Symbolic Icons

Anahata Katkin

ICON: • “A symbol that illustrates a concept or message without the use of words.”

Using collage & mixed media we will create two dynamic & personal Icons. Each artist will draw freely from their own Symbolic Alphabet as they work to create new characters that will be both symbolic and spontaneous. We will cover collage and composition techniques, suggestive support with new materials & ideas as well as outline creative principals throughout the day. Each artist will emerge with two frameable, print-sized, Icons.

Supply List:

• 2 large pieces of canvas board roughly 11 X 17 or the closest you can find. Canvas board is that cheap stuff you see at craft/ art stores that is basically cardboard with canvas wrapped onto it.
• a lil’ bit O gessso
• clear Acrylic Gel Medium, (*I prefer gloss from either Danielle Smith or Golden)
• mixed sized brushes
• a rag
• 2 garbage bags
• scissors
• Black sumi ink
• A pizza cutter ( new or old - but you’ll wreck it good)
• black charcoal (*Get the pressed kind in square sticks)
• A couple of colored inks (*I prefer Dr. Ph Martins Bombay Colors -they are bright and translucent)
• Good acrylic paints and/ or Watercolors- current color favorites are fine (*I like Golden, or
• Danielle Smith) just a few colors is fine.
• Caran d’Ache Crayons (if you don’t already have some it’s worth it!)
• Uniball White Signo Pen (*I have them on my website)
• Black writing pens like Uniballs etc
  
  
• The following will help to enrich your experience. The sooner you prepare your goodies the better you will feel when you arrive. This list is open to interpretation:
  
  
• favorite new or old photos you love bring color copies of them in various sizes. You may also want to do this with favorite things like, birds, hands, hats, name tags, flowers, labels, animals, crowns etc. Bring any collage elements that have circular patterns, central focal points, or cool lines, textures or patterns. Maps, Chinese papers, old books- you get the drift. Simple stamps like alphabets, stars & circles- not the fancy kind. Happy Hunting!!!
  
  
• If you have any questions please email me : InspirationEngine@yahoo.com. www.Anahataart.com