50 Ways to Leave Your Layer

My newest workshop, 50 Ways to Leave Your Layer, debuts at The Ink Pad in NYC on Saturday, June 18th. Registration is now open.

Okay. Maybe not 50. But a lot. In this workshop, you will be putting your paint playlist on repeat as we go through a series of paint layering techniques that you can apply to all your creative projects. Everybody will be provided with a journal to work in that we will fill up, page after page, with layered backgrounds.

Additive and subtractive painting techniques, properties of acrylic paint, mark making, application strategies, and much more will be included. In the end, you will leave with a new journal that you can keep as a technique reference manual or continue to work in to complete your journal pages in your own personal style.

At My Pad...

For any of you who happen to be in the New York City area in June:

Join me at The Ink Pad on Wednesday June 5 when I will be holding a free demo of Spellbinders new Media Mixage line from 1:30 - 6:30. No need to register -- just show up!

Then later in June I will be back at The Ink Pad for a two-day workshop on June 29 & June 30 when I will be teaching Mixed Media Memoire. Call the shop at 212-463-9876 to register.

Seth and the City

I hope to meet up with any and all of you who happen to be close to New York City in the coming days, weeks and months...

November 28, 2012

I am excited to be spending the day at The Ink Pad in NYC on Wednesday, November 28th and am inviting you to join me. Is if for a workshop? No. A talk. Nuh-uh. You will find me stocking, selling, and going on some coffee runs. That is because I will be an unofficial, official employee for the day.

I love The Ink Pad and the people who run it so much that I recently, half-jokingly, said I would love to work there for a day. Well...you know where this story is going. They said yes. So I have joined the mixed media union and will be brushing up (pun intended) on my SKUs.

Oh yeah....and I will be demoing some of the great Spellbinders products that the Ink Pad carries and showing/selling my own art as well.

Please stop by if you are in the neighborhood. The Ink Pad is located at 37 Seventh Avenue, corner of 13th Street. The hours are 11am-7pm. I will be there for my shift at 2pm...and I won't be late so that I am not fired on my first (and last) day. My demo will run from 5-7pm. Hope to see you there.

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December 6, 2012 - January 6, 2013

I will be part of the 8th Annual Small Works Show at the 440 Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, December 6th from 6-9pm and the exhibition runs through January 6th. 440 Gallery is an artist-run collective in the Park Slope neighborhood

You can see all the art that will be a part of the show on their Facebook page here. If you are so inclined, you can also "like" your favorites, as your vote will determine which piece will receive the People's Choice Award.

Center of Gravity

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January 6, 2013

I will be teaching my 52 Card Pickup workshop at the Little Bird Creations Studio on January 6th and registration is now open. In this workshop, we will start with a standard deck of cards and create a one-of-a-kind, year-long weekly journal. Techniques using gesso, acrylic paint, acrylic glazes and collage will be highlighted. 2 spots are open at the time of this posting.

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March 9 & 10, 2013

I will be back at Little Bird Studios for a 2-day collaborative workshop that I will be teaching along with Roxanne Evans Stout and Elizabeth Wix. In The Need to Tell Stories, we will all be making a handbound artist book, filled with art and the written word. There will be a few surprises too. Only 4 seats remain at the time of this posting. 

Get to Work(shop)

Spots are still available for my Memory Box workshop being held on August 18th at The Ink Pad In NYC.

Think outside the box by going INSIDE the box and creating a unique, personalized time capsule for your memories. You can read more about the workshop here.

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 Art is...You is being held from October 4th to October 8th in Stamford, Connecticut. My workshop, 52 Card Pickup, is full.

I will also be vending at the Art Trunk on Saturday, October 6th, an event that is open to the public even if you are not attending the retreat. 

If you have been thinking about attending the retreat, now is the time. There is a fire sale ending today, August 3rd, where new registrations get $10 off full day workshops.

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I am in the midst of planning my workshop schedule for 2013 now. Hard to believe, but next year will be here before we know it. In addition to applying to teach at three major retreats, I am planning numerous classes in NYC - including both multi-day workshops and multi-instructor workshops, and am scheduled to teach 5 workshops in the Northwest in the month of May.

Please email me at shap97@gmail.com if you are a venue or know of a venue where you think I would be a good match. I would love to try to come to a neighborhood near you!

Memory Box

This is not your grandmother's photo album!

Join me on Saturday August 18th when The Ink Pad in NYC hosts my newest workshop: Memory Box.

Think outside the box by going INSIDE the box and creating a unique, personalized time capsule for your memories. Everybody will start with the same, unadorned box and cover. You will be introduced to a series of mixed media, painting and collaging techniques to turn your box into a one-of-a-kind treasure.

Combining techniques from the worlds of mixed media, bookmaking, altered photography and scrapbooking you will then create a series of double-sided memory cards which will be stored inside your finished box.

Whether you chose to memorialize an event or an experience, design a showcase for your own photography or artwork, or create a personalized journal, you will leave with both a completely new way to document your memories and a series of techniques that can be applied to many different future projects of any kind.

Seats for the workshop are limited and must be reserved in advance. Click here to find out more information about the class and contact the Ink Pad at 212-463-9876 to register.

Events of the Week

I have a big week ahead for online and live events celebrating the release of my book The Pulse of Mixed Media.

I hope that you can join me live for some. If not, you can be sure I will sharing everything with you on my blog, my Facebook page and over Twitter @alteredpage.

