Flora & Fauna
Two Seasons of Bookmaking with Jana Freeman
Flora & Fauna: Two Seasons of Bookmaking with Jana Freeman
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Spring is the time most associated with renewal and growth, while Autumn beckons harvesting the rewards of all that has germinated, thrived, and survived from the Spring and Summer months. These themes represent the liveliest seasons in each year. No matter where you live in the world, you can expect extremes in terms of celebratory color, weather, and spectacular flora and fauna. Nobody can ignore Mother Nature’s exuberance on display in Spring and Autumn.
Drawing from nature, and inspired by the seasons of Spring and Autumn, you will make two separate books to celebrate the brilliance of renewal and the satisfaction of harvest time. Using humble supplies, Jana will guide you in creating two distinctly different books utilizing many of the same materials and supply inspiration. You will create two of the most marvelously colorful books that celebrate the colors, whimsy and natural occurrences during Spring and Autumn.
Students will learn:
- a simple bookmaking process that can be sized up or down for other book projects,
- to make handcrafted stamps for use in mark-making and creating one-of-a-kind collage images for usethroughout their books,
- how to build up richly layered, detailed and visually stunning backgrounds,
- the use of simple materials to create interesting details that draw the viewer into the spread, inviting them tointeract with the artwork,
- how to use the color wheel to incorporate color, layer by layer,
- to create unique, whimsical characters,
- how to use stitching as an attention-grabbing element,
- the many ways to attach 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional embellishments to their book pages,
- to resolve design challenges,
- to listen to their materials and use that inspiration for storytelling,
- to exude confidence in listening to and responding by utilizing their creative intuition.
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Here’s what you can expect:
- Step-by-Step Mixed Media Tutorials
- Video Tutorials
- Downloadable PDFs
- Work at your own pace.
- Wonderful for beginners or anyone who wants to expand their creativity.
*Please note this class is not included in the all access pass.
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Your Instructor
Jana spent a career working in various support roles to high profile architects and in managing their firms. Approximately ten+ years ago, Jana left her position in the workplace and pursued advanced studies in both wine and art. Her thirst for more art knowledge and technique, led her to open the successful venue, Way Art Yonder Studio, where she has hosted leading artists and talent in the mixed media and book arts world. She is a wife, a mother, a Nana, mixed-media artist, wanderluster, wine goddess extraordinaire, and the emotional support human to one devastatingly handsome Labrador Retriever, Marcel.