It’s time to embrace playful experimentation.
With nature as your guide, take an online exploration of discovery through Wilderness & Wonder with
Roxanne Evans Stout.
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ONLINE ART COURSE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD-CLASS MIXED MEDIA ARTIST, AUTHOR AND TUTOR ROXANNE EVANS STOUT AND COURSE-INDUSTRY LEADER FIBRE ARTS TAKE TWO
Taking workshops from Roxanne Evans Stout has transformed the way I make art. Under her gentle, informed guidance, I’ve gained the confidence to discover new ways to see and interpret the beauty of the natural world. Creating mixed media art with Roxanne is like dancing with texture, contrast, and materials to find balance and harmony.
– Christine Connerly
PLAY… is often a word associated with Mixed Media, and when done well, it’s easy to see why.
Artwork created from a place of authenticity, spontaneity and experimentation has a vibrancy and energy that’s hard to ignore.
Through the gentle and thoughtful tuition of an experienced artist and creative community by your side, the doors to renewed creativity are just around the corner…waiting to welcome you.
RECONNECT
Through a series of playful land art and sketchbook exercises, you’ll reconnect with your inner child as you work through Roxanne’s creative process as she helps you see your world in a different light.
REDEFINE
Get ready to call yourself an artist as you work through seven different art projects from books, 3D assemblages, collages and paintings. You’ll discover there are no limits as you redefine what it means to be an artist.
RENEW
Nothing makes Roxanne happier than helping her students through their renewal process. Through the wonders of the Australian landscape to your hometown, her goal is to help you find your own magic, breathing new life into your creative endeavours.
Embrace the magic of mixed media and become one with your art with
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Perfect for people eager to uncomplicate their art practice,
embrace the beauty of nature in their creations, and discover the joy of playful, uninhibited expression.
Taking the plunge and investing in this course, I now realise, was investing in myself. Choosing to follow Roxanne has enabled me to learn techniques and try new things that I would not have necessarily chosen to do. I can now incorporate those things into new artworks because they now reside in my ‘toolbox’. I can create meaningful artwork.
– Leanne Wicks
- Outdoor Exploration: Embark on walks to explore shapes, colours, and moods, decoding captivating landforms through sketches and playful land art.
- Inside the Studio: Craft landscape papers and fabrics, weaving stories into these landscapes using handpainted papers, fabrics, magazine pages, and vintage letters to create abstract masterpieces.
- Tree Art and Abstraction: Explore positive and negative spaces and various techniques like sketching and finger-painting, simplifying complex shapes to express the essence of trees in your art.
- Underground Adventure: Delve into the world beneath the surface, sketching and visualizing the earth's layers and using pigments and collage materials to depict the earth's interior.
- Water and Mandalas: Capture the essence of flowing water and create dimensional assemblages, crafting personal Mandalas that integrate techniques from previous modules to create meaningful art.
Here is what you can expect from Roxanne...
PROJECT 1 - LANDSCAPE INSPIRED SKETCHBOOK COLLAGE
While Roxanne explores the breathtaking landscapes of Wilsons Promontory in Australia, you may find yourself in a familiar or new terrain. Whether stepping into a landscape or using a photograph as your muse, this journey promises to open you up to experiencing your place in a new light.
Outdoor Exploration: You’ll embark on walks that unravel the secrets of shapes, colours, and moods. From vibrant skies to stormy clouds, you’ll decode the nuances that create captivating landforms through simple sketches and playful land art.
Inside the Studio: You’ll begin to understand the beauty of simplification as you craft your own landscape papers and fabric. Roxanne has found solace in depicting land and sea scenes in a simplified, abstract fashion, letting her heart dictate the colours that resonate with the environment. You’ll weave your stories into these landscapes by blending handpainted papers and fabrics, translucent papers, torn magazine pages, and even vintage letters.
As you’ll discover, the process evolves from intimate sketches in your sketchbook to larger abstract masterpieces.
