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Crystal Neubauer
9 - 4:30
Wednesday

121 - Front & Center 3D Collage w/Story

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$ 120 Plus $10 materials fee  

Oftentimes the only barrier between you and becoming the artist you were meant to be is learning to trust your inner voice. In this class we will learn to listen to the artist inside to quickly create a background for this 3D collage. Once the background is complete, we will move on to learn how to use  a jewelers saw to sandwich our main image between two pieces of acrylic and attach it to the collage with a telescoping rivet technique. Each student will create a highly personal work of art as we learn to hear the story that plays inside as we create. We will discuss how the skills learned for the finished piece can be translated into a multitude of other applications in collage, assemblage, and jewelry making.

Supplies Needed for Class:
-5” x 7” or larger Cradled Artist Panel by Ampersand with 3/4" profile (can also use the 2" profile if preferred): http://www.dickblick.com/zz149/11c/
-A variety of papers, music and text pages for collage
-Collage glue, acrylic medium, decoupage or white glue
-Focal Image to be used for the main image – this can be a vintage image, printed copy or original, a photograph or print – at least 1/3 the size of the canvas
-Scissors
-.60mil or .80mil Acrylic w/ premask attached (this can be found at window replacement centers in outlets such as Lowe's or Ace Hardware) – 2 times as large as your main image
-roll of blue painters tape or other EZ peel tape
-jewelers saw and plenty of sized 1/0 or 2/0 blades
-bench pin
-Oval Sanding disk  - 3M makes a good resin covered one that works really well with acrylic, otherwise just a plain sanding pad or disk is fine.
-Various grades from medium to fine sandpaper, fingernail files, jewelers files
-Dremel &1/16” drill bits (if you can't bring one along, one will be available for class use)
-Fine or medium tipped Sharpie marker

Optional items:
-Acrylic paints
-found objects
-small flat round/disk shaped beads or washers with a wide hole (should accommodate a 1/16” sized screw or wire)