Portland Art and Soul Workshops

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Sally Jean Alexander 9-4:30 Friday	904 - Mr. Rogers Neighborhood	[back to quicklinks] $ 130 Plus $20 materials fee
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Is it Beverly Hills? Is it the wrong side of the tracks? No! It’s Mr. Rogers Neighborhood! A magical neighborhood of vintage homes you create...each one different...each one showcasing something special. Each student will create 3-5 glass houses filled with vintage photos, embellishments, collaged and painted. They are then soldered and linked together to create an assemblage of homes--Mr. Rogers Neighborhood...or your own. Techniques will include collage, paint, transfer, solder, wire wrapping, and embellishing. You will learn some special tips, tricks and techniques to create many more neighborhoods on your own--and you’ll want to! (NOTE: the finished project will be a series of 4-6" tall glass fronted houses--up to 1/2" thick-- with soldered edges, then all hinged together to form a zig-zag piece of art for the mantle-top. The houses are filled with vintage objects and can be decorated to look like a house or a house-shaped frame for other art.) Supply List: --Scissors --Pliers: Round-Nose, Needle-Nose (aka Chain Nose), Bent-Nose, and Regular Household Pliers --Wire Cutters (Snips) --Paint Brush --Cutting Pad or Work Surface --Hand Towel or Apron for your lap --Pencil or Pen --Tweezers Additional Materials ~ Bring any or all for Creativity and to enhance your project --Your favorite stamps and stamp pads --Favorite Paints, Water Color Pencils or Crayons --Collage items: pressed flowers, old papers, tickets, color copies of photographs, black & white xerox copies, inkjet prints, transparencies, vintage postcards, postage stamps, letters, words-phrases-quotes, etc. (Each house is 6-1/4”, so bring plenty of images sized about 6-1/2”)as well as smaller images (layering is fun!) --Flat found objects: metal letters, eyelets, silver charms, tags, ribbon, buttons, embroidery thread, tin cans, game pieces, fabric scraps, feathers, milagros, keys, etc. --Calligraphy Ink and Pen or other Pen/Ink you like to use CLOSED - CLASS FULL

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