Portland Art and Soul Workshops

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Tracie Lyn and Marylin Huskamp 9-4:30 Thursday	981 - Fused Fragments Extended Journal	[back to quicklinks] $ 115 Plus $10 materials fee
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Come spend the day with us constructing a NO SEW Extended Journal.  Since this journal is in landscape format, it is a perfect opportunity to explore the  concept of Nature’s landscapes such as trees, birds,plants, flowers, or maybe your own garden. Working with canvas board and the smallest fiber and/or paper scraps, you will learn a fast and easy fabric fusion technique that will turn your journal covers into a work of art.  This is a chance to use all of the saved fiber or paper snippets and bits that are too small for most projects.  In addition, you will be able to incorporate a wide variety of other materials such as pictures, photographs, natural elements, silk flowers and leaves, small flat metal items, or whatever strikes your fancy at the creative moment. After making the journal covers, you will use ribbons and a smallbranch to bind your watercolor signatures.  Finally, composing inside your book - perhaps from gathered quotes, photos, memories, and found objects - pages about Nature that are sentimental, heart-felt, and personal. Supply List:  --one Ziploc GALLON bag filled with a combination of scraps - NO SCRAP IS TOO SMALL! (this could be ANY kind of fabric, thread, yarn, ribbon, lace, small bits of paper or tissue paper) --one piece of 16 x 20 artist canvas board--2 pieces cut to  20” length x 5” height (found at Hobby Lobby) --1/2 yard of 100% cotton fabric for outside of journal cover --1/2 yard of 100% coordinating cotton fabric for inside of journal cover --one Ziploc QUART bag filled with misc. shear fabric remnants or scraps --2 yards of Tulle/bridal veiling--color that coordinates with your bag of scraps (found at your local fabric store or Wal-Mart) --4 yards of narrow (1/2”) ribbon (color that coordinates with your bag of scraps) --5 pieces of coldpress watercolor paper the size of 19.5” x 4.5” --paper and/or fabric scissors --embellishment (such as buttons, word/letter tiles, silk flowers, collage bits, misc. ephemera, small flat metal pieces, pressed flowers or leaves, seeds, seed packets, and images on fabric or non-photo paper that relate to your thoughts and feelings about Nature) --Goldens Matte Gel Heavy and brushes for applying Matte Gel (found at Michael’s Crafts or www.dickblick.com) Materials fee includes:  24" width Heavy Steam-A-Seam, decorative twigs/branches for binding, along with misc. snippets, bits, ephemera, yarns, and some other surprise goodies.

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