Mixed Media Arts and Crafts Class Kicks Off a Summer of Creativity
Mixed media art has always sounded to me like something invented by people who looked at a perfectly innocent table and thought, "You know what this needs? Twelve kinds of glue, shredded magazine pages, acrylic paint, buttons, string, dried flowers, old maps, and a level of confidence I have never possessed." Naturally, I signed up. There are two kinds of people in the world. The first group walks into an arts and crafts class with neatly organized supplies, color palettes planned in advance, and enough creative vision to see a masterpiece hiding inside an empty cereal box. The second group—my people—walks in carrying coffee, mild panic, and a vague belief that if enough paint is applied, eventually it becomes "intentional." Welcome to mixed media. The phrase itself is wonderfully deceptive. It sounds sophisticated, almost mysterious. Mixed media. It rolls off the tongue like something discussed in expensive galleries while everyone nods thoughtfully in front of wha...
