Kathleen Bergeron's Watercolor on Golden Absorbent Ground

(I love to see the projects our wonderful customers create,

so I was thrilled to see this piece brought into the store. -c)

Kathleen Bergeron stopped by to show us a wonderful piece she is just about to varnish.  It can act as an architectural detail even though it's painted in Watercolor!

Kathleen wanted to keep a wet, loose look, and she's achieved it in this bright and cheerful piece which she will have over a door. Golden's Absorbant Ground makes it possible to create a pourous surface to hold watercolor on just about any surface you can imagine. Thank you Kathleen!

Creative Display/ local creative stores

We at Artists Mediums want to encourage you our customers to remember to

Shop Local!

Artists' Mediums joined with a group of creative stores in a display

at the Montpelier Visitors Welcome Center.

 We showed off some of our brushes and pens, Golden acrylics and miniature canvas pins.



We showed off some of our brushes and pens, Golden acrylics and miniature canvas pins.

 Several local craft stores,including the fabulous Yarns and fibers to be found at New England Fiber Arts, the precious wide variety of lovely beads from Bead Crazy, and even some lovely quiltwork from Stiched.
 

Altered Book Class

Back By Popular Demand!

with Lorraine Reynolds
Saturday, August 20th
from 10:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. with a break for lunch. $60.00 per student. Ages 16 and up.
Pre-pay sign ups required by Wed. August 17th

This workshop will have you gluing, cutting, painting and tearing up old books to create 3 dimensional works of art.We will break all rules set into place by librarians and school teachers who told you books were meant to be kept on shelves. This class will offer you a space to freely develop your own personal narrative with found objects; transforming ordinary pages of text into something mythical and profound, using something as simple as an old book as your base. We will bravely enter into creative new territories in this process oriented class.

If you'd like to see what these wonderful pieces of art look like, feel free to come into the store, we have two samples here at Artists' Mediums Inc.
Materials List available upon sign up.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lorraine-Reynolds-Glimmering-Prize/55961283750

TRY-IT BEFORE YOU BUY IT!

TRY-IT events are an opportunity for you to test out a product.
These are free, hands-on with select product, with our staff close at hand, to answer any questions. Find out what we love about these products, and see if they're right for you.

Try-it Unique Golden Grounds:
Tues. July 26th 4:00-5:30pm
GOLDEN Acrylic Ground for Pastels is a 100% acrylic medium designed to prepare surfaces for the application of pastels, charcoal and other art media where a coarse tooth is desired. It contains finely ground sand (silica) in a pure acrylic emulsion. Acrylic Ground for Pastels can be applied to paper, canvas, wood or any primed support. This allows almost limitless applications for media typically confined to standard papers.
GOLDEN Absorbent Ground is an acrylic liquid surfacing medium that dries to a porous, paper-like surface. Applied over gessoed canvas, it allows for raw canvas-like staining and watercolor effects. Lightfast, permanent and flexible. Health Labeled (HL) Product. Not for use by children.
GOLDEN Fiber Paste feels like lightly pressed handmade paper– White fibers add strength, absorbency, texture and a unique woven feel. The dry Fiber Paste imparts a rough, watercolor paper-like surface that can be used to create paper-like “skins” to be used in a variety mixed media.
All these "Try It" items are made here in the U.S.A.!

Make and Take Painted Flowerpots

MAKE AND TAKE: For a three day period and a minimal fee (per day) you’ll have access to selected materials and finished samples to reference as you complete your creation. We are keeping the fees low as these projects are self guided, although our artistic employees would be willing to offer tips & suggestions if you desire. Lots of fun supplies will be on hand.

PAINTED FLOWERPOTS: Thursday, April 7th, Friday, April 8th, & Saturday, April 9th Prepared Terracotta Flowerpots (internally sealed) as well as a wide variety of Acrylic Paints and brushes are provided - all you need to add are your ideas! The fee is $10.00 per person for one 8” pot. Once you have finished your painted flowerpot, we will seal the outside of it for you-with exterior quality clear coat, to preserve your garden art. This does mean you get to stop back in to the store to pick up the varnished flowerpot at a later date. (If you want to clear coat it at home yourself, there is no difference in the fee)

Luminous Layers With Acrylic Workshop

There is still time to sign up!

Luminous Layers With Acrylic
Date: Saturday October 9th 2010
Time: 10.30am -4pm (30min lunch-break at noon)
$80/person
(802) 879-1236 to sign up
Acrylic is a wonderful medium for creating multiple layers of intriguing depth. In this Hands-On Workshop, discover the array of GOLDEN gels and mediums that can be used to create seductive textured and translucent surfaces. Build your surfaces from thick to thin, with washes, glazes and scraffito. This workshop is designed to create ideas, not finished paintings...expect to play and return to your studio with a new lust for materials and plenty of juicy ideas to take your painting to new heights. All Golden materials are provided for use in class. All levels are welcome.

Please bring: Something to carry several small wet paintings home in the car (a large cardboard lid with sides can work well), paper towels or rags. Wear worry-free clothes!
No additional supplies required, just bring your creativity, an open mind, and a plan for a quick working lunch.