Mixed Media Book Series
Use mixed media techniques to creatively transform a book.
Reclaim a book that's on its way to being recycled using various mixed media art-making approaches. Use drawing, painting and collage to share your creativity and imagination in this hands-on activity that promotes self expression, play and fun in art making
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Scissors, glue, tape, drawing supplies, painting supplies, recycled paper, magazines, one book that is on its way to the recycling, fabric scraps, buttons, lace, ribbon, google eyes, craft supplies
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Creative thinking
- Positive personal identity & culture
4 Registration
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