Hello, my friend! Welcome to class.

If you are anything like me... you create a lot of art. And not all the art you create you love. I end up loving some things and framing them up for my house... some pieces I give away or sell... but there is still a lot of art that finds its way into a drawer... or pieces I've cut up and saved the scraps to use in collage art. I'm going to show you a fun, super easy project you can do with these leftover scraps you have.

In this class, I'm going to show you how I create some fun, dynamic, interesting mixed media pieces I'm calling dot/circle art. These are pieces I have really enjoyed making and looking at. I know you are going to love the outcome after making a few for yourself.

This class is for you if:

You love learning new techniques for your art
You are interested in using some of your leftover scraps or art you don't love in new and exciting ways

Supplies:

In this class, I'll be cutting up some existing art scraps I have and using them as my circle pieces. You can make art for this, use existing art scraps like I am, use old papers, book pages, handmade papers, etc... the possibilities are endless on the options you could choose to use to make your circles out of.

Watercolor paper - I Iike cold press 140lb paper - I am using this as my base for my circles. You can really use any type of paper you want to experiment with here since you are gluing your circles down and not really using the paper to paint on.
Leftover art scraps, old papers, handmade papers, book pages, etc... your choice on what you want to use for your circles you cut out.
Scissors
Circle template or Circle paper cuter like I'm using in class
Glue - you want to use acid-free glue for this - you can use glue sticks (which I have used on previous pieces), Yes Paste (which is what I'm using during class), you could even use other glue you have handy like matte medium, etc... Just try to stay acid-free with the glue so your piece is more archival and will last for you.
Frame - If you plan to frame your piece like I am doing with the one I make in class - I recommend you get the frame/mat FIRST... so as you are creating - you can make sure the piece you create will fit within the confines of your mat. You'll see what I mean when we get into class.

Rhonda Lustig

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