Textural Tactile Book
Date: Friday, August 27, 2004
Time: 9am – 4:30pm
Instructor: Traci Bunkers
Cost: $110

In this class, while exploring different techniques to create textures, we will turn simple canvas boards into beautifully textured journal covers. Then using the finished covers as the foundation, we will make a one-of-a-kind book. The covers will be an inspiration for you to later fill your book with wonderful artwork. The techniques we will play with are both 3-D and simply visual (2-D) from layering and manipulating different \ media such as gel medium, gesso, spackle and paint, and embedding papers and objects into the media. We will also use various, simple printing/stamping methods as a way of applying paint, shapes and designs. While the covers are drying, I'll teach you how to tear paper to create the signatures, and then we will sew the signatures to book cloth for the spine. These texture techniques aren't only for book covers, they can be used on anything from journal pages to shrines and assemblages. Plus, this type of creative play fuels the fire of "what if. . . ." and new ideas will be born!

Supply List:  

A $15 material fee is payable to instructor at class time. The fee will cover the cost of canvas boards, book cloth, colorful sewing thread and watercolor paper. I will also supply gesso, spackle and printing tools.

Please bring:

Small jar of Regular or Heavy Gel (Matte) Medium. (Soft Gel that is old and/or thick works fine too!

Two slightly smaller than 6" x 8" pieces of paper as background/base of end papers (inside covers)

Acrylic paints--several colors that you want to use (cheap craft paints are fine)

Several cheap 1" paint brushes

Awl—I use a clay tool that is called a needle tool. You can get this pretty cheap at an art supply store that carries clay tools

Glue stick

Scissors

Hair dryer or heat gun to speed up the drying process. (If you have one --we can share!)

bone folder

Optional:

Rubber stamps & stamp pads for covers

Any collage material you want to use on covers (outside and inside)

Any texture-making tools, like old credit cards, etc.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me at Bonkers@bonkersfiber.com! Don't hesitate to ask!

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