Chalk Art Workshop
Taught by Bethany Robertson
Bethany Robertson is a Brooklyn-based illustrator and designer with a background in printmaking. Her work focuses on florals, pattern, and hand drawn typography. Bethany completed her MFA in Visual Art at Rutgers University in 2013, where she taught undergraduate screen print for two years. Since then, Bethany has designed several things for print, including book covers and magazines, as well as wedding invitations and her own line of greeting cards. Bethany can often be found around the subways and streets of New York and Brooklyn, distributing cards with inspirational messages to strangers from her "free art booth". Her work can be seen on her Instagram (@Loveless_Designs) and her website (www.bethanyrobertson.com).
Learn some of the basics of hand lettering and how to transform a favorite word or phrase into a beautiful work of chalkboard art!
We'll start off with simple lettering and creating a dynamic composition and then move onto translating this on a chalkboard. Techniques covered include transferring images and text, using stencils, positive and negative space, and making your work permanent.