#116 MASTER CLASS — LAYERS OF HISTORY, PAPER AND PAINT
In this richly layered Master Class, Coach Amy Livezey takes you inside her studio for a start-to-finish collage demonstration that will change the way you think about what belongs in a painting. Amy shows how vintage ephemera, palette scraps, old books, and handmade papers can lead you somewhere unexpected, and how layering paper alongside paint creates meaning, texture, and a voice that is unmistakably yours. Whether you are new to collage or ready to go deeper, you will leave with practical tools, a fresh sense of possibility, and permission to let the paper lead.
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This was wonderful Amy. I will be rewatching it to make notes about how you make choices, especially at the end.
Thank you, Amy! This is a very inspiring and instructive session. I’m intrigued by one of your tools—it looked like a cordless sander for leveling your texture. Can you tell us a little bit about that?
Denise, my sander is a “Bosch 120-Volt 2.5 -Amp Variable Speed Random orbital Sander with Dust Management”. It actually does have a cord. I like that it has a dust collector and a filter attached, but I still wear a mask when I use it, and definitely use it outdoors when at all possible. It’s great for general sanding over a large area, as I was doing, but when I have a specific area I want to sand down, I do that by hand with sandpaper.
This was VERY inspiring and informative. I’ve never seen a collage come to fruition in its entirety before, and this really works! Wow! thank you for sharing your process and tools. A very special class that incorporates all CVP teachings and more! Extremely well done!
A really inspiring class. I love watching you work.
Beautiful master class Amy. Thank you for sharing your process.
Watched again , great class thank you Amy
Wonderful masterclass Amy, really enjoy it. It’s so nice to collect different kind of paper, I learn a lot of new ideas to how to use it and how to integrate! Thank you ! I loved your work, so beautiful!
This was wonderful. I’m going to watch it all again. I thought the painting was finished so many times, but Amy kept finding ways to improve it. So many inspirational insights, I can’t wait to put some of the ideas into practice. Thank you Amy.
LOVED THIS CLASS…
Loved this Amy. I have boxes of paper bits I’ve collected and I’m determined to use them all! You gave me lots of ideas. I love your work!
Loved your process of college Amy definitely want to try doing this as I too lie collecting bits of paper I like or scraps of this and that so it makes sense to ty this
Thankyou Amy for a brillant demo master class throughly enjoyed it
Thank you Amy Livezey
for the start to finish demonstration. Very clear instruction and a delightful lesson.
Thank you Amy. I really enjoyed your shares about color, paper and the Values they impart. Your art is a stand out every time. Wonderful class, important lessons. I learned some new things to consider!