Ink Blots & Collage: Mixed-Media Illustration

Pre-recorded self paced. Initial “live” class dates:  July 15-24, 2025

Hello!

Thank you so much for signing up for “Ink Blots & Collage” with Karen Stanton!

Lessons are prerecorded and are available at 1am PT on the following schedule:

Lesson 1 – Tuesday, July 15
Lesson 2 – Wednesday, July 16
Lesson 3 – Friday, July 18

Lesson 4 – Tuesday, July 22
Lesson 5 – Thursday, July 24

The Forums are now open! Participation is completely optional but can be the best way to stay connected with the lessons and each other. We’ve gotten feedback over the years that ours are some of the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!

Our main group is at Facebook, but there is a small group for those not on Facebook who can interact via Padlet. (Please just choose one forum to post in to avoid double postings.) Here are the links… for FB, ask to join and we will get you in asap!

Supply List

Note from Karen:
This is what I use but anything can be substituted. I’m putting links for certain things from Amazon but that is for the convenience of seeing the tool, not necessarily for buying through them. You can probably find everything but the deli paper at your local art store.

• Several pieces of good weight cotton paper Bond paper 98# or higher, about 11″x14″ (to use as substrates for your collages)
• Deli paper
• Found collage papers such as sheet music, school paper, old wallpaper…
• Matte medium
• Scissors
• Caran D’ache crayons (NON-water soluble)
• India ink, black (optional: other ink colors such as white, blue, yellow or red)
• Dip pen
• Brushes
• Mark-making tools (chopsticks, dead paintbrushes, anything you can dip in paint and make a mark)
• Pack of cheap school erasers to make stamps (and/or some carving blocks like THIS if you want to work larger)
• Linoleum carving kit for carving stamps
• Oil-based ink, color of your choice
• Brayer
• Glass palette to roll out ink

Supplies

Note from Karen:
This is what I use but anything can be substituted. I’m putting links for certain things from Amazon but that is for the convenience of seeing the tool, not necessarily for buying through them. You can probably find everything but the deli paper at your local art store.

• Several pieces of good weight cotton paper Bond paper 98# or higher, about 11″x14″ (to use as substrates for your collages)
• Deli paper
• Found collage papers such as sheet music, school paper, old wallpaper…
• Matte medium
• Acrylic inks and paints
• Scissors
• Caran D’ache crayons (NON-water soluble)
• India ink, black (optional: other ink colors such as white, blue, yellow or red)
• Dip pen
• Brushes
• Mark-making tools (chopsticks, dead paintbrushes, anything you can dip in paint and make a mark)
• Pack of cheap school erasers to make stamps (and/or some carving blocks like THIS if you want to work larger)
• Linoleum carving kit for carving stamps
• Oil-based ink, color of your choice
• Brayer
• Glass palette to roll out ink

Nuts & Bolts

Here’s how this online class works:

Once the lessons go up, you can work the lessons on your own timetable.

Lessons are prerecorded and are available at 1amPT on the following schedule:

Lesson 1 – Tuesday, July 15
Lesson 2 – Wednesday, July 16
Lesson 3 – Friday, July 18

Lesson 4 – Tuesday, July 22
Lesson 5 – Thursday, July 24

Karen will be present in the forums to comment on uploaded work and answer questions during the duration of the initial “live” running of the class.

You have indefinite access to this class.

You can (optionally) share your work with Karen via email or via the class Facebook and Padlet pages.