This experiential workshop will take us out-of-doors, onto the beach and back again to the page. We’ll begin by making the short drive down to the Ft. Worden beach (rain or shine – be prepared to really be out doors for about an hour – be prepared for both rain and cold just in case) where we’ll create sand and found nature object sculptures…some would call them altars. We’ll visit each other’s creations, photograph them (I’ll have a Polaroid camera for that), then back to our studio room for journaling our experience and capturing the nature art we created on the page. Ft. Worden is a magical place and spending time on the beach in one creative mode leads naturally to capturing the moments in our journals through a mixed media exploration with Polaroids, drawing, painting and writing. This class is open to all – new journalers and experienced journalers alike. A brief demonstration of teacher provided materials will be given. While our ephemeral beach art will disappear with the next shifting of the tide, our journal pages will capture the experience. Come play outside and discover the power and inspiration of place.
Supply List:
- Your art journal
- One one-gallon size baggie with personal journal ephemera (i.e. scraps of art paper, magazine pictures that you like, packaging that you like (think cool tea boxes or other packing with beautiful art), photos, Xeroxes of favorite images, scraps of ribbon, scrap booking items)
- Scissors
- Small mat board and x-acto knife
- Favorite glue – if it’s matte medium, I’ll have it so you won’t need to bring it
- Any art materials that you’ll be bringing for other classes
- Pencil/writing pen
- Water colors if that’s your preferred medium, but not necessary
- Favorite journaling pens
- Alphabet stamps and ink pads if you like to use those, but not necessary
- Your camera – if you want more than one Polaroid to work with (I’ll have a small photo printer)
Teacher Will Provide:
- Polaroid Camera and film
- Paint brushes
- Acrylic paints
- Various Inks
- Matte Medium
- Caran D’Ache crayons
- Portfolio Oil Pastels
- White Pens
- Some collage ephemera
- Wet Ones
- Gesso
- Sharpie markers
- Other mark making tools
- Masking Tape
- Small HP printer
- Gel pens
A Little About ME
I am an artist, wife and mother of two teenagers living on the high plains of Colorado. I’m mad about journaling and have been at it in my studio and on the road for 10 years. I love to cook and eat (not in that order), travel and explore (always, anywhere), garden sporadically (and in small containers), museum hop, blog (exploring life, travel and art – the good stuff) dance (with or without a partner), teach art (big and tiny humans) scavenge and collect (think corvid librarian), am inspired by the intricacies and divine beauty of nature, and am a life long learner and experimenter. In a former life I was Associate Publisher of a nationally circulated environmental magazine called Buzzworm. You can find my work on my blog and in these publications: 1000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries Sokol, Beaded Embellishment by Amy Clarke, 500 Beaded Objects by Lark Books, and in issues of Studios Magazine, Beadwork Magazine and Cloth, Paper, Scissors Magazine and in The Brooklyn Art Library’s Sketchbook Project.
