A Mixed Media Workshop

Last week I attended a Mixed Media Workshop at the Art Gallery, and as an added bonus there was also a free lunchtime `floor talk' by an expert in photography, both digital and otherwise. It was an excellent workshop (only $25.00) for 7 hours, and as you can see in the photo we made a huge amount of mess - always a good sign of a good Art workshop experience. There was also some excellent chocolate cake for morning tea :) We learnt how to use joss paper as a collage and everyone added a photocopy of one of their own drawings. A lot of people did fruit or vegetables but there was also some figures. I had a drawing of a hibiscus plus some photocopies of drawings of some shopfronts in Singapore and this led me to a tropical Asian theme. We coated the finished product in PVA Glue (Selleys) and then I brought mine home to scan and add some digital touches. So here is the final product. In this I have used watercolour, oil pastels, water soluble oil pastels, Joss Paper, photocopies, PVA Glue and Photoshop to finish it off!! Now I am quite motivated to do something larger with my own drawings.