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Beguilling House Book with Jill Berry Beguilling House Book with Jill Berry
We deconstructed vintage children’s stories beginning with converting the cover into the roof of the Book House, and the pages books of stories that fill the rooms. Book making, box making, painting, collage, storytelling and some illustration techniques were covered in this nostalgic journey.
43 photos
Mask Maker, Mask Maker, Make Me a Mask with Michael deMeng Mask Maker, Mask Maker, Make Me a Mask with Michael deMeng
We played with concept of using various found objects or existing masks, we are going to transform them into strange and unusual facial disguises. We also made plaster forms from our own face. Making masks is different than merely wearing them; it can be a process for artists to reveal what is veiled inside one’s soul. It is a strange art form that keeps secrets but also simultaneously unearths hidden worlds. Oh, the irony.
46 photos
Urn You Keep with Michael deMen Urn You Keep with Michael deMen
Now Michael is of a belief that to be a great artist you need to put yourself, body and soul, into your pieces. So perhaps I’m taking it a bit far with this idea, but hey why not create a nice little space for you to dwell in after you “shuffled off this mortal” coil? I
48 photos
Judy Wilkenfeld's Twenty-Two Workshop Judy Wilkenfeld's Twenty-Two Workshop
We learned how to put mixed media works, assemblages and shrines into a book of fabrics papers, photos and metal.
71 photos
Alternative Photo Workshop with Dean Ebben Alternative Photo Workshop with Dean Ebben
We learn how to create photographic images to your work without the use of a darkroom creating cyanotypes.
100 photos
Plant Fiber Paper Making with Nancee Wipperfurth Plant Fiber Paper Making with Nancee Wipperfurth
There is something magical about making paper by hand. You start with a fiber: the fallen leaves from the maple tree in your yard, or the bast fiber from the milkweed sticks you harvested from the roadside. You cook it, beat it, and pull it into a layer of wet pulp that dries into the most beautiful paper — comprised of textural earth tones and feathery deckle edges.
68 photos
Flying Pig Gallery Flying Pig Gallery
An amazing point if destination. Must visit. Must experience.
13 photos
Bone Folders Guild Bone Folders Guild "Contained" exhibit
A must see exhibit of thought provoking art expresses through the book form.
14 photos
Jane Wynn - Hunter Gatherer Workshop Jane Wynn - Hunter Gatherer Workshop
Exploring the fascinating world of assemblage art using found objects and create a stunning sculptural piece that creates an amazing dynamic personal narrative.
72 photos
Richard Salley's Warming Up To Cold Connections II Richard Salley's Warming Up To Cold Connections II
3 Days of etching, wire working, attaching, and faux bone techniques. The results: At least 3 completed pieces of jewelry.
103 photos
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