and did a collaboration project through Make Shift and their Monster Mash exhibit. It was a really fun and creative project where they worked together with a group of young students who drew their versions of monsters, then assigned each student to a local artist, who then made a piece of art interpretation of their monster. I loved the collaboration and community involvement!
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I would like to do another version of the monster mash for a future collaborative art project with students from a school and another art gallery  & I'm working on that with the community. It would be a project for next school year, & has the potential to be an amazing experience for many. I'm really excited about all of it and to see how things progress.

I'm looking forward to a new chapter in my life, the arts, teaching, and moving forward to a better place. It will take time and hard work, but I know in my heart that it will be worth it. Signing off for now, but I will return to the blog shortly. Cheers!
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