Discover the Depth of Your Doodles+Notes! Lessons from Lynda Barry taught by Tara Tieso
November 1 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Multi-Session Class
Meets 3 Sundays, November 1-15 from 10am-12pm Central TimeVIRTUAL CLASS
Discover the Depth In Your Doodles! -a Picture-Making and (a Little Bit Of a) Writing Class
MacArthur Genius Grant Winner Lynda Barry’s work is simple, sweet and sassy – and best of all, extra accessible to creatives of all kinds!
Research shows that there seems to be a particular sort of insight and creative concentration that comes about when we use our hands to help us think about ourselves and our ideas, figure things out, communicate them, and even develop a simple creative habit!
With easy yet surprisingly thought provoking things to try, and simple and fun things to do, we’ll dive into the world of our doodles and short notes-to-self that can develop into drawings, short, short stories, paintings, poetry, 3d work, memoir and more!
We’ll draw from two of Barry’s books – Syllabus and What It Is for our exploration.
As always, no drawing or writing experience necessary!
Materials to bring –
- a sketchbook of medium to small size, any kind of paper, but with sewn, perfect, or tape binding (no wire bound sketchbooks!)
- a permanent (waterproof) drawing pen – .7 or smaller
- a set of crayons – any type will work – but my favorite multi-use tools are Stabilo Woodys – they are also water-soluble too so you can keep on using them in other creative endeavors! Woody sharpener, 6 color set+sharpener
- glue stick (my favorite is UHU blue)
- any ruler or other straight edge you have hanging around the house
- copies of both books (optional)
Classes have a limited space available and some fill quickly. Decisions about whether to cancel a class or add another session are typically made one week prior to the start of a class. If a class you are interested in is full we will have a waiting list and will contact you if a space opens up. If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment (fewer than 4 registrations) all registrations will be promptly refunded.
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Tara L. Tieso is an abstract artist residing in the historic Lowertown arts district of Saint Paul along the mighty Mississippi. She works in encaustic, an ancient beeswax and resin medium fused to its substrate with a torch, as well as pen and ink – and loves every kind of water-soluble media! Tara is Past Board President of nationally celebrated WARM, Women’s Art Resources Minnesota – where she worked with other women in the arts to steward the rich 40-year feminist legacy of Minnesota’s brilliant women artists. She currently serves as Board Chair of The Show Non-Profit, which supports artists with disabilities. Tara brings a love of community from her experience in social work and therapy, and as a teaching artist, she facilitates Wet Paint’s Book Club (free on zoom!), Creative Circles from her loft studio, and a myriad of Wet Paint classes that require no art experience of any kind, ever! A grateful recipient of the McKnight Foundation-funded Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Next Step Grant, and a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant; she is one of 30 ArtSage Minnesota Artists, and a winner of North Hennepin Community College Award of Excellence in Memory of Lance Kiland from the Minnesota State Fair Foundation. Her work hangs in private collections in the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and Philadelphia.
