Paint, Pattern, Repeat
ON SALE NOW FOR ONLY $23
I’m Amy Maricle, an art therapist turned art facilitator who adores helping artists make more meaningful, joy-filled art. Working small, focusing on process and play has been a powerful driver in my creative life. I love seeing the way these techniques super charge my students’ creative lives as well.
Make beautiful patterns, stoke your creative fire.
- Learn a beatiful watercolor background technique
- Make at least 48 new line drawing patterns, or up to 150 if you wish, all using one simple, and yet powerful exercise.
- Engage in short bursts of art making that help you create more regularly.
- Stop doubting yourself, and start playing with art materials again.
Art making doesn’t need to be complex to be good or worthwhile. We want to make art because it feels good to create something and to improve over time. It needs to be fun enough that you create today, and then tomorrow you want to do it all over again.
Course Content
With Paint, Pattern, Repeat, you’ll get:
- 1 hour 30 minute video instruction.
- PDF with photos, instructions, and worksheet
- Lifetime access to class material
- Access to Mindful Art Facebook group
- A bite sized, fun art approach to get you creating!
Do I need to be on Facebook in order to join this class?
No. There is a Facebook community, however, if you would like to share your work and discoveries there. You can share your work on Instagram with #mindfulartstudio
Do I need computer experience to take this class?
You do need basic computer knowledge to access this class.
Is this class lifetime access?
Yes! As long as I have a website, you have a class!
Do I need prior art experience?
No prior art experience is needed.
How much do the supplies cost?
All you need to begin is watercolor paper or journal, drawing pen, and watercolor paints. If you had nothing at all, supplies could cost you less than $40.
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Handmade Accordion Journal
$19.00
These little accordion journals are my favorite. They are so simple, and the watercolor paper is perfect for drawing, painting, and collage. I will show you how to make the journal folds and a beautiful cover. It’s the pleasure of taking your time, and making something useful and beautiful with our hands.
This is a video based class (34 minutes) with a supporting PDF. It’s self-paced with lifetime access.
I love making accordion journals. They are simple and beautiful, and the small size means you can carry them in your bag and create on the go. (This is one of my secrets to my creative success.) I don't like measuring and exactness, but of course when you make a book, it requires a certain amount of that. I take a lot of pleasure in taking out all the difficulty and guess work for you so that making these journals is simple and pleasurable.
I'm excited for you to get started!
MATERIALS:
+ Watercolor paper
+ Exacto knife
+ Ruler
+ Cardboard or chip board for covers
+ PVA or other adhesive
+ Decorative papers for covers
+ Embroidery thread and needle for sewing on cover
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]]>In the Wild Places is More Than a Workshop
In the Wild Places is more than a workshop or art class. What I’m offering is an opportunity to develop a lasting, nature-based art practice. It’s not a paint by numbers type experience, but rather one in which I’ll lead you step by step through art and writing exercises that will help you arrive at work that is unique and a process that is joyful.
In the Wild Places is an exploration of the Wild Places in your environment, and the wild places inside of you, revealed through your art. You’ll wander in nature, collect your own mark making tools, and create a large volume of marks, pushing the boundaries more than you have before. From there, I’ll show you how to cultivate your favorite marks into layered art works with depth and meaning. We will co-create with nature and with each other. Come ready for a slow, beautiful, deep dive into the Wild Places within.
creating a spaciousness in your art practice
What has most helped me through this dark time is nature. I want to share that with you.
Let your feet walk on sacred ground,
Bathe in nature’s healing, then create from it.
Let’s create with our hands and collaborate with the earth.
PART 1: wander + collect
Wander in nature – wherever you are.
Record your adventures with photos, drawings, writing
Responsibly gather natural materials for mark making
PART 2: Percolate, ponder, Make
Read your PDF, Watch the video lessons
Respectfully collect materials for mark making
Make your own natural brushes
See what emerges when you co-create with nature: paintings, books, hanging art
Experiment with various mark making techniques.
Experiment with ways to layer the work.
Explore your unique relationship to nature through art.
Incorporate pen and ink into your marks.
