Art Journaling I
Art Journaling I
Instructor: Robin Adair
Mondays 5:30-8:30pm
10 weeks: September 22 to December 1 (no class October 13)
Location: Online
$387.50 (supplies not included)
Prerequisite: None
This ten-week course will explore a range of techniques and exercises for developing a personal art book using images and language. This course is for anyone and everyone who has the desire to tap into new creative channels without the pressure of producing a finished masterpiece. You do not have to be a visual artist or creative writer to benefit from this course. You will be shown a variety of ways to kick start the creative process including automatic writing exercises, ink and watercolour techniques, gel transfers, reflective writing, collage and recycled poetry.
Syllabus:
- A brief history of art journaling practices over the last century
- Automatic writing
- Gel transfer technique and collage poem
- Journal construction and day in a life: writing the quotidian
- Journal construction (continued) and eraser poem
- Memory mapping and brush and ink
- Building a palimpsest page
- Constructing a personal narrative
- Independent work
Supplies
- 8.5 x 11 journal, your choice of style
- Writing tool(s) of your choice
- 8 oz Golden GAC 100
- Small bottle of Elmer’s white glue
- Set of acrylic paints in tubes
- Set of acrylic brushes, assorted sizes
- Small bottle of water-proof India ink
- Bamboo brush
- Package of rice paper
- Quill nib pens, assorted sized nibs
- 12 inch metal ruler
- Small self-healing cutting mat
- Utility knife
- 9" x 11" pad of bristol board
Note: From week to week you may be asked to bring various items (photos, printed images, or recycled objects) to use as raw material in art projects, or as prompts for writing exercises.
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