Mark Making – Collaging in 2-D or 3-D from Nature with TERRI FRASER

This is a 2-day workshop about making marks. Marks from paint, found objects, garbage, printing, and whatever playful idea pops into your head. There are only a few boundaries, and they apply to the science, which may be ignored if so desired.

Tools and supplies to bring:

Comfortable walking shoes – bag for collecting – gloves for prickly found items

Notebook & or Sketchbook

Paints – oil, oil paint sticks, acrylic, watercolor

Pencils

Charcoal

Fabric (we will need to gesso for oil paints) or paper(heavier paper is encouraged - mixed media, arches oil, or heavy rag) to work on

Any items you have you might want to incorporate

Brushes

Sponges

Paper towels

Cleaning supplies

Lunch

If working with wire:

Soft copper wire (28 to 20 gauge) pink color can be turned brown or greenish

Soft annealed wire (28 to 20 gauge) black color

Soft brass wire (28 to 20 gauge) yellow color can be turned brown or greenish

Needle nose pliers

Round needle nose pliers

Wire cutters

Supplied for you:

Some – (feel free to bring your own)

Sewing tools

threads

Some upcycled items

wool

scissors

some wire tools

cold wax

encaustics

wire fencing

tissue

heat guns

FEE: $250 - $45 for supplies

Max participants - 10