Portland Art and Soul Workshops
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Michael deMeng
9-4:30
Monday

1243 - Tuna Tin Retrablos

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$ 135  

Okay I know that you have always wondered what to do with those old tuna cans. I now have the answer. We’re going to turn them into little shrines or mandalas (depending on your preference). First you’re going to make a tuna fish sandwich (you’ll do this at home), then you’ll clean out the tin (this you will also do at home), and then you’ll bring this to class along with a bunch of found objects and other thingies and using the techniques of assemblage, painting and collage you’ll create a piece of art out of something seemingly unusable. I will showing some simple embossing techniques that you can utilize, so if you own any of these tools bring them, otherwise I will have some for you to use. I have no doubt that when you’re done everyone will love your creation, especially your cat if you don’t clean out the can very well.

Supply List:
--2 or 3 Tuna Cans (emptied and cleaned)
--Exacto Knife
--Matte Medium Gel
--Paints: Acrylic Golden brand preferably – Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, Titanium White, Carbon or Mars Black, Pthalo Green blue shade, Dioxazine Purple, Quinacridone Crimson, Payne’s Gray,
--Optional Paints for Metalic effects: Interference colors (blue, green, violet), Iridescent colors (i.e. silver, gold, bronze, copper, etc.) Micaceous Iron Oxide
--Glues: Liquid Nails Clear or E6000; Dap Kwik Seal Tub and Tile (White) or Red Devil Quick Paint (both available at hardware stores); 5 minute Epoxy Putty (not liquid)
--Books, Magazine, and other paper ephemera,
--Various small found objects: anything and everything, including mesh, screen, wire and string
--Brushes (small to medium, including detail brushes)
--Palette paper or wax paper

Optional items:  Tools like pliers, wire cutters, etc. Heat gun. Dremmel, Metal embossing tools (e.g. Ten Second Studios brand)

Instructor will provide:
Power Tools; wooden base for structure; Extra paint and glue; A bunch of found objects and doodads; Metal embossing tools and Aluminum

CLOSED - CLASS FULL