Once you purchase an online class from me:
- You will receive an e-mail from me within 48-hours with all the class login information.
- You will have access to the classroom forever.
- Pause, rewind, and fast forward the video lessons as necessary.
- Work in your pajamas!
- Ask questions. I will respond to any questions left in the online classroom within 48-hours.
If you're having technical problems:
- If you can't login to the classroom. Make sure that you are entering the username and password exactly as given. Capitalization matters. Try cutting & pasting.
- If the videos aren't accepting your password. Chances are you're using the wrong password. The password for each video is written above the video. It is different from the password used to enter the classroom.
- If the videos won't play. Click the title of the video (below the video) and you'll be taken to the Vimeo site. This usually solves most people's problems.
- If you used to be able to login and now you can't. As silly as it sounds, restart your computer. I don't know why, but that seems to do the trick.
These are the online classes that I'm currently offering:
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"Getting Started" is all about getting you started with a wide variety of mixed media techniques and supplies. I have chosen a collection of my twelve most-used supplies and techniques to share with you.
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Here are the twelve topics:
- Getting Started With Color Mixing
- Getting Started With the Gelli Plate
- Getting Started With Gesso
- Getting Started With Deli Paper
- Getting Started With Lettering
- Getting Started With Watercolor
- Getting Started With Resists
- Getting Started With Transfers
- Getting Started With the Design Principles
- Getting Started With Neocolor II
- Getting Started With Spray Ink
- Getting Started With Collage
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There are lots of ways to make your own stamps, but this class is solely about mastering carving rubber stamps with a linoleum cutter. You will develop the skills to be able to carve any stamp your brain can imagine. Read More |
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Each day for thirty days you will watch a video that shows you how to take simple steps to combine writing and arting until we have built up beautiful, complex, layered, journal pages in just ten-minute bursts each day. Read More |
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If you have ever wanted to use a sewing machine to create fabulous paper, fabric, and paint projects, this is the class for you! Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned veteran, there are sure to be projects and techniques that will excite and inspire you! Read More |
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Grab your paints and inks and get ready to play! Even if you’re more of a clean and simple scrapper, there are tons of fun ways to splash around with paint and ink while creating scrapbook pages that will fit your style.
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This class is 100% free! If you want to know how to use stencils, how to get the results you want, and be inspired to create, this is the class for you.
This class is perfect for beginners. Read More |
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| I'm so pleased to be a part of a *huge* year-long online mixed media workshop called "Life Book."
Here's the official description:
Life Book, a celebration and honouring of YOU,
is a year-long mixed media art class.
Organizer Tamara Laporte is joined by 21 incredible art teachers who are all gearing up to share their mixed media techniques, tips and tricks with YOU! Themed around self-development and healing, you'll be creating a minimum of 2 loose mixed media art journal pages per month (through a minimum of 2 lessons a month) which by the end of the year you will bind into a glorious journal (a Life Book)!
You can read more and watch the promo video HERE. |
| Please Note: Each of the teachers for Life Book is given an affiliate code for registration. If you purchase the class through my page I will get a percentage of the enrollment fee. That's how we each get paid for teaching. :) So, of course, I would appreciate it if you would use this link if you're planning to register for the class. |
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I am teaching a limited number of in-person classes these days. My classes do tend to sell out, so I encourage you to sign up early and often! If you have any questions about the classes or the supply list, please feel free to e-mail me.
| I will be teaching five classes at CREATE: New Jersey (in Somerset, NJ) July 18-21, 2013 |
| Painted & Printed Papers |
Date: Thursday, July 18
Time: 9am - 4pm |
Price: $149
Info: CREATE website |
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| There are so many ways to create your own artful papers. We will make our own stamps and stencils, explore several methods of monoprinting, and create lots of hand painted patterns. You will go home with an arsenal of printing techniques and a fat stack of your own painted and printed papers. |
Students Should Bring:
- Adhesive Backed Craft Foam
- Several Sheets of Thick Cardboard or Thick Craft Foam
- Gelli Plate
- Brayer
- Acrylic Paint (6-10 colors, including black & white)
- Permanent Black Stamp Ink Pad
- Paper (notebook paper, tracing paper, deli paper, watercolor paper, scrapbook paper, book pages, white cardstock, etc.)
