Art Journalling

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 and learn a new skill.

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

New or existing art journal or altered book!

Personal mementos or photos you might wish to use

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