Free Art Journaling/Mixed Media/Creativity Workshops
Hi Fellow Creatives!
Keep in mind, these were IN PERSON workshops. I'm sharing the handouts with you. They are not fully formed ONLINE workshops but you can glean ideas and get a general sense for what the workshop is based on the handout and photos below. Plus, free.
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Who
said that you could only make a book using expensive supplies? This is
the ultimate class in recycling and creativity! We'll turn trash into a
new journal with fun fold out pages.
After
we've assembled our book, we'll journey through a plethora of new
techniques in painting, collage and art journaling. Think you've seen it
all? Eager to get messy and learn something new?
Let's spend all day on our own unique voyage through the world of paint, paper and creative exploration.
Let's spend all day on our own unique voyage through the world of paint, paper and creative exploration.
Supply
list: catalogs with thick pages and anything with thick/heavy paper
that you would want to use as a journal (think old mailers, college
brochures, nice catalogs and more. I will have some for you to use. Some
folks like to bring their own stash to use up.), an apron, scissors, a small selection of favorite collage ephemera (think about reading this when choosing your images and papers),
bone folder, cork back metal ruler, a full roll of paper towels OR old
rags, permanent black ink pad (only if you have one), a container for
your paint water, 1 to 2" brush to glue and paint (I like chip or bristle brushes) as well as a few, smaller, detailed brushes, a few of your favorite glue sticks (large glue sticks will last you longer), roll of waxed paper OR an old catalog or magazine to glue on (if you don't want to use all of your waxed paper for this.)
All
of us have bought supplies that we've touched once or twice. After this
workshop, you'll be looking at those supplies in new ways. Bring some
of your barely used supplies (acrylics, acrylic mediums, watercolors,
crayons, collage images and more) to class and I'll bring some of mine
(along with a few new ones that I'm eager to share.) We'll use these
supplies to learn new techniques and page ideas involving collage and
mixed media.
Be prepared to have fun, get messy and to see your stash in new ways.
Think about bringing supplies to swap as well!
Supply list: your journal, an apron, scissors, a small selection of favorite collage ephemera (think about reading this when choosing your images and papers),
bone folder, cork back metal ruler, a full roll of paper towels OR old
rags, permanent black ink pad (only if you have one), a container for
your paint water, 1 to 2" brush to glue and paint (I like chip or bristle brushes) as well as a few, smaller, detailed brushes, a few of your favorite glue sticks (large glue sticks will last you longer), roll of waxed paper OR an old catalog or magazine to glue on (if you don't want to use all of your waxed paper for this.)
Eager
to experiment with canvas, acrylics and paper? In this workshop, we
will combine layers of acrylic, paper and more onto canvas. We'll then
cut up our canvas, rework it and transform the pages into a book (or
books if you want to make smaller journals.)
You
will learn new techniques in collage, layering with acrylics, color
theory, composition, design, and much, much more. Be prepared to get
messy!
Supply list: an apron, scissors, a small selection of favorite collage ephemera (think about reading this when choosing your images and papers),
bone folder, cork back metal ruler, a full roll of paper towels OR old
rags, permanent black ink pad (only if you have one), a container for
your paint water, 1 to 2" brush to glue and paint (I like chip or bristle brushes) as well as a few, smaller, detailed brushes, a few of your favorite glue sticks (large glue sticks will last you longer), roll of waxed paper OR an old catalog or magazine to glue on (if you don't want to use all of your waxed paper for this.)
Palette Pages: Exercises in Creative Play
For
the past year, I’ve been handing out a piece of scrap paper in my
workshops encouraging folks to use it as a palette. A lot of the time,
I’ll see folks throw it away after the workshop ends. No more!
Bring
your journal to class and we’ll be working back and forth between our
palette pages and our journals. Create rich, luscious, expressive layers
of color and texture. Discover how to be playful with mark making and
layering. Build upon what you know as you create pages and pages of one
of a kind expressive journal pages.
(Yes! There are collage exercises though the samples shown don’t have collage on them.)