By the end of this module, you’ll be brimming with inspiration to craft landscapes using the techniques Roxanne shares. You’ll possess a treasure trove of collage materials to fuel your creative journey throughout this course and beyond.
PROJECT 2 - TREE INSPIRED MIXED MEDIA BOOK
Positive and Negative Space: Roxanne adores the simplicity of a row of trees against an unadorned backdrop. In your sketchbook, this module invites you to explore the interplay between positive and negative spaces in this context, a concept that adds depth and allure to your creations.
From Brushes to Fingers: Through sketching, painting, and even playful finger-painting, you’ll embrace various techniques to capture the essence of trees.
Simplifying the Complex: You’ll walk away with the freedom of expressing trees without feeling constrained by technical drawing skills. Learn the art of abstraction, simplifying complex shapes to capture the soul of a tree on your canvas.
This module is your gateway to understanding the magic of simplification and abstraction, allowing you to breathe life into the essence of trees. Ultimately, you’ll walk away with your tree-inspired mixed media art book using fabric, paper and found objects.
PROJECT 3 - EARTH INSPIRED SKETCHBOOK PAINTING
In this captivating module, you’ll embark on an underground adventure, delving into the world beneath your feet. As you sketch, visualise, and create, you’ll connect with the earth’s heartbeat and harness your imagination.
Sketching Secrets: Your notebook becomes a playground for exploration. Loose drawing techniques will bring to life the layers concealed beneath. Roxanne will encourage you to create your own land art. This tactile approach allows us to feel the pulse of the land and nurture our imaginative spirit.
Discovering the Unseen: You’ll learn how to decipher the subtle lines that define a distant landscape, a skill that brings depth to your artistic journey.
In the studio: Pigments gathered from the earth become your vibrant palette. You’ll master depicting the earth’s interior by embellishing your patined creations with collage and stitching.
Roxanne is ecstatic to witness your abstract landscapes come to life. Our supportive online community provides the perfect canvas to share your discoveries and creations.
PROJECT 4 - BUTTERFLY MIXED MEDIA LARGER ARTWORK
From butterfly encounters to land art treasures, this module invites you to explore, create, and connect with the beauty surrounding you. Let Roxanne’s passion for butterflies and land art ignite your artistic fire.
In this module, you’ll journey into the enchanting world of butterflies, a realm Roxanne holds close to her heart. Join us as we head to St. Kilda on a butterfly adventure, immersing ourselves in the presence of these majestic insects. Witness their grace and intricate details, allowing their beauty to inspire your artistic spirit.
Abstracting Nature’s Elegance: Drawing inspiration from these delicate creatures, you’ll explore new dimensions of abstraction with land art, a practice that has fascinated Roxanne for years. Return to the studio for further sketchbook exploration.
Embrace Freedom: By sketching with a paintbrush and mark-making, you’ll break away from rigid lines and welcome spontaneity. You’ll learn ways to push collage pieces back into the work and bring them forward and new ways to distress and add texture to your artwork.
Unveiling Larger Mixed Media Paintings: Harness your newfound inspiration to create larger mixed media paintings. You are encouraged to transfer your inspiration to weave a long piece of art that might become an artist’s book, a concertina, or await transformation in future creations.
Roxanne will guide you in translating the elegance of butterflies into your creative expressions.
PROJECT 5 - ASSEMBLAGE ART!
Wander along riverbanks, capture the essence of flowing water, and create dimensional assemblages that carry the spirit of the natural world. As your Wildness & Wonder journey continues, let your artistic expression flow.
A New Perspective: Through this module, you’ll cultivate a fresh perspective on water and your artmaking as you delve into 3D assemblage art. Beginning with creating floating land art, you’ll observe the water that envelops your surroundings.
Capturing Nature’s Beauty: You’re encouraged to responsibly collect found objects and return with your treasures to the studio. Arrange them in your workspace and capture their beauty through photography. Witness the joy of documenting nature’s wonders and the artistic potential they hold.
