Paper Butterflies for Mixed Media, Crafts, & Collage

One of the most common components in arts and crafts are butterflies.  They add a delicate touch of beauty as well as the feeling of spreading your wings and flying free.

My name is Jennifer Laurel Keller.  I’m an artist and instructor with over 20 years working in the arts.  I’ve been a fan of butterflies since I was a kid when I collected butterfly stickers and stuck them all over my bedroom walls, and I still love them today.

Now, everyone loves butterflies, but as artists, we also want to be unique and different, don’t we?  We want to stand out from the rest.  So, in this class, Paper Butterflies, I share a leisurely project where we make our own butterflies from scratch using decorative papers. 

You can do this in preparation for larger works of mixed media art, collages or craft projects such as card-making, junk journaling, or scrapbooking. 

In the lessons, I’ll provide a quick color theory lesson for picking your palette, and talk about how to make more sophisticated butterfly shapes, while keeping the inside playful and whimsical. I’ll also talk about symmetry, contrast, composition, layering, and how to put them together with a strong adhesive that will hold up, even when used along side wet media such as paints and inks. 

This class is right for you if you love working with colorful papers and want to add a personal touch to your projects to make them more unique.  So are you ready to play?  I’ll see you in class!