Mark Making with Handmade Tools and Brushes - Marylou Wakefield $60

Mark Making with Handmade Brushes and Tools

MaryLou has taught Mark Making with Handmade Brushes and Tools to artists, calligraphers and those wishing to develop and expand their distinct visual language. In this workshop, students will work with material collected from nature to make hand-made ‘brushes’ and mark making tools.

Students will collect botanical materials for the brushes and tools from the wild, forests, lanes, meadows, beaches, shorelines or lakeside. Once the materials have been gathered, students will create mark making tools using jute, string, linen thread, wool, wire, and

any other materials they choose.  Students will be shown a collection of the instructor’s hand-

made tools as a reference and given guidance about how to make their own tools.

Once students have created a selection of tools, they will begin to experiment with making  expressive gestural marks. The instructor will demonstrate some mark making techniques using a  variety of…