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Dates: February 27 & 28, 2027
Times: 10 am to 3
Cost: $200/180 ACE Member
Instructor: Irene Zytka
Register online or call 860-871-8222
Creating Mixed Media Abstracts using Collage and Unconventional Materials
In the world of mixed media… anything goes. In this two-day workshop, we will create abstract pieces that will incorporate our uniquely designed collage pieces and papers using gel plates, old text papers, acrylic paints, and inks. We will also make papers from napkins, tissue paper, and even paper towels. Recycling what we already have in our homes, we will use those items to create marks and designs that are uniquely ours. On Day two, we will take those creations and put together an abstract piece that is solely our own. If you have always been curious about abstract work, mixed media, the use of recycled materials, and the freedom to let yourself go, this workshop is for you! Come explore and leave perfection at the door!
Needed Materials:
Napkins (anything that you have with designs that you like)
16x20 canvas
Acrylic paints
Various types of paper (copy paper, tissue, etc )
8x10 Gelli plate (I use Gel Press brand)
Metal palette knife (#5 is a good size…be sure it has some flexibility to it)
Brushes (various sizes…I also use a #2 flat painter brush from Home Depot )
Liquitex Matte Medium …8oz is good
Rubber brayer
Do a search around the house for anything that will make interesting marks and impressions
Optional:
Other types of substrates (wood cradle board, other sizes of canvas)
Stencils ( I will bring my massive book to share!)
Watercolors
Acrylic inks
Fabric pieces (burlap, cheesecloth, lace…anything with texture
Water-soluble pencils (I use Neocolor 2 and Stabilo pencils)
I will bring other additional supplies to share and will reach out prior to the workshop should anything else be needed.
Dates: February 27 & 28, 2027
Times: 10 am to 3
Cost: $200/180 ACE Member
Instructor: Irene Zytka
Register online or call 860-871-8222
Creating Mixed Media Abstracts using Collage and Unconventional Materials
In the world of mixed media… anything goes. In this two-day workshop, we will create abstract pieces that will incorporate our uniquely designed collage pieces and papers using gel plates, old text papers, acrylic paints, and inks. We will also make papers from napkins, tissue paper, and even paper towels. Recycling what we already have in our homes, we will use those items to create marks and designs that are uniquely ours. On Day two, we will take those creations and put together an abstract piece that is solely our own. If you have always been curious about abstract work, mixed media, the use of recycled materials, and the freedom to let yourself go, this workshop is for you! Come explore and leave perfection at the door!
Needed Materials:
Napkins (anything that you have with designs that you like)
16x20 canvas
Acrylic paints
Various types of paper (copy paper, tissue, etc )
8x10 Gelli plate (I use Gel Press brand)
Metal palette knife (#5 is a good size…be sure it has some flexibility to it)
Brushes (various sizes…I also use a #2 flat painter brush from Home Depot )
Liquitex Matte Medium …8oz is good
Rubber brayer
Do a search around the house for anything that will make interesting marks and impressions
Optional:
Other types of substrates (wood cradle board, other sizes of canvas)
Stencils ( I will bring my massive book to share!)
Watercolors
Acrylic inks
Fabric pieces (burlap, cheesecloth, lace…anything with texture
Water-soluble pencils (I use Neocolor 2 and Stabilo pencils)
I will bring other additional supplies to share and will reach out prior to the workshop should anything else be needed.