CONTENT

This workshop series will encourage you to explore your own unique relationship with mix media including charcoal, ink, collage and natural dyes. You will learn how to create your own natural dyes from fresh fruits, vegetables, soil, herbs... There will be some cooking involved!

These media will be combined to paint Australian native ferns and plants from the Daintree forest. After learning a series of techniques, you will create your own art with the support of the artist Sofie.

WHO IS IT FOR

This workshop is for you if

- You are experimental, intuitive and desire to step outside of yourself and find new creative paths

- You want to build your mix media techniques and natural colour skills

- You are an experienced or an amateur artist willing to expand your own practice

- You are creatively independent and want to move beyond the fundamentals of colour theory

The workshop is not intended to teach you colour theory or mix media the traditional way. It is not about showing you how to replicate another artist's artworks or to produce hyper realistic paintings.

PARTICIPANTS MUST BRING

INK

Pigmented black and white ink

https://www.artshedbrisbane.com.au/art-spectrum-ink-500ml

1 bottle of each (smaller quantities are fine too)

PAPER

Watercolour paper sheets (A3, smooth/hot press, 270-300gsm)

https://www.eckersleys.com.au/fabriano-rosapina-paper

https://www.artshedonline.com.au/arches-watercolour-pad-a5-185gsm-15-sheet-medium-c https://www.artshedonline.com.au/canson-heritage-watercolour-paper-block-23x31cm-30~8285 https://www.artshedonline.com.au/valero-mixed-media-pad-a4-200gsm-100-sheet

Please choose one option from the above links

Bring paper you also have at home on the first day, we will see together which ones can be used in this series

BRUSHES

a minimum of 

2 small pointy brushes for detailing (one for black, one for white)

1 small and 1 medium mop or calligraphy brushes

https://www.artshedbrisbane.com.au/bamboo-brush-with-goat-hair  

1 large and 1 extra large brushes

https://www.artshedbrisbane.com.au/unipro-flat-brush-unpainted-handle 

CRAFT GLUE

https://www.artshedbrisbane.com.au/mont-marte-pva-craft-glue-fine-tip-250g

1 bottle + 1 brush for glue (flat, acrylic, not too big, about nb 3)

as well as scissors, a cutting board and a stanley knife

CONTAINERS

Bring some containers that don't leak so you can bring home the dyes you will have cooked.

And don't forget:

- notebook + pen + HB or 2B pencil

- wear dark clothes