Paper and Friends

Using die-cut shapes from your choice of cardstock, make your own gift boxes or mini-village of tiny houses.  These versatile constructions can be decorated with personal effects like family photos or concert tickets.  All materials will be provided, however, feel free to bring your own saved papers, photos, or artwork. Choose your papers and shop my extensive supply of embellishments and ephemera to make completely unique three-dimensional collage pieces.  You will have ample time to complete several houses in two sizes in this three-hour class.

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Create a unique portrait with mixed media and collage. Using an oval watercolor paper base, students will create background atmosphere with watercolor or gouache and then compose a layered nest of textures and colors to highlight a beautiful face.  Participants are free to bring their own black and white photos or select from a huge supply of historical and contemporary resources.  These compositions will be augmented with embroidery and other small natural elements and are suitable for framing.

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Using die-cut components, we will create unique posable figures.  They could be a figure from history, yourself or a loved one.  In this three hour class, each student will assemble a figure and then design and create clothing and accessories from paper and/or fabric. Participants will be able to shop my studio collection for embellishments and mixed media components to complement their figure.  Participants may use the provided die-cut heads or cut and illustrate their own unique visage.

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Join me and guest teacher Irene Tsuneta to learn every kind of paper flower we know! You will recognize many of these flowers as decorative elements in my work and employ these techniques to your own artwork and gifts.  Participants will have the opportunity to create three-dimensional paper flowers from cardstock, maps, tissue paper, dictionary pages and more.  We will be using rolled, wired and layered techniques as well as a few origami styles.  Students can select from an immense supply of paper and make as many samples as they like.

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Transform a black and white photograph or postcard into a one-of-a-kind work of art.

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This three hour class will begin with basic stitch samples on a card stock template and then move into design and preparation of the final artwork.  Instruction will also cover composition and color, pre-punching holes in stages, how to recover from mistakes and paper collapse and simple framing options. 

Participants are encouraged to bring family photo reproductions if they choose (best if printed on matte, not glossy photo paper), however they may also select items from the artist’s extensive photo and postcard collection. 

Embroidery kits will be provided including stitch template, needle threader, cardboard, punching needle and embroidery needles.

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Create one-of-a-kind mixed media floral illustration. In this three hour class, each participant will create multiple studies of simple floral illustrations on reclaimed materials. These could be vintage dictionary or history pages, maps or pages from an Italian novel.  We will make practice sketches of stylized floral elements prior to moving on to finished pieces.  Similar to Zen doodle classes, we will enjoy the mindfulness and camaraderie of creating in a group. Mounted on thick paper, these illustrations with added elements may be colored and highlighted; ready for framing.

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Create wearable art! Design your own red-carpet worthy sunburst crown with all supplies included.  This is a big project for a three-hour class, so we can work until each crown is finished.  Each student will design and complete a unique and show stopping golden tiara.  This hands-on workshop will use die-cut spiral flowers, shish-kebob skewers and a whole lot of hot glue.  The assemblage will be spray painted gold and then embellishments will include beads, stick-on jewels and gold foil.

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This three-hour introduction to paper garments class will begin with mini six-inch mannequins and graduate to large, two foot mannequins. This class will follow the course of my own creative development from two-dimensional garment representation to the large three-dimensional pieces I make today.  Students will work with various paper and mixed media elements to convey three-dimensional drape, flair and decoration on a two-dimensional framework.  Each person will have the opportunity to shop my copious ephemera, ribbon and embellishment collection to create truly unique pieces.  All supplies will be provided, including die-cut mannequins to build upon.

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