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Frequently Asked Questions about Across Mediums, An Online Creativity Course
1.) How long does the course run? 1.) How long does the course run? 2.) How much time will this course take? Each day's challenge builds on what came before it. It is totally possible to skip a day and plan to catch up later, though it is not ideal. This course is ideal for someone who can dive in with 20 minutes (or more, as you wish) each day of the fourteen days. Discussion Forums will be available, but participation with other participants is not at all mandatory. Someone who has less time available is encouraged to simply check in with each day's challenge and experiment, while someone with more time is encouraged to both experiment and interact. Make this creative time work for you and with your lifestyle. >> Top 3.) What do the challenges cover? I won't reveal much about that because the element of surprise is actually an essential component to the experimentation that we'll be playing with. However, there will be a theme that I'll use to orient everyone's work. The theme will change each time an Across Mediums course is offered, resulting in a totally new course should you elect to take the course again in the future. >> Top 4.) Will we be critiqued or offered art instruction? There are no critiques. If you choose to share your process with others, that's going to be made available to you. However, it's not at all mandatory or even advised for someone who feels like that would diminish their fun with the course. The series of challenges will be designed to stretch you creatively, and I believe that when we are having fun and choosing an attitude of openness and experimentation, we're likely to turn out stronger work. However, no specific art instruction will be offered. (Participants may elect to trade know-how and tips on the boards if they wish). >> Top 5.) What's included? Private access to the members-only boards, complete with space for you to write about your process and display your work (if you choose). The participants will also gain access to members-only discussion forums and their own profile page. Lessons will be offered in both written and video format. >> Top 6.) What's the cost? The cost is only $50, and you can use your own materials. >> Top 7.) What materials will I need to take the course? I made the course very, very affordable because I wanted people to be able to participate and spend money on the specific materials needed for the course. Some people will have all of these materials already, while others will need to make a trip to the art store (materials are not available for purchase through me). Required materials include: a computer with internet access; any brand of working digital camera OR any brand of working film camera + scanner; two large ( 24 x 36 ") sheets of 140-lb paper (the heavy weight is necessary); pens/pencils of your choice; elmer's glue or rubber cement; white acrylic paint; a flat paint-brush, between 1"-2" wide; a sketchbook (preferably one that is not too fancy--one that you already own that is unfinished is even better); a 2oz block of polymer clay OR a little can of Play-Doh. Recommended, but not required: crayola crayons, paint pens, colored pencils, charcoal pencils, colored/patterned papers, vintage photos, labels, ephemera, stickers, stamps, Micron #8 pen in black, watercolors, acrylic paint in the colors of your choice (no oils for this course), buttons, thread, yarn, any fun bits. >> Top 8.) How do I sign up? Head over to the registration page to sign up for Across Mediums. >> Top 9.) What's your artistic background? You can learn about my coaching background over at this site's about page, but to learn about my artistic background, keep reading. I've been involved in some form of creative expression since the age of two or three, though I abandoned creative work after hearing one too many messages about how it wasn't "practical" to be an artist. Fast-forward to college, when I first learned about The Artist's Way, completed all 12 weeks, and a whole new world of permission opened up for me around painting. Yet--yet--I saw what other people were doing on their blogs and websites and felt really stifled by the comparisons. I plodded ahead anyway, submitted my work to a local gallery and--to my amazement--it sold! I began selling my work online and through solo shows at local businesses and coffee houses. Over time, I realized that while I loved the creative process, marketing my work, creating lots of work at once for shows, and finding storage for that work and physically hanging shows was not for me. I wasn't sure how creativity would fit into my life, until I came across the work of Joseph Cornell, which I explain in this entry. I began working through a process I called Across Mediums on my own, and aside from being fun, it was total permission. Now I look forward to the opportunity to experiment with YOU! >> Top 10.) What's the refund policy? When we're stepping into doing something new, all kinds of reasons can surface for why it's suddenly not a good idea to commit to ourselves or our dreams. Fully expect to jump in for fourteen days and see what happens, and to embrace and work through the resistance as the point of the course, while being totally supported by myself as you do that. Refunds are not offered for this course. >> Top |