Joanne Sharpe will be here April 25th, 26th and 27th teaching {3} amazing classes.
{1} "Decorative Doodling"aka "Whimsodoodling"Thursday, April 25th5-8pmCost: $50
After this workshop you'll be a Doodling Diva! Learn colorful sophisticated doodling techniques to create stylized drawings and page decoration for your journals, cards, sketchbooks and mixed media pieces. Explore expressive repetitive line work, organic elements, and whimsical patterning that will inspire and define your own "decorative doodle" style. You'll experience the fun and therapeutic benefits of artfuldoodling, using 15 techniques with pens and paint (watercolors, Twinks,
Silks and Viva Colour) to create pages of whimsical borders and
brilliant illustrations in your 6"x8" Visual Journal. No experience necessary, really!
*NOTE: This is not Zentangle, but a whimsical organic approach to decorative drawing, lettering and sketching. Please bring:
Strathmore 6"x8" Visual Journal WATERCOLOR, favorite black ink pens in various tip sizes such as Pitt Pens, Microns, Sharpies, small watercolor set, #4 watercolor brush, Niji or Sakura waterbrush, markers for coloring.
{2}
"Whimsical Watercolors"
Friday, April 26th
5-8pm
$50
As featured in Somerset Studio magazine March/April 2013, come and make your own whimsically illustrated lettering books. Explore 12 new artful hand lettering styles, with a focus on inspirational words and quotes paired with vibrant watercolors creating miniature journals and lettering sampler. Be artfully empowered mastering watercolor art techniques through simple line drawing, hand lettering and loose painting exercises using dye based markers, liquid watercolors and pan watercolor paint palettes. Take home two awesome lettering samplers
showcasing your personal style and colorful creative confidence.
Please bring: small watercolor set (KOI or Prang pan style suggested) Pencil, eraser, black waterproof fine tip pens (Sharpie, Micron or Pitt pens), glue stick, scissors, #4 or #8 round watercolor brush, Niji or Sakura waterbrush. Must have a watercolor paper journal which are available for purchase at Whim So Doodle.
{3}
"Oh My Word"
Artful Lettering
Inspirational Journals
Saturday, April 27th
10am-7pm
$70
Do you have handwriting envy? Drooling over art journals pages
thinking, "I wish I could write like that". This workshop will discover and embrace lettering ideas and samples while learning "artful lettering" style secrets using pens, markers on inky water colored background pages. Create a composition book journal of practice pages, lettering styles, inspirational samples, quotes and sayings. Focus on identifying your own distinct lettering preferences, composition and
aesthetically pleasing pages. Please bring: Bring a wide ruled, school grade hard cover composition book, your favorite lettering markers, black pens, alcohol markers like Copic, Prismacolor or Spectrum Noir, Microns, etc.