Extreme Abstraction	9:00 - 4:30 Monday
	Carol Nelson	$145

This workshop is filled
Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Process and Project
Prerequisite: None

We’re going to extremes with this abstract collage workshop.  First we’ll make several of our collage elements, such as combusted origami foil, marbled paper, Tyvek and metal or sculpted accents.  We’ll add voluminous textures to our substrates.  Carol will discuss the importance of color, composition, texture and tonal values in making eye-stopping abstracts.
 
All our substrates will be extreme – no squares or simple rectangles.  Carol will supply two substrates per student with a minimum ratio of 4:1 (height:width).  Learn the one element you can add to your abstract that will vastly increase its appeal to your collectors.  Expect to complete two paintings in this intense workshop.

Materials Fee: $30 payable to Instructor at class time includes:
Two extreme substrates (one MDF board, one stretched canvas)  
Collage materials      
Burlap
Ribbon
Copper foil tape
Sponge 
Red Rosin paper
Mirror paper
Aluminum foil
Copy paper
Tyvek 
Handmade gold squiggle paper  
and use of:
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints to share
Modeling/texturing compounds 
Large selection of specialty papers     
Gesso and Matte medium   
Origami foil   
Candles
Steam iron
YES paste  
Embossing envelopes
Stencils                                                                                                                                                                         

Student should bring:
1 can shaving cream (not gel)
Your favorite brushes  suitable for acrylics and watercolor – no bristle brushes    
Water container
Spray water bottle
Palette
Paper towels 
Matte medium 
Your favorite Golden Fluid Acrylics (optional)
Failed watercolor paintings (optional)  
Any collage ephemera you may have (optional) 
Small disposable plates for transporting materials to your table                                                                                                                                                                         
If you'd like to place an advance order for supplies & tools for pick up at the on-site store when you arrive at AU, contact: The Occasional Artist - Email your order to: theoccasionalartist@cox.net or call 623-847-2215

Questions? email Carol at carolnelsonfineart@comcast.net
Website: carolnelsonfineart.com