Ever After

147 Pages·49.019 MB·English

by  Tamara laporte

Ever After
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Ever
After
Create Fairy Tale–Inspired Mixed-Media Art Projects
to Develop Your Personal Artistic Style
TAMARA LAPORTE
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© 2019 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Text, photography, and projects © 2019 Tamara Laporte, unless otherwise noted
First Published in 2019 by Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group,
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ISBN: 978-1-63159-665-0
Digital edition published in 2019
eISBN: 978-1-63159-666-7
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available
Cover and Book Design: Megan Jones Design
Photography: Tamara Laporte except Shutterstock on pages 11, 112, 116 (bottom), and 120 (used in part, image A)
Printed in China
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This book is dedicated to my two
beautiful children, Dylan and Elliot.
They know me as “The Queen of All Unicorns” and
remind me to stay in touch with magic and possibility
every day. I love you both to the moon and back.
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Contents
Introduction 8 2 Inspiration: How to
A Little About Me & Why I Wrote This Book 8 Find It, How to Use It
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Style & Style Development 8
Why Fairy Tales? 9
How To Use This Book 9 Creative Goal: Staying Open 48
Before You Begin 10
Lesson 5 | The Goose Girl 52
What You’ll Need: Art Supplies 11
Lesson 6 | The Little Mermaid
Guest Teacher Andrea Gomoll 58
1 The Story of You
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Lesson 7 | Sleeping Beauty 66
Lesson 8 | The Little Match Girl
Creative Goal: Exploring the Personal
Guest Teacher Kara Bullock 74
Side of Style Development 16
Lesson 1 | Little Red Riding Hood 18
Creative Goal: Make It Your Own 24
Lesson 2 | Bambi: A Life in the Woods
Guest Teacher Micki Wilde 26
Lesson 3 | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 32
Lesson 4 | Rapunzel
Guest Teacher Annie Hamman 40
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3 Comfort Zones 4 Dealing with Challenges
& Productivity & Deepening Your Voice
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Creative Goal: Stepping Out Creative Goal: Starting a
of Your Comfort Zone 80 Mindfulness Practice 112
Creative Goal: Committing to Productivity 83 Creative Goal: Deepening Your Voice,
Story & Style 116
Lesson 9 | The Snow Queen 84
Lesson 13 | Peter Pan 118
Lesson 10 | Mulan
Guest Teacher Lucy Chen 90 Lesson 14 | Beauty & the Beast
Guest Teacher Mariëlle Stolp 122
Lesson 11 | Goldilocks & the Three Bears 98
Lesson 15 | The Frog Prince
Lesson 12 | Blodeuwedd
Guest Teacher Danita Art 126
Guest Teacher Effy Wild 104
Lesson 16 | The Reluctant Dragon 132
Guest Teachers 138
Resources 141
Acknowledgments 142
About the Author 143
Index 144
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Introduction
A Little About Me & Why I Wrote
I hope you love what you find here and that it
This Book
helps you connect with your authentic voice, both
Hi, I’m Tam, also known as “willowing”—pleasure personally and creatively.
to meet you!
Style & Style Development
Since I started running my creative business in
2008, I’ve taught thousands of awesome folks from Throughout my teaching experience, one of the
all over the world about art and creativity. My own most frequently asked questions—considered
work can be described as “mixed-media folk art” somewhat of a “holy grail”—is: “How do I develop my
with a focus on “magical realism.” Love, mystery, own style?”
innocence, hope, spirituality, kindness, and self- People love learning from others and are happy
connection inspire my art, and symbolism and to copy them as part of the learning process. Often,
layering play a big part in my creative process. It is though—and sometimes early on in their creative
my view that the act of creating can be a gateway to journey—they experience a deep yearning to express
healing and personal growth, so my art classes often their own voice. They long to create art that feels
include an element of self-development. I’m deeply more meaningful and true to them, that’s imbued
devoted to helping people get in touch with their with a style that’s uniquely their own.
personal creative fire. I firmly believe that personal styles emerge when
Because I’ve taught in a “copy this painting, then we begin to understand “the story of us.” When we
learn and develop your style on your own” format reflect on our deepest hopes, dreams, fears, likes, and
for many years, I’ve become especially interested in loves, a truer voice comes forth. And when that voice
supporting creatives to develop their is expressed through shapes, colors, forms, lines, and
own artistic styles, to become characters, our own style can’t help but emerge.
more familiar with their Essentially, your creative style is the culmination
own voices, and to more of the many parts of what it means to be you. It
deeply embed their will reflect what you love, your bliss, what you’ve
personal stories once done but have moved away from, where your
“Follow your bliss and
in their creative sadness and fears lie, and so forth.
the universe will open
expressions. Your style is your personal path toward whole-
doors for you where Hence, “Ever ness and being true to yourself and who you are.
After,” the online Sounds deep? That’s because it is! Stay with me on
there were only walls.”
art course, was this! All we’re talking about here is: How can we tell
born, and now our own unique story through our art in our own
—JOSEPH CAMPBELL
Ever After, this book. personal way? The good news is that all you need
(1904–1987)
is yourself! Your gorgeous, beautiful, amazing self.
You were the answer all along, you see!
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