Unearth the hidden meanings, connections, and rhythm of your mixed media artwork.
LIFETIME COURSE ACCESS | 8 WEEKS TUTOR SUPPORT | PRIVATE ONLINE COMMUNITY
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I would highly recommend this wonderfully structured course to everybody.
As a teacher Eva is very generous with her demonstrations making learning new skills very easy and stress-free. The accessibility of materials and the course work notes is also outstanding and the video modules are amazing.
- Megan Edwards
I loved Eva's reflective style of teaching.
It encouraged me to let go and be guided by my feelings as I experimented with the various mixed media techniques. This is a course for anyone looking to breathe new life into their art practices. It will encourage them to tune into their feelings and potentially lead them in new and exciting directions.
- Carmen Manning
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You will learn a lot of new things.
It’s been an absolute treat to experience the abundance of materials and techniques that Eva has shared with us in her thoughtful and generous ways. I feel both more resourceful seeing the possibilities of the materials I have at hand, as well as humbled by the complexities of combining these diverse set of materialities.
- Katarina Wetter-Edman
It will impact your inner rhythm and connection to your art practice in a wonderfully positive way.
My collage work was more about geometric shapes before I enrolled on the course and it now feels like a more organic process, pulling together a variety of organic materials and shapes. If you embrace Eva’s approach it will impact your inner rhythm and connection to your art practice in a wonderfully positive way. It will encourage you to be both still and fully stimulated in the same piece of work.
- Louise Richards-Green
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Take the class! You'll learn many new techniques and strategies for your art.
This course was meant to be for my transition to retirement. My work life had taken over my time and Eva's course kick started my artistic practice again after a long hiatus. Eva’s way of revealing connectivity to nature, to slow down, to observe, to create beauty was very powerful.
- Katherine Lindahl
A beautiful shift happened during this course...
Eva's approach; poetic, gentle, introspective, intuitive and melodic were the guiding qualities that inspired and motivated me to try new things with courage and grace. As a professional sewist wall art has been a therapeutic healing tool I have utilized during trauma recovery. I have fully embraced the newfound freedom in the practice of a variety mediums as I surrender to my creative self.
- Susan Fleming
For Eva, poetry is the basic structure of art.
Whilst this course is not about writing poetry - in fact, there is very little writing involved - it is about sensing, feeling, and listening to your art as you’re guided by Eva’s poetic tutorage.
In this online course, you'll:

Begin the layering process using lines and sketches and indulge in the wonderful process of creating your own collage papers using the ocean and forest as your muse.
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Immerse yourself in colour mixing, using watercolours, gesso, rust and pigments to create your own unique colour palette.
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Create textured and structured backgrounds using various substrates to incorporate pigments, oils, and inks while trusting your intuition.
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Discover how the intricacies of working in miniature enhance the delicacy of your work when scaling up. Create a series of abstract collages that explore contrasts, lines and texture.
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Absorb yourself in the philosophies and processes Eva uses to create her delicate mixed-media artwork so you can expand your creative horizons.
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Learn to listen and create a connection between you (the artist) and your subject matter. Deep listening will allow you to gain insights and understand things you may not have otherwise discovered.
Most importantly, you’ll learn to let intuition be your guide!
By the end of the course, you’ll have a portfolio of unique pieces that
truly reflect your inner self.
Meet Eva Kalien
My art lives, grows and develops in silence. For as long as I can remember, the calm of deep, ancient forests or the young, silvery sound of a morning sea surface has been something that has made me want to be artistically active. Poetry has always fascinated me; today it is an integral part of everything I do.
On the one hand, it is quiet; on the other hand listening to the sublime language of things, to what speaks, sounds or shines between the lines. For me, art is always conversation and process, growth and transience.
The materials and techniques I work with are diverse; I look for my common thread in diversity and am constantly curious about new things that I can work on and thus make it my own.
Mixed media is my philosophy, whose very own design and expression I look for every day. I have a very wise advisor who tells me secrets and guides my way if I know how to listen; this advisor is every new picture I work on, every new picture whose language I try to understand and to speak with.
- Eva Kalien
Module 1 ~ Inspiration, Lines & Sketches
Many people understand silence as the absence of noise; here, you’ll learn that it’s not the absence of something but the presence of a special quality. Silence is about the things we can’t see… but can feel. It’s about the strongly present atmosphere if we allow the space to listen.
You’ll let go of distractions and engage with all your senses, opening up a conversation between you and your art. Learning many ways to make a mark on location and back in the studio and begin the layering process that is the foundation of Mixed Media artwork.
The beginning of this course is like an attunement. Eva shows you how she prepares herself internally, like a subtle warm-up. You’ll discover the importance of listening to your inner voice to find a place to rest within yourself. This works best if you dare to seek out the stillness within.

