Portland Art and Soul Workshops

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Traci Bautista 9-4:30 Friday	922 - La Vie de Boheme	[back to quicklinks] $ 130 Plus $15 materials fee
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Unorthodox, loose, relaxed… the bohemian lifestyle can be translated to art too, by creating mixed media collages from “art leftovers”. Taking bits and pieces of something old, found or leftovers you will create a art book with a paper patchwork stitched collage cover embellished with a chunky vintage baubles and beads and free-form macramé Inside the journal are hand painted and stained pages that flip and fold in “non-traditional” ways.  Learn paper staining and dyeing techniques, fusion-dyed collage pieces layered with black and white images, transparencies, color prints on fabric and iron-on transfers. Sewing machine optional, you can fuse, glue, staple or tape too! View samples: http://kollaj.typepad.com/photos/la_vie_de_boheme/ Supply list: --Acrylic glazing medium --15- 2-ply white paper towels (Kirkland from Costco) --5 – sheets of freezer paper --2” flat brush (hardware store brushes) --1” flat paint brush --two 1” foam brushes --favorite heavy-body acrylics; fluid/ink acrylic colors --Plastic paint scrapper --Eyelet punch, setter, craft hammer & mat --water containers --Brayer --Aleene’s Instant Decoupage and Sealer --Aleene’s Tacky Glue --Scissors --Gesso – (I prefer Liquitex Basics ) --Black chisel tip sharpie --Scissors --Painting smock --20 - 24 gauge metal wire/craft wire --various beads and baubles ( look for costume jewelry at the thrift store to take apart) --waxed linen --2 metal tapestry needles --needle nose pliers --round nose pliers --jewelry wire cutters --beads, charms, eyelets --Black & white photocopies of images/writing/journal pages/line art - sharp contrast images work best. TIP: enlarge symbols, letters, words on photocopy machine --Collage ephemera/paper scraps in various colors & textures --Craft iron --Embellishment ideas: papers (maps, newspapers, ledger paper, music sheets, etc.), fabric, silk flowers, collage bits, etc.  --Favorite unmounted stamps --Heat gun Optional:  sewing machine (there will be a couple to share) Materials fee includes: Collage Unleashed aRt! kit of papers/fabrics & inspiration guide,  TULIP paints/sprays, collage images,  transparencies, chain, jewelry findings, headpins, watercolor paints, glitter, mark making tools, thread, unmounted stamps and stencils. CLOSED - CLASS FULL

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