Hold Dear: Sculptural Assemblage and Symbolic Design
- Now available as a self paced course with nine individual lesson videos!
- Downloadable PDF hand template
- Finishing options include with and without the use of encaustic wax medium!
- Opportunity to interact with peers in a Private Facebook Community devoted to course participants only!
- Course available on an exclusive private blog for participants only!
- Prerecorded Encaustic Basics lesson!
- BONUS Prerecorded 4-lesson workshop!
- Unlimited Access!
Centering around a review of the symbolism of the hand, this class will examine our personal connection to the objects we gather, significance of the motifs we gravitate towards, and the memories they evoke; those things we Hold Dear in life, to combine them in a visual representation emblematic of our own meaning and values.
Working from a downloadable PDF template, this workshop covers a variety of techniques to create your choice of a 2D (for the wall) or 3D (free standing) sculptural assemblage from a humble foundation of recycled materials; incorporating surface design and found/collected objects to create a personally and symbolically meaningful work of art.
Part 1: 3 videos covering Prep and construction:
- Discussion of symbolism and storytelling through design
- Finding your own symbolic meaning in the objects and motifs you gravitate to
- Constructing simple objects from cardboard
- Constructing 2D or 3D Sculpture from cardboard
- Creating simple and reliquary style openings
Part 2: 4 videos covering Finishing and completion:
- Discussion on working meaning into the surface design
- Attaching and embedding objects
- Creating surface design with collage, paint, and other media
- Completing the sculptural work with and without the use of encaustic wax
PLUS two follow up videos!
Registration includes a
BONUS WORKSHOP, unlimited access, a private group and opportunity to interact with peer participants on and off Facebook!
*Both the hold dear workshop and the BONUS workshop are hosted offsite and not accessed through the Canary Rising website.
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Please review this information for all the details you need to participate.
Important General Information:
- Group link emailed upon registration
- Within 24 hours of purchase, you will be subscribed to the HOLD DEAR mailing list and private blog in order to receive important updates about the class in your inbox.
- This is also where you will access the Hold Dear workshop and the bonus workshop. Please check your spam folder if you do not see the welcome letter within that time frame.
- Please notify me at [email protected] if your preferred email address is not the same one you used to register for the course.
- Unlimited Access: Both the Hold Dear workshop and the Bonus workshop are hosted offsite and not accessed through the Canary Rising website. The dedicated blog and Facebook group will remain open for review of lesson content and continued community and instructor support.