Lessons & Topics Covered In Module 1:
- Eva’s creative philosophies
- Importance of silence
- Engaging all senses
- Collecting in nature
- Blind sketching
- Working on location with the elements
- Blind Portraits
Module 2 ~ Colours & Pigments
The language of the soul is hidden in colour. At this point, it is important to delve deeper into the world of colours in order to be able to work with these principles throughout the course..
You’ll take a closer look at colours, how they can be applied and mixed and how it is possible to create a good connection between the colours. On the one hand, you’ll work with finished colours and still make your own palette out of them; on the other hand, you’ll learn how pigments are processed into colours and with which different bonds they can be mixed and fixed.
Uncertainty of colour choice will be removed, and you’ll move forward with confidence, knowing that your colour choices won’t drown out the subtleties of your artwork.
Lessons & Topics Covered In Module 2:
- Assembling colours
- Creating pigments from peat and rust
- Colour mixing
- Making colour paste from pigments

Module 3 ~ Collage Paper
Taking what you’ve learnt about colour palettes, it’s time to make your own collage papers. Printing paper yourself is an artistic act; it creates a more intensive connection, goes deeper and sharpens or opens the artistic sense. With this, you’ll go one step further into your own inner quality of creativity and feel how almost meditative and quiet but still extremely lively this process is.
Making simple prints of things found in nature and making your own stamps to explore patterns and rhythm will keep you busy using a gelatine printing plate – an essential tool and any mixed media artists kit.
Lessons & Topics Covered In Module 3:
- Making your own collage papers
- Using objects found in nature on the gell plate
- Creating your own stamps
- Exploring the difference between pattern and rhythm.
- Make your own gelatine printing plate recipes.

Module 4 ~ Working In Series
You will make small collage constellations, looking at simple compositional aspects and delicate layering over the collage to create depth and fusion.
It’s now where you turn to playfully engage in this process as you experience the benefits of working small in a concentrated way and the tremendous impact this has when transferring your work to a larger format. This lively and stimulating process leads to a relaxed flow that can conjure surprising results to enhance your overall art practice.
Lessons & Topics Covered In Module 4:
- Discover the importance and see examples of Eva’s sketchbooks
- Creation of a miniature series
- How working in miniature helps when working large
- Creation of a larger series
- Use pencils, collages and colour to create a finished piece.
- The beauty of repetition

Module 5 ~ Structured Surfaces
You’ll learn steps to create a lively materiality in your picture, which is very similar to the transient processes of nature. Before you begin to work concretely on constructing an image, it is good to understand these different techniques and processes to have worked through their creation. These steps are memorized inside and begin to speak when an image emerges.

You’ll begin to work communicatively with the image, and it will pose questions you can now answer with one technique or another.
Lessons & Topics Covered In Module 5:
- Discover structure & marble pastes
- Create backgrounds using plaster and clay
- Explore how pigments and paints respond to surfaces
- Experiment with oil and ink
Module 6 ~ Contrasts
The layering of very different elements and paying attention to compression and openness are important aspects. This process has much room for experimentation, supported by the large format. After diving into this exciting process, you will search and find surprising pictures…
Lessons & Topics Covered In Module 6:
- Lines & planes
- Large & small
- Light & dark
- A lot & a little
- Complementary colours & material contrasts
- Cropping and finishing

Module 7 ~ Putting It All Together

All your modules will combine here to create a series of images while focusing more intensively on the individual design. With calm and listening observation, you will build up structures step by step and apply the possibilities you have learned.
Lessons & Topics Covered In Module 7:
- Combine the media into two finished artworks
- Learn to reserve judgement
- Explore how depth and contrast can be created
- The steps to finishing a picture
BONUS - Colour Constellations
Enrich your surfaces by adding depth and layering with mixed media to transform your prints into stunning colour constellations.

