Lonely Hearts

If I could have designed my own heart, it would have been a littler different looking. It would have been a bit more, shall we say “industrial” or “steampunk”, filled with gears and gizmos…it is a machine afterall…might as well look like one. Well in this class you can redesign your ticker in your fashion. We are create a heart form, found objects, images and anything else we can think of and create a very personalized heart. This will be done using techniques such assemblage, collage, painting, and even a bit of metal embossing. Make sure to bring plenty of found objects; after all we don’t want your project to come off “half-hearted”. This is definitely not a class for the “faint hearted”. Okay I’ll stop now.

Supply List:

• I’ll be supplying a wooden block to build the heart. size 1 ½” x 1 ½” x 1“
• Variety of found objects that might be interesting additions to the shrine. Items like watch parts, gears, typewriter parts….just about anything, really. Milagros, bolts, pieces of old metal, straps of leather…anything.
• 1/4lb Aves Apoxy Clay (non toxic epoxy putty).
• A small box about the size Approx. 3”× 3”x2”. These will be available at Absolutely Everything
• Collage elements- photos and ephemera of all sorts
• Paint Brushes (a couple small detail brushes, and some cheap brushes (1/2 inch to 1 inch in size)
• String, twine and wire (a couple of different smaller gauges)
  
  Optional:
• Metal Embossing Tools if you have them. I’ll bring stuff for folks to use and will go over the process but to avoid a wait anyone who has there own is welcome to bring them. Ten Second
• Studio is a good company.
• Basic Tools…pliers, scissors,
• Matte Medium - fluid
• Paint (acrylic…preferably Golden brand…either fluid or heavy body will work) small tubes will
  • Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold
  • Black (Mars or Carbon)
  • Titanium White
  • Pthalo Green (blue shade)
  • Dioxazine Purple
  • Van Dyke Brown
  • Paynes Gray
  • Quinacridone Crimson
• Optional Paints
  • Anthraquinone Blue
  • Van Dyke Brown
  • Micaceous Iron Oxide
• A smattering of screws, bolts, nails (different sizes)
• Adhesives
  • Dap Kwik Seal Plus (white)- get this at the hardware store
  • E6000
  
  Optional:
• Metal Embossing Tools if you have them. I’ll bring stuff for folks to use and will go over the process but to avoid a wait anyone who has there own is welcome to bring them. Ten Second