Course Description
The Keeper of Curiosities is more than a sketchbook or art journal; it is an archive of your sacred ideas and inspiration—a true collaboration of your head, heart, and hands. A profoundly personal artist book where you can be curious, experiment, play, and practice without focusing on the outcome.
Imagine the feeling of freedom in finally exploring all the beautiful ideas that are swelling inside you as you set them free onto the pages of your one-of-a-kind artist's book. You will find yourself returning to this book repeatedly to be reminded of the importance of the creativity that flows through you. When you choose to play, practice, and experiment, you release doubts and gain confidence in the art you want to create.
The lessons in this class will prompt you and ignite your heart. Set free your stories, ideas, and truths of who you are as a person and an artist. Feel free to get messy, paint, scribble, draw, collage, and stitch everything you're curious about on every page.
I invite you to join me for this beautiful creative experience where you're the author of your artistic story.
love,
Renee
About This Course
IMMEDIATE ACCESS
$68
Instructor: Renee Mueller
Self-paced class with lifetime access
Bonus: A beautiful downloadable workbook
Bonus: Zoom Replay
The Replay will be added to the classroom.
Techniques Taught:
- Repurpose a used book into a beautiful artist's book.
- Intuitive brushwork and mark-making with ink on paper.
- Color Story Collages combine fabrics, vintage pieces, natural elements, acrylic paint, and stitching.
- Color Palette Selection.
- Block Printing on paper and fabric.
- Expressive Floral Painting.
- Expressive Mini Landscape Painting.
- Ideas and demonstrations to bring meaningful details to your artist's book.
- Suggestions for laying out your pages to create signatures.
- Hand-stitched binding.
- Learning to let go of perfection and allowing your creativity to flourish.
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Instructor
About Me Renee Mueller
Thank you for choosing to take my class, I'm so thrilled and honored that you're here. I want to tell you a little about me. I hold a BFA from the University of Michigan where I studied Art History, Dance, and Choreography.
I danced professionally and had the honor of teaching dance at the University of Michigan's Musical Theater and Theater Departments. Most of my life has been spent in the dance studio and the theater. Because of this, I have had the privilege to work with many talented dancers, costume designers, set designers, lighting designers, and musicians. One of the many things that I learned from this experience in the performing arts was to honor your ideas and devote yourself to a subject. Also, to share, support, and collaborate.
Once I decided to "exit stage left", it was challenging to find another creative outlet. Like many of us, I loved to draw, paint and create as a child, but never really invested a tremendous amount of time in cultivating that practice. About 10 years ago I began drawing again and decided to commit to a daily practice. I was challenged and inspired!. So, I continue to practice, experiment with materials, and allow my ideas to guide me through the process.
When creating art, I draw upon the many methods I learned as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Research, gathering inspiration, honoring my point of view, and sharing ideas. It is my hope that by sharing my creative practices, my process, techniques and what inspires me, you will find something that works for you.
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