Morpheus Box: a transformation chamber- 6 hour class
$145 Michael deMeng
Student Level: All Skill levels
Workshop Description:
As a kid I loved magicians. One of my most cherished memories was when I used to go to magic shops with my grandfather. I was fascinated with secret compartments, velvet curtains and trap doors. Finally, after all these years I have found a way to apply some of those childhood memories to the art-making process.
In this class we will be creating an art chamber with rotating art….literally. Using assemblage and collage the students will create shadow box that has not one, not two, not three, but FOUR options for the viewer. If you get bored with an image, simply give it a spin and…Presto…a new image appears….like magic.
Kit Fee:$15 (includes spinning box device and hardware)
Supplies Provided by Teacher, Power Tools, Basic Tools, A plethora of ephemora and doodads.
Student Supplies: Acrylic Paint: MUST HAVE I prefer Golden products but Liquitex will also work.
Titanium White
Mars Black
Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold
Quinacridone Crimson
Dioxazine Purple
Pthalo Green (blue shade)
Optional Paints (I’ll be going over some techniques with some of these as well so if you want to have some to play with bring them)
Paynes Gray
Permanent Violet
Nickel Azo Yellow
Van Dyke Brown
Iridescent Silver, Gold, or other metallic Golden Paints
Interference Violet, Blue, Green
Micaceous Iron Oxide
Brushes:
Cheap 1 inch-ish
Good quality detail brushes
Glues
-Liquid Nails Clear, or E 6000
-Red Devil QuickPaint or Dap Kwik Seal Tub and Tile (White) you can get these at the hardware store.
Cutting tools
-Scissors or an exacto knife
-Photographs, photocopies, etc. Bring a plethora of images…more is better. You’ll never know what will come in handy.
-You could also use stamps if you have them
-You could stamp on Mica.
-Ephemera and collage items. Could be anything from paper to fabric, to mesh to whatever.
-A variety of small doodads….and when I say variety, I mean variety. Anything that has an interesting shape, pattern or color would be good.
-Optional tools (don’t worry if you don’t have this stuff…I’ll have some)
-Dremel and Cut off wheels
-Heat gun
