The Savage Mirror Tuesday 9 - 4:30 $145 Lisa Cheney-Jorgensen
Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Process
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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ~ Lua Tzu
The savage mirror sees all and will reflect all you wish to reveal or keep hidden. That little wrinkle, aurgh, why do I have a wrinkle there!?! The sweet little wrinkle has a story, as an art journalist isn’t it time to give it a voice and share it’s story, even if it is just between the two of you. Perhaps you have a story that has been kept in your heart that is ready to find a voice, it is part of you and gives you strength. Or perhaps you have a dream that needs to be brought forth, it is there in the mirror, don’t you see it?
Lets spend a day getting to know ourselves, seeing ourselves for who we truly are or where we really want to be. Don’t be intimidated by the thought of having to draw a portrait, we will get around that!! I promise. We come to the mirror to express what is in our hearts, through the use of guided exercises, collage, expressive drawing, painting, and writing. The savage mirror reflects those traits and dreams that the human eye cannot see but are nonetheless obvious when revealed.
Instructor will supply:
Supplies for some image transfers: student must have toner-based images or text to use, inkjet prints won’t work for these transfers. If you don’t have a laser printer, take the images to a copy center and have them make a color copy. Heavy saturated images work best, don’t let the copy center try and lighten the image to save on toner, we want the toner!Students should bring:
- Your journal book - preferably with good thick pages that will with stand paint, collage and drawing; or any thick watercolor or printmaking paper
- Acrylic paints - variety of light and dark colors, inexpensive craft bottles are best, tube acrylics don’t work as well
- Brushes - various sizes
- Black sharpie
- China Marker - grease pencil (used in printmaking)
- Brush markers - any color, one or two in colors of your choice
- Sharpie paint markers – White and any other color you choose
- Any other tool you like that will make a mark over the top of your collages (I have known some who use nail polish markers!! They work great too.)
- Watercolor crayons - If you already have these fantastic. If not, just a few colors will do nicely. Or perhaps you would rather use your favorite color Daniel Smith watercolor stick
- 2B & 6B Pencil and large eraser
- Masking tape
- A small mirror (compact size is fine)
- Gloss Gel medium (for collages)
- Scissors
- Images of yourself (Large and small, close-ups will be best) if possible have them printed out on a laser printer or color-copied
- Collage items: copies of old letters; maybe letters to yourself; maybe write down a dream that you had recently or perhaps one that you can’t get out of your head; bits and pieces of items you like to collage with; old magazines, old book pages…
Questions? Email Lisa at lcjorge@cableone.net
Website :http://lisacheneyjorgensen.blogspot.com