ART JOURNALING & OR ALTERED BOOKS

For BEGINNING TO ADVANCED w/ Mo Mosyjowski:
September 20 – September 22, 2019   9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Members: $225                                 Non-Members: $250

An art journal or altered book often contains words, sketches and mixed media / collage elements as a form of creative expression. Our instructor has discovered that art journaling, beneficial for everyone, promotes out of the box thinking and increases participants mark making skills. Artistic skills are a plus however, unnecessary for this 2-day workshop as it is focused on fun techniques and processes for participants of all levels. Students will have the opportunity to create doors, windows and pockets within their books whilst creating unique textures by cutting, tearing and adding. Old photographs will be used to create tintypes to intermingle with additional ephemera. The workshop is designed to spark your creative engines and move forward with the skills to continue working independently.

Student will be required to bring their own supplies, including scissors, an old book to work within, old photographs to copy for tintypes, additional ephemera etc. If a student is looking to make an art journal, they are encouraged to bring in left over artwork, the kind that is not good enough to throw away yet not good enough to frame. They will also need to bring in 9” x 12” watercolor paper to create the journal. Class size is limited.

Supply List:

REQUIRED ITEMS:
 2-3 Old Books (Hard Back) that you would like to alter
 Matte Medium or Gloss Medium & Glue Sticks
 Scissors & X-actor Knife
 Markers, Pencil’s & Metal Ruler
 Black Ink Pads & Rubber Stamps of Your Choice
 Additional Ephemera for Collaging
 Paper Towels
 Old Photographs or Copies of Old Photographs (to copy for the tintypes)

OPTIONAL ITEMS:
 Paints and Paint Brushes, Tirinkets, Tags, beads, Coins, Buttons, Keys, old Jewlery, Fabric, Metal Pieces, Puzzle Pieces, Cards, Dominoes, Lables, Stamps, Envelopes, Old Lettersets, Sewing Stuff, Cheesecloth, House Numbers, Watch Parts, Dog Tags, Wire — All types of crafting supplies are welcomed and encouraged!
 To create a art journal: 9” x 12” watercolor paper (cheap), left over artwork: the kind that is not good enough to throw away yet not good enough to frame.

Biography Mo Mosyjowski

Mary “Mo” Mosyjowski does not like to limit a piece to one medium, but will bravely try any means possible to make the composition work.  She has experience in watercolor, acrylic, collage, oil, batik, Gelli Plate Printing and more.  She has taught private students and workshops since 2006 on altered books, Pysanka (Ukrainian egg decoration) using a batik method of wax and dye and also done presentations on Gelli Plate Printing. Mo teaches the Discovery of Art class and Alcohol Ink Parties at CVAC. Her abstract works have won many art show awards and she won the People’s Choice Award at the Summit ArtSpace Kaleidoscope Show for her altered book of self-portraits.