Found Objects Art Workshop with BlackCatTips
• – • Be Nice House
About the speaker
What is a BlackCatTips?
A BlackCatTips is a painter and muralist. A BlackCatTips is a poet and a thinker— a teller of tales. A BlackCatTips is Kyle Brooks, a street folk artist from way down in the American South.
In addition to his studio and mural work, Brooks creates street poems and whimsical roadside art installations. With his brush, bright colors and a few found materials, he paints the world happy.
Brooks lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and old dog. He also likes hot drinks, biscuit houses and growing orchids.
Additional details
6:30pm - Doors Open Food/Drinks/Mingle for attendees
7:00pm - Event start time
Limited parking will be available, so please carpool or rideshare if possible.
Join us for an art workshop that combines found objects with street poems. Facilitated by Atlanta visual artist Kyle Brooks, aka BlackCatTips, this hands-on workshop will explore how we can take things that seem like they are decaying or corrupted and make art with them.
Art supplies and found objects will be available, yet attendees are encouraged to bring their own for on-site sharing. “Flat-ish” items / quick dry supplies are encouraged for final 2-D artwork. Guidelines provided below:
- cardboard
- cereal boxes
- old dishes
- container lids (like peanut butter tops, jam jars, or mix nuts plastic lids)
- bottle caps/ buttons
- magazines / mixed paper
- scraps of cloth
- old postcards
- glue – Elmer’s or glue sticks
- sharpies
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