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Amy Birch has loved art ever since she was a little girl. She considers herself a ‘jack of

all trades’, as she has dabbled in many types of art and materials throughout her life.

As a child, Amy taught herself how to crochet and created outfits for her Barbie dolls

without using any patterns! She also created her own paper dolls with custom outfits.

In high school, she entered three art contests and was awarded first place for all three.

During her early adult years, she specialized in making detailed drawings of people’s

homes and was even commissioned by a realtor to draw a home to present to the new

homeowner as a closing gift.

Amy became an avid scrapbooker, but her goal was to create designs that showcased

single artistic photos as individual works of art. It was then when she fell in love with

using a variety of materials in her work (mixed media), including crochet. In 2008, Amy

entered a contest held by Close to My Heart (a paper craft company) where she

submitted an artistic layout and won the grand prize out of 3000 entries!

Amy enjoys teaching and has experience instructing small classes at local scrapbook

stores. She also tutored Spanish, Math, and Chemistry during her undergraduate

years.

Amy Birch is the proud mother of two adult daughters and resides in New Fairfield,

Connecticut. She has been working full-time as an analytical chemist at Boehringer

Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. for 25 years. Amy’s goal is to transition to the art world

once she retires.

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Please join Amy as she teaches you how to make an 8” x 8” mixed media work of art.

Students will use many materials to create their design: a variety of papers, fiber,

acrylic paint, ink, markers, dimensional paint, etc.

Amy will show you how to:

• Decoupage: the art of decorating surfaces by applying layers of paper and paint

and then coating with lacquer. We will use Mod Podge as an adhesive/lacquer.

• Create your own dimensional embellishments using Glossy Accents by Ranger

• Just have fun and feel free as you create this project. Perfection in art does not

exist. Embrace what you perceive as imperfections to make a piece that is

uniquely YOU!

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