WORKSHOPS
Everyone has a unique vision. The primary goal of each workshop is to help people celebrate that vision (free from comparison of others) while learning new skills. The hope for each student is that they’ll leave class feeling more empowered to express their “uniqueness” in the world.
Illuminated Journal Workshop – June 3 – 5, 2021
Thursday, June 3rd – Saturday, June 5th, 2021 (10 am – 1pm)
The Journal is a place where visual practices of creating images, shaping letter, arranging words and space all unite in one creative act. It can be a tool of self knowledge, a tool to handle emotions, to link the past to the future or to make yourself a better human. Through a series of exercises, participants develop a creative practice of freely, clearly and honestly recording a well-rounded portrait of their own unique world and world view. Students can use a variety of media (watercolor, collage and drawing) while creating their pages and, finally, the pages are used to construct an artist’s book/journal using simple binding techniques. Each class is designed to last approximately three hours.
Example of an exercise: “Aesthetic Treasure Hunt” – Most aesthetic reactions are vague i.e. we know we like something but we don’t know why. This exercise is designed to discover what attracts us individually and then take a close look at these features. Some of these attractions one discovers are a pattern (such as a cottonwood bark), repeated shapes, rhythms, color, texture, arrangement of shapes, or the spaces between the shapes. A watercolor demonstration precedes this exercise, and students are encouraged to play with these treasures with brushes and paint.
Instructor: Susan Newbold
Format: Remote Learning
Course Fee: $295
To register, visit: MASSART Professional and Continuing Education
My fascination has always been with the organic line of Nature, most specifically, the ocean. I both live and work on the Atlantic and have found it to be an infinite source of line, color, shape and composition. Drawing, painting and primarily printmaking have been my tools for the exploration of this natural subject matter. The layering process that printmaking affords has made it my primary means of description. The accidental and intentional qualities of drawing and printmaking in particular are what make them a perfect fit for my study of nature as a metaphor for life.