Sketchbook Revival 2024: Collage + Drawing

Here's my final project from Sketchbook Revival 2024. The mug on the left was done with collage first and then drawing, while the mug on the right was drawing first and then collage. 

This workshop was taught by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. You may remember other artwork I've made inspired by her unique style. 

This was an outstanding session, my second favorite from the entire 30+ lineup for Sketchbook Revival. (My favorite was Lucie Duclous' Modern Collage Bouquet. Out of everything, two collage classes were my favorites? Interesting!) Doing the two mug projects back-to-back, I learned that I greatly prefer to collage first and draw second. I totally would have guessed it would be the other way around. 

I watched the rest of the sessions without creating along. 

The second-to-last session was an introduction to Crayon Collection. What a wonderful organization! I love this amazing resource of crayon-based art projects for kids. 

The final session was by Karen Abend, organizer and host of Sketchbook Revival. After watching her host and create along during the 32 previous sessions, it was a lot of fun to see her teach her own. 

I had so much fun with Sketchbook Revival 2024 and learned a lot. I will definitely be on the lookout for next year's event.