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Taking inspiration from my books Collage Unleashed, Doodles Unleashed and Printmaking Unleashed along with my colorful journey as a mixed media artist, I have created fun and inspirational mixed media workshops that bring out the playful artist and child-like spirit in everyone. The approach to making art in my workshops is fun and free spirited. You will be guided through inspirational idea jumpstarts and creative exercises that will unleash your creative spirt.
My workshops are geared towards beginner to advanced artists. You will learn a pleathora of techniques, explore developing your creative process and walk away with new ideas you can incorporate into your art. I encourage all of my students to pursue finding their unique artistic style.
This schedule will be updated throughout the year..so check back. Come and pLaY! Please contact store/event directly for registration. (updated 07.21.17)
For most of 2016 and 2017 I have taken a break from teaching in person. Currently, I am planning my 2018-2019 calendar. If you are interested in having me teach at your event, store, retreat, university or collaborate online please contact me.
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StencilGirl + FRIENDS: an art journal affair weekend
September 22, 2017 - September 24, 2017
7:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join me and my artist friends for two (2) full days & nights with nothing to think about but Art Journaling. Optional Friday activities in a wonderfully creative UNESCO designated city. A brand new Retreat Hotel blocks from the Lower Town Arts District and Historic Downtown Paducah, opening reception and lunches included in your registration, goody bags, surprises, and, Oh! did we mention….STENCILS??
Escape to Ephemera Paducah for a weekend of intensive art journaling fun in the quaint river city of Paducah, Ky. Indulge yourself in hours of creative adventures. Cultivate new friendships and nourish your soul in a supportive environment designed to encourage students to experiment with new techniques, tools, and concepts.
An Art Journal Affair features coordinated workshops taught by StencilGirl designers and instructors: Seth Apter, Traci Bautista, Pam Carriker and, StencilGirl herself, Mary Beth Shaw.
We’ll explore a gazillion (well, OK, a TON of) art journaling techniques and, along with honing your skills, you’ll take home a commemorative set of StencilGirl stencils created just for this art retreat.
When the day is done, you’ll have plenty of time to explore Paducah, a designated UNESCO Creative City, which brims with delightful eateries, shops, cultural attractions and places to visit. You’ll also be invited to spend time after hours in the Art Journaling Playroom we’ve set up just for you at your hotel. Ephemera Paducah will be transformed into StencilGirl Central with onsite shopping for all your mixed media dreams!
a little about my workshop...
ARTIST EXPLORATIONS: a love affair with abstract mark-making + color PLAY
Explore developing your personal visual vocabulary through mark making and printmaking using your journal as a creative catalyst. Working on multiple pages at once {5-10 pieces}, you’ll create a collection of “studies” with spontaneous mark-making, colorful layers of paint, markers and mixed media. Explore creative prompts and exercises to unearth your very own symbols and personal marks. These visual stories can be used to inspire working BIG on canvas or they could be used to create a handmade art journal. You’ll create several pages as we work fast and create with freedom.
StencilGirl + Friends: an art journal affair is SOLD OUT
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Traci BAUTISTA travel studio workshops coming soon!
Come paint + PLAY with me at one of my upcoming studio workshops! dive into color, collage, doodling, art journaling and handmade books.
ALL MIXED MEDIA supplies PLUS collage + printmaking kits included in all my workshops.
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printmaking unleashed weekend workshop
traci bautista's {studio 323*7}
TBA
Unleash your inner artist and join Traci Bautista for a creative weekend at her studio as she shares inventive ideas for making marks with handmade tools, nontraditional materials and simple DIY printmaking techniques. Taking inspiration from her latest book, Printmaking Unleashed, dive into a journey of expressive mark-making.
Explore how everyday objects can create beautiful, expressive marks. Dive into unconventional techniques to create one-of-a-kind monoprints, relief prints and patterns. Experiment with creative ways to adorn the surface and create colorful, textured layers on your mixed media artwork!
The mark of a brushstroke that dances across the page, paint sprayed through deconstructed needlepoint canvas, a stick wrapped with yarn, hot glue stencils, textured printing plates and stamps made from wax and clay, the bottom of a water bottle, zip ties, toothpicks, freezer bags and craft foam inscribed with a skewer. What do all these have in common? Each one makes a unique mark, an impression on the canvas that helps express a window into our creative soul.
