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Friday, April 11, 5:00 - 6:30pm PTThis is an online workshop held via Zoom.When I come across American artist Joan Mitchell’s abstract oil paintings, I toggle between stepping back to see the bright fields of color and getting as close as I can to see the texture of her brushwork. I recently got to see some of her sketchbooks and loved how she turned to other mediums to capture landscapes, i. . .
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Friday, April 11, 5:00 - 6:30pm PT This is an online workshop held via Zoom.
When I come across American artist Joan Mitchell’s abstract oil paintings, I toggle between stepping back to see the bright fields of color and getting as close as I can to see the texture of her brushwork. I recently got to see some of her sketchbooks and loved how she turned to other mediums to capture landscapes, including crayons, markers and watercolors. Drawing inspiration from Mitchell’s work, I explored creating concertina books to create a different sense of scale. In this session, we’ll create our own concertina book with a sheet of watercolor paper and tape. Using Michell’s art as a reference, we’ll fill our books with colorful marks using watercolor and other mark-making materials, such as colored pencils.
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!
Your favorite Watercolor paints, (Some of Anjelika’s favourites: Egg yolk yellow, CfM Poppy, CfM Pacific, Cerulean)
2-3 sheets cold-press Watercolor paper, (cold press preferred) (we will work in multiples to allow time to dry between layers; no particular preferences on size — you can mix and match sizes); for example 6" x 9" CfM Classic Watercolor Paper Pads, 8" x 10" Arches Cold Press Watercolor Blocks, — any paper you don’t mind cutting up! * 2-3 small scrap pieces of watercolor paper for swatching
Brushes (any type of size will work, for example one flat or Filbert brush, and a round brush
Scissor or blade
Artists Tape or Washi tape (for making your concertina book)
Optional: other mark-making mediums such as colored pencils, crayons, or markers
ABOUT INSTRUCTOR Anjelika found her love for CfM back in 2019, when she was on the hunt for the perfect watercolors to match the landscape of Death Valley and the Mojave Desert. She loves typography, design and color theory and draws inspiration from textiles, political posters, and patterns found in nature. She's currently an artist-in-residence at the Georgetown Lombardi Arts & Humanities Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She's also a scientist, researcher, and educator, and is Associate Director of the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University. @anjelika / @democracypostcards
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.
