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Teaching At Artiscape

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Excited to be teaching at Artiscape 2015!So excited to be teaching at Artiscape this year!  If you’ve never been to Artiscape it is a treat!  Not only are there workshops but other fun events too!  The Outsider Art Fair, a Mad Hatter Tea, an Artist’s Marketplace, a Friday  night kick off dinner with amazing artists lined up to demo and amaze, and more!

I’m teaching 2 Artiscape workshops, Magically Marbled Papers (April 10) and Stenciling Demystified (April 11). One of my favorite things about a day of artful play with friends is that look on their face when they let themselves be free, as they see where the play takes them!

Magically Marbled Papers Workshop at Artiscape with Carolyn Dube

In Magically Marbled Papers I’ll share with you paper marbling  techniques that create stunning marbled papers with veins of shimmering gold enveloped inside swirls of color.  The level of detail that can be achieved is both magical and quick. No waiting… absolutely no precision… just FUN!   All by using easy to find supplies.  Be prepared to be addicted to watching the colors mingle.  I know I am!

 

Magically Marbled Papers Workshop at Artiscape with Carolyn Dube

For Magically Marbled Papers you need to bring…only an apron.  I know what a pain it is to hunt for the “right”supply, the time to pack it all up, and unpack it so I have taken care of all of that for you!

 

 

 

 

Stenciling Demystified Workshop at Artiscape with Carolyn Dube

There’s more than one way to use a stencil!  Get comfortable with stenciling, then let yourself go wild playing in Stenciling Demystified!  You only need to bring 5-6 colors of any kind of acrylic paint including white…and an apron.  I will be bringing everything else including a huge stash of StencilGirl stencils for you to experiment and play with as I share techniques with you in this fast paced workshop of play.

You’ll walk out the knowing how to get a wide variety of looks from any stencil! As with all my workshops, there is a full color PDF, so once you are back home you can dive right in and continue playing!

I am super excited to be catching up in person with people I’ve met through the blog – hope to see you there!

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Capturing a Touch of Vintage Glamour with a Stencil

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Video showing how to create layers with stencils with a vintage look with metallic paints

I’m playing with patterns as the designer of this month’s stencils for StencilClub!  One of the best ways for me to learn is to play.  What did I learn as I played with potential designs?

Stencils for StencilClub1.  I wanted the ability to do complicated looking work effortlessly. I am not patient.  At all.  The 6×6 stencil and 9×12 stencil layer together.  This allows for effortless color layering. And I made them simple to line up too.

 

 

Using a stencil to create a vintage look with metallic paints

 

2.  I wanted  contrast.  The vertical lines create a very different feeling than the pattern above it or on the other stencils.  This provides flexibility when creating.

 

Using a stencil to create a vintage look with metallic paints3.  I wanted patterns that worked in more than one way.  The stencils can be used together or individually.  Stencils that work well when used whole or in parts. Or all of one and part of another.

 

You can probably guess why they’re called Pattern Play.

If you’re new to layering stencils, in the exclusive StencilClub video, I’ll be sharing all sorts of way to get both subtle and bold looks from these stencils with club members.  What’s StencilClub? It is a monthly club that ships 3 exclusive stencils to you on the 15th of every month.  You can find out all about StencilClub over at StencilGirl Products.

In the video below, as I create this page, I show you how I used the bottom of the 9×12 stencil to create the layers.   Might be addicted to that…can’t seem to stop doing it!

Watch Vintage Glamour with a Stencil on YouTube.

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Using Liquitex Paint Markers on a Gelli Plate

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Video using Liquitex Paint Markers for Gelli Printing Join me for a Colorful Gelli Print Party!

It’s experimentation time!  For this month’s Colorful Gelli Print Party, I am playing with Liquitex Paint Markers on the Gelli Plate.  The paint pens are water based acrylic paint (at least I think they are) so I wondered if they would work for Gelli printing.  And they did!

 

Watch Trying Liquitex Paint Markers on a Gelli Plate on YouTube.

Video using Liquitex Paint Pens for Gelli Printing

They ended up creating a wood cut feeling, but in lots of colors.

 

This was a completely different feeling for me than using paint on the Gelli Plate.  There is so much more precision that can be easily obtained by using a marker instead of a paint brush…at least the way I use a paint brush!

 

Supplies Used

 

A Colorful Gelli Print Party video tutorial using rope to make your own texture tool for Gelli PrintingWant more Gelli Plate inspiration?  Check out all the Colorful Gelli Print Parties, including last month’s Making a Rope Texture Tool for Gelli Printing

See what others are making with the Gelli Plate.  Take a look in the Google+ community, A Colorful Playground.    And while you’re there – share what you’ve been making!  New to Google+? No problem! We’re all learning that together.

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