Home > Notions, Embellish, Mixed Media, Software > - Embellish > - 50% to 70% off SELECT Zentangle Books, Supplies & Workshops > - Zentangle & Mixed Media Workshops at Soft Expressions Scroll down page for Registration & Checkout Enhanced Eco Dyed Example from Beckah Krahula's Class Big Bear Mixed Media & Art Retreats in Southern California hosted by Soft Expressions / Sharla R. Hicks, CZT $600 Dancing With Natures Muse Eco-Dyeing for the Expressive Artist Teacher: Beckah Krahula CZT Schedule: Friday Evening, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday AM 2019: September 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17 All Inclusive: Includes Room (Friday night to Tuesday Morning) with Buy your own Dinner on Friday evening & meals provided starting with Saturday Breakfast to Tuesday AM Breakfast. This hands-on packed workshop offers controlled chemistry combined with the serendipity process of eco-dyeing. You will be exploring 5 or more unique processes. Each technique will become a chapter (signature) in an heirloom Coptic Bound Art Book. Learn how to emboss and enhance your leather cover with botanicals. As time allows, intuitively decide if each page is frame ready art or if you want to enhance and embellish with your unique styles of Intuitive Tangling and Mixed Media techniques.

Enhanced Eco-Dyed Leather Book Covers example of Coptic Stitched Art Book with Eco Dyed cover to be created in class

Time line: Supply List & Map will be sent after sign up.

• Friday:
  $50 Round Trip Soft Expressions Shuttle service available from Ontario Airport.(ONT) to Big Bear and back. 1.5 hour drive to cabin.
  
  1. Please make plane reservations to arrive by noon on Friday September13. If that is a problem, let us know.
  2. Return Shuttle on Tuesday will leave mountain at 11 or 11:30 depending on plane schedules. If possible, please make plane reservations after 2:30 pm.
     
     


• Commuter's Registration: Arrive Friday from Noon to 3 pm. Map will be sent for directions to cabin.
  
  
• Friday 3:30 pm take a boat tour around Big Bear Lake & dinner in Big Bear Village (buy your own dinner in town)
  
  
• Friday Evening: Introduction to eco-dyeing and begin your Art Book.
  
  
• Full day of instruction on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
  
  
• Tuesday: Breakfast & saying good-bye to new eco-dyeing friends. OR stay over for a day of Tangle-Inspired Botanicals with Sharla Hicks or Metal Point with Beckah Krahula on Monday PM, Tuesday, and Wednesday AM.
  
  • NOTE: Shuttle will leave mountain at 11 or 11:30 depending on plane schedules. If possible, please make plane reservations after 2:30 pm because it can be 1.5 hour drive down the mountain to airport.

Eco dyed example

Eco dyed example

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Introducing Beckah Krahula, Artist, Author, Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT 5)
Beckah Krahula’s philosophy on life has always been, “Keep creating, it will change your world.” She is a mixed media artist, award-winning and best-selling author, product designer/developer and maker, has taught in the U.S. and internationally. She’s the author of the “One Zentangle A Day,” a book that has sold over a million copies and is out in multiple languages, Tangled Journey, and curated the book 500 Tangles.

Beckah started practicing Zentangle in 2008 and was certified as a Zentangle teacher in 2011. Guiding her students to think and create 'outside the box' and imparting the skills, knowledge, and confidence to succeed are part of Beckah’s strong, surefooted teaching style offering instruction that develops intuitive art and tangling.

Her love of eco-dyeing began in her childhood at the feet her grandmother. Since the 1980’s she has continued exploring with world renowned eco-dyeing artists coming to the unique place of incorporating her chemistry and technical expertise to eco-dyeing resulting in consistent success with strong and varied eco-dyed imagery. She has developed this course for the curious intuitive artist who wishes to expand their repertoire in mixed media backgrounds and art pieces.

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Workshop Space Eco-Dyed example from Beckah's Class
Enhanced Eco-Dyed example from Beckah Krahula's Workshop	Eco-Dyed example from Beckah's Class
Big Bear Lake & View from Cabin Deck	Sunset & Clouds Rolling In Over the Mountain
Mountain Retreat Back Decks	Mountain Retreat Front Decks

Eco-Dyed example from Beckah's Class Eco-Dyed example from Beckah's Class Registration 3 Step Process Answer Questions Below. NOTE: Can be confusing, select choice in EACH section. Add to Basket (button at bottom of list) Checkout (checkout will ask for name, address, payment type if applicable)

Dancing to Nature's Muse: Eco-Dyeing Retreat with Beckah Krahula in Big Bear California.
	Add to Wish List Quantity in Basket: None Code: 0001 Our Price: $600.00 Please read Refund Policy & select Yes NOTE: Add to Basket & Checkout is at the bottom of registration form: Yes, I have read the Refund Policy Below: NOTE: Payment includes a NON-refundable $250 deposit If a cancellation refund is requested, the $250 deposit will be deducted. Optional: Send Check for Retreat: Yes, I will send a check Office & Mailing Address: Soft Expressions Attn: Eco-Dyeing Retreat 1230 N. Jefferson St. Suite M Anaheim, CA 92807 Add Optional Workshop & Extended stay Learn how to read the eco dye shapes and forms that can easily become a WOW art piece using repetitive patterning. Each eco dyed shape, form and mark has the potential to evolve and morph into organic leaves, florals, botanicals, trees, stems, backgrounds, forgrounds and more with the addition of shading and line.: $175 Optional Tangle-Inspired Botanicals Workshop with Sharla Hicks Sharla is the author of the book Tangled-Inspired Botaniclas, an expressive art form using repetitive patterning. Monday PM, Tuesday, Wednesday AM 2019 Sept 16, 17, & 18 Sending Check for Optional Botanical Class $175 Optional: Metal Point with Beckah Krahula Monday PM, Tuesday, Wednesday AM 2019 Sept 16, 17, & 18 Beckah Krahula is a leading expert and has revivied metal point by developing the grounds, tools, and metal points used before the invention of the pencil. After a two year subbatical studying Metal Point work by the masters in the USA, Prague, the Vatacan, and throughout Europe she offers indepth classes world wide in the lost art of using precious metal shaped points as drawing and shading tools. Sending Check for Optional Metal Point Class No, I will not be attending Optional Class at the end of the Retreat. Transportation: Driving, please send map with address to Retreat $50 ONT (Ontario Airport) Round Trip Soft Expressions Shuttle Service (1.25 hour drive): Please schedule flight to ARRIVE around or before Noon on arrival day. If possible DEPART after 2:30 PM on final day Check: Include $50 in Check for Shuttle Fee Unknown at this time Shared Rooms Type Roomate Preference in Box Leave blank if no preference & Sharla will assign based on Night Owl or Retires Early preference: Select Sleep Preference: Early to Bed, Retire after Evening Activity Night Owl, I enjoy staying up late TYPE A brief bio about yourself & why attending Eco-Dyeing Retreat.: Check Diet Choices:   Wine with Dinner   Vegetarian (No meat or fish)   Gluten Free   Lactose Intolerant Diet Issues: Additional information that Chef needs to know:
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