Description

Create realistic or fanciful flower portraits using the techniques of stencils and templates, without any drawing skills. Use recycled paper as “paint” to create unique works of art. You will make two or more attractive, frame-ready pieces featuring your favorite blooms. You can use these secret techniques to create an infinite number of other works at home and surprise yourself with how sophisticated your results can be.

About the Instructor

Susan Schenk has been teaching her unique form of collage for 10 years

Susan Schenk has been teaching her unique form of collage for 10 years, helping students who want to paint with paper to create frame ready works without extensive drawing skills or expensive supplies. Focusing on shapes, she guides students to create representational works using paper as a form of mosaic.

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Materials List

You will need to bring:

8 x 10 or larger color photo or photocopy of some favorite flowers. Calendar images are great, and there will be plenty of images in class. Close-ups are best. Your image will not be damaged.

Papers that are interesting to you and old magazines to cut up

Your favorite scissors

A cutting mat and Exacto knife if you have one. Extras available in class.

Provided by instructors:

Reference photos

Samples of finished works

Scrap papers, magazines, 12 x 12 scrapbook sheets, old maps, etc.

Scissors

Mats for finished work

Yes! Paste and spreader; additional glues and tape

A clear plastic document protector for templates

Sharpies and various pens

Stencil making materials

Pencils

Cloth rags

Light table

Blue tape

11 x 14 substrates

Surface to glue on (Old telephone books, old catalogs, larger magazines, newspaper)

Q-tip and alcohol to clean up Sharpie goofs

Cutting mat and Exacto knife

Water soluble crayons or pencils

Fine pointed pens for details when things are dry

Deli paper and a brayer to smooth out bubbles

Tissue paper like gift wrap

Stabilo water soluble pencil, black

Uniball Signo gel pen, white (Write on anything. Gold and silver are fun as well.)