About the Course
Monday morning 9.30am - Noon or Friday evening 6.30pm -9pm
Outline
Have you ever wanted to have a creative outlet to play and reflect but don’t know where to start? Or wanted to start art journaling or mixed media? Come and join our class to learn how to express your feelings through mixed media play. Each week you will complete a page in your own art journal, learn a new skill or practice established skills.
Learn
Through a series of structured lessons you will learn various techniques to create an expression of your thoughts and experiences through art journaling.
Techniques include:
Creating a composition from a prompt
Colour and shape associations
Stencilling
Colourwash
Free writing
Gel printing
Mark making and stamping
Using ink and paint pens to embellish
Collage
Free sketching
Making and using journal fodder (tags, textiles, junk journaling)
Materials
You will need an A4 art journal to work in.
This approach is mixed media and you can build up your own supplies as you go.
We will have some art supplies and tools available for the class but feel free to bring any personal art supplies you want to work with. Through the term we will work with:
Acrylics
watercolour/gouache
Stencils
Stamps
Gel plate
Scraps for journal fodder
Paint and gel pens
Ink
Paint brushes
Mark making tools
Coloured pencils
Your Instructor
Jennidee Mills
Jenni is a qualified teacher and self taught artist with many years of exhibiting. She has also been recognised with prizes for her art and is a published colouring book illustrator.
Jeni's focus is to provide a gentle, fun and relaxed classroom environment which motivates students to experiment and grow.