- Scissors
- Craft Knife & Cutting Mat
- Any or all of the following household objects: toilet paper tube, plastic fork, Lego, toy truck, unsharpened pencil with an eraser, empty pill bottle, cork
- Bristle Paintbrushes (1 small round, 1 medium round, 1 large flat)
- Paper Plate or paint palette
- Container for Water
- Baby Wipes
- Large Acrylic Stamping Block
- Permanent Black Marker
- Ballpoint Pen
- 5-6 manila folders
- A Page Protector,
- Masking Tape
- Optional: Apron, Rag or Paper Towel, Heat Gun, extension cord and/or power strip, Cosmetic Sponges
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| Stamp Carving 101 |
Date: Thursday, July 18
Time: 6 - 9pm |
Price: $85
Info: CREATE website |
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| Whether you’ve never carved a stamp before, or simply want to improve your skills, this class is for you! I’ll show you just how easy it is to carve exactly what you want, with great results, in no time at all. You will leave class with a collection of totally unique stamps carved by you! |
Students Should Bring:
- Ruler
- Speedy Carve (at least 2 4x6 blocks)
- Speedball Linoleum Cutter (the kind with multiple blades)
- glass mat
- ballpoint pen
- mechanical pencil
- permanent black marker
- box cutter with a long blade
- at least 20 sheets of white copy paper
- scissors
- black permanent ink pad
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| Stamped & Stenciled Journal With Pockets |
Date: Friday, July 19
Time: 9am - 4pm |
Price: $149
Info: CREATE website |
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| In this class I will show you how to make your own gorgeous "papers with personality" using stamps and stencils. I will also share how to make your own totally fabulous handmade tape. We will use that tape to bind a hand-bound-no-sew-pocket-filled journal! That's right! You can make this gorgeous book with absolutely no sewing! There are six front facing pockets that hold long cards for journaling and one side facing memorabilia pocket in the front cover. And this book even opens up to allow for a row of photos or memorabilia to be pasted onto the backs of the pocket pages. |
Students Should Bring:
- 5 Sheets of Hot Press Watercolor Paper cut to 12x12
- 6 pieces of non-textured white cardstock cut to 4x8.5
- Scissors
- Tape Runner
- Wide Masking Tape
- Gesso
- Bristle Paintbrushes (large flat, medium round, small round)
- Paper Trimmer
- Jar or Container for Water
- Teflon Craft Sheet (important to have this non-stick surface!)
- Scor-It (or a bone folder, ruler, and mouse pad you need a way of scoring paper)
- Favorite Stencils
- Favorite Stamps (bolder/blockier stamps work best)
- Waterproof Black Stamping Ink (I recommend StazOn by Tsukineko or Archival Ink by Ranger)
- Spray Ink (I like Adirondack Color Wash)
- Roll of Paper Towel
- Acrylic Paint (any brand, any type, 6-10 colors)
- Cosmetic Sponges
- Paper Plate (to act as a paint palette)
- Ribbon (to close your book)
- Optional: Heat Gun, extension cord and/or power strip, favorite colorants
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| Explore Faces |
Date: Saturday, July 20
Time: 9am - 4pm |
Price: $149
Info: CREATE website |
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| If you’ve ever been intimidated by drawing faces, come and play during this face workshop! We’ll create pleasing faces, quirky faces, funny faces, collage faces, and sketchy faces. I ll break everything down into step-by-step bites that are easy to digest. This is not a fine art class striving for realism. |
Students Should Bring:
- Several sheets of Watercolor Paper (can be any size you want to work with, loose or in a journal)
- 3-6 Canvas Boards (9x12 is a great size)
- Stabilo Marks All Water-soluble Pencil (black)
- Pencil Sharpener
- Acrylic Paint (6-10 colors including black)
- White Gesso
