Last night I sent out a notice to all the people who have signed up for workshop updates on my website telling them about this new class. Perhaps you got it – if so, thanks for being on the list.
As a teacher, when I put something out there as an art lesson, I want it to be perfect. But Perfect is the enemy of Done, so here it is, a new finished workshop, warts and all. It’s kind of like what most of us do in our studio practice – start with an idea of perfection, then listen to our intuition as we work and realize that perfect would actually be kind of boring. At least that’s what I tell myself!
Actually there are two new workshops, one is a mini-free-one. Both use images from a series of illustrations I’m developing for mixed-media artists called The Composed Collage Collection. It’s amazing to me how illustration has changed since I worked as an illustrator in the 80’s for our newspaper. More fun, less drudgery, thanks to technology! I thank my lucky stars that fate took me to the Computer Science Department at Trinity University in 2004 where I got to teach and learn all about this newfangled stuff.
Anyway, these ramblings are just for SHARDS readers who know me, warts and all. Onward!
New Workshop: The Composed Collage – SISTERS
This workshop teaches composition through collage with curated content. You’ll create collages in two ways – one, starting from scratch building great bones for your work, and the other, more random way, by making a “content map” and finding the best compositions on that map. As a bonus, you’ll also learn now to create a fabric banner collage.
New Free Mini-Workshop: Connected Collage – An Art Journal Page
This little freebie takes you through a 30-minute collage on a journal page – it’s a great way to start your day in the studio.
New Image Collection for composed Collages:
SISTERS
SAVANNAH
CHILD FRIDA
CHEYENNE
These are truly gorgeous collections, if I do say so myself. They are designed to be components that you tear, glue, rearrange, combine and otherwise claim for your own. Each set is just $14 and you can print them out on almost any surface that will go through your printer – Lutrador, tissue, transfer film, or my favorite, plain old printer paper. The sets come with a free composition how-to booklet.
Here is a video that tells you about all three of these new adventures and how they are interrelated:
This video shows each of the collections for the Composed Collages – all are available on my website for just $14 a set and each collection includes a booklet on the AB3sof composition.
That’s it for today – I hope you have a safe end-of-summer holiday!
Thanks for reading SHARDS!
♥Lyn
If I sign up for the two new workshops can I use the next month? I won’t be able to do them until October. Thank you, Cindy
Absolutely – you can use them any time.
Lyn❤️❤️
You are truly the best and most amazing person and artist! I will always be “IN” on anything you offer! You are so inspiring and your messages always make me laugh or at the very least smile big❤️ Love all of your art and artistic ventures & adventures!
Thank You for being the person that your are❤️