This is a workshop about making marks. Marks from paint, found objects, garbage, printing, and whatever playful idea pops into your head. There are only a few boundaries, and they apply to science, which may be ignored if so desired.
Tools and supplies to bring:
Comfortable walking shoes – bag for collecting – gloves for prickly found items
Notebook & or Sketchbook
Paints – oil, oil paint sticks, acrylic, watercolor
Pencils
Charcoal
Fabric (we will need to gesso for oil paints) or paper(heavier paper is encouraged - mixed media, arches oil, or heavy rag) to work on
Any items you have you might want to incorporate
Brushes
Sponges
Tissue
Paper towels
Cleaning supplies
If working with wire:
Soft copper wire (28 to 20 gauge) pink color can be turned brown or greenish
Soft annealed wire (28 to 20 gauge) black color
Soft brass wire (28 to 20 gauge) yellow color can be turned brown or greenish
Needle nose pliers
Round needle nose pliers
Wire cutters
*Highly encourage to have a box to transport finished or almost finished work home.
Supplied for you (feel free to bring your own):
Sewing tools
threads
Some upcycled items
scissors
encaustics
heat guns
What a day will look like:
The start of a day will be with a gentle wander around Sagamore. Absorbing ideas, gathering anything you find that piques your interest and or finding a happy spot sitting sketching, noting or just looking.
We will then return to the Hen House and start exploring the joy of mark making. I will have a few examples for exploration and show a few ways to get started.
Lunch break
Optional wander and finding mission.
Back to the Hen House for more creating.
4pm– show and tell critique