Buds & Blooms
2 day Mixed Media Collage Workshop - A$497.00
Includes a yummy grazing board from Kiama Coast Catering for morning tea!
Sharon’s private art studio - Kiama. 930am - 4pm.
'Perfectly Imperfect' Art Making... Building creative confidence through Play vs. Perfection
Mixed media artist Sharon Blair will guide you through a well-formulated approach to painting, imaginative/gestural drawing and collage in an inspiring mixed media collage workshop. You will learn to create quirky and colourful mixed media abstract paintings inspired by beautiful 'Buds & Blooms' and a rainbow of gorgeous colours surrounding us in nature.
This course is offered as a 2-day face-to-face studio-based experience, with a bonus day of self-paced course content to complete at home prior to our 2-days of art making together.
This course is jam-packed with mixed media techniques and guidance on how to create an eye-catching composition and professional tips on resolving your final inspired artwork. The end result is an original piece that captures layers of your own personal creative flair, and a bag of new tricks and inspiration that can be used as a springboard for new creations waiting to blossom when you get home.
Reconnect with your inner artist, have fun experimenting and build creative confidence in a playful and supportive environment. Experience a weekend of pure bliss and get elbow-deep in the paint with other like-minded creative souls.
2 creative days of:
Creating your own unique handmade flower stencils.
Mono printing handmade stencils with a gelli plate to achieve beautiful textures and colours in your floral designs.
Intuitive, gestural drawing of happy buds & blooms from imagination in watercolour pencil and acrylic washes.
Guidance on colour, tints and making gorgeous greys.
Tips and tricks on collage and layering using a variety of mixed media products and how to resolve your artwork.
Take a creative leap, and join us for a very busy weekend of fun and experimentation in the beautiful seaside town of Kiama.
Further dates to be announced soon.
Workshop Testimonials
"Thank you, Sharon, for sharing your brilliance with us. I would recommend this workshop to everyone who has a desire to really enjoy being creative and gaining beautiful pieces of art to share with others.” – Ursula L
“Such a well-structured course, which allowed our individual artist to successfully emerge throughout each artwork. Your energy and encouragement created such a wonderful space to create.” – Jennie L
“Sharon is a wonderful communicator and teacher… Kind, gentle, helpful & thoughtful. I would not hesitate in recommending one of Sharon’s courses and would seriously love to do another workshop!” – Victoria E
“Sharon is a true professional. Her depth of knowledge about products and techniques is outstanding. I have learnt more about art this weekend than I have in any other workshop I have attended. You have no idea how much I was inspired by your Buds & Blooms workshop.” – Susan A
“Sharon is a brilliant, giving and patient teacher who is able to lead students and promote critical thinking. Her workshop had a great flow and a good mixture of structure and improvisation.” – Allyson D
“Sharon’s instruction gave me the confidence I needed to complete a beautiful art piece for my home. Can’t recommend her workshops highly enough!” – Judi C
“I am not a painter and this was my first attempt at anything creative / crafty. I have to say that I had the best time! Sharon’s knowledge and passion is contagious and her preparation in every detail made me feel very spoilt. Thanks, Sharon, for awakening a passion that I did not know I had!” – Aye C
“I had the most amazing weekend creating all things bright and beautiful in Sharon's awe-worthy studio, inspired by her ever-positive words of encouragement to 'trust the process', I was able to create with freedom AND have fun! Put the Inspired Buds and Blooms workshop on your must-do list!” – Holly A
“The course was great fun and I am happily creating and using all the new information I have learned. Thank you again!” – Ingrid M
“And a huge thankyou to you Sharon! You are very generous in sharing your immense knowledge of art techniques and I for one am very appreciative. Thanks again.” – Kerry B
“A fun couple of days meeting beautiful creative souls. It was very inspirational.” – Michelle S