I have always been drawn to objects with history and pieces that tell a story. I am fascinated by old closed up buildings, what is behind broken old factory windows, old gardens with creaky gates and walls with layers of plaster and paint.
In this workshop we will gather our supplies and start creating our own story of this place filled with history, beauty and layers. We will explore dyeing, mark making, collage and stitching as we create our book. We will incorporate plaster, encaustic medium and wire as we bring our books and stories to life.
In between our bookmaking we will grab our hand stitched journals that we will make and head to the shore to learn how to create quick thumbnail sketches, contour sketches and abstract impressions of our surroundings.
Techniques Taught
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Using plaster gauze to create texture and substrates
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Mark making and incorporating it into your work
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Stitching on fabric
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Magazine altering
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Working with vintage ephemera
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Mark making on tracing paper
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Adding calcium carbonate to your work
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Sealing your work with cold wax or encaustic medium
We will welcome you with tons of aloha then you will get whisked away to your retreat on the island of Kauai where you will be REFRESHED by the island pace, INSPIRED by colorful Kauai and two days of artistic techniques with Jeanne Oliver.
GATHER and connect with like-minded women, and INDULGE in the downtime to be still and know how you are LOVED by your heavenly father.
My desire is for each of you to have the opportunity to return home with a fresh start so you can walk confidently in who you were created to be, to take home inspiration from Kauai, and have some new art techniques in your tool belt.
We will spoil you with Kauai’s beautiful views, have slow mornings , take a botanical garden tour or a boat tour, healthy local Hawaiian meals, learn the Hawaiian art of haku-making, take beach walks, and partake in a cooking class.
This is Kauai so our lodging will be a short walk to the beach, have relaxed and welcoming living conditions, shared bedrooms/bathrooms.
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