Of Angels and Icons Gwen Lafleur

In this full-day class, we’ll take inspiration from Mexican Folk Art, Orthodox Icons, and more to make our own mixed media angels. (Not into angels? You can turn your figure into a fairy queen, or any strong male or female figure that you want on your canvas.) We’ll use collage, stencils, stamps, heat embossing, and a variety of other mixed media supplies and techniques as we make our collaged figure and background on an 12″ x 16″ canvas panel.

Students Should Bring:

• A craft mat, baby wipes, scissors
• A variety of papers, fabric scraps, ephemera, jewels, trims, etc… to build and accessorize your figure
• Neutral collage papers and ephemera for your background
• Acrylic Paint – a few favorite colors (you’ll probably want gold too)
• Paint brushes (1″ and 1/2″ flat, detail brush, round brush – #4 is good)
• Matte medium and a brush or sponge to apply it with plus an old credit or gift card
• Glue or gel / heavy gel medium (I like E6000, LockTite Gel Control, and Tacky Glue)

Optional:

• Embellishments for your figure
• A face (about 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ or so – I’ll also have options available. We’ll adjust the body to match the proportions of the face)
• Wings if desired (I’ll also have a few options to choose from)
• Texture mediums – (I like Wendi Vecchi gold embossing paste) or a plain light molding paste like Golden.
• Paints or supplies to add rusting and patina effects to metal if desired
• Circular objects or diecuts to use as a halo if desired (I’ll also have a few options)
• Liquid Pearls or dimensional paints, Stickles, etc… as desired
• Colored pencils and / or watercolors to color your face and wings
• Heat gun, favorite embossing powders, and a Teflon craft mat