G96 Jarib from Los Angeles, California G97 Leeva from Gilbert, Minnesota G98 Ben from San Jose, California G99 Habadacka from Flushing, New York 
G100 Roxie from Marionville, Missouri We now are 100 strong and growing! March Birthdays G42. Allen S-(Papa Gnome) GnomeBros@yahoo.com March 8, 1950
 Book Review:This is one book in a series written and illustrated by Tony Wolf. In this book you will meet Crocus, the magician gnome. In this book the gnomes live high up in the forest, cut off from the folk who live in the woods. A terrible flood brought them together awhile ago and since then they have had many lively adventures. Read about, Tortoise who is learning to ride a scooter, how we take a trip in a hot-air balloon, with disastrous results, how they make a submarine to recover the Golden Key at the bottom of the pond, and how they rescue the gnomes lost in a snowstorm. This is a 44 page hardcover book with lots of colorful and fun illustrations on each and every page. I have the whole set and think they are wonderful. You can purchase them from used book stores or follow this link and search under used books for booksellers who currently have Tony Wolf books for sale. www.addall.com Other books in this series include: Meet the Woodland Folk, The Woodland Folk Meet the Giants, The Woodland Folk in Fairyland, The Woodland Folk Meet the Elves and The Woodland Folk in Dragonland. There is also a larger book which combines all of these smaller books called Tales From Woodland. They also produced a large oversize activity book called A Trip to Woodland which is full of things to do with children. I obtained my collection from booksellers listed on the www.addall.com site and from the www.ebay.com auction site. 
Gnome Buttons : You can order little gnome buttons made by JHB for approximately $1.25 each plus S&H of $4.50 (per order) for USA priority mail. The lead time is about 1.5 weeks. If 10 members want 10 buttons each we can order in bulk and save 25%. Let me know if you are interested by leaving a message on the bulletin board.They can be ordered from sales@buttonemporium.com or ascuteasabutton@mindspring.com
Painting Gnomes: All colors are just suggested colors - feel free to use any brand and shade. The size of your brush will depend upon the size of your painting. The smaller the gnome the smaller the brushes. There are special "comb" brushes for adding details to beards and hair. These are great time savers but not necessary. The brush is made so that the bristles are at different levels to make paint flow off in many lines rather than in one solid line. So, instead of having to do 10 strokes you can accomplish the same effect in one stroke!For a Step-by-Step line drawing to help simplify the following instructions email me at QueenGnome@foundus.com. HELPFUL HINTS :If you trace your pattern onto a see through tracing paper it is easier to realign you pattern in the exact location if it slips around on you. To attain various shades of one color add a bit of black to darken it or a bit of white to lighten it. You can get many shades from one color! To "Float" color means to just load one side of a flat brush with color and leave the other side without paint. This will allow the color to be strong on one side and then gradually fade out on the other side of the brush. To "Highlight" you load your brush with the original base color, and then dip one side into a lighter shade and then blend. To "Shade" you load your brush with the original base color, and then dip one side into a darker shade and then blend. Basecoating, floating, highlighting and shading are all done with a flat brush. Details are added with round brushes. Apply the basic pattern using transfer paper (carbon paper will also work). Do not transfer any of the finer details as these will be applied in step 2. 1. Basecoat all areas as follows: Cap - Cadmium Red Face - Medium Flesh Beard, Hair & Eyebrows- Slate Grey Jacket - Ultra Blue Pants & Belt - Raw Sienna Boots - Slate Grey 2. Reapply the pattern and transfer the details onto the basecoated gnome Cap - apply 3 shade variations to the cap. Dark red to the outer edge of the cap. Medium red in the center area with a small light reflection effect using the same color just lighten it a bit with some white This will give the appearance of light reflection and give depth to the gnome. Face & Ears - Float cinnamon all around the outer area of the face, base of the ears and between the eyes at the top of the nose. 3. Using Raw Umber shade the hair, beard areas and boots (see attachment). To shade you load one side of your flat brush with the base color and the other side with raw umber. You must then blend the two colors together before applying them. When blending do not flip your brush because you do not want to mix the outside colors you just want them to blend together by the time the paint meets in the middle of your brush. 4. Continue shading - Jacket - Raw Umber & Ultra Blue Pants & Belt - Raw Umber & Raw Sienna 5. Add the trim and any decorations you desire. Outline the eyes (see attachment). Highlight the jacket with a lighter shade of the original blue (just add white) in the areas where the light is to be reflected. See attachment for suggested highlight areas. Highlight the pants with a lighter shade of the original pant color - again, just add white to the original color. Sign you name and you have a wonderful gnome of your own! Next month we will do a male and a female gnome face step-by-step. Barbara Szijarto aka QueenGnome, Certified Gare Teacher Important Note:I have been informed that we will not be able to obtain any 2001 Gnome Calendars from our supplier gnomexing@naspa.net . If anyone knows any other place where these calendars can be obtained please let me know. Check out the bulletin board for a request for gnome expert advice and a beautiful message from Jani - follow this link: http://beseen4.looksmart.com/boardroom/f/49636/ |
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