Holiday Greeting Card Watercolor Collage
Workshop | Available
Not sure what to do with those unwanted watercolor paintings?
Create a collection of 4 Collage Bird-themed Holiday Greeting Cards in this one-day workshop using your discarded watercolor paintings and scraps.
This workshop will give the student the basics for collage making using the torn paper technique and upcycling of those oops watercolor paintings.
You can create 4 or more unique or similar cards. The theme will be birds: Cardinals, Doves, Partridge (in a Pear Tree), shore birds in grasses.
Using your watercolor paper scraps and up-cycled watercolor paintings to create whimsical collages that will be adhered to provided greeting cards. Your family and loved ones will be thrilled to receive one-of-a-kind cards that are frameable pieces of art!
Samples will be available to follow. Add a calligraphic message on the inside or leave blank!
Finished product is 5x7 and is suitable for gift giving and or framing.
Cards and Envelopes will be provided. Calligraphy markers will be available for interior greetings.
• A few sheets and Scraps of watercolor paper, used and unused 8x10 or smaller (studio or pro quality)
• Old watercolor paintings to cut and tear up
• Watercolor paint, or Gauche
• Markers
• Colored pencil
• Glitter or metallic paint
• Brushes for painting and gluing
• AIeene’s Tacky Glue or similar
• Masking Tape
• Scissors
• Xacto Knife
• Masking Tape
• Surface to tape down work
• Reference photos
Clara Sue Beym
Clara Sue Beym is a resident of Bayville NJ. She has been painting in watercolor for most of her life. Her education was in Graphic Design, Fine Art, Architectural Illustration and Fabric Arts. An award-winning graphic designer for over 25 years she has used both her graphic design and her fine art skills in her career in marketing of publications and international ad campaigns. Clara has helped teach art to seniors, young students and will soon be working with Easter Seals organization leading art-making with disabled adults.
Recently retired, Clara is an active member of several art organizations: OCAG, Garden State Watercolor Society (Board Member), Pine Shores Art Association and Toms River Arts Association. Clara is part of the Print Making group on Tuesdays at the Guild, has shown her art regularly at the Guild and other venues in Ocean County and Mercer County. Clara regularly donates her paintings to fund raisers. She paints commissioned house portraits and pet portraits, and has sold paintings to collectors throughout the states. Clara had a solo exhibit at the Berkeley Branch library in 2022, which showcased her local paintings including her watercolor collages. Clara won first place for her watercolor in the 2022 Senior Art Exhibit for Ocean County and honorable mention for NJ.
Websites:
https://clarasuebeym.wixsite.com/beymart
https://1-clara-sue-beym.pixels.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@clarasuebeym2846
Social Media:
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