There is nothing more liberating to an artist than the telling of a private visual story in a public place, to be gutsy, confess, express, let it all out in the open, and then move on to tell a new one. It is the admitting of our core desire to be richly connected to humanity that compels us to go out to the streets, scribble on walls, journal in books, paint on canvases, and send away our hand-marked postcards. We will engage our whole being, our hearts, minds, eyes, and hands, in creating a series of postcards, made out of the interiors and exteriors of cereal boxes. Each will represent a piece of our soul, never expressed or shared before, to be put out there, to be seen by others. References of street art will strongly inspire us to express a whole array of private thoughts, disappointments, hopes, regrets, and desires. We will be experimenting with rough, textural layering processes, stenciling, using found-on-the-street papers, photocopied images, scribbling, painting, and more. Breathtaking revelations will surely take place.
Supply List:
- 2 Cereal boxes, flattened to fit in your suitcase
- Small B+W photocopied photographs of your face (with a darker setting to achieve sharp contrast)
- Water-based spray dyes, various colors of Adirondack Color Wash by Ranger
- A couple of sheets of sandpaper (different grits)
- Molding paste (by Golden or Liquitex)
- Matte Medium (Golden or Liquitex)
- 2 ziplock bags with found-on-the-street papers, by you. One for you, the other for our 'bank of finds'
- White and black Gesso
- Various Acrylic paints, and painting supplies (brushes, paper towel, water container, etc.)
- Masking tape, Black and Tan.
- Scissors
- X-acto knife and cutting mat (old plastic placemat will do)
- Favorite pens for lettering, sharpies, Copic markers, and such
- Stenciling sponges (on a handle)
- Heat gun (optional)
Teacher will bring:
square baskets of curiosities and other related imagery and ‘tools’
A Little About ME
I truly believe that the need to be witnessed by the self and by others is a human-core-need to be fulfilled by the act of creating. Therefore, a compelling part of my journey is the teaching of art making and visual journaling. As a young adult in Israel, I had studied Fine Arts in an artists' village nestled at the foot of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, and later, in the Netherlands, Graphic Design at the University of Arts in the contemporary yet history-drenched city of Utrecht. Now living by the beach of Southern California with my family, I take in all the magnificence of the landscapes that shaped me and of the visual languages I have acquired along the way. I am passionate about the process of marrying multiple media to create a unique visual experience for both the eye and the spirit.
