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Sunday, March 2, 2014

March is National Craft Month!



March is National Craft Month....I kicked off the month long event by teaching a workshop at Frenzy Stamper in Scottsdale Arizona.

Frenzy Stamper is known in the Phoenix area for it's mixed media classes.   


I'd been looking forward to working with the artists at Frenzy Stamper for a long time...a workshop there was a great way to kick off National Craft Month.  


I taught a class on how to create an embossed copper tag deck.  I created this project a while back but I'd never taught it as a workshop before.  You can see more images and details in this earlier post...


Since I knew the artists who frequent the shop liked mixed media, I wanted to show them some cool techniques using leaves and modeling paste to create background textures.  


We started the day creating textured background images in modeling paste by impressing leaves, burlap, combs, and strings into the modeling paste.  Then we adding color with acrylic paints to really bring out the textures.  




It was really interesting to see everyone's textures come to life with color!  







In fact, the texture sheets were so beautiful, they looked as if they could be framed and used as art.  




Each student's texture sheet was different and each amazing.  



We cut pieces of Kraft*Tex and copper sheet to use as mats behind die cut pieces of the texture sheets we'd just created. 



 



The layered effect is beautiful.  


And then we used bits of scrapbook papers and printed ephemera to create mini collages.  



Each collage was different, and interesting...


Some students brought copies of family photos to use in their collages.  Jill brought color copies of photos of her grandchildren.... 


to make her art personal.  


The results were amazing!  


It was great to kick off National Craft Month with a workshop at Frenzy Stamper!  I've got a busy month in store with more workshops and classes.  


Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you will be inspired to create something beautiful! 

Ken

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