Personal Symbols with Susan Sorrell

This class is scheduled to begin on October 24 - to Day :-))))

Symbols are a part of our everyday lives and have been existence from the day man drew inside a cave with a piece of coal. They are a part of communication before we developed a language and much of the world's alphabets have derived from symbols.

Personal symbols have an influence in artist's work and are not merely designs used in a piece of art. A color, a repeated design or an interesting shape can be symbols used by an artist without thinking about it. By thinking of your life, likes and repeated images can bring meaning into your artwork. Some artists use pictographic symbols rather than realistic representations. They are like autobiographical writings that anyone can understand without the use of words.

Symbols can reveal your style and style is the imprint of your personality on your artwork. Don't worry, you don't need to know how to draw or paint, since there is no right or wrong way of creating your own personal symbols.

Artists like Keith Haring, Picasso and Marc Chagall used symbols in their artworks. These artists incorporated symbols into their work by using shapes, colors and patterns to tell a story. After working with these lessons, you will find that some symbols appeal more to you than others. I hope that the following lessons will help you to express yourself in you own "language". To incorporate this language into your artwork and add interest, send a message or tell a story.

Lesson 1-Magazine Fiber Collage
Lesson 2-Symbolic Doodles
Lesson 3-Collage Symbols
Lesson 4- Fabric Painting Symbols
Lesson 5- Symbolic Prints
Lesson 6-3-D symbols