“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
~Marcel Proust
Book of Flowers
Zoom Art Class
The Replay is available with lifetime access
Cost: $20
I love teaching in-person art workshops. An immediate sense of community and creative energy floats through the space. It is important to me that everyone walks away feeling inspired, nurtured, and loved when I teach an in-person art workshop.
How do I make this happen via Zoom?
For starters, I have a little "Welcome Gift" waiting for you once you register, along with a lovely little workbook with printables, reference photos, and a place to take notes during the class.
The best part is we can all chat, ask questions, share our work, and have fun creating together. Just thinking about it makes me bubble over with excitement. And there will be a little surprise once we say goodbye to keep you inspired and creating.
Let me tell you a little about the class.
We will transform an ordinary sketchbook into a rich tapestry of ideas filled with contour drawings, botanical sketches, color studies, painted flowers, stitched collages, pressed flowers, and use a mix of papers you have on hand.
During our two hours together, I will share a few lessons I've created, especially for this class.
Creating a beautiful color palette inspired by flowers
Contour drawing
Quick Sketches
Small Expressive Florals that you can tuck into your book.
Collage
Stitching
Painting on Fabric
Pressing flowers and adding small elements of collage papers inspired by vintage botanicals
Altering our ordinary sketchbook with fun papers
We won't fill every page but plant the seeds to allow new ideas to take root and bloom.
Art Supplies
MY THOUGHTS ON ART SUPPLIES
It is easy to get swept away with art supplies, especially when you begin a new class. You don't need everything on the list! I suggest that you substitute with what you have on hand. I've made my best discoveries through substitution.
Please feel free to substitute any color, brand, or supply for something you already have.
Sketchbook -- I suggest a smaller sketchbook that you can keep when you're out and about or on a trip. I like the Handbook Sketchbook. The paper is a high-quality cream drawing paper that will stand up to watercolor sketches, acrylic paints, pastels, collages, etc.
Papers - Gather the paper you have on hand. I will use kraft paper, wrapping paper, vintage paper, handmade paper, tracing paper, and watercolor paper. The idea is to use up your stuff!! Get creative, reuse packing materials, gift bags, etc.
Pencils & Pens - anything you have on hand. Charcoal pencils, micron pens, paint pens, graphite, colored pencils -- anything you love to make marks with.
Paint - You can use what you feel comfortable using. I will use a combination of Golden's high-flow and regular heavy-body acrylic paints. You don't need to use the same colors I use, but if you're interested, I've included the links.
Caribbean Pink -- any light pink will work
Golden's High Flow - Sap Green - you don't need it, but I will demonstrate how I use it.
Adhesives:
Elmer's Craft Bond Glue Stick is great for what we will do with our pages.
Yes Paste OR Goldens Heavy Body Medium
Mediums
Goldens Gloss (or Satin) Glazing Medium. This works excellent with Acrylic Paint and creates layers and movement with your paint.
Fabric, ribbons, and other textiles you have on hand. I will be using a small piece of linen, cotton fabric, a few pieces of unprimed cotton canvas (you can use pieces of a cotton drop cloth), and a few small bits of ribbons in colors I love.
Embroidery Thread & Needle (optional)
Ruler
Scissors
Assorted Paint Brushes
And most importantly -- A few fresh flowers.
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