THE ART OF THE JOURNAL WITH JUDY WISE
Bainbridge Island, WA
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
Join the Queen of Journaling, Judy Wise for a 3-day journaling workshop in the beautiful Wacky Nut Farm art studio on Bainbridge Island, March 14-16, 2022.
One of the many beautiful pages in Judy’s journal
The journal is so many things. Friend, confidant, generator of ideas, collector of artwork, of the written word, and a record of life’s destinations to look back on with pleasure.
A page from our trip to Amsterdam
If you already journal, you know this, if you have always wanted to get started, this will be a fun experience to you get you rolling.
Two girls
Venue
The Wacky Nut Farm studio is the venue for this workshop. Located on Bainbridge Island, it is a 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle. Alternatively, you can drive up the peninsula. Situated on 20 acres, it is a beautiful horse farm.
Itinerary
Each day we will meet in the studio at 9:30 am, break for lunch (which will be provided) around 12:30 for an hour, then we will continue to work. Class will be over around 4-4:30 pm with dinners on your own.
On the first day, we will make new journals together and then continue with guided exercises in painting, collage, lettering, monoprinting, and stamp carving for the rest of our time together.
Judy will discuss composition, and building strength and confidence as an artist.
We will create page after page together that you can fill in with writing later.
On the last day, we will break around 2:30 pm to clean up and get ready for our show ‘n tell where artist will share their creations from this workshop. Class will be over at 3:30 pm.
Imagine how great it is going to feel, sitting with a group of artists creating and laughing again. We can’t wait!
Judy has the delightful habit of illustrating her wardrobe that she takes on a trip. It helps keep her organized, so she says……..
A page from Oaxaca
“Journaling can be a life changer. It provides a roadmap of where you have been and a guide to where you dream of going. Writing and making art in its pages calms the spirit and fills the hours with pleasure.”
Please note: You must be vaccinated in order to attend this workshop and you will need to take a rapid test at least two days prior to the workshop. (These are available through your local pharmacist or online). Your card and negative test will need to be shown to Bellissima Art Escapes in order to join the workshop. Thank you for your cooperation and for considering your fellow artists.
THIS ESCAPE INCLUDES
Three days of instruction by Judy Wise
Three lunches/snacks
Lots of Journaling Supplies including rubber to carve, linen thread, buttons or beads, inks, rubber stamp sets, stencils, mat board journal covers, canvas or fabric for spines
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The price for this workshop is $590 and does not include lodging or transportation.
$590 is due at registration
The workshop is limited to 12
ACCOMMODATIONS: There are limited spaces available in the guest house. There are two queen size rooms with on-suite bathrooms, and bunk beds that can be shared by two friends who share a separate bathroom. The cost of the luxurious bunk beds is $50/night/person. The queen beds, $100/night/person. Here is a video. These will be allotted on a first come basis and will be in addition to the workshop fee. Update: Both single rooms have been taken.
Other options are VRBO. There are several on the Island.
Supply List
Bring your journals if you keep one already
Paper for journal - 6 sheets of 22x30 paper like Lennox 100 or Rosaspina
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Carving tools for rubber stamps if you have them (I will bring a few extras)
acrylic paint - colors you love including black & white
brushes - cheap ones are okay - one rather large, one medium, one small
rubber stamps & stencils if you have them - especially alphabets and numbers (opt.)
Stamp pads if you have them (opt)
A few water soluble crayons
a few of your favorite pens (I like Pilot G-2 07 gel pens for black)
Collage materials & personal photos printed on inkjet paper
Graphite pencil, stabile pencil and charcoal
Fat glue stick & masking tape
scissors and a hard brayer
apron
Waxed or deli paper
Heat gun
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monoprints
Sassy Judy in Oaxaca
Judy Wise is an Oregon artist who has worked as a printmaker, painter, writer and teacher for more than four decades and has kept daily journals of her writing and art since childhood.
Judy's workshops for Bellissima Art Escapes include: Paint Oaxaca - Sept. 2014, Paint Mexico City - 2015, Paint San Miguel de Allende - 2015, Indigo Indigo - 2015, Free Spirits Amsterdam 2016, Painting Big Spain - 2016, Journal with a Circle of Friends, Catalonia, Spain - 2016. Cold wax, 2017, and in 2018, London/Northumberland, Plaster and Paint 2021.
Kathie Vezzani, who is hosting the workshop, also is an artist who paints, rusts and waxes. She organizes trips for other artists and in a former life was a caterer. She has nearly thirty years of experience organizing trips for foodies and artists.