The goal of this course is to inspire students to explore learning paper crafts and enjoy creating handmade paper art. Painting, traditionally uses paint as the principal art medium. Three-dimensional painting with paper is an innovative art form using only paper and glue. Paper is an incredibly versatile art medium that can be used to create shapes and add texture to artworks, where pieces of multicoloured paper can be creatively combined to compose a picture. Paper can also be transformed into decorative three-dimensional objects employing crafting techniques such as quilling and origami. These objects are excellent components for constructing three-dimensional paper artworks.

Paper quilling and origami are highly inventive techniques used in crafting paper. Paper quilling involves rolling paper strips to form coils and shapes and assembling them with glue to create beautiful embellishments. Origami is a Japanese paper folding technique to construct 3D objects from a sheet of square paper. Combing your creativity with these paper crafts techniques, you can create your own masterpiece. All tools and materials will be provided.

Course Outline:

• Choice of materials and tools suitable for this unique project
• Design a 3D painting
• Techniques of image transfer, quilling and origami
• Making paper embellishments
• Completing the 3D paper art piece

Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding the versatility of paper as an art medium
• Utilising paper quilling and origami techniques to transfer paper into 3D artworks

What to bring:

• Smile and creativity

About the Tutor:

‘Vivian completed her arts and crafts training and has taught English and Arts and Crafts in schools in Hong Kong for 6 years. She also attained her Bachelor of Arts and Graduate Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from University of Wollongong. She has over 20 years’ experience as an ESL and craft tutor, working with culturally diverse school aged children and adults. Among her craft students are Young Achievement Australia Business Skills Program multi-award winners who designed, made and sold quilling cards. After relocating from Wollongong to Sydney, Vivian has been a craft tutor in community colleges and WEA Sydney, and has earned 5-star ratings for her craft courses and teaching from her students.'

Other Information:

• To ensure resources are ready for you at the start of your course, we ask you ideally enrol at least one week before the course commences.
• All courses need a minimum number of students to run ("we try our hardest to get those") . If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled before the commencement and you will be informed.