A Thousand Words: Collage, Design & Drawing Workshop (Aug 5-6)
Instructor: Len Davis
Duration of Class: Two Days (12 Hours)
Medium: Mixed Media
Skill Level: All
You will explore the interplay between the figurative & literal term consisting of 5 collages per day. They will incorporate drawings of people’s faces, animals or objects of your choosing, executed on text-filled newsprint pages. When looking at a person’s facial expression, you can tell how they’re feeling at that moment; whereas text, words, verbiage and recognizable text/identity marks explain it for you. Either way, we are provided a mental picture from both, which illustrates the fact that a picture IS worth “A Thousand Words”!
Instructor: Len Davis
Duration of Class: Two Days (12 Hours)
Medium: Mixed Media
Skill Level: All
You will explore the interplay between the figurative & literal term consisting of 5 collages per day. They will incorporate drawings of people’s faces, animals or objects of your choosing, executed on text-filled newsprint pages. When looking at a person’s facial expression, you can tell how they’re feeling at that moment; whereas text, words, verbiage and recognizable text/identity marks explain it for you. Either way, we are provided a mental picture from both, which illustrates the fact that a picture IS worth “A Thousand Words”!
Instructor: Len Davis
Duration of Class: Two Days (12 Hours)
Medium: Mixed Media
Skill Level: All
You will explore the interplay between the figurative & literal term consisting of 5 collages per day. They will incorporate drawings of people’s faces, animals or objects of your choosing, executed on text-filled newsprint pages. When looking at a person’s facial expression, you can tell how they’re feeling at that moment; whereas text, words, verbiage and recognizable text/identity marks explain it for you. Either way, we are provided a mental picture from both, which illustrates the fact that a picture IS worth “A Thousand Words”!
Goals:
Acknowledging the basic drawing concepts such as light source, shading, and tone & how these elements add depth to your work
Understanding which elements work via layout of eye-flow-movement and figure-grounding, of design, to fulfill your vision
Learn to create something aesthetically pleasing through several layout attempts
To take what you’ve learned and incorporate those techniques into future projects utilizing them in various ways
Student Supply List
Paint Brush - 1/2" in width
Blow Dryer
Pencils (9H, HB, 2B & 5B)
Narrow Eraser
Metal Pencil Sharpening
10 Q-tips
Newsprint paper (preferably w/ text on it. ex. love story/romance novels)
Small tube of White Gouache or Small bottle of White Gesso
25 pieces of 8" x 5" plywood, Masonite or sturdy cardboard for backing
Glu-Stik, in addition to, KRYLON® Spray adhesive (1 can) or Elmer’s® Glue Either will work
Torn paper - magazines etc... (for collage usage)
Wood stir sticks or pop sickle sticks
1 Sponge
Plastic see-through cups to pour, measure & mix the epoxy in
GOLDEN® “Regular Gel Medium Gloss” - 3020 (Series: C) https://goldenartistcolors.com/products/regular-gel
Epoxy or POLYCRYLIC: It comes in a set of two 8oz. bottles. One, A Compound (Epoxy Resin) & Two, B Compound (Epoxy Hardener)
Stove/BBQ Grill Lighter or Cigarette Lighter
Miniature Butane Torch
Class Size:
Min # of students: 10
Max # of students: 20
