Visual Journaling
An Introduction To Visual Journaling
Saturday, February 18, 1-5 pm
Sunday, April 15, 11:30-3:30 pm
Cost: $85; Instructor: Fran Meneley
This class is for people who are just getting into visual journaling and want to develop their own unique voice on the page or for people who are looking for a new approach. Most art supplies – a mixed media arsenal – will be provided and available to demo during the class. Discussions will include: building and using your mixed media arsenal, approaches to collage, beginning and maintaining a journaling practice – in your home and on the go – and techniques for finding your voice. There will be plenty of time to work and experiment with materials, techniques and approaches discussed in class. Along with the detailed handouts, you will take away a series of “explorations” to keep you going once the class has ended. Click here for materials list PDF.
Jump Start Your Visual Journal Practice!
Thursday, March 15, 10:30-1:30 pm
Cost: $75; Instructor: Judith Cassel-Mamet
Do you have some beautiful journals but find it difficult to fill more than a few pages (or any pages)? This workshop is perfect for anyone who wants to experience a sense of freedom and playfulness when trying to develop a mixed media approach to visual journaling. We will explore some new materials, new collage concepts and new writing prompts; no experience with drawing or writing necessary. You will leave with multiple pages that sing with your authentic expression, and a courageous attitude towards filling a blank space. Click here for materials list PDF.
Journal Juju
Saturday, April 7, 1-5 pm
Cost: $85; Instructor: Cynthia Morris
You’ve seen those journals –the ones bursting with color, drawings, and doodles. They seem to pulse with life. You see it. You want it. Then you think, “I can’t do that.” Journal keeper and creativity coach Cynthia Morris insists that you can keep a fun and dynamic illustrated journal. And she’s going to show you how. No experience or artistic skill required. Just show up with curiosity and a sense of fun and willingness to play. You’ll leave with your Moleskine accordion journal well on its way to becoming your creative companion. Click here for materials list PDF.
Creating The Illustrated Field Journal
*Saturday & Sunday, May 19th & 20th, 9-5 pm
Cost: $225 if you register by March 31, $245 afterward
Instructor: Marty Colón
Learn to blend the approaches of artist, writer, and field-scientist to create a unique and powerful tool for exploring and learning about the natural world. The Illustrated Field Journal equips you to dramatically improve your powers of observation, create a personalized learning tool, and preserve a uniquely evocative record of your experiences and discoveries in nature. This class focuses on skills and strategies for creating the Illustrated Field Journal regardless of artistic or writing experience. Interested in the class? Marty will give a FREE talk about his work and share pages from his journals on Saturday, February 18, 10:30-11:30 pm. Click here for materials list PDF.
*This is a two-day class, half of each day will be classroom time, and half will be in the field. The class will be held at the Cal-Wood Education Center, a 1200 acre site, near Jamestown, Colorado, at about 8,000 feet.