Mixed Media - Telling Your Story

Course Overview

In this class, we’ll explore how to use symbolism and mixed media to express your personal story and connect it to the larger tapestry of your life. Using mixed media techniques, you’ll combine materials like paint, fabric, photographs, handwritten text, and found objects to craft a piece that captures the essence of intertwined histories. Together, we’ll delve into symbolism and the visual language of storytelling, embracing the idea that time, memory, and identity are not linear but beautifully layered and interconnected.

Each layer will reflect your journey—your joys, challenges, and the threads of your life. You’ll uncover new ways to express yourself, using art to capture the complexity and beauty of your experiences, and through reflection, vulnerability, and creativity, you’ll leave with a timeline piece that holds personal meaning.

What to Bring

For the First Session, please Bring:

• Visual journal or sketchbook
• Charcoal
• Lead pencil
• A selection of small to medium-sized brushes
• Screw-cap glass jar for water

Materials for Future Sessions (To Be Discussed in Week 1):

• A few of your favourite photos, photocopied in varying sizes, both colour and black & white
• A wooden art panel (square) – no smaller than 40cm x 40cm, up to 60cm x 60cm, depending on your preferred working size
• Any type of pastel or watercolour pencils
• Rubber (eraser)
• Ruler
• Three of your favourite acrylic paint colours
• Palette or plastic plate for mixing paints
• Rag and an old shirt or apron for mess protection

Note: Please bring $25 in cash to give to Bec during the first class. This covers additional supplies that will be provided throughout the course.