Collage, Assemblage, Mixed Media WORKSHOP
 
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Creative Soul: a Portfolio of YOU
Instructor: Traci Bautista
 

What brings you happiness?  A smile to your face? What feeds your soul? What images do you relate to? Words that describe YOU.colors that call to YOU.who are YOU? These are questions you will answer as you paint, collage and build a visual journal that expresses your creative soul.

DAY 1: Making Marks & Collage Canvas:  Spend the day exploring a myriad of painting and mark making techniques. We will begin by working on a couple of large canvas 24"x36" surfaces of paper and fabric. You will be lead through a series of jumpstarts to make creative backgrounds, spilling words, writing thoughts . splashing .. dripping paint, scribbling color and making marks. In the afternoon, build textured canvases with paint and layers of mixed media collage.

DAY 2: the self portrait journey An exploration of YOU!: Start the morning with a photo journey through the grounds of Valley Ridge to capture unique images as inspiration to create a self-portrait collage. The self portrait can be interpreted in many ways...YOU will be creating a collage painting that incorporates an abstract drawing of you, a collage of your favorite things or a representation of combination of both. You will be lead through creative exercises to create layers of paper, fabric and images that represent your creative spirit.

DAY 3: PORTFOLIO: construction: The portfolio will be constructed from all the artwork pieces you have created from the first two days. The portfolio panels are stitched or taped together to make a long banner, a mini journal is hand stitched in the center of the portfolio with pages that flips and folds in a random fashion. The finished book opens up to reveal your creative soul through paintings, images and words.

 
 
 
Making Marks
Collage Canvas
the Self-Portrait
the Portfolio
Click photos to zoom. Copyright Traci Bautista
 
  Studio & Material Fee:
  Material fee covers Collage Unleashed art-making kit of textured papers, banner paper, cotton drill, denim and muslin fabric, collage images, fabric paints, acrylic inks, Dixie cups, parchment paper, freezer paper, glitter, pens, mark making tool kit, plastic pipettes, a few magazines, plastic paint scraper, Fabric Fusion adhesive, Collage Pauge, matte varnish, hemp string/ribbon, binder clips, waxed linen, masking tape, paper towels, unmounted stamps/texture tools and stencils, Collage Unleashed inspiration guide and miscellaneous student supplies.
 
  Student Supplies:
  Students should bring the following supplies:
  • Favorite heavy bodied or fluid acrylic colors (bring 5-7 colors plus black & white)
  • 20 sheets -Misc. papers up to 12"x18" to use to paint (examples: heavy drawing paper, copy paper, newsprint, Xerox copies, watercolor graph paper, envelopes, maps, ledger paper, things you have collected or in your studio. Try not to buy any new paper)
  • A collection of YOU: bring a few fabric scraps, trim, images, drawings, photos, magazine clippings, black & white photocopies of text/fonts, etc.
  • A favorite magazine
  • 2-3 paint brushes, flat and round
  • 2 - 1" foam brushes
  • 2 water containers
  • Brayer
  • Golden molding paste - small jar
  • Trowel palette knife
  • Gesso - 8 oz. jar
  • A roll of tape (colored masking tape or gaffers tape)
  • Book binding needle
  • Beads and embellishments (like E-beads or anything that will fit in over your waxed linen)
  • Metal ruler
  • Scissors
  • Bone folder
  • Painting smock
  • If you are local and driving in, please consider bringing a sewing machine. Sewing is optional, you can also use tape to attach pages, but if you want a stitched look bring a machine.
 
  Optional Supplies:
  Other than a sewing machine if you are driving in, none recommended
   
 
 
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
 




   
 
   

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Program Details
 
 
Date: 5/29/2009 to
5/31/2009
Time: 9:30 AM-
4:30 PM
Level: All Levels
Min/Max: 8/15
 
  Fees
 
 
Registration Fee $442.50
Studio & Material Fee $40.00
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about the instructor
 

Traci is creative director of treiC Designs, a mixed media artist, designer and author. She creates vibrant handmade journals, REVAMPED vintage wearables, handbags and collage paintings that are layered with rich textures of painted papers, stitched fabric, "girlie glam" ink drawings and free style lettering. She designs [kL LäJ], an eclectic line of paper aRt! kits. Traci travels internationally and across the US to offer workshops on artist's books and mixed media. Her artwork has been featured in various magazines, books and on HGTV & DIY. Traci is the author of, Collage Unleashed, and writes for various Stampington & Co. publications. In 2008, Traci launched Collage Pauge, a line of collage adhesives and tools in JoAnn's and Hobby Lobby stores. To learn more about her artwork, events and creative musings visit her web site or her blog [creativityUNLEASHED].
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