Bookmaking Workshop with Cristina Hajosy Workshop Title: Altered Books Date & Time: Sunday, November 11, 2018 from 10am to 4pm Location: The Eliot School for Fine & Applied Art, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA Transform books, old or new, into art objects. The book becomes a canvas, a sculpture or a reliquary of personally meaningful content. Draw inspiration […]
Read the rest of this post...Fabric Marbling Workshop – Fuller Craft Museum – Sat. October 6
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 your creations. 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. Embrace the design experiment with a wide variety of fabrics, sizes and finishes to inspire your creativity. Join marbler, Cristina Hajosy on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 10am to 4:30pm at Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton.
Read the rest of this post...Fuller Craft Museum – Paper Marbling Workshop – Saturday, Sept 29
The marbling experience is both mediative and creative for all skill levels and artistic interests. Be prepared for a fun, messy, fast-paced art day that is “engineered for success”. All participants will have their own marbling vat, custom color choices, and plenty of paper types. We’ll explore the historical techniques and contemporary trends in this unique form of aqueous surface decoration. Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 10am to 4:30pm at the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA with Cristina Hajosy.
Read the rest of this post...Paper Marbling workshops at Eliot School – Fall 2018 Winter 2019
Paper Marbling workshops at the Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts in Jamaica Plain, Boston with Cristina Hajosy. Create beautiful swirls and mottling colors on paper with marbling. Learn “ebru”, the Turkish-style of marbling, on water thickened with carrageenan (Irish moss). Experiment with a range of materials, colors and papers to create lovely, unique designs.
Read the rest of this post...Paste Paper Designs – Art Workshop Hajosy Arts – Thursday, August 30, 2018
It’s the last day of August art camp! Paste Paper Designs Workshop with Cristina Hajosy in her home studio. Thursday, August 30, 2018 from 11am to 3:30pm. All materials and lunch included. Paste Paper, one of the earliest forms of decorative papers, 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. Design your own paper patterns!
Read the rest of this post...Friday Night Paper Marbling with Tapas – Hajosy Arts – August 17, 2018
Join Cristina Hajosy for an art workshop exploring the decorative art of 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. Marbling with Tapas from 6-10pm on Friday, August 17, 2018 at Hajosy Arts, Canton, Mass. August Art Playdate!
Read the rest of this post...Friday Night Marbling with Tapas – Hajosy Arts – June 22, 2018
Join Cristina Hajosy for an art workshop exploring the decorative art of 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. Marbling with Tapas from 6-10pm on Friday, June 22, 2018 at Hajosy Arts, Canton, Mass.
Read the rest of this post...Paste Paper Workshop – The Eliot School – Saturday, June 30, 2018
Paste paper is traditionally used for endpapers and book covers, offering a textural and colorful alternative to marbling. See some historical and contemporary approaches, then create your own. Start with a traditional method, then learn ways to make more creative and painterly versions. Join book artist, Cristina Hajosy in this messy, creative exploration on Saturday, June 30 from 1:30- 5:30pm at the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, Boston.
Read the rest of this post...Bookmaking Workshop – Flag Books – The Eliot School – Sunday, June 24, 2018
Flag books have wonderful sculptural possibilities. With multiple angles of view, they provide interesting double narrative potentials, contrasting viewpoints, or “yin and yang”, if you will. Viewers enjoy the visual movement and performative qualities of flag books. They beg the viewer to play and to keep interacting with the artwork. There so many approaches to content. Excellent for creative poetry, wish lists, sweet nothings, photographs, abstract designs, and more!
Read the rest of this post...Friday Night Marbling with Tapas – Hajosy Arts – May 25, 2018
Join Cristina Hajosy for an art workshop exploring the decorative art of 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. Marbling with Tapas from 6-10pm on Friday, May 25, 2018 at Hajosy Arts, Canton, Mass.
Read the rest of this post...A Long-Distance Relationship – Exhibition – Attleboro Arts Museum
A Long-Distance Relationship: The 26.2 Mile Journey. Exhibition April 10 to May 5, 2018. April in New England always brings the Boston Marathon into our lives. This year is the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. Attleboro Arts Museum has invited some wonderful artists to share their personal interpretations with a wide theme to commemorate. Opening reception: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from 7-9pm.
Read the rest of this post...Spring Newton Open Studios – New Art Center group site – April 6-8, 2018
Once again, Hajosy Arts is proud to be participating in this Spring’s Newton Open Studio Weekend. Cristina will be joining her fellow art educators and friends at the New Art Center’s group site. With 25+ artists in one space, it’s certain to provide a lovely stop on the art tour throughout Newton. New this year, we’ll have expanded viewing and receptions, in addition to the Saturday and Sunday times. This city-wide event is always a real treat with 160 artists!
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