Runaway Joins the 2015 Northwest Paper Chase — March 13-29

by Christy Wood | Jan 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

The Paper Chase is a very cool event that brings together mixed media and paper crafters and stores from throughout Oregon and Washington. Runaway is very excited to be one of the 2015 participants! And we hope all our Runaway friends will make us your home store as you explore the broader Northwest paper-crafting scene.

The way it works is that you “run away” to your local participating store (subtle hint, there) and pick up your passport for just $10. You then travel the region to collect pages to create your own mini album to showcase the many destinations you visited.

The theme for the 2015 Northwest Paper Chase is games.  And each participating store offers its own unique take on the theme. Here at Runaway our theme is “Chess” — turns out Edgar Allan Crow loves the game, and who can argue with our mascot!

Each participant receives a passport booklet, a charm bracelet, and your first charm from Northwest Paper Chase (we are assured that this is a “must have” — and there is no other way to get it). You also receive a 20% discount on regular price purchases at each of the participating stores during the event. And, while you’re there, you can participate in each store’s promotional event (based on the individual store theme) — which will include a make-and-take (free with a purchase of $10 — after discounts have been applied and before any tax) and a charm (free with a purchase of $20 — again, post-discount and pre-tax– Runaway’s is custom made and not available anywhere else).

Internationally Known Mixed Media Artist and Author Dina Wakley coming to Runaway in February

by Christy Wood | Dec 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

Runaway is lucky enough to have yet another internationally known artist coming to teach classes for our customers. Dina Wakley is coming in February to teach three days of classes — you’ll want to get on the list now because we expect these classes to fill quickly!

Here is the complete schedule and Dina’s own class descriptions for her visit Friday, Feb. 6 thru Sunday, Feb. 8 (if you want to see the complete supply list, check out the individual events listing for each class):

Friday, Feb. 6, 2015

Introduction to Art Journaling

Time: 9 am – noon

Cost: $65

Have you been curious about art journaling, but are not sure where to start? Come and play with me! We’ll explore what art journaling is and I will teach you a few techniques for creating fun and expressive pages. We’ll create backgrounds, image layers, and top texture. We’ll make several pages and you’ll get a feel for playing, experimenting, and being free with your art.  I’ll also give you some tips for page topics and writing on your pages. No previous art experience is required.

Art Journal Play Series: Beyond the Ink Pad

Time: 1 – 4 pm

Cost: $65

“Art Journal Play” classes are all about exploring and playing with art journaling techniques. The goal is to learn techniques, experiment, play, and make finished journal pages. We’ll be working in journals, but the techniques apply to all mixed-media projects (canvases, book-making, etc.).

In this class, we’ll explore one of our favorite addictions, rubber stamps. But we are going to go beyond the ink pad and use stamps with Pan Pastels, acrylic paints, crayons, gelatos, and more. I will show you techniques for creating and then we will build finished pages on top of our stamping–that means we’ll consider color, composition and layers as we finish our work.

Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015

Chunky Technique Book

Time: 10 am – 5 pm (includes one hour for lunch)

Cost: $120

Join me for a day of technique fun! We will make eight mixed-media backgrounds and play with a slew of products and materials. Paint? Yep. Ink? Of course. Modeling Paste? Naturally. We’ll especially focus on stencils: many ways to use and abuse them. At the end of the day, we’ll bind the backgrounds into a chunky journal. Get ready to get messy!

Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015

Art Journal Play Series: Words of Advice, a Collage Adventure

Time: 9 am – noon

Cost: $65

Do you need to give someone advice? Maybe you need to give yourself advice? Come and make collaged pages that focus on stamped advice that is personal and powerful. I will help demystify collage for you as we build pages with paint, ink, and simple motifs. We’ll add advice to create meaningful pages that are well-composed. We’ll play and create and let the advice sing.

Art Journal Play Series: Creature Feature

Time: 1 – 4 pm

Cost: $65

Ah, little creatures. You can call them spirit animals, good luck charms, treasured companions, or even just a peek into Mother Nature’s goodness. Let’s spend a day creating creatures for our art work. Birds, dogs, foxes, anything goes!  I’ll show you various art techniques for getting creatures into your work. We’ll be stamping with PanPastels and Gelatos, and even drawing and collaging, with lots of scribbles and artsy lines. We’ll celebrate our creatures with bright colors and marks.

Ranger Ink Designer Dyan Reaveley Coming to Runaway

by Christy Wood | Oct 4, 2014 | Uncategorized

If you’ve been sensing extra excitement at the intersection of Commercial and Chemeketa streets in downtown Salem, it’s because we have recently learned that Ranger Designer Dyan Reaveley is coming from Jolly Old England to spend a full weekend here! Yes, at our store November 22-23!

Both Christy and Angie have been lucky enough to take classes from Dyan, and we are excited to share the opportunity with all the Runaway family!

Come join Dyan for as much as two whole days, and plan to play hard!

Here’s the schedule:

Saturday, November 22:

9:00 to 11:30   Technique Tag Book ($45, all materials included)

12:30 to 3:30   Tags of Imagery ($55, all materials included)

4:30 to 7:30     Inky Watercolor Book ($55, all materials included)

Sunday, November 23:

9:00 to 5:00      Art Journaling Extravaganza — and we really mean “extravaganza”! ($140, all materials — including a Dylusions Art Journal — included).

Check the events pages for more info, give us a call at 503-881-6270 or stop by the store. You will not want to miss this event with an internationally recognized craft designer and artist from Ranger Ink.

Now — for the nuts and bolts about making this happen: Because of the level of interest — and because even Runaway’s large classroom space isn’t unlimited, prepayment is required. And we will not be able to offer refunds after Friday, November 14. Finally, because of the way our credit card fees are structured, we will need to keep $6 to cover costs when refunding any credit/debit card payments made over the telephone (we will not charge any additional fees for telephone debit/credit transactions unless a refund is needed).