Why enrol in a Fibre Arts Take Two course?
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Learn at your own pace
Once enrolled, you’ll have instant, lifetime access to the complete Poetry & Place course. This allows you to take your time, dig into the modules and lessons that speak to you, and revisit modules whenever you need to evolve your artistic process and continue growing as an artist.
Worldwide artist community
Share your creations, be inspired by what others are making, and discover fresh perspectives to push your creative practice even further with lifetime access to our private online community. Home to artists from around the globe, this community is your place to grow and create alongside creatives who truly get the joys and challenges of being an artist.
“The community has been such a blessing, and I’m honoured to see what everyone has created and shared continually” – Eunice Rieken
Live Q&As with Eva Kalien
Your course includes two live Q&A sessions with Eva, where you can ask questions and get personalised support. These sessions are the perfect complement to your lessons, giving you the guidance you need to keep progressing. (We ensure that the technology for these calls is incredibly user-friendly!)
Enrol now, gather your supplies and start engaging with Eva for a full two months of guidance and support.
Exhibit your mixed media artwork
Entering exhibitions is a key step in your artistic journey, and your enrolment includes the chance to showcase your work in a beautifully curated online exhibition enjoyed by thousands worldwide. A highlight of the Take Two experience, you can also opt for a printed exhibition book as a stunning keepsake.
View past student's work by clicking the book covers.
Module 1 : Lines & Sketches
Filmed along Denmark’s wild coast and juniper forests, Eva shares her creative philosophy and the power of silence in art. Silence, she reveals, is not emptiness but a felt presence.
You’ll learn to engage your senses, create on location, and layer your work in the studio, opening up a conversation between you and your art. Learning many ways to make a mark on location and back in the studio and begin the layering process that is the foundation of Mixed Media artwork.
The beginning of this course is like an attunement. Eva shows you how she prepares herself internally, like a subtle warm-up. You’ll discover the importance of listening to your inner voice to find a place to rest within yourself. This works best if you dare to seek out the stillness within.
Module highlights: Eva’s creative philosophies, the importance of silence, engaging all senses, collecting in nature, blind sketching, working on location with the elements, and blind Portraits.
Module 2: Colours & Pigments
The language of the soul is hidden in colour. At this point, it is important to delve deeper into the world of colours in order to be able to work with these principles throughout the course.
Module 3: Collage Paper
Module 4: Working In Series
Module 5: Structured Surfaces
Module 6: Contrasts
Module 7: Putting It All Together
Bonus Module: Colour Constellations
Enrich your surfaces by adding depth and layering with mixed media to transform your prints into stunning colour constellations.
Create with your heart, not just your head.
A lifetime of learning and exploration awaits.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
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Lifetime access
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Learn at your own pace
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Professionally filmed content
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Eight Modules with individual videos
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Eight Weeks of tutor engagement
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Comprehensive resource guides
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Two live Q&A sessions
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Private online community
Filmed in German, diligently re-recorded for you in English.
In our busy lives, we believe that Eva’s message of creating a quiet place within yourself to allow your creative intuition to flow is an important one to share. We’re proud to make this message available to more people around the world by offering Eva’s course in both German and English.
Poetry & Place was filmed and delivered by Eva Kalien in German. With the help of our German production team, Eva then re-recorded the audio of the entire course for you in English. We then added Eva’s English voice-over on top of the course footage. For this reason, you may notice that the footage doesn’t always precisely lip-sync, and there may be slight pauses in the audio.
However, we believe the results are a course where you can enjoy Eva’s poetic nature and calming voice as you immerse yourself in the making process.
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For the first time I was eager to experiment without worry of ruining anything.
I really enjoyed Eva's calm and contemplative approach to creating; it was refreshing to be encouraged to engage with all of one's senses and to listen to the work and respond intuitively. I think that lends to much more soulful and personal creative experiences.
- Teri Kahrs
I now have the inner confidence and courage to make decisions intuitively
Eva's gentle and organic approach to intuitively feeling her way through each painting was exactly what I needed to get unstuck in my painting process. I now have the inner confidence and courage to make decisions intuitively and it has made the whole process feel more freeing, alive, joyful and true to me.
- Susan Keating
I have found a confidence in my work and a belief that I can make art that reflects me.
I was trying to find something within but could not seem to hear my own voice with all the imagery on social media etc and I spent more time scrolling than doing. The gentle guidance and demonstrations of techniques allows a unique "settling in" to allow yourself to be intuitive and trust in the process and yourself, ultimately flowing through into your art practice.
- Katherine Slater
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This class helped me enormously gain that spark and inspiration back.
I have been an artist a long time, exhibiting my work. Being stuck and unable to move forward in my art was devastating. This class helped me enormously gain that spark and inspiration back. Being a student again was wonderful. I enjoyed Eva's demonstrations, calm demeanor and encouragement. The number of techniques presented were terrific.
- Deb Coolidge

