Collage Unleashed by Traci Bautista

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Collage Unleashed 2011 workshops & events

Taking inspiration from my book Collage Unleashed and my artful journey as a mixed media artist, I have created a fun and exhilarating mixed media workshops that bring out the playful artist and child-like spirit in everyone. The approach to making art in my workshops is fun, spirited and funky. Your creative spirit will be guided through inspirational idea jumpstarts and aRt! exercises! Come and pLaY!  Please contact store/event directly for registration. (updated 12.22.10)


2011 Workshops & Events---------------------------------------
January 2011 - CHA, Los Angeles, CA
More details to come...

FEB TBD - Tangerine, Dublin CA
more info soon... Call 925.548.8447 to register or visit Tangerine.

March 6-11, 2011 - Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, the Berkshires, Western MA
Join me for a 5-day creative SOUL journal immersion an artful journey of painting, exploration, collage and YOGA! check out photos from my 2010 Kripalu workshop. Visit Kripalu for more info.

April 10 - 17, 2011 - Crafty Chica's 5th Annual Art Cruise, Mexican Riviera
Sail away with me and Kathy Cano-Murillo "The Crafty Chica"! She invited me as her special guest. I'll be doing fun demos, painting and making art!! For more details visit here.

May 11-18, 2011 - Cortona, Italy - Collage Unleashed in Tuscany
Spend a week creating art with me...painting, collage and making a triptych travel journal. Click here for Itinerary! More details to come...

August 3-4 - Art Unraveled - Phoenix, AZ
Teaching two workshops ~ doodles UNLEASHED! {get a sneak peak into my NEW BOOK!!} and Marketing Your Art. Visit Art Unraveled for more details. Check out photos from my Art Unraveled workshops!

September 21-25, 2011 - Art-is-YOU ~ Petaluma, CA
More details to come...visit Art-is-YOU for info.

October 6-12, 2011 - Art-is-YOU ~ Danbury, CT
More details to come...visit Art-is-YOU for info.

BALI bliss 2012 ~ I would love to take another group to Bali in 2012 for a week of mixed media workshops, art tours and sight seeing. If you are interested please email me. .bali BLISS. 2008 -->This was an AMAZING week-long aRt! intensive...mixed media workshops...excursions...shopping... journaling in BALI at APA KABAR VILLAS in Indoneisa sponsored by Arcangelo Productions. Check out photos from my 2008 Bali workshop.

Int'l Quilt Festival - Houston, TX - Check out photos from my 2009 and 2010 IQF Long Beach workshops!

Email me if you are interested in planning an international workshop.

=====>>>>NEW
2011 COLLAGE UNLEASHED digital kit club

I'm very excited to announce my NEW digital collage kit-of-the month club. Starting in January 2011, I will launch a brand new MEMBERS ONLY forum to access EXCLUSIVE digital collage kit content, videos, discussions and LIVE CHAT. Each month there will be a new content posted. Join me and artist's from around the globe in this exciting creative journey! here are the details....

*******2011 Membership includes:********

  • exclusive MEMBERS ONLY content including monthly high resolution digital collage printable kit for mixed media projects, art journaling and idea inspiration
  • unlimited access to a digital content, private forum & discussions with other members
  • monthly how-to project video. Each month will feature a different mixed media project related to art journaling, collage, art quilting, drawing/painting, home decor and jewelry 
  • monthly live chat related to project, this will be scheduled at a different day/time each month. If you are not able to attend there will be a instant REPLAY version available to read
  • access to project related discussion groups and project photo galleries
  • lively spirited daily interaction with group members
  • special contests & giveaways for MEMBERS ONLY
TO JOIN or for more INFO about Collage Unleashed Digital kit club visit here.

=========>>>>NEW self-study art marketing e-course~ INSTANT DOWNLOAD!!!

discovering Y.O.U. {art marketing e-course} ..living the life you love. dreaming BIG. a creative journey of playful exercises, inspiration and innovative strategies to encourage your artistic soul and build your brand. 

this workshop is about discovering YOU. branding YOU. marketing YOUR art.
You are a creative soul, with the passion to make your artful dreams a reality. This e-course is a mixture of creative play, writing, art journaling, collage and exploring. I will reveal clever ways to visually brainstorm your business ideas and market your ART. This workshop will get you thinking about DISCOVERING YOU...combining your talents and passions to help you find unique ways to pursue business opportunities. For more info visit here.

=========>>>>ONLINE MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOPS!!!

