Collage, Assemblage, Mixed Media WORKSHOP

 
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All on Board for Mixed Media
Instructor: Mary Beth Shaw
 

In this class, you will experiment and play with all the boards and panels that are on the market today. From the incredibly versatile Claybord to Gesso Board to Pastel Board to MDF to Wood panels, we will check out all the rigid substrates.  Work on a number of pieces at one time, trying the same technique across the board (tee hee) to see how they react and how unique effects can be achieved. You will work with stencils and texture mediums, crackle paste that really cracks, gold leaf and 3D semi-sculptural elements.

We will play with acrylic paints, inks, paint markers, soft and oil pastels, airbrush paints and rubber stamps. Carve texture into the pieces and also build textural dimension on top of the pieces. Paint and collage and distress to your heart's content. And finally, learn how your end products can easily be bound into books or mounted on floating cradles.

Mary Beth will bring all the supplies except for a few listed below.

 
 
 
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  Studio & Material Fee:
 

Material Fee covers:

  • All boards in a variety of sizes
  • Paints, fluid acrylics, heavy body and gessoes
  • Acrylic inks, alchohol inks
  • Paint markers
  • Soft and oil pastels
  • Airbrush paints
  • Rubber stamps
  • Stencils
  • Collage materials
  • Texture mediums
  • Crackle medium
  • Miscellaneous student supplies

 
  Student Supplies:
  Students should bring the following supplies:
  • Bristle brushes (not foam) – your choice quantity and size, just bring a few of various sizes
  • Scissors
  • Pencil Palette (either a pad or whatever you normally use)
 
  Optional Supplies:
  If you have specific collage items or rubber stamps that you wish to use, bring those along. And you may also want gloves and an apron since we will be messy.
   
 
 
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
 




   
 
   
 
Program Details
 
 
Date: 4/24/2010 to
4/25/2010
Time: 9:30 AM-
4:30 PM
Level: All Levels
Min/Max: 8/15
 
  Fees
 
 
Registration Fee $295.00
Studio & Material Fee $30.00
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about the instructor

 

Mary Beth Shaw worked in the insurance industry for 18 years before she went crazy one day and quit her job.   While exploring her creativity, she re-ignited a childhood love of art.  She is now ecstatic to support herself as a full time painter, living a “gypsy” life and participating in fine art fairs nationwide.  Her mixed media process utilizes pastel, ink, marker and acrylics layered with various collage materials; she welcomes so-called “mistakes” because they lead to wonderful opportunities and discoveries.  She works in series and has several bodies of work that employ her own symbolism of embedded meaning.  Living in St. Louis with her husband and 3 cats, Mary Beth is passionate about every moment of life.
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