Mixed Media Course Materials List

Instructor: Barry Krammes

Assemblage artists generally create from a large quarry of objects and materials. Listed below is a fairly extensive inventory of possibilities from which the workshop participant should choose. Plan to bring one suitcase with clothing and personal items and a second suitcase full of potential materials to work with. Some materials that you bring should be put in a community pile to share with others. Try to find materials that are visually unusual and intriguing. Things you can't stop looking at.

Adhesives

• Epoxy Glues (Regular & Metal)
• Gel Medium
• YES Paste
• Spray Mount
• Tapes
• Varnishes or Sealers
• Staples
• Screws/Nails

Media

• Pastels (Chalk & Oil)
• Colored Pencils
• Tea & Coffee
• Inks of various colors)
• Markers & Pens
• Paint (water/acrylic/oil/spray)
• Dyes
• Glitter & Flock
• Encaustic (Wax)
• Shoe Polish
• Matches/Lighters
• Rub-Off Letters

Tools

• Scissors
• X-Acto Knives
• Utility Knives, Razor Blades
• Brushes
• Brayers/Rollers
• Straight Edge Metal Rulers
• Palette Knives, Spatulas
• Q-Tips

Images

• Drawn or Painted
• Computer Generated
• Art Prints
• Magazines/Calendars
• Xerox Copies
• Photographs
• Maps or Cards

Papers

• Tissue & Tracing Papers
• Colored Vellums
• Handmade Papers
• Foils (Gold Leaf)
• Rice Papers
• Other Specialty Papers
• Sand Papers
• Transparencies
• Fabrics and Threads
• Laces and Trims
• Dress Patterns
• Illustration or Matt Boards

Objects

• Nature
• Small Books
• Miniatures of all kinds
• Small Antique Objects
• Figurines (Animal/Human)
• Architectural Remnants
• Machine/Instrument Parts
• Dolls & Doll Parts/Clothing
• Toys and Plastic Objects

Containers or Boxes

• (Everyone needs a container in which to place objects)
• Jewelry Boxes
• Small Suitcases
• Boxes with Compartments
• Small Shelves or Cabinets
• Asian Boxes
• Platforms
• Parts of Doll Houses
• Bird Cages (etc.)

Here is a fairly comprehensive list of objects I look for on a regular basis. I have passed this list out to relatives, friends, and friends of friends with the hope that they will donate some of these items to me. I agree to pay for postage if necessary. Peruse this list for ideas of what sorts of things you might bring to the Glen. Objects don't have to be perfect. If they are broken or in disrepair, that is actually a benefit. I encourage contributors to give me anything they find unusual or intriguing.

CONTAINERS

• Wooden Clocks
• Cases
• Jewelry Boxes (All Sorts)
• Small Suitcases
• Overnight Cases
• Vintage Silverware Boxes
• Doll Clothing
• Trunks
• Oriental Containers
• Vintage Shelves or Cabinets
• Vintage End Tables
• Vintage Bird Cages
• Small, Interesting Old Boxes

MINIATURES

• Miniature Furniture (Plastic, Fabric, Wooden, Metal=ALL SIZES)
• Miniature Dollhouse Fixtures (Doors, Windows, Staircases, etc.)
• Miniature Vehicles (Bicycles, Cars, Trains, Trucks, Airplanes)
• Small Books (5” & Under)
• Miniature Trees/Shrubs (All Materials)
• Pictures & Frames 3” X 4” & Smaller Roman Columns (15” & Under)

METAL

• Old Metal Trucks and Cars
• Toy Truck Parts
• Tin Games(Buildings and Rollercoasters)
• Old Metal Grates
• Small Metal Pipes/Tubing
• Old Skeleton Keys
• Small Metal Tools/Scissors
• Small Metal Medical Instruments
• Old Metal Washboards
• Tintype Photographs
• Old Metal Hose Heads
• Old Silverware
• Old Tin Wind-up Toys

DOLLS/FIGURES

• Barbie/GI Joe Size Dolls
• Barbie Plastic Furniture
• Doll Clothing for Small Dolls
• Old Dolls (12” & Under/All Sorts)
• Doll Parts=Arms/Hands/Legs
• Old Puppets/Marionettes
• Oriental Dolls (All Sorts)
• Religious Figures (12” & Under)
• Greek/Roman Statues (12” & Under)
• Animal Figures (All Materials)
• Crucifixes & Small Crosses (4” & Under)
• Old, Figural Smoking Pipe Head

GLASS

• Old Watches/Watch Faces
• Small Glass Bottles (1” to 3”)
• Old Medicine Bottles
• Old Test Tubes
• Wire-Rimmed Glasses
• Glass Slides
• Old Mirrors
• Stained/Leaded Glass Scraps

2-D ITEMS

• Vintage Game Boards
• Old Maps
• Old Photographs
• Completed Paint by Number Pictures
• Flannel graph Figures
• Vintage Slides
• Vintage Fabric Scraps/Lace/Trim/Fur

CHRISTMAS

• Old Nativity Crèches & Buildings
• Cardboard Christmas (Village Buildings)
• Nativity Figures (All Sorts)
• Small Christmas Trees
• Santas (All Sizes & Materials)
• Old Snow Globes
• Vintage Glass (Figural Christmas Lights)

OTHER

• Old Costume Jewelry/Buttons
• Vintage String
• Broken China Dishes
• Small Taxidermied Birds/Animals
• Mounted Insects/Butterflies
• Old Cameras
• Small Wheels (All Sorts=8” & Under)
• Old Umbrellas
• Architectural Remnants
• Old, Oriental Decorative Wooden Pieces

Travel Tip:
If you're arriving by plane, click here for a list of items that should be shipped rather than packed. Items can be shipped to:

St. John's College
Conference Services, Attn: The Glen Workshop
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe , NM 87501-4599

Please don't send packages that will arrive more than one week before the start of the event. Keep in mind that items needing to be shipped home must be sent from the campus mailroom by 5 pm on Friday the 6, the second-to-last day of class. The mailroom is closed Saturday and Sunday.