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Beginner
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2 hours 43 min

Taught by e bond
A picture is worth a thousand words but words themselves are priceless. In this unique daily practice, multimedia artist and educator e bond explores the various ways that reading and writing can intersect with visual art and how one medium can inform the other. She’ll share some of her favorite fiction, non-fiction, poetry and music to generate interest points from which to play and experiment. See how these sparks can fuel visual art through collage, mark-making, and doodling, and how these visual observations alter your perception of the page.
What you'll get:
Learn how to:
- Draw inspiration from fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and music
- Transform text into art
- Make a rubber band bound book
- Carve eraser stamps into hieroglyphics
- Create collages from poetry and prose
- Write Blackout poems, Concrete poems, Cento poems, and Haiku
- Develop creative thinking and writing
What you'll get:
- Easy-to-follow video lessons on how to use writing samples to generate creative inspiration
- 31 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supply list and PDF with writing samples and links
- Step-by-step instructions by multidisciplinary artist e bond
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters
00:50
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06:53
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04:20
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03:28
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08:24
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06:50
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08:11
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03:57
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04:39
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01:54
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04:18
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03:24
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05:44
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03:35
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06:08
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07:32
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06:03
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03:53
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02:51
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02:37
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02:49
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05:53
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08:17
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05:53
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14:27
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02:09
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04:58
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07:25
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05:42
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00:27
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04:57
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05:11
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Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Favorite books and audio books and music
- Access to a camera - e uses her phone
- Access to a voice recorder - e uses her phone
- Old books you don’t mind drawing in or cutting up
- Paper ephemera such as old magazines, newspapers, maps, and discarded artwork
- Assorted drawing papers
- Glue stick or double-sided tape
- Scissors or x-acto knife and cutting mat
- Pens and pencils
- Sharpie markers
- Drawing implements of your choice, including colored pencils, markers, white-out pen
- Paints and brushes
- Rubber bands
- Pink eraser
- Access to a photocopier (optional)
- Stencils (optional)
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