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. Saturday, July 11, 2015 from 10am to 4pm.
Read the rest of this post...Private Bookmaking Workshop – Accordions and Beyond – Sunday, June 28, 2015
Private Book Arts Workshop with Cristina Hajosy. Sunday, June 28, 2015 from 10am – 4pm. Spend a summer day exploring accordion bookmaking with Cristina Hajosy in her home studio. Learn to construct these non-traditional, sculptural books with beautiful papers and book cloths. Students typically end the day with three or four unique artist’s books ready to be filled with your photos, poetry, artwork… heart and soul.
Read the rest of this post...Private Paper Marbling Workshop – Saturday, June 20, 2015
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. Saturday, June 20, 2015 from 10am to 4pm.
Read the rest of this post...Boston Poetry Slams – Attleboro Arts Museum – Annual – Spring – “Performance” Book Arts
Springtime means poetry at the Attleboro Arts Museum! On Thursday, May 28, the Museum will host the 9th annual Boston Poetry Slam, the Providence Poetry Slam, and other invitees in a live poetry competition to showcase local poets traveling to the 2015 National Poetry Slam. Visitors to the Museum that evening will enjoy a poetry open mic and top-notch performance competition, including an opportunity to judge the slam with Simone Beaubien as the SlamMaster. Poets, listeners, and art enthusiasts of all ages attended this high-energy literary event. Several visual artists will be creating artworks around the perimeter of the museum in reaction to the poetry slam… “performance” art, of sorts.
Read the rest of this post...Getting Familiar with Your Digital Camera – Adult Workshop – Boston Neighborhood Network – May 2015
Getting Familiar with Your Digital Camera, adult photography workshop, 4 Wednesdays from 6-9 pm, starting May 6, 2015 at the Boston Neighborhood Network’s television station. Understanding photography’s basics is essential to creating great images. Start with basic photographic principles and camera controls and expand to composition, color theory and issues of visual perception.
Read the rest of this post...Brookline Open Studios – April 25 & 26, 2015
Spring is finally here! So get out, and see some unique, inspiring arts and crafts. If you’re seeking a special Mother’s Day present, thought-provoking Graduation or Wedding gift, there’s no better choice than original art. Brookline Open Studios provides the perfect weekend activity. April 25-26 from 11am to 5pm throughout the town. Visit Cristina Hajosy’s pop-up shop in the Brookline Arts Center, 86 Monmouth St., Brookline. Meet the artist and watch bookmaking demonstrations both afternoons.
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