Student Level: All levels
Type of Workshop: Process & Project
Prerequisite: None
Workshop Category:

In this workshop Roxanne will share her unique process of stitching and wiring and taking seemingly ordinary objects and turning them into beautiful works of art. Students will create a beautiful and intriguing hand-made book from textured papers, canvas and cloth.

We will collage, stitch, wire and weave found objects, small treasures from nature, tattered fabrics and lace, rusty metal bits and mementos from your own history into the pages of your own unique Alchemist's book of Treasures. Roxanne will guide you in creating a book filled with the mystery that lies under the surface of each of your creative journey.

Kit/Materials Fee (payable to instructor at class time):

• $20.00

Instructor Provided (for use in-class, and to share):

• Heavy watercolor paper for the book structure,
• cord and sticks
• Hand made papers including Khadi, Mulberry and Rice
• Vintage fabrics and lightweight silks, muslin and cotton
• Inks, paints, sprays, pan pastels,
• Assorted wires, wire tools, threads, needles, beads, buttons
• Found objects
• Paintbrushes, pens
• Tapestry needles and jewelry tools
• And much more!
• * Please note that Roxanne will have extra of everything on your supply list and wonderful goody bags filled with special items just for this project.

Student should bring:

• Decorative papers and fabric scraps
• Matte medium, small bottle, I like Liquitex and Golden
• Old paintbrush and water dish, paper towels
• Ruler or straight edge
• Scissors
• Awl
• Found objects including any combination of the following, (at least 8)
  • Small treasures and mementos
  • Rusty bits
  • Small objects from nature
• Your favorite mark-makers and collage tools
• Needles and colored tapestry or waxed linen threads
• Buttons or beads or anything else that could be attached into your books!