How I inspire my Mixed Media Art Students
“Inspiration exists but it has to find you working”
Inspiration is contagious
As a creative coach, my job is to find many ways to inspire my students in my art classes who feel stuck, scared and pretty uninspired. For me, inspiration comes in many forms, its just that we have to open up our eyes and put our thinking mind aside for just a while as we journey through our days. Read my previous BLOG on “Where Inspiration Comes from and learning to see”. There are many pitfalls about smartphones, but the thing I love about them, is the fact that I can record my week’s inspirations and look back at them at the end of the week as a little travel journal. I often will use these images as jumpstarts for my collage practice.
I love putting together inspirational videos. If you watch below, you will see my inclusion of nature, art shows in Los Angeles that have touched me and the gorgeous work that is produced by my mixed media and collage students here in my studio.
READ my other BLOG about “Why Mixed Media Art Classes are great for Beginners’ Mind”.
“If you are interested in mixed media, take a class from Kathy Leader who specializes and works in mixed media. Kathy shares her curiosity and skill in using a variety of materials from India ink painted with bamboo shoots on deli paper, to mono printing with botanical items. She has advice on the best mediums and papers, how to insert papers in a professional manner, and can critique and problem solve with you for the best result. I have taken many classes from instructors who have knowledge of mixed media, but don't work in mixed media enough to teach on the level of an artist like Kathy Leader. I highly recommend her class!” Elaine W.