Try out a variety of projects
Envelopes
paper mache sculpture
Books
Check Out Amazing Student Work
What’s Included in Your Wild Places Retreat:
Lessons in video and e-book format
4 Mark Making Lessons
Inspiration Lessons
Live 6-Hour Class Recording
7 Project Tutorials:
– Making Books
– Making Papier Mache Forms
– Sewing with Papier Mache Forms
– Combining Wild Pieces With Other Art Forms
– Making an Envelope
– Student Project Ideas
– Idea Generation for Your Own Projects
I’m Amy, Your Guide
I’m Amy Maricle, an art therapist turned art facilitator who adores helping artists make more meaningful, joy-filled art. We are going to explore, experiment, and play with tuning deeply into nature, mark making, and creating your unique art with nature.
Do I need prior art or painting experience to participate?
No, whether you’ve never painted before, or you are an experienced artist, this two part, two afternoon retreat is structured to provide you the space to learn to see in new ways, and opportunities to translate those new visions onto your paintings.
What is the supply list?
You will provide your own materials. As usual, I aim to keep the supply list simple to help you focus on your maximum creative output by limiting the supply choices. A full supply list is included with the class, but here’s the bulk of what you’ll need:
Tracing paper
One or more high flow acrylic paint colors or ink
Natural materials you gather
String
White gel pen
Micron drawing pen
YES paste
Needle and thread or sewing machine (optional)
What is your refund policy?
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Buy now for $29
I’m Amy Maricle, an art therapist turned art facilitator who adores helping artists make more meaningful, joy-filled art. Working small, focusing on process and play has been a powerful driver in my creative life. I love seeing the way these techniques super charge my students’ creative lives as well.
Make beautiful watercolor and patterns, stoke your creative fire.
- Learn a dreamy watercolor background technique
- Make at least 48 new line drawing patterns, or up to 150 if you wish, all using one simple, and yet powerful exercise.
- Engage in short bursts of art making that help you create more regularly.
- Stop doubting yourself, and start playing with art materials again.
Art making doesn’t need to be complex to be good or worthwhile. We want to make art because it feels good to create something and to improve over time. It needs to be fun enough that you create today, and then tomorrow you want to do it all over again.
Course Content
With Paint, Pattern, Repeat, you’ll get:
- 1 hour 30 minute video instruction.
- PDF with photos, instructions, and worksheet
- Lifetime access to class material
- Access to Mindful Art Facebook group
- A bite sized, fun art approach to get you creating!
Do I need to be on Facebook in order to join this class?
No. There is a Facebook community, however, if you would like to share your work and discoveries there. You can share your work on Instagram with #mindfulartstudio
Do I need computer experience to take this class?
You do need basic computer knowledge to access this class.
Is this class lifetime access?
Yes! As long as I have a website, you have a class!
Do I need prior art experience?
No prior art experience is needed.
How much do the supplies cost?
All you need to begin is watercolor paper or journal, drawing pen, and watercolor paints. If you had nothing at all, supplies could cost you less than $40.
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GET INSTANT ACCESS TODAY!
WORK SMALL. GO BIG.
Lesson Plan: part one – Welcome + Creative Prep
There are four videos in this first section where I introduce the outline of the course and how best to use it, show you the supplies, get you set up to create on the go, and most importantly, lead you through the creative exercise that will help you generate YOUR unique BIG ART ideas.
– A welcome to BIG ART
– Gathering your supplies
– Your portable art kit
– Generating your BIG ART ideas
Lesson Plan: part Two – Projects
Here is what students of Big Art have to say
What You’ll Get with BIG ART
+ How to use the class in YOUR way
+ Creative batching
+ Slow drawing patterns
+ Imperfect botanicals
+ Dot clouds
+ Nature inspired patterns
+ Smoky paint
+ Messy paint
+ Color bursts
+Graceful liner brush marks
+ Idea generation exercises to find your BIG ART ideas
+ Ways to let an image “travel the grid”
BIG ART Student Gallery
How do I access my class?
You can use these details to login to your Big Art Dashboard and access the class whenever you’d like. The Dashboard will house all classes you’ve taken from Mindful Art Studio.
How long do I have access for?
In what format is this class?
Can I save the class to my computer?
What are the minimum Supplies?
At a minimum, you’ll need watercolor paper, a number of high flow acrylic paints, YES paste, at least one drawing pen, and a white gel pen. *You could also do most of the projects with WATERCOLOR PAINTS.
What's the full supply list?
The full supply list includes watercolor paper, a paper cutter, micron pens, white gel pen, white paint pen, colored paper for mounting large pieces, Yes paste, zip pouch, an assortment of brushes, and a liner brush. You could also do the majority of the projects with WATERCOLOR PAINTS.
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