Spend 2 days learning several types of paper marbling. Make a mountain of unique paper designs for use in mixed media projects, collage, bookbinding, greeting cards, calligraphy, or printmaking. Tuesday, Aug 8 and Thursday, Aug 10 at Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA with Cristina Hajosy of Hajosy Arts.
Read the rest of this post...Fabric Marbling Workshop – Saturday, July 22 at Hajosy Arts
The exploration continues! Fabric marbling is a glorious way to spend a day. Both a delight in the making, as well as the having. You’ll be amazed at the process and the products. Join Cristina in her home studio for a full day of Fabric Marbling on Saturday, July 22 from 10am to 4pm.
Read the rest of this post...Paper Marbling Workshop – Saturday, June 24 – Hajosy Arts studio
Spend the morning learning the process or jump right in, if you’re familiar with the materials. This workshop is structured to be an introduction for beginners or an open studio for intermediate or advanced students. Fostering an open, relaxed environment where all levels of artists can learn and share ideas, producing beautiful papers, and expanding your art practice; that’s what it’s all about.
Read the rest of this post...Teen Book Arts at New Art Center – Fall 2017
Get ready to challenge your definition of “Book”. Explore exciting ways artists self-publish with Artist’s Books. From photo albums, visual journals and accordions to altered books and zines, we’ll cover a wide range of bind techniques, box structures, and even image transfers. Design your own decorative papers with paste paper, block printing and Suminagashi (Japanese marbling).
Read the rest of this post...Books Inside Out – New Bookmaking Workshop – New Art Center Newton – Fall 2017
Create sculptural book and box designs that challenge the notion of “book”. Start with basic binding techniques and practice on small-scale example books before diving into larger personal projects. Stimulating assignments, book content ideas, image transfers, altered books, and even decorative paper techniques like paste paper and Suminagashi (Japanese marbling) will combine to create these mixed media books.
Read the rest of this post...May News – Hajosy Arts
Get your creativity flowing this Spring with Hajosy Arts! Join Cristina in her private art studio for workshops in Marbling, Paste Paper, and the Book Arts. One-on-one art education and group classes for teens and adults of all skill levels provide a relaxed, welcoming, creative environment to explore Mixed Media Arts. Schedule your own “Art Playdate” at the times that work for you, or register for one of the upcoming workshops.
Read the rest of this post...New Fabric Marbling Workshop – Sunday, June 4
Each participant will have their own vat for printing in different sizes to fit the dimensions of the fabrics and products. Typical choices include: Fabric Yardage in cotton, silk, polyester and blends, Pre-sewn “Blanks” in silks and cotton to include pocketsquare, flour sack cloth, and long scarves, Ribbons in a variety of fabrics. Of course, you’ll have custom color mixing for plenty of choices. You’ll leave with a pile of fabric marbling, strategies for marbling on your own, and a cookie in your mouth.
Read the rest of this post...May Marbling Weekend – May 27 and or 28 – Hajosy Arts studio
We’ll focus on Turkish-style marbling. This method, “Ebru”, can produce lovely figurative designs of fish, flowers, birds. and abstract shapes or go with the traditional combed patterns. Your floating designs may be free-form, combed, or even blown.
Read the rest of this post...Paste Papers – Studio Workshop – Sat. May 20, 2017
Paste Paper, one of the earliest forms of decorative papers, Paste Paper is commonly used for bookbinding, as well as calligraphy, printmaking, collage, stamping, and origami. Paste Paper is created using acrylic paint or similar pigments mixed in a suspension of paste. After being applied to a dampened sheet of paper, the colored paste can be patterned by pulling various utensils across the paste.
Read the rest of this post...New Marbling Workshop at Fuller Craft Museum – May 6, 2017
Spend the morning learning the process or jump right in, if you’re familiar with the materials. This workshop is structured to be an introduction for beginners or an open studio for intermediate or advanced students. Fostering an open, relaxed environment where all levels of artists can learn and share ideas, producing beautiful papers, and expanding your art practice; that’s what it’s all about.
Read the rest of this post...Taking Better Pictures – Photo class at the Eliot School – Spring 2017
Understanding photography’s basics is essential to making great images. Start with basic photographic principles and camera controls and expand to composition, color theory and issues of visual perception. 6 Monday night session starting April 3 at 7pm with Cristina Hajosy
Read the rest of this post...Paper Marbling Workshop – Saturday, March 25 – Hajosy Arts private studio
A day experimenting with paper marbling. We’ll focus on Turkish-style marbling. This method, “Ebru”, can produce lovely figurative designs of fish, flowers, birds. and abstract shapes or go with the traditional combed patterns. Your floating designs may be free-form, combed, or even blown.
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