Creative Joy with Watercolor & Collage

Service Description

Mondays, November 3, 10, 17 & 24 9 - 11 am Cost $45 plus $5 supply fee payable to Liesel. The supply fee covers handout, and some assorted collage materials for you. (There is an addition list of supplies you'll need to bring to class. We will forward that to you when you sign up.) In this fun and full of techniques class we will cover a variety of ways to incorporate watercolor and collage. We will create collage papers using watercolor and use found papers not originally meant for collage. One week we will create our own collage papers, another week, we will use collage to enhance a watercolor painting and then do the reverse - use watercolor to enhance a collage. With all these approaches you are welcome to create abstract or representational pieces. Each week will cover a different method of building your collage. Liesel Lund studied fine art and scientific illustration at The Evergreen State College, The University of Washington and Gage Academy of Art. She designed graphics for Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo's Butterflies and Blooms exhibit, children’s books for Wright Group/McGraw-Hill, and textile prints for Tommy Bahama's tropically inspired clothing. Since 2010, Liesel has been teaching art workshops in art journaling, watercolor, book binding, oil painting and jewelry. She has taught at Daniel Smith Art Store in Bellevue and Seattle and at Winslow Art Center as well as workshops across the U.S. in California, Nebraska, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas and Washington. After moving to Whidbey in 2016, she has been painting in oils and watercolors full time and showing her work at local shows, including the Whidbey Island Studio Tour. A third generation artist, Liesel follows in the creative footsteps of her grandmother, a ceramic bead and fiber artist, and her mother, a traditional quilter, author and garden designer. About My Classes My aim is for class to be fun and relaxing, while full of useful information, demos and techniques. I break everything down into small steps so it is never overwhelming. I know how easy it is to feel anxious about making art. This is a very supportive class and I'm happy to answer any questions and go over things again as needed.