Scottsdale, AZ

In this workshop, we’ll explore the alchemy of working with rust, alongside ink, paint, and graphite as both expression and inquiry. We’ll draw inspiration from master artists like Cy Twombly and Hannelore Barron and look to the visual poetry of written languages—from Chinese calligraphy to Hebrew and Greek scripts—to study how emotion, rhythm, and meaning live within a single line.

Through guided exercises, you’ll begin to develop your own visual language—a personal vocabulary of marks, symbols, and gestures that will evolve into powerful elements for collage and mixed media compositions. Demos will include the artist’s recipe and process  for creating two different rust solutions to use as ink or dye.

If you’re ready to loosen up, experiment, and reconnect with your materials in a more intuitive way, this workshop is for you.

Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:

variety of papers to work with.
Shared Use of instructor’s:
inks,
paints,
drawing medium, 
rust solutions, and
Mark-making tools and miscellaneous.

Supplies Needed  to bring for Class:

Nitril Gloves
Unlined Mixed Media notebook or art journal
Fine tip calligraphy brush
Medium tip calligraphy brush
Container for rinse water