Class Date and Hours: Sept 17 & 24, Oct 1 & 8 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
The Oct 8 class will be a follow-up and sharing starting at 10:30 am and lasting about 1+ hours
Location: Zoom; Link to register/pay available: April 29, 2024 at 8:00 am
Class Fee: Members $245.00 Non-Members: $285.00
Registration closes on August 26
Bio: Kathy Johnson is a collage and eco-print artist from Waterford, CT. She has a passion for plants, paper, rusty metal, and creating a second life for discarded items by repurposing them into her art. Since discovering the process of eco-printing her garden has played an important role in her art journey and she sees it as an extension of her studio space.
www.kathyjohnsonart.com; Insta: kathyjohnsonart
In this 4-day Zoom workshop, you will:
Learn the basics of making eco-prints on a variety of papers and raw silk.
Discover what leaves and flowers are the best to use for eco-printing and why.
Learn about mordants, what they are and how they can enhance and change the colors of your prints.
Prepare two bundle styles: Flat layered bundles and rolled bundles.
Introduce iron into the process and make botanical rust prints.
Explore the effects of introducing iron into the process while making botanical rust prints.
Create plant portraits on small papers that can be used as tags or on your journal pages.
Receive instruction for ‘cooking’ your bundles between class sessions.
Assemble your printed pages into a gate fold style journal.
Learn ways to collect and store plant material for future use.
Have access to a private Facebook group and the Zoom recordings for one year.
A class kit will be provided that includes all plant material and mordants needed, raw silk stripes and a variety of papers.
A detailed description of each week’s class will also be sent to registered students.
A link for rusting cans will also be provided so everyone has time to get ready for week 2.
The class fee includes: shipping of your kit containing mordants, cover paper & specialty papers, and digital class handout.
Supply List: Your kit will include most everything you will need but you may wish to also supply:
sheet music, tracing paper, mixed media - Strathmore watercolor paper, paint chips, garden or other book pages
Kathy will give you specific paper sizes as day 1 and day 2 will be different.