We often describe our work as ‘too busy’. Understandably so as Mixed Media in its essence is often a multilayered process in which we add much more than we remove. There is beauty in that and great satisfaction too. However, often times it becomes ‘too much’ and we find ourselves wanting ‘less’. We crave spaciousness, ‘breathing room’, and movement. In this 2 day workshop we’ll explore the concept of ‘Less is More’, explore minimalism in Mixed Media, a new way of being ourselves.
Supplies Needed to Bring to Class:
Bring with you ~10 small surfaces (at least) you can’t wait to work on.......
Small canvases of your choice, card boards, wood panels, old vintage book boards, etc.
-A sidekick - a used/vintage book with images/photographs/illustrations you love, to be altered. (Book should lay flat when worked on and preferably not glossy)
-Acrylic Paints (a few colors of your choice), a container for water, paper towels or/and rags
-White Gesso
-Black Gesso
-A couple of different size brushes, from very thin to wide and flat
-Scissors
-Matte or Soft Gel (Liquitex, Golden)
-Fine permanent black pens.
-A nice size of a personal collection of collage papers, blank (or almost blank, like old letters, pages from old books, etc.), miscellaneous images, original or photocopies, pages from magazines and old book, etc.
To pre-order supplies, click on this link for Cobblestone Creek Studios.