Teesha Moore

Down the Rabbit Hole with Teesha

In this technique-packed, 3-day workshop, we will start off by making an 8x8 hard bound journal with 60 pages of my favorite journaling paper. While learning useful bookbinding techniques, I will teach you how to combine collage & paint along with 3-dimensional technique's that will give depth to your covers. Also, learn how to make charms using your own art that we will hang from the spine and also make a couple pieces of jewelry from for fun.

Once the journal is complete, we'll start journaling in it as we go through all the steps I use to create my pages. These include painting the backgrounds, collage, composition, using pens, pencils and crayons, drawing, lettering and a discussion on what exactly to write on your pages and why. If you have taken my journaling workshop before, you have the option of creating a day planner in your journal using some of the same techniques. It's something I've been having lots of fun with lately.

There's a lot to cover in 3 days but I want you to go home with tons of techniques and ideas that you can incorporate into other projects in addition to being well on your way as a journal artist.

Supply List:

• scissors, ruler, bookbinding awl, pencil
• Golden brand soft gel medium (semi-gloss) -small container (matte or gloss is ok)
• Two 8x8 canvas boards (www.dickblick.com - their brand is good)
• 5 sheets of fabriano artistico 140 lb. hot press paper (sized 22x30)* -see below for cutting instructions.
• needle nose pliers
• tube of black acrylic paint
• tube of lime green acrylic (I like liquitex brilliant yellow green)
• tube of light blue acrylic (I like liquitex light blue)
• tube of titanium white acrylic
• tube of nickel azo yellow (or some type of gold color)
• tube of a dark blue acrylic (I like phthalo blue)
• a couple small old ruined brushes (or cheap 1/4" flat or a #2 bright...don't spend alot as they will get ruined)
• 1/2"-1" flat brush for glueing.
• gaffer's tape - 1 roll (7gypsies makes some good ones) any design you like.
• cup for paint water
• 2 rags or washcloths
• collage sheets (i will have some for sale)
• 2 pieces of scrapbook papers (optional)
• tombo mono adhesive double stick tape - permanent (bring a refill too) (will have some for sale)
• any pens, pencils or crayons you have that you like to use
• sharpie black pen (both the regular type and a fine line type)
• 1-2 magazines (for images)
  
  *please pre-cut your paper into 15 pieces that are sized 8x15-5/8. Bring one of the scrap pieces that is 8x6 for the "guide". (feel free to fold all pages in half to bring). Keep all your scraps as you can make smaller journals using them later.
  
  teacher will provide:
• bookbinding tape
• black foam
• bookbinding needles
• waxed polyester
• collage
• pens, etc.
• panpastels
• hand-out
• misc. other fun stuff to play with