Silhouette Stories begins soon! I am looking forward to teaching this class at Two Hands
Paperie, a favorite local shop. In this class we will be working with the
foundations of Visual Journaling, combining text with imagery, utilizing
vibrant painted backgrounds and collage techniques that will become the base
for our hand crafted silhouette imagery. I will demonstrate lettering
techniques as well as how to add finishing details to your pages.This is a
wonderful shop and we will have a great time creating here together, surrounded
by inspiration! For more details about Silhouette Stories (Jan 31, 10:30–4:30) and to sign up, head on over to the Two Hands Paperie site.
At first glance silhouettes evoke
history, family and memory. We are reminded of simpler times when images were
crafted by hand. Often we struggle with focal imagery in our work. We crave
drawn or painted images on our journal pages but don’t know where to begin.
Luckily for us, silhouettes represent the simplest way to view a figure, often
as an easily recognizable outline, a black form on a white background. In this
class we have the luxury to deviate from the traditional silhouette. Building
on top of layered backgrounds we can create rich self-portraits, capture our
loved ones, and represent our own personal icons and symbols. Taking something
beautifully simple, rooted in history and tradition we will make it new again.
Modern heirlooms are made personal by using family photographs that can be
either realistic or stylized and whimsical.
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