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I have lots of Wabi-Sabi coming up for you this year:
Papers Wabi-Sabi
at Art and Soul Retreat
Portland OR April 7
VA Beach VA October 5
You’ll
be amazed how easy it is to create gorgeous papers in the wabi-sabi style. I
use my paper cut or torn up for collage, for book covers, and for
backgrounds. You can cover boxes with your papers and make 3-D elements with
them. You'll use mulberry paper, richly colored re-inkers, alcohol ink, and
acrylic paint, used teabags, rubber stamps, bleach and acrylic glaze medium.
You'll learn how to make your paper both flexible and strong. You'll leave
with a collection of delicious one of a kind art papers! More information and
registration at the Art and Soul site.
A Strange Little Book: A Book for
Non-Bookmakers
at Art and Soul Retreat
Portland OR April 7
(evening)
VA Beach VA October 1 (evening)
Create a quirky, unique little book using mostly recycled
materials--no stitching involved! In this fun and informal class you'll use
weird things like bizarre found photos, old teabags, coffee, old and odd book
and magazine pages, old embellishments, and miscellaneous do-dads. You'll use
cold connections to fasten the pages together in your own eccentric way.
You'll love the lovely and unusual little book you leave with! More information and registration at the Art and Soul website.
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Waxing Literary with Charlotte
at
Art and Soul Retreat
Portland OR April 8 (evening)
VA Beach VA October 2 (evening)
I’m excited to share with you how you can make
a rich and mysterious work of art by waxing an old book and incorporating a
Frozen Charlotte doll. You’ll make a 3-D art piece with encaustic medium, oil
paint, found objects, vintage papers, and embellishments. You’ll learn how to
incise, carve niches into the waxed book, and color the wax. You’ll also learn
how to add an aged or gothic touch to your work. You'll leave with a unique
mixed media work of art! More information and registration at the Art and Soul website.
Baby, It’s Cold
Art and Soul Retreat
VA Beach VA October 4
Remember the big tubs of
greasy old-fashioned cold cream our mothers or grandmothers used to use? You'll
love cold wax, which is a similar consistency. You'll be slathering it on a
wood panel, not your face, thank goodness. Cold wax mixes with oil paint and/or
powdered pigment to produce a gorgeous paint surface with a subtle sheen.
You'll experiment with free and bold abstract work and also with graphic style
still lifes. Unlike hot wax, you need no appliances to achieve maximum waxy
goodness. In addition to painting, we'll explore incising, using paint sticks,
painting knives, and oil pastels. You can even add collage for more texture or
design! Join me in exploring this unusual medium. You'll leave with two or
three gorgeous pieces. Register at the Art and Soul site.
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Art and Soul Retreat
Portland OR April 9
VA
Beach VA October 3
The translucent qualities of
the encaustic wax medium and paint create depth, mystery and complexity. Fall
in love with the whole ball of wax! You’ll learn to make encaustic medium and
encaustic paint, use collage and photo transfer with encaustic, and add 3-D
embellishments in this fun and informal class. We'll incise, add oil paint,
cheesecloth, specialty papers, and more. Whether you are new to encaustic or an
old wax hand, you’ll discover something new while minding your own beeswax!
You'll leave with several painting and/or collages and all the information you
need to get started on your own.Information and registration at the Art and Soul website.
Wabi-Sabi
Enchantment
(co-teaching with Leighanna Light)
Taos NM
May 16-21
Join us for an exciting five day workshop in Leighanna’s studio in
magical Taos! Embrace the wabi-sabi spirit as you learn to use oil and
encaustic, Venetian plaster, dye re-inkers, acrylics, 3-D elements and more. You’ll
create gorgeous paintings, mixed media work, and a beautiful and unusual
handmade book. We’ll offer exciting field trips as well as playful, inspiring
classes. For more information and registration, visit my website.
Waxy Intuition: Cold
Wax and Oil Painting
Bloom Artiscape
Yachats,
OR July 17 and 18
Play with oil paint, cold wax medium, creating texture, marks
of all kinds and gorgeous color. You’ll explore where your intuition and these
lovely materials take you, as you let your inner self emerge in your work. You'll
experiment with free and bold abstract work and also with graphic style still
lifes.. In addition to painting, we'll explore incising, using paint sticks,
painting knives, and oil pastels. You can even add collage for more texture or
design! Join me in exploring this unusual medium. You'll leave with several gorgeous pieces. Register through Bloom.
TBA: A winter class at Collage on Alberta in Portland OR. More info. to come!
