Originally produced as a Five-Day workshop special, for those gentle, cosy days between December 26th - 31st, when time is soft and days are quiet and blurred. Gentle lessons for all level of experience, this is a SUPER LOW COST offering if you have never taken a workshop with me before and would like to know more! Lifetime access to enjoy at your own pace once enrolled. Enjoy mixed media techniques, borrowing from Nature as our inspiration.
This one is optional!
You can work on any substrate of you choice for these sessions.
Use your art journal, loose sheets of paper, even canvases!
I added this bonus demo as I decided to dedicate a special journal for this workshop and altered a children's book to make it even more interesting. Check out the thrift store - mine was 20p ( about 25 cents) ! It doesn't have to be a children's book of course, I just like them for the variety of shapes and sizes you can find!
I have tried to make these lessons as accessible as possible so that beginners don't need a huge bunch of supplies to dive in, but white gesso is recommended and works really well on most surfaces. You CAN also use white ( even cream or ivory) household matt emulsion paint, as long as the pages in the book you are altering are not too shiny, or it mght flake when dry. If the book is shiny, try sanding the pages before priming.
Also, you do NOT have to prime all the pages at once like I did! You can end each session by priming the page for the next day, or work on a couple at a time... whatever works for YOUR rhythm. I like to prepare the whole book, because then I have the choice to hop around and CHOOSE which page I am going to make the next project on - there are no rules, you don't have to use your pages in order ! Move about, work from the back or middle of your book.... follow your intuition!
Don't be afraid to be inventive and experiment!
We will be borrowing from Nature for our inspirations throughout this workshop. As I am releasing these lessons at the end of the year, a wintery theme seemed fitting, but you can of course choose references that reflect whatever your season you are in or pick a mixture of seasonal references that inspire you!
Dramatic silhouettes and contrasts for this session. There is no right or wrong, come explore with me!
Let's play with some textures! Simple materials - complex effects!
Pitter-patter raindrops... the beauty of water effects and luminous tones!
Here we borrow leafy shapes from Mother Nature as our inspiration and mix in a little texture and technique for an exciting final lesson. You may find you want to do more than one of these....!