Process Art Painting

with Jamisen Paustian

Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Tuition: $125 per family

This workshop includes lunch at 1:00 p.m.

Experiment with mixed media as a fam! Work together to create a collaborative process-art painting on canvas. In process art, the finished product is evidence of the actions taken to make the artwork. Each family will start with a base layer of paint, and then use various idiosyncratic tools and materials like toy cars, fly swatters, stamps, and rolling pins to embellish their canvas. Each layer added will incorporate directions for a different art activity that parents and children can explore again in the future at home. Come dressed for mess.

Jamisen Paustian completed her Master's in Art Therapy and Counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and works as a therapist in school settings. Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, she grew up playing outside, swimming in lakes, making snow forts, and creating lots and lots of art. Jamie has over fifteen years of experience working with younger people and has taught multidisciplinary art, music, and yoga classes for students of all ages. She is also a RYT-200 certified yoga instructor, and her preferred mediums are acrylic painting, watercolor, and collage.

Jamisen Paustian, Winter Art Camp, Monroe Street Art Center, Winter 2021, Multimedia, 4 feet x 3 feet. Images courtesy of the artist.