Lynne Perella workshop
By tracey. Filed in Uncategorized |
If you ever have the opportunity to do so, I beg you to make sure you attend a workshop taught by Lynne Perella. I took her class “Wabi-Sabi – Art & Imperfection” today at the Artist’s Nook and … Well, WOW, is all I can say.
Here’s a description of the class from her website:
In this process-driven class, we will explore imperfection, deteriorated
surfaces, and unexpected raw beauty, while doing large experimental
mixed-media works of art. Rough textures, deconstructed collages, heavily-
layered surfaces…..These are examples of Art with an unselfconscious
beauty and narrative quality. We will explore low-tech ideas for
creating rich layered surfaces, and we will share a full day of exploration
and self discovery.
We played with gesso, texture, paint, collage and pretty much anything else that turned us on. I was amazed at how Lynne found a way to not take anything for granted, how there is beauty to marvel at in a scrap of paper that one might otherwise discard. And she was funny and encouraging and impressive and a great teacher.
I am exhausted. It was a long day of arting, of thinking, of pouring myself out on this fabulous paper. Tomorrow I’ll take a photo and put it up. I amazed myself and I can’t wait to take what I learned and apply it elsewhere…to my assemblages, altered books and my journal. I feel the tide is turning and I am even more stoked to go to Art Unraveled in a couple of weeks.
