Bonjour! It’s time to get ready to explore Paris creatively. This document provides an overview of our virtual trip, the packing list of supplies you’ll need and your ticket to the City of Light! I can’t wait for our creative adventure to begin. Let’s go!

Bienvenue! Below is a welcome video to this course as well as a detailed Creative Travel Guide to Paris to give you not only an overview of Paris, but also detailed information about the city, its history, aesthetic, style, culture and much more. This guide is also filled with creative activities and wanderlust adventures you can take do right from home to feel like you are in Paris!

Let's create an illustrated map of Paris! With printable instructions and how-to templates provided, you will learn how to draw famous sites of Paris and make an illustrated map of the city. 

You will also learn how to put your own touch on the map to making it uniquely your own. Watch the videos to learn the process of making your illustrated map and get inspired. 

Use the printable instructions and templates to help you draw the landmarks you wish to include as well as give you ideas to add your individual hand. At the end, you will have a one-of-a-kind illustrated map fueling your wanderlust for the incredible City of Light!

In this class we will start with a high level overview of all things lettering with videos and a rich workbook filled with examples. We will discuss letter anatomy, typefaces, hand writing and then take a deep dive into hand lettering. The lettering workbook also offers many activities and opportunities to practice what we are learning along the way. Finally, after finishing the workbook, we will hand letter a word and phrase in french with pen and watercolor by following along to videos. In the end we will have a rich knowledge of lettering and hand lettered art work of our virtual time in Paris.

Mark your calendar, I am offering a bonus (optional) addition to class, as I want to have a rendezvous and meet up (on Zoom) to see your progress and hear about your impressions of Paris! Below are the details and a Zoom link to our (optional) rendezvous. I hope you can make it!

(Note: This Zoom meeting date will change once a month to accommodate new students to the class.)

In this class we will learn how to write a uniquely Parisian story, then write and illustrate our tale in a mini book we have hand made. The provided workbook contains several worksheets to craft your story, from character to story arc. It also has detailed information about our story prompt and location including several pages of illustrations and photos you can use to inspire you when writing and/or illustrating your book. In the end you will have created and "published" a one-of-a-kind, handmade Parisian book!

In this class we will learn how to create a Parisian collage inspired by Marie Antoinette and the Rococo style of her era. The provided workbook provides high level information about Paris in the mid-late 1700s: Marie Antoinette's life, Versailles, and the aesthetic of Rococo. 

From there, the workbook describes the process of how to make a collage as well as a detailed worksheet to help you plan the goals of your collage story. The workbook also contains 26 pages of collage materials for you to use, from hand drawn illustrations to hand painted backgrounds!

Lastly, there are step by step videos to follow along and watch my own process for creating a collage. At the end of the class, you will have created a beautiful collage filled with sumptuous imagery and textures that celebrate the Parisienne Rococo aesthetic and tell a unique tale of your own choosing!