Emphasizing design and flow, this workshop is focused on book structure as a process to facilitate awareness of how artist’s marks, on paper and textiles, reflect their unique voice when shared. Through choices of arrangement (marks, color, cuts, folds, and embellishments), creativity becomes curiosity organized and each element that is carefully placed works to achieve impact and spark communication.
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Anne Sobbota: Curious Visions—Illuminating Hidden Inspirations
Activities in this workshop include a range of techniques designed to engage the imagination through color and discovery of hidden imagery. Mediums used range from watercolor to alcohol, and acrylic inks on different paper surfaces, including unique eco-prints and Yupo papers.
Continue ReadingRosemary Rae: Festival Flag Book
Gather found type, numerals, tickets and random images! This book is an easy and fun flag book structure mounted between two hard covers. Paint the covers or cover with decorative paper. Use found typography to create a paper festival and add a bit of collage, stars, and miscellaneous ephemera and create a dynamic structure full of type and image.
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