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Class Title: Personal Stories - Making a Mixed-Media Storybox
Instructor:
Maureen Carlson
Type of Class:
Technique
Class and Part of our
Expressive Arts
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Class Number: mc2
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Class Description: |
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Looking for a new way to record your memories?
Some people record their stories in written form.
Others use photo albums or scrapbooks. Still others hang their
stories on the wall in the form of framed photos.
In this
class, we will do all of the above - but not in the
traditional way.
The finished project in this class will be a wooden box.
But it won't be just any old box. It will be a vehicle
for telling your story through symbols, images and words.
Each box will be unique. Time will be given in class
to develop a theme and symbols which are personal to you and
your story. The boxes will then be embellished with
polymer clay, paper, fiber, beads, and paint - plus found
objects, keepsakes, mementoes, photos - you name it!
The finished boxes can be hung on the wall or developed as a
standing piece.
Skills learned will vary from
sculpting and painting techniques to decoupage and collage
formats.
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Date:
NOVEMBER
2 - 4, 2007
Time:
7:00 pm Friday until 3:00 pm Sunday
Experience Level:
All
Format:
Weekend retreat,
Expressive Arts Format (personal journaling and contemplation time will be
included in the schedule)
Class Minimum:
4
Class Maximum:
9
Class Fee:
$160
Dorm Fee:
$35/night for shared
room, $40/night for single room
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This box is
titled:
Playing it Safe
I
made it during a time when I was struggling
especially hard with the stress of perfectionism.
Seems that I never learned the value of failing - of
struggling on even if I'm not good at what I'm doing.
So, to feel successful, I usually did only those things
that were somewhat easy for me to do. Thus the
title: Playing it Safe.
Making this box, and getting my thoughts out there in a
visible form, gave me a vehicle with which to have a
conversation with myself and with others about the
feelings involved in perfectionism. It feels to me
that making the box has been one of the
important steps in my journey towards wholeness.
Maureen Carlson |
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Supplies needed for
class |
Also bring |
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* A theme for your Story Box. If you don't
have one, don't worry, as we will spend time in class telling stories
and brainstorming ideas and intentions for making boxes.
* A Box made from wood, pasteboard, papier mache or
fabric. Might also be an old drawer, cheesebox, box with lid or
shadowbox picture frame.
* Polymer or air dry clay of your choice, in your
choice of colors. We also have clay for sale at Maureen's.
Note: Junk or leftover muddied clays are perfect for creating
embellishments.
* 3 bottles or tubes of acrylic paint in your choice
of colors
* An assortment of knobs, drawer pulls, hardware for
embellishment (if you have a supply. Note: Time will be provided
to visit the local antique shops to search for items for your Story
Box.)
* Personal Photos that
might help tell your story. Photos can be photocopied, transferred
to clay or decoupaged in place.
* Quotes or images that inspire you
or that help explain your story
* A small jar or box
full of a few of the beads, baubles, ribbon snips, colors, shapes,
textures and mementos that inspire you
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Note: Be sure
that your tools and supplies are marked with your name.
* 1 box for
taking home project and odds and ends of leftovers
* Plastic bags for leftover clay
or bits of this and that
*Paintbrushes in a variety of sizes
* Paring knife or utility knife
* Favorite sculpting tools (if you have them – don’t go out and buy any)
* Scissors
* Paper towels or hand towel
* Non-alcohol hand wipes |
For supply list for dormitory,
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and scroll down to middle of page
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Both class and dorm are
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Maureen Carlson's Center For Creative Arts
102 Water Street
Jordan, MN 55352
Center: 952-492-3260
Home Office: 952-447-3828
Note:
© 2006 by Maureen Carlson
All designs and stories on this site are
copyrighted by Maureen Carlson and the respective
artists
and may not be
reproduced in any way without expressed written permission.
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