Southwest Idaho China Painters Association

Southwest Idaho China Painters Association Committed to studying and to sharing our efforts in the art of china painting in the Treasure Valley

The final day of our seminar went great! We added gold leaf to our stamens and around the inner rim of the vase. We also...
05/05/2026

The final day of our seminar went great! We added gold leaf to our stamens and around the inner rim of the vase. We also added more shadows and darkened the bottom of the vase, and added any other details we wanted to add or enhance. What a wonderful experience. Thank you to for leading our seminar and hosting us, and for all her help and kindness!

Day 3 had us adding detail and darkening colors all over our vase. We penned on stamens to be ready by or base for raise...
04/30/2026

Day 3 had us adding detail and darkening colors all over our vase. We penned on stamens to be ready by or base for raised gold, and gold leaf tomorrow in the flowers.

Day two of our seminar started by painting our roses with resist before we went out to pick some leaves from rosebushes ...
04/30/2026

Day two of our seminar started by painting our roses with resist before we went out to pick some leaves from rosebushes outside the studio. We painting the backs of the leaves and pressed them to our pieces to leave behind amazing prints of the veins and spines of the leaves! Such beautiful details! We added some yellow to our flower centers and some additional color to the rest of the piece, staying away from our wet leaf prints!

Our spring seminar is underway! Yesterday was our first of four days and we got started with some under layers of brown,...
04/28/2026

Our spring seminar is underway! Yesterday was our first of four days and we got started with some under layers of brown, pecan yellow brown, tan, orchid, and pink purple. We also added a little luster to the inner rim to prepare for using gold leaf as a final step. Today we’ve transferred flowers using acetone to transfer printer toner, and now we’re resisting our flowers before we press real leaves covered in paint to give us some lovely veining.

A few of us are working on a parrot project, getting details added to our beautiful bird before we dive into the moody b...
10/17/2025

A few of us are working on a parrot project, getting details added to our beautiful bird before we dive into the moody background. Here’s my parrot at the end of the class, the beginning, and our incredible teacher giving guidance!

Our display at the Caldwell Fair for 2025! So many beautiful pieces and even more talent! Thank you to everyone who brou...
07/27/2025

Our display at the Caldwell Fair for 2025! So many beautiful pieces and even more talent! Thank you to everyone who brought a piece to display.

In addition to the hollyhock tiles, the seminar has been working with lustre! Thank you Stephanie for sharing your talen...
04/24/2025

In addition to the hollyhock tiles, the seminar has been working with lustre! Thank you Stephanie for sharing your talent and knowledge with us!

The last day of the seminar! Everyone’s been working hard and the pieces are looking beautiful. We’re excited to see wha...
04/24/2025

The last day of the seminar! Everyone’s been working hard and the pieces are looking beautiful. We’re excited to see what details everyone adds today.

Time for our annual seminar! This week some members and guests are having fun with painting these beautiful hollyhocks!...
04/23/2025

Time for our annual seminar! This week some members and guests are having fun with painting these beautiful hollyhocks! The first image is Stephanie’s incredible work, followed by some pieces in progress. A perfect start to spring with this large tile, vibrant color, and time spent with fellow painters!

We had our January member meeting today and talked a bit about luster, our plans for this year’s seminar in April, and g...
01/23/2025

We had our January member meeting today and talked a bit about luster, our plans for this year’s seminar in April, and general business. We also got to see this beautiful tile painted with iris that our member, friend, and wonderful teacher Stephanie Laufenburger painted for a seminar she taught in Portland, OR this last fall. So wonderful!

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