WINTER 2011 SESSION BEGINS JANUARY 3, 2010
CLICK HERE for MORE INFO

NEW 3-month sessions! I have decided to make a few changes to my creativity UNLEASHED collective website. I will be REVAMPING all the ONLINE workshops and offer a select few for three month sessions. The next session will be JANUARY 3 - MARCH 31, 2011.  OPEN ENROLLMENT for all workshops during the WINTER session begins NOVEMBER 25, the classrooms will open on JANUARY 3.

a FEW facts...
Workshops have 2 to 6 lessons with numerous videos and colorful PDF workbook downloads. There will be LIVE chats scheduled throughout the session. All workshop content {workbooks, digital collage kits & videos} will be available for INSTANT DOWNLOAD at the beginning of the session. You will have access to the classroom for three months. Sign-up anytime during the three months and work at your own pace 24/7. The workbooks are yours to keep and you will be provided access codes to the privately hosted videos

**********ONLINE WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS***********

CREATIVE DOODLES----> INSTANT DOWNLOAD
Explore storytelling with lines, shapes and marks. This workshop is all about seeing things with new eyes and creating art intuitively with daily exercises to keep you drawing and doodling. Each day you will receive creative prompt/jumpstart workbook pages to get you drawing and experimenting with your doodling style. These are simple exercises that you can spend 10 minutes or an hour…whatever time your schedule permits. There will also be a special workbook on assembling these doodles into an art journal/book. A plethora of links, photos, videos, workbook pages, weekly LIVE chats and creative inspiration is provided throughout the workshop. CLICK HERE for info & to REGISTER



{31} daily inspirations - INSTANT DOWNLOAD

31 days of creative inspiration. art journal PROMPTS.creative jumpstarts. photo inspirations. ideas. videos. to get your creative juices flowing. -----> LOTS of pictures. lists. links. inspiration boards. You’ve built an art journal or you have a journal sitting on your table waiting to be filled with color, marks and ART. This online workshop gives you DAILY jumpstarts, creative ways to fill the pages and INSPIRATION. to REGISTER

creative SOUL portfolio - INSTANT DOWNLOAD
What brings you happiness? A smile to your face? What feeds your soul? What images do you relate to? What words describe YOU and colors call to YOU? who are YOU? These are questions you will answer as you paint, collage and build a visual journal that expresses your creative soul. For more info and to REGISTER.


creativity UNLEASHED
- 6 SELF-study lessons available for instant download
This is fun and inspirational creativity workshop where I will share my tips about brainstorming, idea/mood boards, my art process, digital manipulation, photocopy wonders, and design. Explore color, collage, doodling and mark making! Discover interesting ways to extend your artwork in this idea-generating workshop. We will do fun, creative exercises including doodle maps, idea lists, word collage, color cutouts that will get you thinking about your art in new ways. Throughout the course, you will receive a *creativity unleashed* idea workbook pdf filled with 70+ pages of creative exercises, ideas, projects, jumpstarts, resources and inspiration.
TO REGISTER
 
dwell: the coffee table book - 5 lessons & videos available for instant download
Build a coffee table visual journal that measures up to 16” x 21”. The journal cover is painted board with a doorway cutout, which tips out to expose a personal mantra. Through a series of creative jumpstarts you will be guided to create calligraphic backgrounds, graphic typography, lush painted papers, black and white pages that spill throughout this large format book. Paint colorful abstractions integrated with photos to document a recent travel journey, display a collection of personal memories. Inside the journal is housed hand painted and stained pages that flip and fold in “non-traditional” ways. TO REGISTER.

***************** MIXED MEDIA ART LESSON DOWNLOADS**************

NEW ONLINE ART LESSON DOWNLOADS!!
The downloads include a 10-page colorful PDFs loaded with artwork, techniques, how-tos and creative jumpstarts and a 5-page digital printable collage PDF. click here for more info

the graffiti page ~instant download ~ $12
Drizzle…scrape…stencil..stamp...Create painted backgrounds layered with your personal graffiti. Make your mark with scribbles, doodles and scratches to create layers of abstract lines. You'll be inspired to create hand painted papers for all your scrapbook and paperarts projects.

the idea book ~instant download coming soon- $12
Create a simple book with collection of random papers. Incorporate your painted backgrounds, papers and art. You will learn to make a mini journal that you can later fill with photos, thoughts and words.

black & white ~ instant download coming soon- $12
Simplicity. Typography. Symbols. Sumi brush marks. Eyedropper doodles. Rub-on letters. Transparencies. Cutouts. Graffiti lettering. Freestyle calligraphy. Photographs. Learn techniques to create black and white art for painting backgrounds, journal pages and collage. The lesson teaches you how to leverage your art with the computer, digital camera and photocopy machine.

******************PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS********************
Valley Ridge Art Studio, Muscoda, WI
Check out photos from my 2008 Valley Ridge Workshop.

ONLINE MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOPS
**REGISTRATION NOW OPEN- instant downloads**

My series of ONLINE WORKSHOPS include colorful instructional PDF handouts, digital downloads, email support, videos, chat, online galleries, supply kits and creative jump start guides. Now, you will be able to take a workshop anytime, right in the convenience of your own studio! Visit WORKSHOP POLICIES for registration and more info. EMAIL ME if you are interested or have any questions. 

creativityUNLEASHED online workshop
INSTANT DOWNLOAD NOW!
$60

creativeTYPE online workshop
LESSON DOWNLOAD NOW!
$50


graffitiBOUQUET online workshop
PDF lesson downloads
$55


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