During this 2-day workshop you'll be inspired, create a bunch of NEW printmaking tools and leave with a HUGE stack of papers and fabrics to use in your mixed media projects. You'll receive a mixed media paper kit and mark-making tool kit as part of the workshop. lunch, pastries & snacks will be provided. ALL MIXED MEDIA supplies included with workshop.
printmaking unleashed weekend workshop
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Art.journal.PLAY: Creative Explorations in Mixed Media, Printmaking and Art Journaling
Experiment with mixed media, painting, printmaking and fabric collage techniques to create a one-of-a-kind art journal. We will start with printing fabric and paper with handmade and found tools. Then build a journal with a “textured” collage cover that is wrapped with embellished fibers and yarns. You will leave feeling inspired to fill your new handmade book with techniques I share about building colorful mixed media layers.
day one – printmaking unleashed – handmade tools + nature tools + patterns
We’ll start the class building and creating numerous handmade printing tools, including handmade stamps, hot glue stencils and paper masks. Then we’ll take a nature walk to take photos and collect dried grasses, leaves and sticks to create handmade paintbrushes. You’ll work with a huge amount of materials and mixed media supplies to experiment with mark-making and patterns.
day two – plexi printmaking + mixed media layers
Experiment with plexiglas monoprints working with handmade stamps and stencils to build layers on fabric and paper. Explore simple printmaking techniques without a press to create acrylic skins and colorful mixed media fabrics and papers.
day three – art journal construction: doodles + collage
Throughout the workshop we’ll explore techniques from my all my books and I’ll showcase how to use them on page for your journal pages. I’ll share demonstrations in mark-making, lettering and talk about how to digitally leverage your artwork. We’ll continue to work on paintings from the previous day and explore mixed media techniques including collage, doodling and begin book construction. During day three we’ll start to create textured “canvas” journal covers from layers of fabrics and papers.
day four – art journal construction: binding + creative jumpstarts
During the final day of the workshop, we’ll continue to build the journals creating the fiber embellished binding. Throughout the day we’ll explore creative prompts and art journaling exercises. I’ll also share tips on photography using the iPhone/iPad, working with various apps to create digital images and ideas on how to incorporate your explorations into your art journal.
art.journal.PLAY workshop TBA
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 art.journal.PLAY. mixed media lab + creative business incubator
membership site + creative community
- monthly live stream workshops. live Q & A. creative process discussions.
- HD videos. digital art journaling tutorials.
- inspiration. creative prompts. art journaling printable workbooks.
- diy planner printables. digital collage kits.
- limited edition art journaling stencil + stamp kits.
- members only online creative community.
join me for monthly live stream workshops...
my new mixed media online community is OPEN!
FLORAL DELIGHT: freestyle blooms summer 2017 online program
Join me for my most popular online workshop, FLORAL DELIGHT! We have a brand new live session during the summer, which includes new HD video content, a virtual retreat, PLAY dates, weekly creative itineraries and live Q & A sessions.
During the FREESTYLE FLORALS SUMMER 2017 program, you’ll experiment with NEW techniques to paint VIBRANT, freestyle florals and continue to develop your OWN signature style. Get ready to face the blank canvas with more confidence and build a body of artwork that shines in your OWN creative style.
FLORAL DELIGHT: freestyle blooms
Special art + mixed media workshops
Looking to host an artful creative weekend or workshop for you and your friends weekend or workshop? Contact me to discuss and plan a special your event! I am available to do art workshops for group meetings, girlfriend get-togethers, wine & cheese or team building, ..happy creating! >>-------------------------->>
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SELF GUIDED e-courses
If you can't make it to a LIVE in-person workshop, take a self-guided e-course! I have 40 mixed media, collage, painting, art journaling, book binding and creative business e-courses with over 675 videos available. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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BALI bliss ~ I would love to take another group to Bali for a week of mixed media workshops, art tours and sight seeing. If you are interested please email me. .bali BLISS. -->This was an AMAZING week-long art intensive + fiber tour...mixed media workshops...excursions...shopping... journaling in BALI at APA KABAR VILLAS in Indonesia sponsored by Arcangelo Productions. Check out photos from my previous Bali workshop.
Email me if you are interested in planning an international workshop.
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