31 Artists/31 Days continues. Join The Altered Page as I present the remaining 6 spotlight artists from my book through March 31. Leave a comment and you will be eligible for my giveaway of 3 copies of the book, 1 of which will be signed by many (and I mean many) of the artists in the book. Look for the names of the winners on my blog on Sunday April 1.

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Monday March 26

I will be in the Hudson Valley in New York at The Gallery Link within the Ellenville Public Library and Museum. I currently have an exhibition of 12 new paintings and 9 new mixed media works on display at the gallery. Also included within the show is the following interactive piece that will hopefully be filled by the end of the night.

The opening reception is at 6pm and it will be followed by an artist talk and book signing at 7pm. Contributing artists Canace and Denise Aumick will also be attending. Detailed information and directions can be found here.

I will be posting images of the opening and of all the artwork soon. And look out for frequent updates in my Etsy shop, as the artwork from the exhibition will be posted and for sale there soon. 

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Wednesday March 28

Join me at 3pm EST on Creative Mojo with Mark Lipinski, a live internet radio podcast. Mark is dedicating the entire show to The Pulse of Mixed Media and I will be his co-host for all two hours. We will be talking about the book and interviewing live five contributors: Michelle Ward, Pam Carriker, Angela Cartwright, Julie Prichard and Lisa Hoffman. This is a call-in show, so please be ready with questions if you like. And if you cannot listen live, the show can be found archived at any time.

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Saturday March 31

Join me for an artist panel sponsored by The Ink Pad in NYC. From 10am to noon, I will be with Danny Gregory, Roxanne Evans-Stout, Jill Zaheer, Karen Cole, Michelle Ward and Julie Prichard to talk about art and the book. There will a Q & A, a book signing, and an opportunity to see art from all the panelists in person. The panel is free but seats need to be reserved at 212-463-9876. Cannot be there? No worries. The panel will be filmed and shown on Create Mixed Media in the near future.

After the panel, I will be spending the afternoon teaching a workshop, which is now sold-out. If interested, you can contact The Ink Pad to be placed on a waiting list at 212-463-9876.

...and Danny too!

It just keeps getting better and better. Artist and author Danny Gregory will be joining me at The Ink Pad on March 31st for an artist panel celebrating the release of The Pulse of Mixed Media. He joins panel members Michelle Ward, Karen Cole, Jill Zaheer, Leslie Marsh, Julie Prichard, and Roxanne Evans-Stout. Talk about a bounty of creativity!

The panel members will discuss their contributions to the book, answer audience questions, show samples of their artwork, share their personal creative process, and sign copies of the book. The event runs from 10am to 12pm and is free. Please note that although The Ink Pad is sponsoring the event, it is being held outside their store at Westbeth. Seating is limited and you must reserve a place in advance by calling 212-463-9876.

Save the Dates: Part 1

2012 is turning into a very busy year for me, with so many exciting adventures waiting to unfold. As of now, I will be giving workshops in three different venues...

The Ink Pad in New York, NY on March 31st

Mixed Media Dossier - Class full. Thank you!
Waiting list started

CREATE Mixed Media Reteat in Somerset, NJ on July 18th-22nd

I will be teaching 3 workshops at the inaugural CREATE event in New Jersey. Details of my workshops and the entire event will be posted on the CREATE website during the first week of February and registration will begin in mid-February. Here is a preview:

A Box of Dreams on July 18th

Mixed Media Dossier on July 19th

Text Tiles on July 19th

I will also be vending at the CREATE Artists' Faire July 20th

Art is You in Stamford, CT on October 4th-9th

I will be teaching at Art is You (workshop dates to be announced) and vending at The Art Trunk on October 6th. Information and registration will go live in February on the Art is You website. Until then, have a look at the amazing group of faculty already lined up.

Stay tuned for another post, Save the Dates: Part 2, which will include a list of my live events throughout the United States and Canada that will be held from March through May to celebrate the release of my book. I just may be coming to a neighborhood near you!

Mixed Media Dossier

Join me in New York City on March 31st when The Ink Pad in NYC will be holding a series of special events to celebrate the release of my book The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed.

WORKSHOP

From 1pm to 5pm, I will be teaching a workshop called Mixed Media Dossier. In this workshop you will create a personal dossier - a handmade, mixed media journal that you can use long after the workshop ends. Use it as a daily journal or as a place to record a specific event or experience.

During the workshop you will learn a variety of mixed media techniques for creating texture, layers and dimension that you can apply to any future project.

A simple approach to binding will allow you to literally pull the entire project together and to add pages to your dossier at anytime in the future.

In the end, you will have a one-of-a-kind and highly personal keepsake.

Seats for the workshop are limited and must be reserved in advance. Click here to find out more information about the class and contact the Ink Pad at 212-463-9876 to register. Please note that the supplies for the class have been updated and the final list can be obtained when you call to register for the workshop.

Workshop has sold out. Thank you!

ARTIST PANEL

Prior to the workshop on March 31st, from 10am to 12pm,  I will be moderating an artist panel with contributing artists Michelle Ward, Karen Cole, Jill Zaheer, Roxanne Evans Stout, Julie Prichard, and Danny Gregory.

The panel members will discuss their contributions to the book, answer audience questions, show samples of their artwork, share their personal creative process, and sign copies of the book.

The panel is free and open to the public but you must contact The Ink Pad at 212-463-9876 in advance to reserve a place as seats are limited. This will be an opportunity to have a true insider's view and is an event not to be missed.

The Ink Pad

This arrived in my inbox this morning:

The Ink Pad is in New York City and I hope those of you who are near will be able to attend this day of creative exploration. Stay tuned for more details on my blog soon.