Eva brings a unique perspective to mixed media art.
Each layer, each stroke, each colour has been thoughtfully considered. Following her techniques will broaden your understanding of collage and mixed media and take your work to a new level.
- Lynne Redmond
Helpful FAQs
Have another question? We’re here to help! Please contact the Take Two team at support@fibreartstaketwo.com
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YES! This course was filmed and delivered by Eva Kalien in German. Eva then re-recorded the audio of the entire course for you in English with the help of our German production team. We then diligently added the English voice-over on top of the course footage. For this reason, you may notice slight pauses in the audio and that the footage does not precisely lip-sync. This is not a fault and can not be avoided.
If you would like this course delivered in German – please email us after you have enrolled, and we will add the German version to your course portal. Subtitles are available in French, German, English and Spanish. -
A list of Minimum requirements can be downloaded here: Materials List
A full list of materials is supplied once enrolled.
If you would like this course delivered in German – please email us after you have enrolled, and we will add the German version to your course portal. Subtitles are available in French, German, English and Spanish. The resource guides are also available in German, please reach out to support@fibreartstaketwo.com if you would like a copy prior to purchasing. -
Poetry & Place has been meticulously organised to help serve all walks – even for those who aren’t overly tech savvy. (One of the biggest differentiators we continually hear is how well organised and easy to consume the course is, plus how top-notch our customer service is!) So know that we make it simple for you to get what you need – and we are ALWAYS just a message away. You can access everything wherever you feel most comfortable – your computer, phone, or tablet.
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Eva will be available in the private Facebook Community after enrolment closes and will be active for a minimum of 8 weeks.
There will also be 2 live Q&As during this time which will be broadcast on YouTube. Questions can be submitted in advance and a recording of each Q&A will be made available in your course portal.
Please do not email your tutor directly. All questions can be submitted through the Facebook group or via email to support@fibreartstaketwo.com to be answered during our live Q&A sessions with your tutor.
Please note as a practising artist and tutor it may not be possible for Eva to comment on every post. She will engage as much as possible between her other commitments and the Fibre Arts Take Two team is always available to help.
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From the moment you join us – you will receive the entire 8-module course, which includes over 9 hours of beautifully filmed content with lifetime access, including downloadable PDF resource guides. You’ll also be welcomed into our online community, where you can introduce yourself and meet all your other new, aspiring, and growing artists. Once you’re all settled into your new digital home, you will meet Eva with your classmates for two live Q&A calls. The details of the Q&As will be emailed two weeks in advance. We can’t wait to see you there!
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Not at all. This course was created with you in mind – the creative who wants to watch in your own time, hit pause, re-watch, take a break, and then return for more! While you will receive live support during the first eight weeks of enrolment to cheer you on and help you through the art you make, know that there is no set schedule to complete this course – plus, you’ll have all the material for life!
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Because we have students from all around the world – we have geolocation set up to try and accommodate where we can! Therefore, we currently accept USD, AUD, GBP, Euro and NZD… with more to come! And if your currency wasn’t mentioned, your bank will still automatically convert it to your local currency once the charge goes through.
(And on the topic of being international, Fibre Arts Take Two, the course producers, are based in Australia… hence the spelling of things like fibre, realise and enrol!) -
Not at all. You will have full access to the course via your online portal. We will stream the live Q&A calls on YouTube. It is important to note that we offer a closed Facebook group for enrolled students only to connect and share their journey for a lifetime.
Being a group member allows the opportunity to gain further insights and guidance from Eva and other students. This group is not compulsory but is highly recommended!
A final note from Eva
My wish and hope for you are that you learn to trust your own intuition and get a feeling for how delicate and subtle a conversation with one’s own work of art can be and how beautiful.
I think it’s important to realise at the beginning that art doesn’t develop in the head and that art is a very fragile substance with a lot to do with the heart.
The steps my artistic approach shows are often not understood and cannot be grasped with the head. And it is important and further to trust that things will always go on and that there will always be transformations that bring something new and unexpected.
I look forward to sharing with you my great love for nature, silence and poetry. In all these components, I somehow always found and still find the same theme: the fine attention to what lies in between, that there is beauty and intimacy that lies hidden. I have also found that time, being able to wait, observing and listening are very important qualities.
In the north, the amber collectors, to whom I count myself, say: you can’t look for amber. But when you’re in the mood to find, he may show up and give himself a gift.
I look forward to giving you an insight into my inner principles and approaches as we embark on the journey together.

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