Listen up you salty sea-dogs, here’s the scuttlebutt: Its time to nail your colors to the mast and clean the crustaceans from your ears. We are heading out to the sea of found objects and assemblage to create some nautically themed. I love shipwrecks, not being on one but rather the aesthetic of these dark ever-changing structures. After years beneath the waves, these relics eventually evolve into something organic and strange. We will explore a variety of techniques such as creating barnacles and coral, to exploring a variety of rust and verdigris patinas. These oceanic altars can be homages to anything from sailors to sea gods, mermaids to monsters from the deep. Get ready to batten down the hatches because we’re starting to take on water.

Supply List

1. You’ll need some sort of base for your shriney assemblage. You could do something simple like a frame or it could be more inventive like an old clock, a violin case, etc…literally anything.

2. Toys or figurines – Depending on who/what you are creating a shrine to you’ll probably need some sort of character. For humans you might need action figures or wedding toppers. If you are creating an aquatic creature (or hybrids like mermaids) you’ll need fish, octopi, crabs, etc. Check out 2nd hand stores but also aquarium supply stores.

3. Aves Apoxie Clay 1lb or more (3lbs would be ideal). What you can’t find we will fabricate with this stuff.

4. Variety of other found objects that might be interesting additions to the shrines. Items like watch parts, gears, typewriter parts…. just about anything, really.

5. Paint Brushes (a couple small detail brushes, and some cheap bristle brushes (1/2 inch to 1 inch in size)

6. Wire a couple of different gauges

7. Basic Tools…pliers, scissors,

8. Acrylic Paint – any fine art brand will work but Kroma Acrylic paint offers a 10% discount to students.

   1. Transparent Red Oxide

   2. Black (Carbon)

   3. Titanium White

   4. Pthalo Blue

   5. Cerulean Blue

   6. Pthalo Green

   7. Quinacridone Red

   8. Dioxazine Purple

   9. Nickel Azo Yellow

   10. Pearlescent White

9. Optional Paints

   1. Cadmium Chartreuse

   2. Cobalt Teal

   3. Paynes Gray

   4. Ultramarine Blue

   5. Pthalo Turquoise

10. Adhesives.

    1. Dap Kwik Seal for kitchen and bath -White. Should say paintable or water base acrylic or latex.

    2. E6000

11. Mica Tiles (US Artquest sells a package of these)

12. Modern Masters Metal Effects Kits - These oxidizing finish kits transform any paintable surface in minutes. Choose a green patina, blue patina, or rust finish. You can sometimes find these kits at Walmart, but you should be able to get these on Amazon too. Ideally you can find the basic kit that has the three Patinas. Here is the company website. https://www.modernmasters.com/landing/professionals/brands/me

13. Cheesecloth

14. Popsicle Sticks

15. Optional Tools

    1. Heat gun

    2. Dremel with cut off wheel and engraving bit

    3. Drill

Other Questions You Might Have:

• How much does it cost? $129.99

• What will happen after I sign up? I will send you the codes and links to get you started.

• What is the FaceBook Group? You can asks questions, share images and share ideas.

• How long can I access the videos? Forever and ever. You will have to ability to download the videos right to your computer.

• How does it differ from a live class? There isn't the one-on-one component and the possibility for immediate feedback that you have in a live class, but you have the advantage of being able to get into much more in-depth explanations of technique. Also, the advantage of being to replay any section that you need a refresher on.

• Will there be video? Yes. There will be roughly about 180 minutes of protected video that only students will be able to access.

• How many videos will there be? I'm expecting there to be 19 chapters.

• Is the class segmented or do I get everything at once? I have designed the class so you will have access the information at once and can play with it as you like, at your own speed.

• Is there anyway to connect and share with other students enrolled? Yes. A Facebook Group will be set up specifically for this workshop.

• What kind of site is being used to host this class? I am using a protected website as well as a protected video host.

• How will I access the website? When class begins I will send out passwords to all the students.

• Is this for Beginners or Advanced students? It's for everyone. I've made it so it is information that can be used by all levels.

• Will it be entertaining? Geez, I hope so. I have done my best to make it very un-dry and fun.

• What will I need to be able to watch the videos? If you can read this the information on this website and have the ability to watch videos on vimeo.com then you've got everything you need to be able to watch the videos.