February 3rd – 8th, 2025
Kapaau, Hawaii–The Big Island

Mixed media collage focused on tropical FISH!

Creating tropical fish in mixed media collage on four types of backgrounds.
Working from tropical fish reference images of your choosing, we will create four 10x10 projects to make up a series of tropical fish with different backgrounds.
These four fish will display nicely together as a series either in a straight line, a quad grouping to form a square, or two sets of twos!

1. basic ephemera with or without white gesso

2. encaustic effect over ephemera with added blue color

3. simple metallic leaf or Deco Foil, dimensional or flat

4. acrylic painting with a variety of resist techniques and stenciling

We Will Cover:

1. creating four unique backgrounds

2. transferring your sketch directly from a reference photo

3. creating an acrylic underpainting to use as a base for collage

4. painting papers in the color palette of your painting through multiple gel plate techniques

5. collage application–applying pieces of paper like brush marks

6. how to eliminate white edges in collage paper

7. how to get collage paper to go down perfectly flat

8. simple metallic leaf application

9. Deco Foil application with dimension

10. creating an ephemera background with old papers

11. applying an encaustic effect to the ephemera with acrylic mediums and paint

12. stencilling patterns onto the background

13. acrylic paint resist with soap bubbles, rubbing alcohol, and sponging

14. foam stamping techniques

15. mark making with Stabilo Woodies

16. mark making with Cretacolor MegaColor pencils

17. mark making with Posca paint pens

What’s Included

1. airport transfers to accommodations below

2. transfers to and from workshop studio space each day from accommodation below

3. meet and greet wine and cheese the evening before the workshop

4. catered lunches each day

5. coffee, tea, snacks

See the Supply List HERE

• We have a maximum of ten spaces for this fabulous opportunity!

$1475 Register via PayPal HERE
OR EMAIL ME: elizabeth@paperpaintings.com

Accommodations With Included Transportation

• Kohala Country Haven
  $99 (single) ~ $175/night shared rooms
  for 3+ occupants
  www.kohalacountryhaven.com
  808-987-7173

• Kohala Village Inn
  $175/night or shared rooms from
  $220/night for 3 occupants www.kohalavillageinn.com
  808-889-0404

• Restaurants nearby: https://alohacottages.net/north-kohala-restaurants/

The Banyon Bridge Studio Space

Banyon Bridge is a light filled contemporary studio space located on North Kohala coast on the Big Island of Hawaii where the trade winds comfort the days. A beautiful hour drive from Kona Airport, the quaint and friendly towns of Kapaau and Hawi provide dinning and accommodations nearby.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel within 60 days of the workshop date we can ONLY refund you if we fill your space.