Collection or Obsession

Some call it collecting, accumulating, or gathering, some call it obsession. Creative people love to surround themselves and draw inspiration from our "stash" of treasures. Inspiration for this book comes from a collection of vintage anatomical drawings and broken doll parts.

Layers of paint and collage are the base for this hand constructed book. You will create mixed media layered paper for the cover and pages of the book, using several techniques, collage, stenciling, stamping and printing. We will create part of our "collection" with paper, metal tape and transparencies.

Learn some sclupey basics to create beads, charms, doll parts and image transfers. You will learn how to make molds so that you can create your own collection of Sculpey parts that can be used in your book. Finally, you will hand sew 9 signatures on to the cover and I will demonstrate beading techniques and tips. The book form will be completed in class and then you can continue adding to your collection at your pleasure.

Kit Fee $10

Supply List

• Scissors
• UHU glue sticks
• Large paper needle
• Embroidery floss- 1 black, 1 red, 1 cream
• Bone folder
• Sculpey- 2 oz. pack each of white, cream or tan, and translucent
• Small awl
• Sculpey tools- you can get an inexpensive set called "Clay Tool Variety
• Set" Studio by Sculpey, which is about $8.00 or you can use a wooden skewer, a pencil with an eraser, and an ex-acto knife.
  
  Optional:
• materials you like to play with and collect
• Purchased scrap-booking paper
• Painted papers
• Fabric Scraps
• Collage materials, photo copies of original art work, paper ephemera
• Beads, charms, buttons, safety pins
  
  Kit Fee $10 includes:
• Paper for the cover
• Interior fabric for the cover
• Pre-cut paper for the pages
• Collage materials- plus printed anatomical drawing copies & transparencies
• Printed instructions
• Acrylic paint and matt medium
• Metal tape
• Bee's wax