MIXED MEDIA DESIGN & PLAY
READY TO SURPRISE YOURSELF WITH WHAT’S POSSIBLE?
This in-person class is perfect for beginning, returning and advanced students.
ONLY FOUR STUDENTS
Which means, when you tell me what YOU want to get out of
these days creating together - we can make it happen.
10AM - 4PM in my San Rafael garden studio.
SATURDAY JULY 26 SOLD OUT
SUNDAY AUGUST 3
NEW STUDENTS: $395
RETURNING STUDENTS : $295 (SAVE $100!)
Fee includes all materials.
e mail confirmation from me AND payment from you secures your spot:
VENMO @Rachel-Davis-351
Zelle: rachel@racheldavisstudio.com
There’s nothing like making art in person with fellow creatives who get as jazzed as you do over the way wild paint marks look on random collage scraps.
The six hour class is held in my San Rafael garden studio. We work on 22 x 30 inch Arches oil paper “play-scapes”, using materials foraged from my stash of papers, books, stencils, stamps, hand made scraps, as well as papers created in class.
You’ll learn about layering, creating textures, and scraping through to reveal history. Design principles will be woven throughout the day, opening your eyes to new ways of seeing, appreciating, and creating.
In the morning, it’s all about creative adventure and experimentation. No pressure to worry about overall design or composition on the “play-scapes”, or making them work as paintings. You’ll watch me play alongside you and think out loud about what’s fun and what isn’t. “What if I tried this?” “How about that?” "Do I like it?" If so, dig in with more. If not, paint or collage over it or try the opposite.
In the afternoon we break out different sized mats to find compositions in the play-scapes. It’s incredible how much there is to learn from this part of the class - from everyone’s work.
We cap off the day mounting the found compositions on different sized cradled panels and “VOILA!” - you go home with three completed works of art, and a joyful itch to keep creating.
“Such a wonder-filled day. Thank you Rachel. You made it easy and fun to be playing and learning!”
- V
“Oh so much JOY! I do believe in magic, thanks to this workshop with you Rachel.
This art practice was good for my soul.”
- G
“What a blast sharing the day with you and three amazing artists, I loved the play, exploration and collaboration. You always asked the right question to help me move forward. The best part was letting go of trying to create a composition and just staying in the play stage to the very end and then looking at smaller parts of the painting and realizing that I had several completed paintings. Nothing extra needed to be done.
Total play!!! Thank you so much!!!!"
- M
COST: $395 ($295 for returning students) includes all mixed media materials plus your panels. No need to bring anything but your lunch and a willingness to play and learn.
Class fee is non-refundable but can be transferred to another student or refunded if filled from the waitlist.
“The workshop was terrific! I was thrilled with so many choices of materials, the layout and the instruction. I felt comfortable exploring on my own, asking questions and getting feedback. Also, the length of time seemed perfect. Working in a group is so helpful. As you helped each of the others, I took in so much.“
- C
ABOUT RACHEL
Roughly eight years ago, while taking a class called “Ignite Your Wild Creativity”, I was struggling with a painting I was starting to like. Truth be told, I was paralyzed, full of self-critique and fear of “ruining” it. As I went on and on about how this or that next move might help or hurt things, the teacher grabbed my brush and planted a huge black mark across my panel. “There - now you have something to react to.”
Wow. What a difference eight years makes. I’m not paralyzed any more, I make my own bold moves, and most importantly, when the persistent inner critic makes an appearance, I know how to show it to the back seat and keep driving where I want to go.
I’d love to help you discover what I have -- joy and freedom in a sustainable creative practice.
In addition to being a mixed media artist, I’ve been studying Japanese flower arranging for twenty-plus years, and as a licensed psychologist (until my retirement at the end of 2022) I coached artists for longer than that, helping them get out of their own heads and back to creating. I’ve been on faculty at medical schools on both coasts, teaching, mentoring students and running groups. It’s my great pleasure to bring those skills to my artist life and help unleash creativity in others.