Crafting Assemblages: Unleash your creativity by assembling found objects into unique and expressive compositions. Discover the tactile joy of working with materials that nature has provided. Wrap objects with thread and wire, and learn how to create captivating talismans.
This module promises to awaken your artistic senses and deepen your bond with the world around you. You’ll gain insights into creating art reflecting a newfound connection, serving as a wellspring of inspiration for years.
PROJECT 6 - PERSONAL MANDALA LARGE ARTWORK
Throughout this module, we’ll guide you in creating a profoundly personal Mandala that encapsulates your journey. You’ll witness how your art and collected treasures intertwine to tell your story.
Crafting A Personal Mandala: In this module, you’ll delve into crafting your own Mandala. By integrating techniques from previous modules and adding new ones, you’ll create a masterpiece that reflects your unique Wilderness + Wonder artistic journey.
Unlocking the Whole Picture: The Mandala serves as a captivating canvas to visualise the entirety of your life’s story. Through this project, you’ll witness how different pieces harmoniously come together to form a meaningful cycle.
Unveiling Possibilities: Immerse yourself in Roxanne’s examples of Mandalas that inspire. These examples will ignite your creative spark and open your mind to the boundless possibilities of this project. You’ll be encouraged to incorporate various techniques, from painting and collage to the meditative art of stitching. With these skills in your toolkit, your Mandala will be a symphony of artistic expression.
Unveil the enchantment of Mandalas as you infuse your artistic skills into this captivating project.
Encaustic Painting Unveiled
As an exciting bonus, Roxanne shares her encaustic painting insights with you.
Discover Roxanne’s signature approach to encaustic painting, where smooth, transparent layers of wax come together to form a masterpiece. The project focuses on using vintage book covers as a distinctive substrate for your artistic exploration.
Explore the art of contrasts by applying dark and light colours over layers of encaustic medium to create depth and dimension that’s visually captivating. And, of course, it wouldn’t be Roxanne Evans Stout without working in some vintage charm by enhancing it with fabric accents.
If you’ve ever wanted to dabble in the world of encaustic art but have felt hindered by the complexities, rest assured that under Roxanne’s gentle guidance, you’ll be creating waxed works of art in no time.
Here’s How Everything In
This Course Comes Together:
“LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE” UNLIMITED ACCESS:
Once enrolled, you’ll gain instant and lifetime access to over 10 hours of beautifully filmed content, with behind the scenes insights through a comprehensive workshop that would be impossible to share within the time limitations of a live class.
Filmed with a relaxed and enjoyable pace, you can work alongside Roxanne as you enjoy seven different projects and many playful and creative exercises to release your inner creativity.
Having lifetime access means our online method allows you to slow down, take your time, and dig into the modules and learnings that speak to you, embedding your learning. You have endless opportunities to take in the lessons – to come back, re-watch, and create again as your ideas and inspiration evolve.
“The videos of Australia's landscape and Roxanne’s guidance were enormously soothing and playful. I have watched them over and over, like being with a friend. Her demonstrations were just right, not too little, not too much. Being reminded about a variety of materials, especially natural ones, provided an intimacy and connection with the ideas presented. From the landscape art, sketching, and in the studio, each piece of the course was very satisfying. I say, “ahhhhh”. Cathy Mills
WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY:
Having an online community of fellow creatives exploring new creative approaches is an extraordinary experience. Past participants of our programs have experienced significant breakthroughs by being exposed to the works of other members. They have been particularly inspired by fresh ideas from viewing other students’ creations. Therefore, we are delighted to offer all On-Demand students lifetime access to the exclusive Fibre Arts Take Two Student Hub, an even more expansive space to connect, feel inspired, and learn.
“The community has been such a blessing, and I’m honoured to see what everyone has created and shared continually” – Eunice Rieken.
I have had the absolute pleasure of both taking classes from and teaching classes with Roxanne. She always brings out the best in her students and teaches with a clear and caring approach. Her passion for art and creativity fills whatever space she teaches in – whether in person or online. And one always leaves her workshops overflowing with creativity and ready to create.