Supply list: Your
Journal, paper, an apron, scissors, a small selection of favorite collage ephemera (think about reading this when choosing your images and papers), baby wipes, cork back metal ruler, a full roll of paper towels OR old rags, a container for your paint water, your favorite paint brushes, a water brush pen (OR an extra fine, detail paint brush *ONLY* IF you have one), a
few of your favorite LARGE glue sticks (please trust me when I say that
large glue sticks will last you longer. I always have two or three 40
gram glue sticks in my journal bag and that's more than enough for a
long weekend. You WILL go through the smaller glue sticks in MINUTES), roll of waxed paper OR an old catalog or magazine to glue on (if you don't want to use all of your waxed paper for this.)
Every
journal that I make, I try to make in a way that is different than the
ones I've made before. I love altering books and transforming them into
something new. In this unique and personal art journal workshop, we'll
take one of my favorite structures to create a unique journal made from
found books. Learn color, composition, layering and more as you create
truly original pages unlike any other.
Supply list: If
you have journal pages that you haven't finished, ephemera you've been
hanging onto or favorite hardcover books that you want to use as
"pages", please bring them. I will have hardcover books for you to use
but some folks like to have some of their own to work with. You will not need more than four to five hardcover books (again, I will have books for you to choose from.) You will also need: an apron, scissors, a small selection of favorite collage ephemera (think about reading this when choosing your images and papers),
cork back metal ruler, a full roll of paper towels OR old rags,
permanent black ink pad (only if you have one), a container for your
paint water, 1 to 2" brush to glue and paint (I like chip or bristle brushes) as well as a few, smaller, detailed brushes, a
few of your favorite glue sticks (please trust me when I say that large
glue sticks will last you longer. I always have two or three 40 gram
glue sticks in my journal bag and that's more than enough for a long
weekend. You WILL go through the smaller glue sticks in MINUTES), roll of waxed paper OR an old catalog or magazine to glue on (if you don't want to use all of your waxed paper for this.)
Many
of you know that limiting your color palette is one of my favorite ways
to explore ideas in my journal. I've found over the last year that by
limiting not only my choices in color but how and where I apply it, I can push my pages (and my work) in a new direction.
In
this new workshop, we'll explore a variety of different (and new to us)
color palettes. Learn how artists make the choices that they do and how
one tweak of a color combined with a second color can make your work
vibrate and feel alive.
Bring your journal (or favorite paper) to class and be prepared to get messy and play with color!
Please note that the ideas we are exploring also translate to other art mediums and fields.
Supply List: your journal, an apron, scissors, a small selection of favorite collage ephemera (think about reading this when choosing your images and papers),
cork back metal ruler, a full roll of paper towels OR old rags, any
favorite mark making tools (I will have some to share) a container for
your paint water, 1"
brush to glue and paint (I like chip or bristle brushes) as well as a
few, smaller, detailed brushes, a small container to clean your brushes
(an old jar, etc...), a few of your favorite glue sticks (large glue sticks will last you longer), roll of waxed paper OR an old catalog or magazine to glue on (if you don't want to use all of your waxed paper for this.)
Comments
Karen
Shirley B.
I’m rambling, as I also do. In short, tonight I felt the need to grab my paints and pens and paper and all the things and just pour all of the crumbles out of me. I searched for “art journaling classes” and set the time range to the last month. Your blog popped up on the first scroll through. I haven’t visited your site in at least a few years - it was perfect. Thank you for being a place I can put my crumbles, lol. I will definitely pay forward your kindness many many times over. Blessings, health and peace to you, my friend.
You can print them out for yourself. You have to google how to print a PDF file. Thanks!
Hi Emma Rayne,
Thanks so much for the kind words! I hope that you can create in abundance now! (If it helps, I live in a very tiny apartment. I've often created from stored art supplies in my To Go Bag. A friend gifted me an easel so I've been very lucky to have that since January of last year.)Cheers!
Do you have a schedule of where you'll be teaching next?
Very sincerely,
Marcy