SIZZLING PAPER ART ESCAPE WITH JUDY WISE
April 25-28, 2024
Port Orchard, WA
Immerse yourself in color in this 4-day process class with Judy Wise as we experiment with watercolor and dyes, hot metal, and rusty bits from Kathie’s metal stash.
Just a small look at Kathie’s rusty bits.
This class will be fast moving and full of surprises. The papers created will get your ideas flowing for projects ranging from book and paper arts, to finished paintings. Brings lots of papers; you will want to make a lot.
Yummy paper created by Judy
You will have the option of covering a book or journal that you bring, making a coptic stitched or long stitch sample book, or making a painting on one of Builder Bob’s wooden panels.
As a final optional project, we can sew a dyed portfolio to hold our papers. So many possibilities!
Paper/painting on cradled board
This Art Escape includes
Four days instruction from Judy
beautiful studio to create in
4 lunches, 1 dinner
some supplies
one 12”x12” cradled board
new tribe
The cost for this Escape is $800. A $500 nonrefundable deposit is due upon registering. The remaining $300 dollars is due January 14, 2024.
Port Orchard is the site for the workshop. The location is 9 miles north of Gig Harbor, WA which is listed as one of the most desirable cities in the US to visit (or live). It is located south of Seattle, across the Narrows Bridge on Hwy 16.
The Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter stops in Gig Harbor and in Port Orchard.
There are many Arbnbs and B&Bs in the area. A list of accommodations will be provided if requested
We will Provide
Dye colors
Some griddles and irons
Rulers
Metal
Some paper
Linen thread and needles
Written instructions for books
Glue (Mod Podge)
Gesso
Mixing tray
Student Supply List
Watercolors in tubes; yellow, red (Quinacradone or Magenta), Ultramarine or Phthalo Blue, Virdian, Raw or Burnt Sienna
4 inch brush and smaller brush - chip brushes okay
Paper to dye: try everything from inkjet to 140 lb. watercolor paper and bring a lot
Fat glue stick
1 sheet of 140 lb water color paper if you want to make a portfolio (it will be folded in half in case you need to fit it in your suitcase)
Pliers that can lift pieces of hot metal; medium sized needle nose and larger
2 old bath towels
Optional: fabric - muslin, canvas, etc.
Optional: bring a book or journal to cover
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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. She still delights in learning new methods and loves to share with other artists.
Kathie Vezzani, our host, is a mixed media artist who loves anything rusty. She rusts, paints and uses encaustic and cold wax in her practice. She also creates mixed media sculptures. In her spare time, she organizes workshops for other artists. She will be hosting this workshop in her new studio.