– Seth Apter
Are you ready to create from a place of childlike abandonment where art becomes your vibrant playground of imagination and wonder…
A lifetime of learning and exploration awaits.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
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6 Modules with Individual Video Lessons
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Comprehensive Resource Guides
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Lifetime Access
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Private Facebook Student Hub
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Learn at Your Own Pace
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Professionally Filmed Content
Curious if you're the right fit for Wilderness & Wonder?
If you’re ready to take a virtual walk through the Australian landscape, return to your studio, and create stunning mixed media artwork, we’re excited you’re here.
If you’re here to reconnect with the joy and playfulness that art can provide and find a stronger connection between yourself and your art… you can’t go wrong.
If you’re willing to take some risks and explore different methods for adding texture and layers to your artwork, you’re in the right place.
If you want to explore several projects and turn your ideas into meaningful artwork that is authentic to you… Look no further!
If you desire to connect and learn from a passionate and nurturing teacher, surrounded by your own art materials whilst combining your passion for mixed media and nature, all from the comfort of your own home…..this is the course for you!
Meet Roxanne Evans Stout
“I am Roxanne, an artist and teacher, wanderer and dreamer. Garden dweller and river walker. Child of the forest… daughter of the sea. Always grateful, always noticing, always growing.”
I draw endless inspiration from the breathtaking landscapes of the Pacific Northwest right below the mountains behind our house, looking over the Riverlands.
My mixed media work encompasses various artistic mediums, from collage and painting to utilising found objects in books and assemblage. I love to play and connect with my inner muse in a loose and abstract manner. I love Mixed Media because there are no rules! And if you make a mistake, it can be easily covered and reinterpreted. I often say a piece is never finished before it physically leaves my hands.
But it wasn’t always this way. I began years ago creating very detailed and fine botanical and animal drawings. Only when I reconnected with the joy in experimentation and play, last felt when raising my children, did I begin to create from a place of authenticity where I was able to simplify complex imagery. It was like I became more of myself, reconnecting to my soul. Then, my artwork, books, and workshops gained widespread recognition.
When I think and talk about teaching, I am really talking about being a guide. A guide to helping you tell your own story through art, a muse to inspire you, and a vessel of inspiration for you to draw from. What I love about my own teachers is that by believing in me, they helped me believe in myself.
I look forward to sharing my Australian Mixed Media adventure as you unveil and express your unique story through the transformative power of art.
Meet your Tutor
Roxanne’s workshops are a joy. She provides students with beautifully presented step-by-step guidance and generously shares her expertise in technique and process. Her instructional demos are clear and inviting, and her enthusiasm, gentle spirit and love of art is contagious. Roxanne is that rare artist who can both do and teach. And she does both exquisitely! Needless to say, I am hooked on her workshops!
– Caroline Durgin
Here is a recap of what's included in Wilderness & Wonder
- 6 key projects and 10 hours of beautifully filmed content.
- Project 1: Landscape Inspired Sketchbook Collage
- Project 2: Tree Inspired Mixed Media Book
- Project 3: Earth Inspired Sketchbook Painting
- Project 4: Butterfly Mixed Media Larger Artwork
- Project 5: Assemblage Art
- Project 6: Personal Mandala Large Artwork
- BONUS: Roxanne shares her encaustic painting insights with you.
- Learn at your own pace lifetime curriculum access.
- Downloadable Resource Guides and Material Lists.
- Lifetime access to the student community hub so you can continue to engage with other students.
- Curated videos of the most frequently asked questions from past students
Our Promise Of Excellence
A Message From Fibre Arts Take Two
You’re here because you’re searching for a sense of renewed creativity; you want to let go of the rules that often hold you back, get inspired by your landscape and find the freedom in play and experimentation whilst being guided through a series of mixed media art projects. You want to learn techniques and exercises that empower you to create artwork that makes your heart sing under the guidance of an experienced tutor within a structured and empowering learning environment through a tried and tested course that has delivered life-changing results for many artists before you. And it’s our promise to help you do nothing short of that.
