Mary Owens

 July 10th & 11th

Shilo Inn - Salem

I would like to welcome you to my website – www.maryowensdesigns.com

First of all I would like to give you some information on my background.  I have enjoyed a teaching career in Decorative Painting for over 20 years, and have been travel-teaching for the last half of that.  

In the past ten years I have developed a technique for pen and ink that is unique, teachable and not very expensive!  I taught mostly in my home studio in Western New York, and the year the National Convention was held in Columbus Ohio, I met the KOH-I-NOOR Company.   They were looking for a team of traveling teachers, and I came home with a whole new career.   

While working with the technical pen, I developed a technique for adding color that I refer to as OIL ROUGING.  Along with this technique, I show students how they can design their own patterns with the use of an opaque projector!   

The KOPYKAKE Company in Torrance California let me redesign one of their projectors and I renamed it KOPYART. Students taking my seminars can work with one of these projectors and with a hands-on approach they can actually experience how the design process can be achieved.   Using photos and snippets from magazines or clip art; a student can actually create a working design!  I find pen and ink to be very versatile.  It travels well from home to vacation spot, back and forth to the studio, and I can work with my technical pen on the plane between traveling back and forth to seminar locations, and just about anywhere when the urge hits!

Registration $100.00 for both days.

 Points may only be used if attending both days.

You may use up to 50 points for this seminar.

Contact Claudelle Lyall with any questions:

first_vice_pres@coasttothecascades.org

To Prepay,

Print out a voucher and mail with your check to the Treasurer.

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Robin  Gardner

1531 Del Rio Ave SE

Albany, OR 97322-6211

Printer Friendly Version of the Supplies, Surface and Prep

Paper Towels and Surface

All other supplies are provided by Mary, including brushes.

Surface & Prep:

Project sizes for this seminar should be no smaller than 8 x 10 and no larger than 16 x 20

IF WORKING ON CANVAS

Please use Fredrix Medium grade [red label] for the best results.  There is NO PREP before class.  Just bring to class as is! No Canvas Panels at all.  Mary suggests the canvas in a pad!  Fredrix makes a medium grade canvas that come 10 sheets to a pad and it looks like a pad of paper!  They sell it at Michaels and it has a bright canary yellow cover with bold red lettering.  You may want to share buying the pad with someone.  It is easy to work with, comes in all different sizes [Mary suggests 11 x 14], and it is already gesso primed, needs NO prep other than taping it to sturdy cardboard to work on in class!  If you cannot find 11 x 14, get it a bit larger and we can work with that!  [You can always cut it down and use the rest for another project].  It is easy to mat and frame after we complete the pieces!  Mary will have all kinds of info and tricks to share! 

IF WORKING ON WOOD

Please follow these instructions for prepping:

• Sand wood if needed, wipe off dust.
• Use a rag dampened with water and a squirt of any regular bottled white acrylic paint.  NO White Lightning  or Pickling Medium.  Use the rag to stain the wood surface with the white paint.  Do not completely basecoat unless the grain is really offensive.  Let dry; evaluate, then repeat if needed.  Set wood aside to dry completely.
• Seal with at least 3 GENEROUS coats of Matte Spray.  Let the spray dry between coats.  If you can not locate Liberty Matte Spray; you can use Americana, or any other brand of sealer.  You will notice the grain of the wood is raised.  Use brown grocery bag or a piece of tracing paper folded into 4ths to buff and smooth the surface; then dust it off before bringing it to class.

This process must be done at least 24 hours in advance.

• Do not wait till the last minute.  If you can allow 48 hours it would be even better!

• If the wood has a busy grain and basecoating is desired, use a sponge roller and coat evenly, let dry and seal with the spray mentioned above.

  IF WORKING ON SLATE

Basecoat with a sponge roller and at least 2 coats of white or off white acrylic paint.  Do NOT wet the roller with water at all; it will leave bubbles on the surface of the slate. Let dry, then seal with 2 light mists of matte spray.  24 hours before class is a must for curing time to be achieved.

IF WORKING ON TIN

Basecoat following the directions for slate.  Sponge rolling achieves an eggshell finish that accepts the inking and rouging wonderfully.  Spray and seal 24 hours before class

You're on your own.  Brown bag or eat at restaurant with most the members. 

Don't forget to bring your raffle items!

Schedule:

SATURDAY:

8:00 - Doors Open - Painters should arrive to set up their painting stations and sign in.

8:30 - Short General Meeting

9:00 - Seminar starts

SUNDAY:

8:00 - Doors Open

9:00 - Seminar starts

5:00 - Seminar ends