Sketchbook Safe Zone: A Place to Hone Your Mixed Media Craft

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I’ve realized that even in my sketchbook, I have a tendency to try to make something beautiful, but at the expense of learning something new. The more our brains can learn in a stress-free, no performance sort of environment, the more we can grow and become proficient. If I am interested in collage, then I have to have a space in which I can learn about collage and try new materials and make new combinations without caring what it looks like. What do I like? What do I not like? What affect does this have? How do these materials work together and how could I use that to convey what I want to express? This is the fertile ground out of which my ideas can be born and my confidence can grow. Video Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Material used 1:20 Why a ‘Safe Zone’ is important to cultivating your work 1:50 What are my objectives when working in my sketchbook? 2:59 Growing a tolerance for work that is just for experimentation 3:45 Challenging trigger points 5:50 Examples of what I’m experimenting with 9:20 Some of the things I was able to learn by experimenting in this safe zone, free of attachments to the outcome 15:07 Wrap Up 16:18 How I use my concertina sketchbook For information on my collage class, go to https://marabethquinart.thinkific.com/courses/paint-with-paper For information on any future classes or learning opportunities: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/64daa55f8457bad1915890c1 To get my complete list of my favorite Art Supplies + Materials https://view.flodesk.com/pages/64d136cbc2cd8bfd38654d4c Get your free PDF copy: Normalize the Messy Creative Journey so you can stay on the path and get where you want to go. https://view.flodesk.com/pages/64d29339e7271772c0fcd456 You can sign up for News from the Studio Monthly newsletter here: https://marabethquinart.myflodesk.com/news-from-the-studio To see more of what I’m working on today in the studio: https://www.instagram.com/marabethquin You can also find me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marabethquin Materials List: **Some are affiliate links Acrylic Colors: Light Magenta Pthalo Green Blue Indian Yellow Black White Sea white Concertina Sketchbook A4 (8.3 x 11.7) https://amzn.to/42sXMxm Golden Liquid Glazing Medium https://amzn.to/3pmcLdK Art Graf Artist Water Soluble Tailors Chalk Set of 6 Beautiful Colors (in Cork Box), Earth Tone 6 Pc Set https://a.co/d/dCmgSKb Shuttle Art Tempera Paint Sticks https://amzn.to/3nJCwEc Mulberry Paper assorted 8.5 x 11” 65 ct. https://amzn.to/42N0KMN Tissue Paper 100 count https://amzn.to/44JG9uB #art #artinstruction #artvideo #sketchbook #artist #collage #collageart #collageartist #artpractice #mixedmedia #mixedmediacollage #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaarttutorials Music: Mes(s)merized Musician: Philip E Morris **As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.