What do an old Accounting Principles book, a vintage receipt book from the 1930s, and a falling apart hymnal have in common?

They are all tools that I will use, along with some art supplies, to demonstrate how we can create beautiful art and use our artwork to tell a story. 

I will teach you basics of Mixed Media, how to use found objects to create a background that tells a story, how to paint some simple, but beautiful flowers, how to incorporate various elements into your artwork to give dimension and texture and interest.

Using various techniques, you will learn how to incorporate the delicate, aged pages from vintage receipt books, hymnals, and accounting textbooks  to weave a unique story throughout your own one-of-a-kind art piece.  

We will also learn to use fibers, tiny sparkle beads, and other found objects to add depth and character to your piece. I will guide you step-by-step as you give the old books pages new life and purpose as you use them in your artwork.  

You will not only leave with the skills to create your own beautiful piece of art, but I believe you will also have a new outlook on old & typically discarded items and have fresh ideas bubbling forth on how you might be able to incorporate them into creative pieces to not only have beautiful art, but to also help tell a  unique story.