Student supply list:
2 book covers, approximately 6 x 9 inches. We will be painting over these but if you like a messy mixed media look, choose vintage covers that have loose threads and wonky edges.
Paper. Bring a good amount of 90-lb watercolor paper (cold press adds texture) for your book pages. Feel free to add your own touch by also bringing in other material for pages such as velum, transparencies, vintage book pages, photographs, thin fabric, tissue, handmade paper, cardstock, decorated paper, etc.
Gesso. Black and white.
Acrylic paint in your choice of colors.
Watercolor paint in your choice of colors.
Water container and paint pallete.
Brushes in a variety of sizes for painting and gluing (½ or 1 inch cheap bristle brushes are perfect). Also include a water brush and a tooth brush.
Mark makers such as gel pens, pencils, markers, paint pens, wax pastel crayons, etc.
Long fibers in your choice of color/materials to wrap around your finished book. Bring beads, charms or embellishments to add to the fiber if you like.
Matte medium
Ink Pads (my favorite are StazOn)
Craft sponges or daubers
Scissors and/or craft knife and cutting mat
Mixed media supplies. Bring your choice of unmounted stamps, rub-ons, stencils, stickers, etc. Be sure to bring alphabets/words in any of these forms.
Flotsam & Jetsam. This is how you make your book truly unique. Anything goes: ephemera, photographs, fabric scraps and/or trim, washi, duct and/or masking tape, your own small drawings, cancelled stamps, hand painted and/or gelli plate papers, die cuts, vintage and found paper, flat mementos and keepsakes, small envelopes, etc.