During this course, students will be pushed out of their comfort zone to free their approach to art making and allow themselves more room for creativity. This course is designed for students who want to move into a more creative headspace in their art practice by stepping outside of their usual way of working through material and process experimentation. The processes and materials in this course will walk the line between 2D and 3D work, combining drawing and painting with non-traditional materials such as plaster and textile. While some drawing or painting experience is recommended, beginners would also benefit from this course. 

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The course will include some drawing exercises as warm ups designed to promote a creative mindset and work through compositions and concepts before moving into a more involved artwork. The main artwork in the course will combine sewing textiles onto a canvas and adding plaster for a 3 dimensional effect, and layering painting and other potential materials on top of this. Students will not only learn to embrace the “mistakes” which are essential to the creative process, but also learn that creativity can’t be planned and develop techniques for pushing their artwork to the next level through experimentation.