CREATIVE COLLAGE Workshop
Friday, March 21, 10 AM - 2:30 PM
Treat yourself to a generous serving of CREATIVITY!
This is more than a class...it's a creative experience
and a real treat for your inner child...(you know, the one who lives hidden in your
heart.)
Collage is a fun, freeing style of creative
play that can result in a beautiful permanent work of art.
Learn how to make collages that are beautiful,
archival, permanent and durable.
Join me for a day of creative play.
I supply demonstrations, instructions & all materials PLUS glorious light &
inspiring music.
You'll feel like an artist on the inside as you create your own masterpiece.
If you are a high school or middle school art teacher, you will be
able to use this material in your classroom. You also may be able to get CEU credit for
the class. Check with your supervisor.
Creative Play for all levels of experience, including
beginners.
Class fee: $125, includes all supplies.
Instructor: ANN BELL 281-330-3827
Where: Ann’s Studio at 2711 Main St.
in Midtown Houston
Small class.
Personal attention.
Each person will have a table to herself.
In this small class you will learn how to
design a beautiful collage. All supplies including watercolor paper support, rice paper
and other decorative papers, vintage dictionaries, foreign language and other books,
stamps, papers, adhesives, brushes and paint, as well as 3 dimensional embellishments will
be provided. (Although you are certainly welcome to bring anything you have that you want
to use.)
I've collected vintage dictionaries & encyclopedias and other
wonderful papers, maps & postage stamps to use in my own work. Now I share these
wonderful papers with students in my collage classes.
You'll love the thin book paper with vintage text & illustrations.
The vintage books have a quality paper not found in new books. It's
perfect for collage!
I will share my techniques: You will learn, by
actually doing:
You’ll learn which adhesives to use for which weight paper. And which
to use for 3 dimensional objects.
You’ll learnhow to apply the
adhesive so that papers and other items are securely, smoothly attached.
You’ll learn how to choose between cutting and tearing the paper.
You’ll learn how to tear paper so that it lies flat for a seamless,
integrated surface
You'll learn how to tear painted paper to expose the interior for an
additional linear element in your collage.
You’ll learn how to simplify and unify a collage that has become
cluttered or busy.This is the important element that makes your collage look like a real
painting, not just a bunch of “stuff” glued to a surface. I haven’t seen
anyone else teaching this.
This level of specific detail is not usually taught. I tell you everything you
need to know, so if you want to be able to work on your own after class…to do
something different…not just a different version of the piece you created in class,
you will have the confidence and knowledge to do so.
The search for missing information is what keeps students coming back to
classes time after time, because they can’t make their work look good enough to
please them. I want more than this for you.
Of course, you are welcome to repeat a class with me. I promise that
the class will be a different experience when you return. And I am confident that you will
return because you want to enjoy another day in my glorious studio where the creativity
flows.
I always share as much as I can in the time we have together.
I share reasons why I make choices, so you understand how I decide what to do next.
I answer all of your questions, in a way that you can understand, so that when you are
working by yourself later, you have a process for solving problems that arise.
If you choose to repeat one of my classes, you will have a different
experience, because you are in a different place in your artist development.
You can use PayPal to register and pay online by clicking this Register
button and checking out through PayPal, even if you don't have a PayPal account.
I am thrilled when you tell your friends about me and my
classes.
No one can teach you to be an expert painter in one easy class…but I can
teach you enough that you can enjoy painting for your own pleasure. You’ll enjoy
hanging your work in your home. Your friends & family will enjoy seeing your creative
efforts.
If you decide that you want to learn more, I welcome you into another class,
or private lessons or any of my online classes. If your goal is more than “painting
for pleasure,” private lessons will move you forward the fastest.
You'll enjoy creative flow in my wondrous, light-filled
studio, hearing the music that inspires me.
You'll enjoy choosing your perfect treasures from my
large collection to use in your collage.
You'll enjoy seeing the range of vintage and everyday items that can be used
creatively in collage.
You'll leave with your own beautiful collage...and more ideas than you can
possibly imagine.
You'll have the confidence to use your own vintage pieces in meaningful
collages, without the fear of ruining them.
Step-by-step demonstration & explanation will get
you started.
Then you'll make your own collage, with lots of individual attention from me.
The only things I painted in this collage are the bird between the eyes and the
handwritten "Imagine.".
If you have items you want to incorporate in your collage, feel free to bring them.
I’ll provide watercolor paper as a surface for your collage.
If you prefer to work on canvas, please bring your own or purchase one in the store
when you arrive.
Bring lunch if you want to work all day. I’ll have plenty of bottled water.
