Classes & Workshops

Fall & Winter  2018 

Wild Journals

Workshop Series 

Many of us keep journals to gain insight into our lives or to mark events that have particular meaning.  Others like to keep travel journals or make small books to commemorate special passages in our lives. Whether you write everyday or just occasionally, if you love keeping journals, this fun workshop series will help you take your journals to a whole new level.

Each week we’ll explore new techniques and inspirational materials while we play with color, texture, pattern, and form. We’ll paint, print, stamp, cut, tear, fold, and collage your pages into intricate multi-layered surfaces, making each page a one-of-a-kind ‘canvas’ for your words, images, drawings, or photographs.

Stimulate your creativity and launch your journals onto a whole new path. Open to all skill levels.

Wild Journals Series Dates:

Thurs. October 4, 10:00-1:00PM

Getting Started-Paper & Paint

Thurs. October 11, 10:00-1:00PM

Extensions, Cut-Outs & Windows

Thurs. October 18, 10:00-1:00PM

Stamps, Stencils, Simple Printmaking

Thurs. October 25, 10:00-1:00PM

Pop-Ups, Pockets & Envelopes

Thurs. Nov. 1, 10:00-1:00PM

Collage, Transfers & Covers

Thurs. Nov. 8, 10:00-1:00PM

Story, Text & Narrative Styles



Sessions will take place at the Eliot School of Fine Arts. Registration information to be posted in July at

https://eliotschool.org/category/category/book-paper-arts



 Printmaking for Creative Collage

Spend a fun day learning a variety of experimental hand-printmaking techniques and then turn some of your prints into collages for exhibit pieces, greeting cards, gifts, or simply for the joy of making art. In the morning we’ll work with wood blocks, linocuts, monotypes, gelatin plates, stencils, stamps, and found materials to make a series of water-based prints, then we’ll spend the afternoon using some of your prints to create a series of free form collages to take home at the end of the day. 

Sunday, November 11

10:00 AM - 4:00PM

Sessions will take place at the Eliot School of Fine Arts. Registration information to be posted in July at

https://eliotschool.org/category/category/book-paper-arts

Wild Journals Revival 

A day-long open studio for those who have already completed the Wild Journals Series

Saturday, December 1

10:00 AM - 4:00PM

$115 includes most materials.

Location to be announced

To register, contact me at susan@coloringbooksandjournals.com

or call 617-983-3625