This online workshop is primarily a guide to adding beautiful finishing touches to botanical prints, but it’s also perfect for anyone who loves collage and surface design.
Now available as On-Demand.
On-Demand courses are made up of various materials such as videos, Q&A recordings, PDF’s and presentations that each student can work through at their own speed.
All materials are available after purchase.
Study and practice in-depth techniques.
16+ lessons with downloadable notes
Two recorded Q&A sessions with Jane
Bonus videos on digital image manipulation and preparing a library of images!
Expand your surface design vocabulary.
This comprehensive online course covers everything you need to know in order to develop you personal style — no matter what sort of art you make.
Rescue and rework “so-so” prints.
We’ll discuss various ways of adding contrast, color, texture and interest to revitalize prints and reduce waste.
Cast-offs may become your new favorites!
"I would like to thank you for creating this giving, caring, artist community that I have found myself in. I have been searching for “my people” for the last 11 years since I discovered I was indeed an artist and I finally found it. Your videos have the vibe of from the heart, and a welcome to my messy studio look, and have made me feel like I am really just visiting a friend next door to play with art."
— Shawn D.
The 16+ lessons include:
Unit One: Introduction and Acquiring Basic Tools
Creating positive and negative space with masks
Working large and small with inkjet transfers
Scavenger Hunt! Where to find elements for collage
Building your visual library with mono-printing
Jane's tips and tricks (everything from removing iron stains on paper to printing onto book pages!)
Unit Two: Wet Media Basics
Watercolor basics
Crackle effects with dye and flour paste
Printed effects with fiber-reactive dyes, tannin, Walnut ink, Ferrous sulfate, and Hibiscus
Unit Three: Exploring Texture and Composition
Spackling — Stenciled elements, hand coloring and more
Working with found objects
Adding texture with sand
Applying metallic leaf
Unit Four: The Potential of Collaged Elements
Adding borders and elements from handmade papers
Working with ephemera: postage stamps, old book pages, laces, threads, buttons!
Stabilizing paper surfaces with cloth to allow stitch
Working with components to create dimensional effects
Building an accordion book
Rescuing “so-so” Prints - deep dive into composition strategy!
Plus you will get the following four bonus lessons on Digital Manipulation 101:
Bonus #1: Dropping out backgrounds
Bonus #2: Changing colors: simple tricks in photo programs
Bonus #3: Best practices for organizing digital Images
Bonus #4: Changing scale of images to best suit your composition
Lessons are pre-recorded and come with notes you can download for easy reference.
Bonus materials include:
Basic computer image manipulation: how to drop out backgrounds, change the scale of images, and alter color
A private students-only online group. Ask questions, share your results and learn from others!
Two previously recorded Q&A sessions with Jane.
Work at your own pace - all content is yours to keep forever.