- Bristle Paintbrushes (1 very small round, 1 small round, 1 medium round, 1 large flat)
- Water Jar
- Rag or Paper Towels
- Matte Medium (I like Liquitex)
- Papers for collage
- Cosmetic Wedge Sponges
- Paper Plate or Paint Palette
- Optional: Heat Gun & Extension Cord, water-soluble crayons, black gesso, fashion magazine, manila folders, manila tags
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| Lovely Lettering |
Date: Sunday, July 21
Time: 9am - noon |
Price: $85
Info: CREATE website |
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| With just a few basic supplies we’ll transform your ordinary handwriting into beautiful artistic letters, with your own unique flair. Whether you’re a born calligrapher or a total newbie to lettering, come and learn the tips and tricks for dressing up your “abc’s,” easy illustrating, and fantastic doodles, all to create a beautiful collection of unique letters. I will also share tips on using your watercolors and color mixing. |
Students Should Bring:
- Mechanical Pencil
- White Eraser
- Black Waterproof Pen (either Sakura Pigma Micron or Pitt Pen)
- Watercolors
- 1 very small round paintbrush
- 1 medium round paintbrush
- water jar
- rag or paper towels
- Watercolor Paper (can be any size you want to work with, loose or in a journal)
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I will be teaching a two-day workshop at The Ink Pad in New York City on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, 2013. |
Art Journal Make & Play |
Date: October 19 &20, 2013
Time: 10:30am - 5:30pm |
Price: TBA
Info: 212·463·9876 |
Please note that this class is NOT held at The Ink Pad, but at the Westbeth Center: 55 Bethune Street
(Between Washington & West) |
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You will leave this intensive two-day workshop with a beautiful hand bound art journal.
On Day 1 of the workshop the focus will be on pulling together the journal pages and painting the journal covers. We will make decorative tape and I will share my favorite collage and painting techniques.
On Day 2 we will stitch together your fabulous one-of-a-kind art journal, and begin to work in it! I will share the variety of ways in which I prepare pages for journaling and some of my favorite art journaling techniques.
This is a rare opportunity to spend two days immersed in a relaxed and creative environment. There will lots of instruction as well as time to explore and play. |
Students Should Bring:
- Acrylic Paint (8-12 colors, including black & white)
- Lots & Lots of Paper (examples: notebook paper, tracing paper, deli paper, watercolor paper, scrapbook paper, book pages, white cardstock, newspaper, phone book pages, ephemera, papers you’ve painted, deli paper, tissue paper, old calendar, etc.)
- Scissors
- Bristle Paintbrushes (1 very small round, 1 small round, 1 medium round, 1 large flat)
- Paper Plate or paint palette
- Container for Water
- Baby Wipes
- Rag/Paper Towel
- Permanent Black Marker
- Permanent Black Pen
- Ballpoint Pen
- 5-6 manila folders
- A full roll of Masking Tape (2” or wider – not all masking tapes are created equal & I recommend the Pro brand)
- Teflon Craft Sheet (very important to have this non-stick surface)
- 3 yards of Waxed Linen Thread & Tapestry Needle
- Awl or Paper Piercer
- Small Binder Clips (4-6)
- 2 Canvas Boards (either 8x10 or 9x12)
- Heavy Gel Medium
- Matte Medium (I like Liquitex)
- Sturdy Ribbon (one yard – will be visible on your covers)
- Ruler
Additional Optional Supplies:
- Apron
- Heat Gun, extension cord, power strip
- Paper Trimmer
- Gesso (white and black)
- watersoluble crayons
- Water Soluble Pencil (I like Stabilo) and pencil sharpener
- Book Binding Tape
- Washi Tape
- Cosmetic Wedge Sponges
- Small Spray Bottle of Water
- Bone Folder
- Favorite Stamps & Ink
- Favorite Stencils
- Brayer
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I hope to see you there! |
