Sitka Art Circle: Nature Inspired Art and Text

Sitka Art Circles are a way to come together in a casual atmosphere and have a bit of artistic fun. Everyone is welcome! Transform graphite, pastels and acrylics to create multiple transparent layers that sandwich the elements of image, text and texture. This unique way of working will yield a richly layered piece that has a striking, print-like quality. You will complete the class with fresh ideas and a detailed set of instructions which will enable you to keep making layered pieces long afterwards.

Rebecca Wild is a Pacific Northwest artist and calligrapher from Port Townsend, WA. Her work pairs a love of letter forms with the luminous characteristics of drawing materials and paint. She uses text as a tool for both conveying message and creating abstraction. Originally from West Virginia, she was a calligraphy and art instructor in Portland for 25 years and now teaches workshops throughout the West Coast. Rebecca is an enthusiastic and organized instructor whose emphasis on process and technique is infused with creativity and encouragement. She strives to help beginners feel successful and to give established artists fresh ideas.

OPTIONAL:

If possible please bring:

• Several images or silhouettes of objects from the natural world. Try to choose images that aren’t very

complex such as leaves, fruit, birds, etc. We will cut simple stencils from contact paper using an exacto

knife based on these shapes. Bring images no bigger than 3" x 4". (Coloring books can be good

sources)

I will have additional images for sharing

• Nature inspired words

Additional images from nature for stencil making

Instruction sheets

Strathmore 500 paper

Prepared boards already taped for demo

Contact paper

Tracing paper

Scrap paper

Wax paper

Sand paper

Scotch Magic Tape

Painters tape

Fun foam for embossing

Tailors chalk

Graphite pencils

Colored pencils

Acrylic markers

High flow acrylics

Pastels

Powdered graphite

Eye shadow brushes

Paint brushes for applying Matte Medium

Matte medium

Tuff Stuff erasers

Staedtler Mars White Plastic erasers

Kneaded erasers

Paper towels

Variety of pointed brushes

Pointed pens and holders

Water jar

Small rags

Sharp x–acto knife #11 or similar with extra blades

Self healing cutting board

Metal rulers

Hair dryers

Color wheels