Drawing inspiration from Native American Medicine Shields which is a declaration of the creators sacred intentions, we will create our own mixed media “creative mojo shield” to empower our creative souls and bless our sacred spaces.
Bring along a handful of objects you have been collecting that speak to you and we will craft into a personal and unique work of art that sing your personal story.
We will also be making our own paints from earth pigments to further infuse our pieces with a bit of extra mojo :)
Supply List:
- A piece of wood to work as a base, try to look around your space to recycle or repurpose something that already exits and speaks to you. Size guidelines are flexible, should be a minimum of 1/2” thick, and at least 7”x7”, square or rectangular is fine.
- a handful of objects you have been collecting or items with special meaning to embellish with.
- couple of paint brushes - small and large
- water container for washing brushes
- rag/towel for drying brushes
- adhesive of choice
- small 1” or less nails
- hammer
- beads or sequins or charms for embellishing
Optional:
- old jewelry to disassemble for components and chains
- small pliers
Teacher will Provide:
- paintmaking materials
- I will be providing each student with a mandala print to use, but if you feel adventurous and would like to create one yourself you can download the “Image Tricks” program for Macs for free at belightsoft.com and use the kaleidoscope effect on your own image. I like to make them from images of my artwork. If you are are comfortable in photoshop, there are lots of kaleidoscope actions available on the web for free as well.
