New Collage Paintings, again

A couple of new pieces I developed from workshop samples. I'm not sure if either of them is finished, but they are both finished for now. I'm teaching Scribble Collage as a two evening workshop tomorrow and Thursday in Manchester, VT, through Green Mountain Academy. Then next week I'm off to The Queen's Ink in Maryland for my five workshops in four days stint. Meanwhile, I'm focusing on making collage paintings and still experimenting with encaustics. All good fun and hard work!

The QUEEN'S Workshops

Yes, it's time to visit The Queen's Ink, in Savage, MD again!!! This time we're offering FIVE workshops in THREE days, November 4, 5, and 6. Yikes!!! We'll begin with Scribble Collage on Thursday, all day; then in the evening we'll do Collage in a Box, which is a handmade hinged box with a set of collage note cards. On Friday we'll make a panel book - a special type of accordion book, in which you can use your scribble painted papers, or anything else to decorate it or add content. On Saturday we're going to make little dream houses in foam core, using collage and found (or purchased) objects to bring the dreams to life! Saturday evening is a new workshop, the Jewel Box, which incorporates paper and glue-gem mosaic. I'll post a close-up of the mosaic here, to whet your appetite. Hope some of you can make it!!

The Queen's Ink Workshops

I had an absolutely GREAT time at The Queen's Ink in Savage, MD over the weekend, teaching three workshops. Patti Euler, the Queen herself, was a fabulous host, and took very good care of me while I was there. The students were art quilters, collage artists, book binders, mixed media artists, long-time customers of The Queen's Ink, painters, photographers, and more, each bringing her own skills and perspective to the workshops. What a BLAST! Patti and I have scheduled more workshops for November 4, 5, and 6. Stay tuned!

Workshops at The Queen's Ink

I am so excited to be teaching at The Queen's Ink in Savage, MD, in June. We're offering three workshops: Collage in the Box Format, Unbinding the Visual Journal, and a new workshop, Collage Layering with Paint and Tissue.

Collage Layering with Paint & Tissue
Sunday, June 13th / 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Instructor: Guest Artist Jane Davies
Class fee: $70.00
In this workshop we will discover the possibilities of creating color, texture, and image spontaneously and intuitively using primarily tissue-weight papers, paint, gesso, and drawing tools. We start by creating a basic composition in tissue paper, and then build layers by brushing, rolling, sponging, stamping, and scraping paint between more tissue and collage papers. We'll also explore techniques of subtractive collage, tearing and scratching through the layers to reveal depth and complexity. We'll use drawing and collage imagery to finish the compositions, bringing them into focus and balance. This is an approach to collage that emphasizes process and open-ended exploration rather than a particular goal. Come join the fun, and discover a new sense of freedom in your artistic endeavors!