Only $125 for the day, with all supplies
included.
If you want to see why I'm so excited
about Collage & Mixed Media, just watch this clip from a video I made for my Mixed
Media Online Class.
Ignore the reference to online.
This page is for the LIVE class in my Houston Studio!
I design my classes
to be fun & useful for bothbeginners
and advanced artists.
You will enjoy the class
regardless of your level of artistic experience
Because I give simple
instructions & provide personal help as needed.
Because I will show
you new ways of approaching painting
Because I share all
my supplies. You don't need to bring or buy anything
Because I will show
you new ways of approaching painting
Because I provide a
creative inspiring setting.
Because being in a new
environment encourages experimentation.
Because you will
put your own interpretation on what you learn.
Because the heartbeat music
I play during class engages your creative right brain &
encourages it to come play.
Because your
soul will thank you for a new dose of artistic inspiration.
Click here to see what others have said about my
classes. Link opens in a new window.
Ihope you will treat
yourself to a class with me in my glorious light-filled studio.
Register using the purple button, above OR just a little farther down the page.
If you have
questions about this class, Call Ann Bell at281-330-3827
After a recent Creative Collage class, this
testimonial arrived in my mailbox from one of my students:
"The first time I ever took a mixed
media collage class was with Ann, but she never made me feel like a novice during the
process. She only asked that I bring my imagination to the table, and her patience,
encouragement, and love of the art pushed my inner critic aside and invited
the artist within to come out and play."
Jennifer Watson
This email came from another student, an experienced artist & art teacher, who
came for both Creative Collage and Visual Magic with Mixed Media:
Ann,
Thanks
for such a great art experience. It was such a pleasure to be allowed time to do
art. I'm still reaping the benefits of your 2-day class because I haven't lost my
passion or let the weight of the world get in the way of "art time." I
couldn't sleep the other night. Normally I would toss and turn and just hope to go
back to sleep. This time, I got up, went to my studio and worked on one of the
paintings I started in your class. I worked from 3:30 until 6:00 when I had to stop
to get ready for work. I had so much positive energy that day and didn't feel the
least bit tired, even though I'd been awake longer than usual. I credit that energy
from the positive influence you had on me and my development as an artist. I'm
getting a flood of ideas for new art pieces every day. Everywhere I look there are
possibilities for pictures as well as things to use in my collages. I'm overwhelmed
at the possibilities and excited beyond words. I've kept the lid on my creativity
for way too long, but being in your class somehow blew the door wide open.
It's hard to put into words, but I'm so grateful that I was able to meet you and
benefit from your generosity. Diane Bellissemo-Jones
You can use PayPal to register and pay online by clicking this Register
button and checking out through PayPal, even if you don't have a PayPal account.
My studio
is small and class size is limited. If your plans change, and you want me to move your
registration to a different class, please notify me by phone at least 24 hours in advance
of the class to release your reserved space to another student.
If you
simply do not show up, you will have "used" your reservation.
Houston artist Ann Bell is a painter whose
tranquil landscapes encourage a closer connection with nature.Bell has a wealth of tools and techniques available to filter though
her own experience and vision, enabling her to create memorably unique paintings. She has
been a full-time professional artist for over 30 years, showing and selling her paintings
through galleries, juried shows, festivals, and her own studio. Her work can be found in
private collections throughout the United States and worldwide. She is the author of the forthcoming book 101
Ways to Increase Your Creativity, Reduce Your Stress & Have More Fun.
You can
register with confidence. I DO NOT CANCEL CLASSES.
British scientists have proven that
looking at beautiful paintings makes you happy.
How happy could you be if you spent a day
in my studio, surrounded by my beautiful paintings, and releasing your creative spirit to
create your own beautiful painting?
Collage
is a versatile tool. Many of my paintings contain collage elements.
Sometimes I cover my watercolor paper with various textures of paper and then paint a
watercolor on top of them.
My art cards are miniature collages.
I love collage! And you will love it too! You'll
be surprised how frequently collage will appear in your work after this class.
Tell
a friend about this class! Just enter your friend's email address in the
"to" window of the message box that opens & send.
In the example below, I painted the background using dark acrylic. I created the bird
by collaging various marbled papers and rice papers onto the background. The
heart and the red patterned elements are also collage.
I added the red lines on the bird with a liner brush. Then I added red touches to the
background.
The title of this mixed media collage is "My Heart Takes Flight."
Collage can be used for representational, impressionist or abstract work.
"Whisper"...Half-hidden Memories Whisper at the Edge of my Awareness
"Shout"...Unrestrained Joy