It’s important you know that the Fibre Arts Take Two production is professionally delivered with the highest standard - giving you an audio-visual experience that’s second to none. In doing so, we value collaborating with some of the most impressive thought leaders in the mixed media industry, and we value their lifetime worth of knowledge and intellectual property that they pour into this creative and educational development for you. It’s our hope to attract the type of creatives who hold these same values in return.
To protect the integrity of our community and the artists we represent, all purchases for Wilderness & Wonder are final.
Please know that our supportive and available team is always here to answer questions - either before, during, or after your investment, to ensure that you get the best experience as a member.
If you have any questions at any time, never hesitate to reach out to our customer service team at support@fibreartstaketwo.com, who are always happy to help!
Course types offered
by Fibre Arts Take Two
Fibre Arts Take Two now proudly offers two types of courses.
The below will help you better understand the differences between our two offerings.
Are you ready to discover the magic of mixed media, nature-inspired storytelling, and the boundless potential of your own creativity?
A lifetime of learning and exploration awaits.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
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6 Modules with Individual Video Lessons
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Comprehensive Resource Guides
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Lifetime Access
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Private Facebook Student Hub
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Learn at Your Own Pace
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Professionally Filmed Content
Here are Questions that others
have frequently asked prior to joining...
(If we still need to answer yours, please contact the Fibre Arts Take Two team at
support@fibreartstaketwo.com and ask away!)
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We have prepared a minimum requirements list for your easy reference.
This document can be downloaded here.
A detailed list including suppliers and images will be provided for enrolled students. If you have specific questions please reach out to the team at support@fibreartstaketwo.com
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We welcome you to join our Private Facebook Student Hub, where you can interact and share your work with other participants from around the globe. Be inspired, meet new artists and search for a wealth of knowledge.
Not on Facebook? Don’t worry; you’re always invited to join the conversation!
On-demand courses are designed for people who want access to top-quality training now and are happy to work through the curriculum and extensive resources (including curated videos of FAQs from past students) at their own pace. They offer an online private student community hub but have no official tutor interaction, live Q&As, or exhibitions. Enrolment is always open for On-Demand courses.
Perfect for those on a budget who still crave access to learn the techniques and processes of the world's best Fibre and Mixed Media Artists and a library of knowledge they can access for a lifetime.
Wilderness & Wonder is an On Demand online course with no official tutor interaction, live Q&As or exhibitions. -
Wilderness & Wonder 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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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, CAD 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!) -
Of course! From the moment you join us – you will receive the entire 6-module course, which includes over 10 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.
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Absolutely! All of the course content is fully responsive so it will work regardless of whether you’re on a computer or mobile device.
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Good question! You’ll be able to post your questions about the course in our private Facebook group, either someone from the community, Fibre Arts Take Two or Roxanne herself will be able to help you.
If you have more technical questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to support@fibreartstaketwo.com
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Yes we do. We offer closed captions in English, Spanish, German and French.
A FINAL NOTE FROM ROXANNE
My art is my passion, my love, and my soul.
Teaching art is my calling; it is my gift to share.
I love visiting different lands and immersing myself in a new culture,
and to bring my students with me when I can.
When you join me in Wilderness and Wonder, I hope you will see my love for art and let me be your guide in a beautiful process of self-expression.
The joy of creation, of play and experimenting.
The joy of feeling free and safe to take risks, learn, and grow.
These are all things I believe in. We will do this together!
Come with me to Australia, where we will wander the beautiful shoreline, wade in the tidal waters where the river meets the sea and find canyons hiding in the earth, where we will discover the earth’s palette.
I want to offer you a chance to feel the wonder of nature, whether in a place you are travelling to or in your own backyard.
Come with me, and we will shine our lights together!