Class Supplies

My friend Sepha had been teaching Paint Night parties, so gave me tips for setting up (and participated in) my first Intentional Creativity® class. She went on to enroll in CoW 2016, and we taught many classes together until she took to the road as a campground host! 

Last year I've been teaching online, but looking foward to resuming traveling paint classes. Here are some of the supplies I've gathered.

Sepha At the Canvas

• A bucket and pitchers for water - so helpful in a room without a water source! You bring water in the bucket (s), fill the pitchers, then water cups & spritz bottles.
• Students can dump dirty water in the bucket periodically, & refill their paint jars. At the end of class, you simply dump the bucket(s).
• Towels or Microfibre cloths for cleaning up spills - squeeze into the bucket.
• A roll of paper towels.
• Inexpensive plastic tablecloths (Dollar Store) on the tables, & be sure to wipe dry after use, so they don't get musty in storage. 
• We've also used newspaper on the tables at a friend's studio, and paper from a roll.
• Tabletop easels (we could have painted flat) 
• 6" lath (thin wood) fits in the slot at the top of the folding easel, which easily supports 16×20" canvas
• Big pad of paper or dry erase board plus markers for face map demo
• A clock 'just in case' the room doesn't have one
• Several 4' x 5' tarps to have under the tables/chairs (Duck taped to the rug at the corners, to avoid tripping) 
• TV table for my paint supplies and a folding stool
• Master's Brush Cleaner for the brushes when we were cleaning up - helps extend the useful life of the brushes. Dish soap works, too.
• Square trays (dollar store) for each paint station - I'd purchased these before my 'Soulful Story Card' class, & they are a boon for keeping supplies corralled.
• Totes & a good Dolly for transport 
• Several paintings in a similar size, including one that is less finished 

I often teach 1/2- 1 1/2 day classes, and got two resin tables with folding legs that are great for non studio spaces, and have a card table, TV trays, and 6 table easels, plus a couple that telescope, and can be used on the floor or a table.

I have several boxes for my paint, and totes for transporting materials.

• I often use a less expensive paint for the first layers (Amsterdam tube paint) and have that out first. I demonstrate how much to put on their palette, and have them come to a central table for refills. 
• If it's a higher price class, you'll likely want to with with Golden from the beginning 
• When we switch to Golden at the glaze, I stress we only need a dime size of several colors, and dispense their first colors. I mention we may use any extra in their journal or on the sides, the "lingerie." 
• I also remind them to use new colors in at least 3 places
• I bring 1 oz bottles of my Golden paint to class  (The small bottles help get across the idea that we don't need much paint!)
• 4 oz bottles of titanium white, titan Buff, several colors for glazing Inc Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, and of satin medium
• I also bring 4 oz brown, and primaries red, blue and yellow.
• I dispense the paint at first, and only fill the water jars ~ 3/4" - you don't want water above the the bristles fit into
• I hide the box of interference and metallics, till we're ready for adornment I the last layers
• A selection of brushes in different sizes on the supply table, plus a basic set at each station. I may demo using a different brush, and help then find something similar
• Pitchers for water on the paint table, and a bucket to dump paint water in are handy

Student stations - my set up is similar, plus a standing easel, a cup of my favorite brushes and my 13-step prompt cards and class notes.

• Square trays ($ store!) for each student - which helps corral and identify their supplies. These include:
• A selection of several brushes: mop or wide flat brush, several rounds, one 1/2" flat, same size filbert, & scrubby brush
• T-shirt rag, water container (~ 1/2-1" of water) and spray bottle
• Lids from yogurt containers are a handy size for palettes, and can be reused.
• Their canvas and a table easel. I also have a couple of telescoping easels that can be used in a table or the floor.

Altar - mine includes a cloth topped with crystals, feathers, my Time Angels and Ally cards, a set of Angel cards, the Mother Mary Oracle cards, a bouquet, chocolate, perhaps nuts and other snacks. I will have chosen a reading for our Red Thread Circle, and may ask them to bring something for the altar. 

I also pack my drum and rattles, ball of red yarn and special scissors.

Altar with Magïc brushes and Holy Water

I have several bags, baskets and totes for paint supplies, and a small purple tote for my travelling altar supplies, and choose what to put out for each class. If you are able to teach in your home studio, you've got more options in how much to put out and how to arrange your space. 

I often "charge" water by placing it in a bowl in the moonlight, sometimes with crystals or a flower, etc. We can add some of this blessed water to the pitchers and spray bottles