In this 5 week class you will create many layered journal pages.  Learn mark making, how to use alphabet stamps and stencils, texture paste, glass bead gels, etc. for texturizing. The design techniques reviewed will be balance, scale, proportion, value, and color.  A $5 weekly supply fee is given to the instructor to cover the many supplies she brings.  Upon registration you will receive a supply list necessary for you to purchase on your own.  No experience necessary.

Regina Thomas’ collage and mixed media art is a mélange of visual stimuli, colors, and shapes involving different genres from the representational to the abstract.  These multi-layered works portray her view of the world, never realistic, injecting her own narratives, metaphors, and icons.  Regina works instinctually, and her desire is to stimulate and intrigue the viewer, make a connection, bringing their own experiences to the work.

Regina has lived and traveled throughout Asia and Europe.  While in London, she attended Richmond University concentrating on the Art Disciplines as well as Studio classes.  Upon her return to the states she continued refining her art through classes and workshops at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), The New Art Center in Newton – MA, South Shore Art Center – MA, West Hartford Art League, Creative Arts Workshop/New Haven, CT, Yale University and The British Art Museum.

Regina has been included in many juried exhibitions in New England. Thomas shows in private galleries and has private collectors across the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia. Her most recent shows have been at The John Slade Ely House in New Haven, and The Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook where she also holds classes in collage and mixed media art.

Dates:  Wednesdays:  Jan. 31; Feb. 7; Feb. 14; Feb. 21; Feb. 28

Time: 12:30-2:30

Cost:  $160.  $5 per week paid to the instructor for supplies