Illusion of Heft Wednesday 9-12 and $145 Stephanie Lee Thursday 9-12
Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Process and Project
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This is a 6 hour workshop taught on two evenings.
When we write our thoughts, ideas and workings of our human mind on the pages of our journal, we are asking the journal to serve as a substrate for the medium in which we create the artwork of our mindscape. There is a sort of heft to the emotional work that is done within the pages of the journal that serves as the counterbalance to living consciously. It is the heft that births a lightness of being. The Journal as visual art is not a new concept by any stretch of the imagination and in this workshop, we are going to represent that lightweight heft through thick plaster encrusted pages that look MUCH heavier than they really are. My book measures a thick 6 inches with each page measuring 3 x 4 inches but you can make the book any size/thickness that you want. I will guide you through various hinging and containment options, surface treatment, and methods for converting the technique to serve as functional covers to a paper-paged journal.
Expect to take home a lighter-than-it-looks blank journal that is ideal for a wide range of mediums.
Instructor will provide:
- Alternative hinging materials
- Bags to carry work home in
- Misc tools and supplies for group use
Students should bring:
- 4 rolls of plaster gauze; 4 inch width (also called Rigid Wrap, Plaster Cloth, or casting bandage. Wider is fine and 3 rolls would be plenty) http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-plaster-cloth/
- 10-20 pre-cut corrugated cardboard pieces in whatever size you want the pages to be. Do not use flat cardboard! Cutting up old boxes is perfect.
- A few of your favorite colors of acrylic paints
- Heavy gel medium in sheen of your choice (I like matte)
- Water container for brushes
- A couple of paintbrushes 1-2” wide
- brayer
- just a few images that are sized anywhere from ½ to the full size of your cardboard page dimensions. (i.e. for a 3 x 4” page, images that are about 2 inches square would be perfect)
- Masking tape (feel free to wrap five feet or so around the end of a pencil and bring that instead of a whole roll)
- 2-3 rags (you will really be glad you have these!! Terry cloth dish towels are my favorite)
- a few strips of fabric roughly 3 inches wide x 36 inches long
Optional:
- Heat gun
- wipes
Questions? Email Stephanie at stephanielee@q.com
Website www.stephanieleestudios.com