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Angels & Icons

Description:
In this full-day class, we'll take inspiration from Mexican Folk Art, Orthodox Icons, and more to make our own mixed media angels. (Not into angels or icons? You can turn your figure into a fairy queen, a butterfly princess, or any strong male or female figure that you want on your canvas.) We'll use collage, stencils, stamps, heat embossing, and a variety of other mixed media supplies and techniques as we make our collaged figure and background on an 12" x 16" canvas panel.

Students Should Bring:
  • A craft mat, baby wipes, scissors
  • A variety of papers, fabric scraps, ephemera, jewels, trims, etc... to build and accessorize your figure
  • Neutral collage papers and ephemera for your background
  • Acrylic Paint - a few favorite colors (you'll probably want gold or bronze too)
  • Paint brushes (I like the 12 pack of round bristle brushes by Loew-Cornell and 1" chip brushes - stiff bristle brushes work well for this project.)
  • Matte medium and a brush or sponge to apply it
  • Glue or gel / heavy gel medium (I like E6000, LockTite Gel Control, and Tacky Glue)
Optional:
  • Embellishments for your figure 
  • A face (about 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" or so - I'll also have options available. We'll adjust the body to match the proportions of the face)
  • Wings if desired (I'll also have a few options to choose from)
  • Texture mediums - (I like Wendi Vecchi gold embossing paste) or a plain light molding paste like Golden.
  • Circular objects or diecuts to use as a halo if desired (I'll also have a few options)
  • Liquid Pearls or dimensional paints, Stickles, etc... as desired
  • Colored pencils and / or watercolors to color your face and wings
  • Heat gun, favorite embossing powders, and a Teflon craft mat

Teacher Will Provide:
  • 12" x 16" canvas panel
  • Options for faces, wings, and halos
  • Pattern for the body
  • Some embossing powder and heat guns to use in class
  • Some stencils and stamps to share

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Class Sample:

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Student Project Gallery:

Check out all of the wonderful work from the talented students who have joined me in this workshop! Such gorgeous projects!
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      • Boho Art Journaling with Stencils & Stamps
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      • Mini Journal Mayhem
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