Archways with Melanie Lan
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Saturday, March 29, 11:00am - 12:30pm PST
This is an online workshop held via Zoom.
arch·way - noun: a curved structure forming a passage or entrance.
This session utilizes three colors of your choice and explores the magical relationships between them. We will learn how to color mix until a smooth gradient is achieved, with each swatch forming an arch and revealing the spectrum that exists within the triad.
The form of the archway invites participants to consider what kinds of doorways we’d like to enter or create in our lives, as we cultivate patience and curiosity for the marks we make. Slow and methodical, this session is as much a mindfulness meditation as it is about honing technique. The practice of repetitive mark-making is an excellent exercise for building strength and muscle memory in the fingers, and familiarity with your watercolor tools!
Join Zoom 15 minutes early for an informal meet and greet with the instructor and class participants! Class will begin promptly at 5 minutes past the hour, so everyone has plenty of time to create!
SUGGESTED MATERIALS
These guidelines are here to help you gather supplies from home—feel free to use alternate options you love or have on hand!
- Watercolor paints – pick 3 colors to explore their spectrum (Melanie will explain how to choose, so feel free to bring more than 3 if you'd like!)
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Watercolor paper – A pad or block of cold press paper, or individual sheets (8"x10" recommended, but any approximate size will do!)
- Brushes – Melanie will be using a Size 4 Flat, but any brush will do!
- Cup of Water
- Mixing palette
- Studio Cloth or Paper Towel
- Hard pencil - 2H/3H
- Scrap paper to swatch paints and warm up
- Optional: Washi, Artist's, or Nichiban masking tape
ABOUT INSTRUCTOR
Melanie Lan is an artist and illustrator based in NYC. She earned her MFA in painting at the Burren College of Art in Ireland, and has an interdisciplinary background in painting, cross-cultural studies, and somatic psychology. Her work explores the intersection of healing, meaning-making, and the natural world. In her free time Melanie is a selenophile who loves tide pools, stargazing, big trees, and long walks with good snacks.
melanielan.com / @melanie.lan
THINGS TO KNOW
Zoom links are emailed 24 hours prior, and again 15 minutes prior, to the workshop start time. Please check out using the email address to which you’d like the link sent. If you have not received the link within 24 hours of your class, please check your spam folder first, then email friends@caseformaking.com.
Workshop recordings are sent automatically the day after class to everyone who paid for a spot, and are available for 30 days after the date of the workshop.
If you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible so we can open up your spot! We are only able to refund if we’re notified at least 48 hours prior to the workshop.
If you are planning to teach in the future using anything you’ve learned from us, we kindly ask that you credit Case for Making + the individual instructor where applicable.
Thank you so much for taking our workshops!!
