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Mixed Media Magic

$507.00

Ready to break the boundaries of traditional craft? Welcome to a week of beautiful artistic collisions!

While monoprinting, polymer clay, and textile felting might seem worlds apart, this immersive workshop is designed to show you exactly how these vibrant, tactile mediums can integrate, interact, and elevate one another into stunning mixed-media art.

Perfect for absolute beginners and seasoned makers looking to expand their toolkit, this course offers a perfectly balanced daily rhythm: mornings are dedicated to live demonstrations and unlocking core techniques, while afternoons are your private studio sandbox for open exploration.

Throughout the week, you will dive into three fascinating creative pillars, exploring everything from printing directly onto clay to embedding your custom prints into wool. The course culminates in a triumphant creative synthesis, where you will channel your favorite techniques into a stunning, one-of-a-kind final mixed-media masterpiece (or a series of smaller, interconnected works). Come with an open mind, play with new textures, and leave with beautiful finished pieces and a lifelong toolkit of interconnected skills!

Ready to break the boundaries of traditional craft? Welcome to a week of beautiful artistic collisions!

While monoprinting, polymer clay, and textile felting might seem worlds apart, this immersive workshop is designed to show you exactly how these vibrant, tactile mediums can integrate, interact, and elevate one another into stunning mixed-media art.

Perfect for absolute beginners and seasoned makers looking to expand their toolkit, this course offers a perfectly balanced daily rhythm: mornings are dedicated to live demonstrations and unlocking core techniques, while afternoons are your private studio sandbox for open exploration.

Throughout the week, you will dive into three fascinating creative pillars, exploring everything from printing directly onto clay to embedding your custom prints into wool. The course culminates in a triumphant creative synthesis, where you will channel your favorite techniques into a stunning, one-of-a-kind final mixed-media masterpiece (or a series of smaller, interconnected works). Come with an open mind, play with new textures, and leave with beautiful finished pieces and a lifelong toolkit of interconnected skills!

ESSENTIAL INFO

If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.

👥 Suitable for: Ages 16 and up

📍 Venue: Bellingen High School (mobility aid accessible)

📈 Level: Suitable for all skill levels

⏰ Schedule: Mon–Fri, 9am – 4pm (5 Full-Days)

🏷️ Extra costs: This course has a cost of $60 for materials

Required skills & experience

  • No experience required

Supplies that will be provided by your tutor

Cost of $60 includes:

  • Homemade Gelli Plate and Brayer

  • Polymer Clay

  • Specialised papers

  • Australian Merino wool

  • Embellishments

Additional materials will be available for purchase, if required.

NOTE: Supply costs will be collected by the tutor before Camp Creative.

Supplies that you need to bring to class

  • Acrylic paint in tubes (favourite colours, cheap paint is fine)

  • 1 ream of photocopy/printing paper

  • Wet ones (or similar) for wiping hands

  • A bucket

  • An old beach towel

  • A cake of soap

Learning outcomes

  • Use a gelli plate to create layered and expressive printed artwork.

  • Apply a variety of techniques to produce polymer clay creations.

  • Transform merino wool into a felted textile using wet-felting techniques.

  • Create a body of work encompassing the skills and knowledge developed throughout the week.

COURSE PLAN

DAY ONE

  • Monoprinting using a gelli plate using foliage, stencils and masks.

  • Students will have the opportunity to create their own stencils and masks.

DAY TWO

  • Polymer clay fundamentals covering conditioning, surface techniques and baking.

  • Students may like to try gelli printing onto clay, and/or create jewellery.

DAY THREE

  • How felt is made and creating a felted sampler, including silk, printed paper and inclusions.

  • Experienced felters may like to create a piece of their choosing

DAY FOUR

  • Continue with our projects

DAY FIVE

  • Completing projects

COURSE TUTOR

Carol Dobson

Carol is always looking for new art/craft skills and knowledge, and how these can be integrated into her current practice. She designs and creates brightly coloured works in polymer clay and felt which are sold at local markets and online. Monoprinting forms a cohesion between the two, creating pieces which include printed elements.

Carol teaches both polymer clay and felting at both Fibre Frolic and River Yarn Fibre Festivals in NSW and is a regular tutor in Central West NSW. She has a relaxed teaching style, encouraging students to find their own voice. She has also written tutorials for Beads Etc ... Magazine and Felt Magazine, and has exhibited in Sydney as part of Designers on Show, and at local Central West Galleries.

Carol’s work is exhibited at the Sydney Royal Easter Show and has been placed in the Standard of Excellence a number of times.

“Tutor was fantastic - lovely, friendly, knew her stuff and provided great support in a Relaxed and fun environment”
— Happy Camper Review
“Carol was a great tutor, very generous with both her knowledge and materials. Had a very enjoyable week.”
— Happy Camper Review
“Carol was fantastic. Her teaching pace, knowledge and creativity made the time fly.”
— Happy Camper Review

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