Virginia Art and Soul Workshops

Cathy Taylor
9:00 - 4:30
Thursday

3088 - Anthologies: Creating Collage With "Rescue" Books

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$ 135

Bring your tired, your worn, your battered novels yearning to be art! Join national workshop instructor and mixed media artist Cathy Taylor on an artistic adventure in which participants will discover innovative ways to create their own personal artistic stories. Using old 'rescue' books, vintage photos, ephemera, memorabilia, and other pieces of the past, participants will create fine art frame able collages. These expressive, textural collages are the perfect way to showcase old photos and postcards tucked away in a shoebox while rescuing unwanted books from the junk pile. Each session will begin with an entertaining demonstration followed by lots of time to create. All levels of expertise are welcome.
 
Supply List:

• Old books...as many as you can rescue!
• Watercolor paper, 1 sheet 22”x 30” cut into 4 equal pieces (300 lb. is best, or mat board)
• Brushes, any cheap kind
• Acrylic GEL matte medium
• white glue
• old photos, copies, postcards, letters, memorabilia, etc.
• palette knife
• scissors and exacto knife
• Brayer or metal spoon
• foam fruit trays
• paper towels
• water container
• apron

Supplies provided by instructor:  Water based pigments