Classes, Demos, Workshops

Demo Description for Splash Inks

Splash Inks come in four colors (blue, magenta, yellow and black) but can be combined to make hundreds of colors for thousands of uses–journal pages, cards, gift tags, layering backgrounds for mixed media projects, stenciling.

Demos are free, but you must register because space is limited.
You’ll see how to

  • mix colors
  • use inks to create stencil images for cards and journal pages
  • create marbled papers with the inks
  • create a gift tag

Check the times below for the demos in each different location. Call the number at each location to register

Demo Date:  June 19 (Wednesday) Splash Inks

Place:  Arizona Art Supply, Sun City
10659 Grand Avenue  Sun City, AZ 85351

Time: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Phone:  623-974-8200 (It’s free, but space is limited).

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Demo Date: June 22 (Saturday) Splash Inks

Place: Arizona Art Supply, Tempe
1628 E Southern Ave #13  Tempe, AZ 85282

Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Phone: 480-775-4102 (It’s free, but space is limited).
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Demo Date: June 29 (Saturday) Splash Inks

Place: Arizona Art Supply, Scottsdale
10869 N Scottsdale Rd #105  Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Time: 1 p.m. to 2::30 p.m
Phone: 480-948-0802 (It’s free, but space is limited).
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Date: July 6 (Saturday) Splash Inks

Place: Arizona Art Supply, Phoenix
16th Street and Indian School, SE corner
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Phone: 602-264-9514 (It’s free, but space is limited).

In-Person Workshop

July 22-26 2013 at Madeline Island, Wisconsin

Magic and Metaphor: Mixed Media Conversations With Your Inner Critric.
An amazing art retreat in Lake Superior that covers deep writing and intuitive art. What will you do for five days? Join a class of creative explorers and confront your inner critic.

Read more detail about deep writing and intuitive art in this blog post.

Q_McDonald_smilepagesFull Description: Your inner critic squawks about lack and attack while you chase it out of your studio. It always returns, and you lose deep creative time patrolling the edges of your consciousness to keep the inner critic at bay.

Through deep journaling and intuitive art, this class will help you develop inner advocates with strengths and powers to challenge the inner critic to a real conversation. Maybe the inner critic has a point that’s useful. Maybe not. Now you’ll know.

You will develop a series of cards with art on one side and writing on the other. The cards can be used for brainstorming, creative discussions, idea selection and swaps. You’ll use guided visualization, deep journaling, appreciative inquiry, and spontaneous association for writing and bricollage, ink-as-paint, resist techniques, and found poetry as artwork.

You will also make Monsoon Papers, Quinn McDonald’s technique for surface decoration on sheets of paper to use as folders and envelopes for your cards.

No art experience is necessary. Journaling experience is helpful, but not required.

Cost: $425 for five days. Information on lodging and meals:  Shared lodging is $80/night, private is $120/night.  Meals (that’s breakfast and lunch) are $125 for the week.  Dinner is on your own—a  wonderful opportunity to experience the sights and sounds of Madeline Island.

Register online  or Contact: Jenna J. Erickson, Director of Programs
Madeline Island School of the Arts
978 Middle Road,  La Pointe, WI 54850
715-747-2054

Classroom and accommodations at Madeline Island. Hold your space for $85 now.