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Pieces of Tara Artistry
I am a fluid artist from Wisconsin. I live a lovely life with my handsome husband and 2 pups. I have been “crafty” from very early on in life. I was a jewelry artist for about 15 years and honed my craft to the point of becoming a jewelry silversmith.
Just previous to COVID I was exposed to fluid art by my father. We tried it together one day and from then on I was hooked! I cleared out my jewelry studio and made room for the fluid art space. I studied this craft from great artists on YouTube, soaking in all the knowledge I could acquire. I have document my journey through my YouTube channel and have found that in the past 3 1/2 years I have grown exponentially as an artist and a teacher. I love teaching this art form and am now venturing into other forms of mixed media which have been so fun to work with. It has brought me much joy and satisfaction and I look forward to continuing this journey.
Art by Pieces of Tara Artistry
All Sessions by Pieces of Tara Artistry
Day 1
05/23/2024
DECONSTRUCTED BLOOMS
8.30am - 11.30am
In this step by step class, using the Shelee Art Bloom Technique we will go through paint mixing and consistencies of pillow paint, puddle paints (including pigments) and cell activators; as well as ratios for different pouring mediums; and how to blow the cell activator to create beautiful cells to tilt to the perfect composition. We will be using our mouth to blow out the blooms on 4”x10” tiles. Then we will build on our basic knowledge of blooms and learn how to use the hair dryer to blow out multiple blooms on a 10”x20” canvas and tilt to the perfect composition.
Day 1
05/23/2024
TEXTURE, STRUCTURE & EMBELLISHING YOUR ACRYLIC POUR
2:00pm - 5:00pm
In this class you will learn to use textured products to create gorgeous structural and textured art pieces. You will learn about the materials, tools and techniques to create dimension and depth in a stand alone piece or to add to your current acrylic pours. Feel free to bring any dried acrylic pours from home to add texture to current pieces, otherwise you will create and play with texture on 2 separate stand alone canvases. This is an exciting medium that I have been studying and experimenting with extensively. I’m loving all the possibilities this medium has to offer and I’m excited to share them you!
Day 2
05/24/2024
PEACOCK PEARL CELL CLASS
8.30am - 11.30am
In this class you will learn how to find the PERFECT CONSISTENCY for the Pearl Cell Technique. You will learn to create gorgeous multi-colored pearls by learning to lay different opacities of paint. We will talk canvas prep, paint densities, what paints work for this technique and what paints to avoid, how to tilt and LOADS more.
Day 2
05/24/2024
PEARL POUR COMBO CLASS
2:00pm - 5:00pm
In this advanced class you will kick up those Pearl Cells by combining techniques. You will learn to add flip cups, blowouts (or dutch pour) and swipes to create stunning compositions! We will go through how to mix paint for the pearl cell technique, paint recipes, mixing paint for pour over/puddle paints, how to place the flip cup or blowout to get the desired results and much, much more!
Day 3
05/25/2024
BLOOM BLOWOUTS
8.30am - 11.30am
Using the Shelee Art Bloom Technique we will talk paint consistencies, paint to pouring medium ratios, cell activators and much more. We will build on our basic knowledge of blooms and learn how to use our hair dryer to blow out multiple blooms on a square canvas and a 14” round canvas and spin them out to perfection. If you need help with the hairdryer this is the class for you!!
Day 3
05/25/2024
TEXTURE, STRUCTURE & EMBELLISHING YOUR ACRYLIC POUR
2:00pm - 5:00pm
In this class you will learn to use textured products to create gorgeous structural and textured art pieces. You will learn about the materials, tools and techniques to create dimension and depth in a stand alone piece or to add to your current acrylic pours. Feel free to bring any of your dried acrylic pours from the previous days to add texture to current pieces, otherwise you will create and play with texture on 2 separate stand alone canvases. This is an exciting medium that I have been studying and experimenting with extensively. I’m loving all the possibilities this medium has to offer and I’m excited to share them you!