On "Fly", mixed-media artist Guriana takes you to her most treasured space - her workbench on which she experiments with two very contrasting ways of creating.
You will be creating the most interesting book cover using soldering, encaustic and more.
Create a unique mixed-media piece by exploring, merging and appreciating different art and craft techniques as well as materials.
Get inspired by Guriana's raw and organic style.
You will be combining the subtleness, lightness and gentleness of encaustic together with boldness and heavy looking soldered elements. This will bring you to a beautiful, layered composition that creates the most special cover for your new art journal - ready to fill in.
This workshop consists of two main parts:
1. Jamie's and Kasia's introduction to soldering and encaustic materials and techniques. This is perfect if you are a beginner and you never even held a soldering iron in your hand. This part of the course will explain everything you need to know in order to start with these two disciplines of art. It will also prepare you for the second main part of the course explaining techniques that later are demonstrated by Guriana.
2. Guriana's lessons. Divided into smart chapters such as Soldering, Balls on Canvas, Encaustic Medium and The Covers. This is Guriana's captioned step by step process with easy to follow subtitles (no voice over).
If you are a beginner this workshop is perfect for you, it will explain all you need to know in order to be confident with soldering and encaustic techniques as well as presenting a unique and layered project.
If you are more advanced in soldering and encaustic then simply skip the intro part (or watch to refresh your knowledge + health & safety rules) and dive into Guriana's segment which will give you some very special ideas and will lead you through the process of making the most exquisite art journal cover.
Together with this class you will also receive a fully downloadable and printable handout - your Class Notes. 25 pages of detailed step-by-step instructions and explanations plus additional tips and a tutorial on how to mix your own encaustic medium.
On this course you will learn:
- tools and the basic of working with encaustic medium
- tools and the basics of working with soldering
- “out of the box” ideas and techniques on how to play with these two techniques
- the art of layering and creating a rich and textured composition
- how to build a composition that consists of different elements
- how to choose the right book for your project
- how to create a soldered metal plate including an encaustic collage piece
- how to work with patinas
- how to create a ball-end wire for your embellishment
- how to prepare your own silk ribbons
- how to make your own encaustic medium
"Yes! This course (the encaustic sections specifically) were exactly what I wanted to see. Thank you! and I can't wait to get started now.👏🏻🤗❤️"
- Pam
This class is captioned in English and offered as instant access. This means that once you go through the purchasing process you will get immediate full access to all sections of this class. The handout is downloadable and printable, the video lessons are streamable with life-time access.
Please note: It’s recommended not to use encaustic and soldering while pregnant.
Your Instructor
My name is Dorota Piechowiak, better known as Guriana. I live in Poland with my partner Peter. I’m a mother of two adult sons.
The older I get, the more passions I have, unfortunately I do not have more time…
I love travels and photography, to create the space around me. I’m a passionate of handcrafted and vintage findings which I regularly find with my friends on flea markets. I love to alter things, to give a second life to vintage objects, to connect paper with junk, rust, laces and linen. I adore wood and its smell, I love to get my hands dirty with paint and rust. Recently I am in love with soldering.
Since 2015 I teach workshops in Poland and I share my passion to cottons, lace, linen and metal.
My art motto is: “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun”.
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FAQ's
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What is your refund policy?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 14 days and we will give you a full refund.
Do you offer subtitles?
Yes! The course is in English and we are excited to be able to offer French, Polish, Chinese simplified, Dutch (Nederlands) Farsi, German, Spanish, Swedish and Norwegian subtitle options for our students.
Can I use my smartphone to watch the lessons?
Yes! Our website and classrooms work very well on tablets and smartphones.
Why is there tax added on top of the price?
As tax rates vary all over the world, adding tax on top of the price is the only way we can now continue to offer our classes on sale globally.
This has been further complicated by Brexit, and international clamp downs on online tax collection.
Sales tax is worked out and added to the cart if applicable on a country by country basis.
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