Aside from impeccable craftsmanship and originality, nothing else defines and enhances pieces as intensely as appropriate color choices.| Supply List | |
| Scissors | |
| Glue stick | |
| Work surface | |
| Cutting blade | |
| Small selection of your favorite texture tools | |
| Pasta Machine if you have one | |
| Pin tool | |
| Magazine clippings in a ziplock gallon bag - no faces no words - just images. | |
| The easiest way to do this is to take five magazines, rip out all the pages that have color pictures (often one side is much more interesting than the other). Then go back and trim any edges and written copy, larger images may be cut into pieces @5”x3” Try not to spend too much time editing or musing over the color schemes. Just keep cutting until you have about 100 clippings. |
Aside from impeccable craftsmanship and originality, nothing else defines and enhances pieces as intensely as appropriate color choices.
Learn how to create blazing, simmering or evocative color schemes. This multi-sensory approach makes learning about color fun!
Define your color preferences, learn how to recipe/replicate colors and increase your color confidence. This workshop is ideal for anyone desiring to enhance the color impact in their work- whether you work with watercolors, colored pencils, collage, fibers or polymer clay.
Understanding how to utilize the three properties of color: hue, value and saturation, to your advantage add cohesion and impact to your work. Learn why the "rules" as they are outlined in many color reference books, rarely provide satisfactory results.
We will begin with exploring your color likes and dislikes and de-mystifying the vocabulary of color design. During the afternoon session we will explore custom mixing pigment primaries using polymer clay and how to mix to match colors.
| I have been teaching color workshops for the past ten years. In a conference situation where there are dozens of technique driven classes offered, often a FUNdamental color class is overlooked as a first choice because: | ||
| • | the artist took a dry academic class years ago and was frustrated by all the rules and rubber cement | |
| • | the juicy tantalizing prospect of leaving the workshop with a completed beautiful piece is too tempting | |
| • | the artist is concentrating on skills that are applicable to the product line they are developing or | |
| • | a color workshop sounds scary | |
| In my mind nothing could be further from the truth. My color classes are gentle, fun and explain why one should "break all the rules". |
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| It is easier to concentrate on exploring and perfecting new techniques and design challenges when one experiences a sense of ease and “rightness” in color selections. | ||
The second day will include exercises to explore color harmonies and how proportion and simultaneity can magically change the look of your color schemes as you construct a series of colorful polymer clay fabrics to be fashioned into a “crazy-quilt” mirror frame. Come with an open heart and mind and prepare to be amazed.
Here is what some of my students have said after taking one of my color workshops:
“Incredible! This workshop has changed my life, I see the world with a deeper appreciation of the richness and breadth of color around me AND I know how to mix those colors” Elizabeth R. Minn.
“I’ve struggled with making color choices for years. I wish I had taken this workshop as my first polymer clay class. Looking back I now understand why many of the safer color combinations I was using weren’t optimal and just didn’t work...” Mary B. CA
“I have always admired the polymer clay work of Cynthia Toops, Maggia Maggio, Laura Liska and Pier Voulkos. I never thought I would be able to create my own beautiful color combinations. “Pat K. WA
“During college I took four color courses and read dozens of books, so when my friend Heather asked me to take this workshop with her I was reluctant to spend a whole weekend on color. Was I wrong! I am so glad I came. Lindly was both knowledgeable, funny and wise.” Keith S. FLA
“This was a great workshop. I am an engineer and was worried that everyone else would be experienced colorists. Lindly was patient with my beginner questions, very organized and addressed all levels of skills throughout the week.” Susan V. NY