Mixed Media Manifestations

Ages 18+
Saturday, February 1st
1 - 5 PM
$80

About the class:

In this all-levels course, we will explore mixed media art journaling as a tool to help us find quiet, focus, and connection with our intuition (and beyond). Using a variety of meditation and art techniques, we'll get into a flow state, where inspiration comes easily and play is the order of the day. Through writing, collage, paint, and other media, we will create a record of our thoughts, feelings, and aspirations. We'll learn to layer paint, colored pencils, gesso, oil pastels and more and will use these techniques in playful exploration. In this state of play and exploration, we enter a state of connection with our intuition rather than our thinking mind. Students will leave this class with an understanding of mixed media techniques and how to apply them outside of the classroom, as well as a physical art journal full of their experiments, wisdom and visions.

Materials (provided by instructor): 

-watercolor pencils
-water soluble oil pastels
-papers for collage
-gel medium, mod podge or other liquid adhesive
-white and clear gesso
-drying tools or hair dryers
-craft knives
-paint markers
-washi tape
-stickers
-collage materials (paper, ephemera, ribbon, photos, etc)

Materials will be provided, but artists may wish to bring the following additions:

• Any special ephemera (papers such as receipts, ticket stubs, newspaper clippings, etc) or papers with which to collage
• Favorite mark making tools (colored pencils, oil pastels, etc)
• Acrylic paints in favorite colors
• Poems, song lyrics, quotes that inspire you
• Yoga mat and/or meditation cushion

About the Artist: Jillian Lea

Jillian Lea is a compulsively creative artist and arts educator living in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. She works in multiple media, primarily printmaking and fiber arts, and her artwork is inspired by heirlooms, folk art and craft, nature, spiritualism, and the weird and wonderful all around us. Her printmaking, mixed media, paint and fiber work has been featured in local exhibitions and she regularly participates in local and regional art fairs. For the past 20 years, Jillian has been teaching art to children and adults. In addition, Jillian is a registered yoga teacher with over 400 hours of training whose grounding in yoga, nonviolent communication and meditation informs all of her teaching practices. Jillian’s mission as a teacher is to empower students through the free exploration of creativity and the joy of making.

Learn more about Jillian at her website : www.jillianleamakery.com or Instagram : @jillianleamakery