Collection or Obsession

 Friday 9:00 - 4:30 $145  
  Roxanne Padgett    


Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Project

 

 

Some call it collecting, accumulating, or gathering, some call it obsession. Creative people love to surround themselves and draw inspiration from our “stash” of treasures. Inspiration for this book comes from a collection of vintage anatomical drawings and broken doll parts.

Layers of paint and collage are the base for this hand constructed book. You will create mixed media layered paper for the cover and pages of the book, and learn several techniques, which include collage, stenciling, stamping and printing. We will create part of our “collection” with paper, metal tape and Sculpey charms.

Learn some Sculpey basics to create your own beads, charms, doll parts. You will learn how to make molds so that you can create your own collection of Sculpey parts that can be used in your book. Finally, you will hand sew 9 signatures on to the cover and I will demonstrate beading techniques and tips. The book form will be completed in class and then you can continue adding to your collection at your pleasure.

Materials fee of $15 payable to Instructor at class time includes:

  • Paper for the cover
  • Interior fabric for the cover
  • Pre-cut paper for the pages
  • Printed instructions
  • Metal tape
  • Collage materials
  • Palettes and water containers

Supplies Instructor will provide for use in class:

  • Oven
  • Stencils
  • Stamps and printing tools
  • Sponges and brushes
  • Sculpey tools

Students should bring:

  • Scissors
  • UHU glue sticks
  • Large paper needle
  • Embroidery floss- I used 1 black, 1 red, 1 cream for this book
  • Sculpey- 2 oz. pack each of white, cream or tan, and translucent
  • Small awl
  • Sculpey tools- you can get an inexpensive set called “Clay Tool Variety Set” Studio by Sculpey, which is about $8.00 or you can use a wooden skewer, a pencil with an eraser, and an ex-acto knife.
  • Acrylic paint and matt medium, for this book I used white, buff, black and red paint, you don’t need much paint 2 oz. bottle will suffice

Optional Stuff, materials you like to play with and collect:

  • Purchased scrap-booking paper
  • Painted papers
  • Fabric Scraps
  • Collage materials, photo copies of original art work, paper ephemera
  • Beads, charms, buttons, safety pins
  • Bone folder
  • Apron and a blow dryer

 

Questions? Email Roxanne at Arthouse577@sbcglobal.net
Website: arthouse577.blogspot.com