Painting, Printing and Collage with Paper and Fabric

This class is closed. Waitlist only available.

5 days - All levels

The essence of the work in these five days is learning and following a process of intuitive thinking. You will be building five collages, beginning with simple marks and shapes; each day building layers of paint, stitching, paper and silk. You will be building shapes, structure and texture into canvases using hand or machine stitching. We will work with and have demonstrations in simple silk-screen, painting, ink applications, resist, etc. and layering of photo transfers and other papers onto canvas. The finished product is always a surprise and changes many times. This is a process loaded with fun. You will learn to trust in the process and the outcome.

Taught by: Fran Skiles

Supply List

Sewing machine is required, but used only on the first day.

3 yards white cotton duck (washed)

1 yard black cotton duck ( washed)

1 quart white gesso, gloss or matte medium 32 oz.

small bottle acrylic ink (brown or black)

1 yard "stitch and tear" Pellon

foam brushes (variety of sizes)

Accessories

scissors

pins

thread

measuring tape

pencil

ruler

masking tape

thick and thin embroidery thread (black, white and neutral)

embroidery needles

rags or paper towels

plastic bags to transport work

water container

1 spray bottle

heavy plastic for work surface

Photo copies

These black & white and color, photo copies can be any images you would like to work with. This might include personal photography, magazine and newspaper images. Any print material especially including text (which can add interest to a collage). Print your images, black & white and color on copy paper. It would be helpful to have high contrast images, image size 11 x 17, and multiples. In other words more that you think you will need.

Materials Fee $25 covers the following:

pigments

paint

watercolor crayons

oil sticks

stamping supplies

gel medium

silk fabric

Japanese paper

extra required materials