Virginia Art and Soul Workshops

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Traci Bunkers 9-4:30 Thursday	823 - Postcards on the Edge	[back to quicklinks] $ 130
I get a little tingle when I think about making mail art cards because I love them so much. I love everything about them—the art-making process, the smell of beeswax (if I wax them), noticing that my postal clerks no longer react when I hand it to them for postage, and then waiting to hear from the recipient that they got it. Although I sometimes make these cards without a recipient in mind, I usually make them for a specific person. They have more meaning that way, and I always fully put myself into them. So when they reach the lucky recipient with the postal service as my messenger, they are getting a blissful part of me. In this inspirational workshop, I’ll share my euphoric process for making these immediate double-sided works of art—the process, the oddments of recycled and found materials that always go together just right, and the layers and textures. These PostArt Cards on the Edge can be any size, any shape, any media. We’ll have time to make several different ones in class, ready to be mailed, and hung by the lucky recipient. Supply List: --several pieces of chipboard or cardboard. (cereal boxes, frozen pizza or frozen food boxes) --Basic Tools:  scissors, glue stick, Exacto knife, cutting mat --various coloring materials and writing tools: Acrylic paints (cheap craft paints are fine), water soluble oil pastels, watercolor crayons, markers, etc. --brayer --small container of gel medium --cheapy 1” Paint brush for gel medium, paint brush for paint --collage materials (photos, papers, etc.) --permanent stamp pads (Staz-on works best!) and stamps --your favorite alphabet stamps --anything you want to put on your PostArt Card Optional: --hair dryer or heat gun to speed up drying --brads, staplers, grommets I will supply various tools and supplies to help with your PostArt Card making fun. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at Bonkers@bonkersfiber.com! Also, check out my web site at www.bonkersfiber.com

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