CREATE Retreat Chicago!

Next month I am looking forward to teaching 2 classes at the CREATE Retreat.  On Thursday I will be teaching Fragile Fusion Mixed Media Book and on Friday a Surface Design for Fabric Class. I will teach my favorite techniques and discuss the products I like using. I hope you can join me for 2 fun days of creating!

Fragile Fusion Mixed Media Book (6 hours) Date: Thursday, August 25 Time: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Technique: Art Journaling/Book Making Instructor: Rebekah Meier Price: $145.00 Materials Fee: $15.00 Interfacing, fusible web, paints, inks, and other cool ingredients are the focus for creative expression in this mixed media class. We will create a very unique material made with tissue paper and fusible web that can be fused to just about anything. In this class the tissue material will be used to create pages for a simple book that will also be made from interfacing.    Students Should Bring: 1 bottle metallic gold acrylic paint (such as Lumiere Brass color), 2-3 favorite thin acrylic paints such as golden fluid, Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow, or Liquitex acrylic ink, small bottle Matte Medium (can be shared), watercolor paper 3 sheets 140 lb weight, 11" x 15" (any brand). Optional items for decoration: metal embellishments (such as Vintaj), beads with button thread and needle, wood discs, favorite stencils and rubber stamps(including ones with script), gift tissue paper and 1 ply paper napkins (a good variety in various colors including neutral colors)--prints with script work well and also dress tissue pattern pieces also work well, 2-3 flat paint brushes, 1 stencil brush, scissors, rubber stamps and pigment ink (such as Brilliance, if you have it) or Staz-On (black), smock or apron, container for water Surface Design for Fabric (6 hours) Date: Friday, August 26 Time: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Technique: Printmaking/Surface Design Instructor: Rebekah Meier Price: $145.00 Materials Fee: $5.00    In this workshop, students will learn surface design techniques for creating collage style fabric. Transform plain white fabric into your own custom designed piece of art that can stand alone or be used for any mixed media project. Monoprinting, layered design, resists, dripping, dropping, and adding images will be covered.    Students Should Bring: 3-4 Yards PFD white cotton fabric, scissors, apron, water container, 2 flat paintbrushes, 2 foam brushes, 1 stencil brush, favorite rubber stamps, Staz On ink (or other archival ink in black and other colors of choice) and stencils--include stamps with a script design and foam stamps (optional), 3-5 acrylic paints (bring your favorite brand and colors, 1-2 favorite metallic paint colors (If you have Dye-na-flow paint, bring it also) 1 small bottle white and black acrylic, plastic paint spreader, ephemera (optional that can be applied to fabric with gel medium) small jar Gel Medium (optional if adding images to fabric, can be shared), freezer paper

Comments

[pattisj]

Love the colors/textures on your examples, great eye candy!

[Cassy]

That's good to know. Sharing or teaching innate skills to others is a very good act. The more you will be very good at it.

Nice post. Keep it up.