Brisbane

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Art

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Painting

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Watercolour Painting

Mixed Media Nature Sketchbook Workshop

Play with mixed media techniques to create a concertina sketchbook celebrating the wonder of nature.

Sandra Pearce

Art from the Urban Wilderness

5.0 (1)

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5 hours

4 to 10

$180 (Afterpay available)

($150 per class surcharge applies for private classes)

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What you'll do

Would you like to loosen up your art and not be afraid of 'the blank page'? Always wanted to try gelli printing but didn't know where to start? Curious about artist books and their creative potential?

In this workshop, you'll make a concertina artist book with visual content created using techniques such as gelatine monoprinting, drawing, mark-making, and watercolour washes.

This is a great introduction to both printmaking and artist books with its simple 3-dimensional form allowing freedom of artistic expression.

You'll learn:

the basics of gelatine monoprinting using acrylic paints
how to fold a concertina book using a bone folder
how to apply art principles such as composition, line, and shape to the concertina book format
experimental drawing techniques using liner pens, gel pens, and coloured pencils
how to use watercolours to create washes and pops of colour to enhance your imagery and bring your composition together

Add-ons available for this class

Artist Quality Acrylic Paint ($10)
Artist Quality Watercolours ($10)

You can add these when you book (optional).

Knowledge required

This workshop covers many different art techniques, all at a basic level, so you don't need to be an expert in any of them to create an amazing artist book by the end of the session.

Suitable for all art experience levels.

What you'll get

You'll take home a beautiful concertina book filled with your gel prints and drawings, recording the wonder of nature! Paper, gel plates, and rollers are supplied.

What to bring

Your drawing kit including pens, coloured pencils, watercolour pencils. Pens needed are waterproof black liners in a variety of sizes - Unipin from Officeworks is suitable.
Watercolour kit, brushes, water brushes - whatever you have.
Acrylic paints - colours + black and white
A selection of leaves to print with - flatten in a book a few days before
Notebook and pen for note-taking
Apron and nametag
Lunch and snacks

Suitable for

This class is great for a hens party.

This would also be a unique gift for her or gift for mum.

Location

Hive Studios, Unit 13/10 Depot Street, Banyo QLD

Art from the Urban Wilderness is located at Hive Studios in the suburb of Banyo, 15 km from the centre of Brisbane City. By Car – via the Gateway Motorway, take Exit 112 at the Nudgee Service Centre. By Train – walk from Northgate Station (2 kilometres) or Banyo Station (1.2 kilometres) or catch an uber or taxi from the station (1-2 minutes drive).

Your teacher can also travel within 50 kms of Banyo, to a venue of your choice for a private class

Mixed Media Nature Sketchbook Workshop location

More about this class

This class is new, and is covered by ClassBento's money-back guarantee.

Your teacher

Sandra Pearce

Sandra Pearce is a Brisbane/Meanjin based artist working with artist books, printed images and paper installations. Her art practice responds to ideas relating to nature-human conflicts, the impacts of urbanisation and the human manipulation of landscape.

Sandra has exhibited widely in both regional and private art galleries and has participated in several artist-in-residence programs including Curtin Springs (NT) and Cataract Gorge (TAS).

Your host

Art from the Urban Wilderness

5.0 (1)

Art from the Urban Wilderness is a large community art studio located at Hive Studios in Banyo, northside Brisbane.

The studio was founded by artist Sandra Pearce in 2022, and specialises in printmaking, papermaking, drawing, sketching and artist books. We offer workshops, courses, social art days, and artist talk events.

Our mission is to build an inclusive art community that nurtures creative authenticity, confidence and resilience. We also believe in the power of art to break the cycle of disaffection towards nature, to enrich lives and inspire care for the environment.

Our studio is also available for hire for creative events, meetings, gatherings, and art workshops.