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A flat-lay of colored pencils and drawing tools on a wooden surface, featuring a completed colorful word mandala drawing on white paper with the word 'COOPERATION' above it. An open metal pencil case, loose colored pencils, a pen, and part of a phone screen are visible.

Hidden Word - Mandala Technique NEW! Online Class Sept 13

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Hidden Word - Mandala Technique NEW! Online Class
Sunday, Sept 13, 1-2:30pm MT
Instructor: Janet Strickler
Limit: 25 students. All participants must be 15 years or older.
*This type of class focuses on technique instead of necessarily finishing a project. Class materials are not included  - see the class materials list below for what to have on hand.

Class Details

Transform your everyday handwriting into artful designs with an unusual technique taught by mixed-media artist Janet Strickler. Her graceful pen and ink drawings look like intricate mandalas, but a closer look reveals a clever weaving of letters and numbers from a single word. The designs are detailed, but there are no special patterns to memorize. All you need is a favorite pen and some paper. Janet steps you through the technique and shows how she enhanced her completed mandalas with colored pencils, markers, and watercolors.

The finished mandala makes a great, one-of-a-kind gift for a special occasion. (Challenge the recipient to find the hidden word!) Creating  them can also turn into a fun daily practice.

This online class will be recorded and made available to class participants for 14 days after the class.

Class Materials

Please bring the following materials:

  • Choose a couple of short meaningful words or dates as the basis for your design
  • A favorite pen. Anything will work, but a fairly fine-line permanent pen like a Pitt artist pen or ultra-fine Sharpie is suggested
  • Blank paper – mixed-media or watercolor paper, an art journal, or even plain printer paper if you won’t be coloring with water media
  • Sharp pencil or mechanical pencil
  • Eraser
  • One or more round things to draw circles with, such as a roll of masking tape or small round dishes.  A good size is 4.5" to 5"
  • Optional: a compass for drawing circles
  • Optional: colored pencils or markers if you plan to color your mandalas
  • Optional: watercolors  (your paper needs to be either multi-media or watercolor paper)
  • Optional: small scissors

Zoom Info

An email will be sent to participants the Monday before the class. Classes with homework may receive pre-class info earlier.  The email includes class date/time, materials list, pre-class prep, and Zoom link/info. No email? Double check the email address you entered when you registered and your SPAM folder. Due to SPAM filters and inbox settings, we cannot guarantee you will see, read, or open these emails. Two Hands Paperie assumes no responsibility for non-attendance of a class. Contact twohandsclasses@gmail.com with any questions and see our Class Policies page for more information. 

Class Refund/Cancellation Policy - Online Class Without Kit

For cancellation made 14 days before class we can either issue a refund or apply the funds to another class. We retain a $10 processing fee for EACH class cancelled. If you cancel fewer than 14 days before the class there is no refund or credit. If Two Hands Paperie cancels a class, we’ll contact you by email and refund the FULL class fee.

Instructor Bio

Janet Strickler, a mixed media artist living and working in Colorado, calls her work Art of the Ordinary. In truth, there’s nothing ordinary about what she creates. What is ordinary is what she uses: recycled and reclaimed objects, construction leftovers, discarded magazines, candle stubs, coffee grounds, natural materials, and even old paper clips. She loves to explore different media and will attempt to make art out of nearly anything. You can often find her in the Art Parts Creative Reuse store in Boulder, softly exclaiming to herself, “I could make art out of that!”. She enjoys the challenge of turning ordinary materials and cast-off items into objects of beauty.

Much of Janet’s work involves a spiritual element. It’s no surprise, given that the goal of her own art making is to create a beautiful, harmonious, and peaceful environment. Woven throughout her work is a deep love for geometry and pattern. She’s made a lifetime study of art history around the world and has been influenced by works as diverse as ancient manuscripts, medieval architecture, American quilts, Australian aboriginal paintings, Byzantine mosaics, and the decorative traditions of India and the Middle East. Their patterns are a starting point and don’t necessarily result in a predetermined layout. For her, art making is about beginning and then finding out where the piece leads.

True to her personal approach to art, Janet’s classes are fundamentally about exploring and experimenting. Rather than teaching students how to make a particular piece of art, she likes to demonstrate what can be done with a set of materials and then turn students loose to play with them. It’s both astonishing and instructive to see how different the results can be. Classes with her are delightful adventures in discovering the unexpected!

Visit her website: artoftheordinary.net

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