Autumn Poem, Classes and News from the Studio

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Photo: Linda Laino, Sacristo Cafe, San Miguel

Autumn Day
By Rainer Maria Rilke

It is time. The summer was immense.
Lay your shadow on the sundials
and let loose the wind in the fields.

Bid the last fruits to be full;
give them another two more southerly days,
press them to ripeness, and chase
the last sweetness into the heavy wine.

Whoever has no house now will not build one
anymore.
Whoever is alone now will remain so for a long
time,
will stay up, read, write long letters,
and wander the avenues, up and down,
restlessly, while the leaves are blowing.

Saludos Listeros! I was in the mood for an autumn poem and found this from Rilke, one of my favorites. It has just the right amount of wistful melancholy that this season often produces and causes us to want to hunker down... But fall is also a great time for brisk renewal! Read on for updates from the studio and classes at a NEW (for me) teaching space..

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New Class! Paste Paper Patterns

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When:November 11 and November 12, 10:00-4:00
Where: La Galeria San Francisco overlooking the jardin. San Francisco #1 (2nd floor, across from Intercam)
Cost: 1800 pesos plus 200 pesos for supplies. (all included, but feel free to bring what you like. Suggestions: any marking tools, special papers, works in progress for collage)
Please send me an email for payment options and to reserve your spot.
5 student minimum and 10 maximum to run.

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Paste papers have been used as a decorative art form since the 17th century primarily in bookbinding as covers and end papers.

The first day of the workshop will be used to explore and play with making infinite patterns. The second day, we will look at ways to use the paper in making simple boxes and accordion books. They are also perfect to use in collage, cards or anywhere a decorative paper might be desirable.

Come play with paint and paper in a beautiful setting!.

Mandala Painting

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Student mandala

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Student mandala

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Mandala, 2016

When:December 2 and December 3
Time:10:00-4:00 each day.
Where: La Galeria San Francisco San Francisco #1 (2nd floor, across from Intercam)
Cost: 1800 pesos plus 200 for supplies. Everything provided.
Please send me an email for payment options and to reserve your spot.
5 student minimum and 10 maximum to run.
No experience necessary! You will be amazed at what you can create.

"Linda Laino creates a safe space for her students to explore the art that is within them and to succeed, in the end, with a mandala! Linda´s patience and gentle nudging makes her mandala class very worthwhile".

~ Donna Quathamer

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New Mandala!

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"White Mandala" with Sherab Chamma mantra. 24" x 24". Watercolor on rice paper and watercolor paper mounted on 1 1/2" deep wooden frame. This painting begins creating the mandalas on a larger scale. Available for purchase, and soon Giclee prints. Please email me for more information.

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Mandala Chatbooks

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Chatbooks seem to be all the rage with Instagram users, so I thought it might be fun to make a Mandala Chatbook. Those of you who purchased a mandala calendar last year (thank you!!) might enjoy this book version. The book is 6" by 6" and 30 pages with 13 color mandala designs, accompanied by a line of Buddhist wisdom. The perfect little gift. I like to think of them as miniature coffee table books :-) The cost is $22 plus $3 shipping. These are drop shipped from Chatbooks, so much easier than from Mexico! Please email me if you'd like one, and I can send you a paypal bill .

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New Blog

Getting Naked With 150 Strangers: Spencer Tunick Comes to Town

Words and Pictures

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After years of words piling up, this blog will attempt to put them into good order. Here you will find poems, thoughts and photos of art in progress and essays (some previously published elsewhere). I hope you will have a look. My last post is an essay about posing for famed photographer Spencer Tunick when I first moved to San Miguel.

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support local art

And finally, I am in the process of making a second printing of mandala note cards, including designs from the calendar. I will send out a short note with photos and prices when they are ready. I also hope to have some photos of the Memento Mori series of paintings soon.
May the season and the cool weather find all of you well and happy with whatever arises. Please try to support your local artists wherever you are!
Gracias and cheers!
xo
Linda
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