NEXT WORKSHOPS

Mixed Media Mojo Workshop

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH

COLONIA LA CAÑADA, SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GTO, MX. 

We’ll explore our creativity through mixed media experimentation! We’ll learn about gel plates, stencils, vintage papers, photo transfers, paints, oil sticks, and more.

What is mixed media?

Mixed media is artwork that employs more than one medium or material. In visual art, it might incorporate techniques such as collage, assemblage, or painting; using materials such as chalk, cloth, paper, wood, found objects, paint, oil sticks, wax, etc.

What will I learn in the class? 

• Color theory

• Design elements and composition

• Collage placement and adhesion

• Collage materials: Backgrounds, vintage papers and photos, tissue, gel print pages, textures, etc.

• Mark making

• Photo transfer: Ink aid, tissue paper, tea bags, rice paper, Xerox transfers, decal paper, lazertran

• Finishing: Glazing, waxing, sanding (steel wool or fine grained sand paper), and finishing the edges.

  
  

Who should attend: Beginners, Advanced Amateurs, Professionals. No previous experience with mixed media is required.

Special notes: MATERIALS INCLUDED. A letter with further info will be sent to participants before the workshop begins. 

The workshop is $220 USD. You can also pay in pesos at current exchange rate. A $110 USD deposit is necessary by February 5th for the February 19-20 workshop, and by February 12th for the February 26-27 workshop. You can pay by check or cash (or ask about my ZELLE or PayPal info). The remainder can be paid on your day of arrival with a US check, cash in pesos, at current exchange rate, or cash in US dollars. If you have to cancel, be assured that you will have a credit that is forever valid for future workshops.

CONTACT: meryl@meryltruett.com

YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Meryl Truett is a curator, gallerist, teacher, consultant, and artist. She is living her dream in the magical pueblo of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Meryl has exhibited extensively in the US and Europe. She has been widely published in numerous magazines such as Oxford American, The Vanderbilt Review, and Camera Austria. Meryl’s book “Thump Queen and other Southern Anomalies” is in its second printing. She earned an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2003 with additional art training in France. Truett has extensive experience teaching at the college level and conducting photography, mixed media, and book publishing workshops.

Collage College

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST

SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

COLONIA LA CAÑADA, SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GTO, MX. 

Jumpstart your creativity with this fun, hands-on workshop. We will be working with vintage papers, photographs, hand-made collage papers, old books, magazines, tea bags and so much more to create one of a kind works of art. We’ll also explore mixed media elements and their relationship with collage.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Beginners, Advanced Amateurs, Professionals. No previous experience with collage is required.

SPECIAL NOTES: MATERIALS INCLUDED.  A letter with further info will be sent to participants before the workshop begins. 

The 1 day workshop is $110.00 USD (you can also pay in pesos at current exchange rate) and includes all materials. A $55 USD deposit is necessary by January 23rd for the February 1st workshop, and by March 13th for the March 29th workshop. You can pay by check or cash (or ask about my ZELLE or PayPal info). The remainder can be paid on the day of the workshop with a US check, cash in pesos, at current exchange rate, or cash in US dollars. If you have to cancel, be assured that you will have a credit that is forever valid for future workshops.  

CONTACT: meryl@meryltruett.com

YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Meryl Truett is a curator, gallerist, teacher, consultant, and artist. She is living her dream in the magical pueblo of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Meryl has exhibited extensively in the US and Europe. She has been widely published in numerous magazines such as Oxford American, The Vanderbilt Review, and Camera Austria. Meryl’s book “Thump Queen and other Southern Anomalies” is in its second printing. She earned an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2003 with additional art training in France. Truett has extensive experience teaching at the college level and conducting photography, mixed media, and book publishing workshops.

Advanced Mixed Media Mojo at Made in SMA Studio

COMING SOON

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

COLONIA LA CAÑADA, SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GTO, MX. 

We continue the exploration of mixed media techniques. Some experience with painting and collage is desired but not required. This is a follow-up course to the original Mixed Media Mojo class, however, students that have not taken the first course are also welcome.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Advanced Amateurs, Professionals.

SPECIAL NOTES: MATERIALS INCLUDED.  A letter with further info will be sent to participants before the workshop begins. 

The 2 day workshop is $200 USD (you can pay in pesos at current exchange rate) and includes all materials. A $100 USD deposit is necessary. Register early. You can pay by check or cash (or ask about my ZELLE or PayPal info). The remainder can be paid on the first day of class with a US check, cash in pesos (at current exchange rate), or cash in US dollars. If you have to cancel, be assured that you will have a credit that is forever valid for future workshops.  

CONTACT: meryl@meryltruett.com

YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Meryl Truett is a curator, gallerist, teacher, consultant, and artist. She is living her dream in the magical pueblo of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Meryl has exhibited extensively in the US and Europe. She has been widely published in numerous magazines such as Oxford American, The Vanderbilt Review, and Camera Austria. Meryl’s book “Thump Queen and other Southern Anomalies” is in its second printing. She earned an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2003 with additional art training in France. Truett has extensive experience teaching at the college level and conducting photography, mixed media, and book publishing workshops.

Encaustic Photography and Collage Workshop at Made in SMA Studio

COMING SOON

11:00 AM-4:00 PM

COLONIA LA CAÑADA, SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GTO, MX. 

Encaustic Photography is the combination of photographs with beeswax, resin, and color. Painters have long been enamored with this process and now photographers and mixed media artists are getting in on the fun. In this 2 day class, we will explore encaustic history and safety rules, how to mix and make the wax medium, choosing the right photo for encaustic, applying the wax, applying color, special textures, etc.

Take your photography to the next level with this informative, hands-on experience. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Amateurs, Advanced Amateurs, Professionals. No previous experience with the encaustic process is required.

SPECIAL NOTES: Participants can send instructor Meryl Truett a selection of images ready for printing. PRACTICE PHOTOS AND MATERIALS INCLUDED.  A letter with further info will be sent to participants before the workshop begins. 

The 2 day workshop is $225 USD (you can pay in pesos at current exchange rate) and includes all materials. A $110 USD deposit is necessary. Register early. You can pay by check or cash (or ask about my ZELLE info). The remainder can be paid on the first day of class with a US check, cash in pesos, at current exchange rate, or cash in US dollars. If you have to cancel, be assured that you will have a credit that is forever valid for future workshops.  

YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Meryl Truett is a curator, gallerist, teacher, consultant, and artist. She is living her dream in the magical pueblo of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Meryl has exhibited extensively in the US and Europe. She has been widely published in numerous magazines such as Oxford American, The Vanderbilt Review, and Camera Austria. Meryl’s book “Thump Queen and other Southern Anomalies” is in its second printing. She earned an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2003 with additional art training in France. Truett has extensive experience teaching at the college level and conducting photography, mixed media, and book publishing workshops.