Random Arts Open House Celebration - Oct 15 10 AM - 5 PM at the exciting new location 481 Louisiana Ave in Saluda NC. Enjoy door prizes and refreshments in celebration of a great new beginning for one of Saluda's favorite enterprises. Inspiration oozes from these terrific folks, so help them celebrate and get your creative buttons pushed!
October Workshops:
Oct. 11 and 12 - Mixed Media Book with Carol Sloan (Space still available )
"Bound By Heart, Made By Hand" As you put together this hand bound journal you learn to integrate your personal keepsakes & how to construct a book using techniques that anyone can master. The workshop covers ways to add your vintage ephemera, add bits and pieces of lace, trim, fabric & fibers as well as treasured papers to create a book that is uniquely yours. This class is packed with great techniques including:
· Understanding the differences in papers and acrylic mediums and which mediums to use for what purpose.
· Great ways to include vintage linens and keepsakes that you have been saving forever just waiting to put them to good use.
· Basic construction of a handmade book & sewing on non traditional surfaces
· Collage & painting for creating beautiful book pages
· Utilizing papers, fibers, fabrics &/or keepsake items to construct a waterproof book cover
"Bound By Heart, Made By Hand" As you put together this hand bound journal you learn to integrate your personal keepsakes & how to construct a book using techniques that anyone can master. The workshop covers ways to add your vintage ephemera, add bits and pieces of lace, trim, fabric & fibers as well as treasured papers to create a book that is uniquely yours. This class is packed with great techniques including:
· Understanding the differences in papers and acrylic mediums and which mediums to use for what purpose.
· Great ways to include vintage linens and keepsakes that you have been saving forever just waiting to put them to good use.
· Basic construction of a handmade book & sewing on non traditional surfaces
· Collage & painting for creating beautiful book pages
· Utilizing papers, fibers, fabrics &/or keepsake items to construct a waterproof book cover
· Embellishing the front cover of the book to make it uniquely yours & how to waterproof the cover.
Whether you use your journal to record your thoughts, do some urban sketching or jot down ideas for your next project, you'll love the techniques that you learn AND go home with a "one of a kind" hand bound book that will be the envy of all your friends. Cost for 2 full days of instruction and catered lunches.$245.
Oct. 22 - My True Nature Book - Kristi Steiner -Space still available
Kristi has mixed it up again, this time creating a darling book from a jewelry box - what she calls a BOX BOOK! 'Longing to touch what is real' is the theme of this diminutive project. Gifts from nature are showcased in two box frames which serve as book covers. Texture abounds as we play with crackle paste, modeling paste, and metal patinas. Gossamer pages hold butterfly wings and dried flowers. See the countless ways the new Distress Stains can tint and color every surface. Your finished book will be filled with the wonders of your true, beautiful nature. 10 am till 4pm $115, includes a catered lunch from the Purple Onion. (some supplies needed) Whether you use your journal to record your thoughts, do some urban sketching or jot down ideas for your next project, you'll love the techniques that you learn AND go home with a "one of a kind" hand bound book that will be the envy of all your friends. Cost for 2 full days of instruction and catered lunches.$245.
Oct. 22 - My True Nature Book - Kristi Steiner -Space still available
| "BIG DEAL" FRIDAYS You don't want to miss these great deals on Fridays!  Every Friday is a brand new exciting offer with BIG SAVINGS you! This coming Friday, Oct 7th, you will save 50% off the price of all sizes of the Strathmore Visual journals for drawing, mixed media and water color, as long as our supply lasts. It's time to stock up for the holiday gifts for your artist friends and family. |
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