Kecia Deveney
9:00 - 4:30
Wed/Thur March 17-18
$410.00
This two-day workshop invites you to create a mixed media art journal by first gathering what will live inside it. Through intuitive exercises, paper, collage, and mark-making, you’ll create a collection of pages before assembling them into a hand-bound journal. Fabric may be incorporated in small, optional ways—such as tabs, spine details, or accents—but the focus is on paper, layering, and process. The approach is loose, exploratory, and pressure-free—allowing the work to unfold naturally without the need for perfection. All experience levels are welcome.
This workshop unfolds over two days as a process of gathering and then holding—creating pages first, and building the journal around them.
Day 1: Gathering — Creating Pages & Elements We begin by setting aside the idea of a finished journal and instead focus on creating a body of work. Through a series of gentle prompts and exercises, you’ll create a collection of pages using paper, collage, and mark-making. These pieces are not meant to be resolved or perfected—they are fragments, explorations, and moments of process. We’ll work loosely, allowing layering, texture, and instinct to guide decisions rather than planning or structure. You’ll also create a focal element for your journal cover, incorporating resin to add depth, protection, and a sense of permanence to a chosen piece. By the end of the day, you’ll have a collection of pages and elements ready to be gathered into a book.
Day 2: Holding — Building the Art Journal On the second day, we begin to bring everything together. You’ll continue developing your pages through layering and collage, allowing each page to evolve naturally without pressure to finish Once your pages feel ready (or ready enough), we’ll assemble the journal using a simple, flexible binding method. The book will take shape around the work you’ve created, rather than the other way around. Fabric can be incorporated in small, optional ways—such as tabs, spine details, or subtle accents—if it feels appropriate to your work. The focus is on creating a journal that feels tactile, personal, and alive. Some pages may remain unfinished. Others may shift over time. This journal is meant to be returned to, added to, and lived with. We don’t begin with the book— we begin with what wants to be inside it
Materials Fee $paid at beginning of class includes:
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Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
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