Beginning Photography with Cristina Hajosy at the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts in Jamaica Plain. 6 Tuesday evenings from April 21 to May 26, 2020. Learn the basics of photography and camera controls while exploring a wide range of subjects. Start with basic photographic principles and expand to composition, color theory and issues of visual perception. Lectures, critique sessions and in-class shooting will take your images to the next level. This class meets at the Eliot School Annex, 253 Amory St., Jamaica Plain.
Read the rest of this post...Paper Marbling – Sunday, April 26 – Eliot School – CANCELED
Paper Marbling workshop 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. Sunday, April 26, 2020 from 9am to 1:30pm.
Read the rest of this post...Photography Projects Workshop – Eliot School – starts Feb 25
Personal photography projects are an excellent way to develop your personal visual style. Start a new project or continue with an ongoing concept. After a review of basic photographic principles, camera controls and creative photo tips, a series of personalized assignments and visual exercises will complement group and one-on-one critiques. 6 Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9:30pm, Feb. 25 through March 31, 2020.
Read the rest of this post...Dos Equis Hand-sewn Books – Sunday, Nov. 24 – Eliot School
Hand-bound books create unique formats for presenting photography, prints, and mixed media artworks. Learn techniques for both soft-bound and hard-bound versions of this flexible book structure. The name comes from the 2-needle stitching that crosses back and forth between the signatures or folded sections of the book interior. Decorative papers, book cloths and bead selections will be available in class. All levels welcome. Sunday, November 24, 2019 from 10am to 2pm with book artist, Cristina Hajosy.
Read the rest of this post...Photography Projects Workshop – Eliot School, JP – starts Tuesday, Oct. 22
Personal photography projects are an excellent way to develop your personal visual style. Start a new project or continue with an ongoing concept. After a review of basic photographic principles, camera controls and creative photo tips, a series of personalized assignments and visual exercises will complement group and one-on-one critiques. 6 Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9:30pm, October 22 through December 3, 2019.
Read the rest of this post...Star Books Workshop – Eliot School – Sept 22
Star Books, an artist’s book workshop with Cristina Hajosy at The Eliot School. Sunday, September 22, 2019. A handmade star book can be presented as an artist’s book or as a hanging ornament. Excite viewers with the visual movement and performative qualities of this unusual book structure. Learn basic bookmaking techniques and experiment with hand-marbled papers, mixed media and collage scraps to customize your books.
Read the rest of this post...Taking Better Pictures – Beg. Photo Workshop – Eliot School
Understanding photography’s basics is essential to making great images. This 6-week intensive will start with basic photographic principles and camera controls and expand to composition, color theory and issues of visual perception. Exciting homework assignments will focus on your specific shooting subjects, gaining familiarity with all the camera’s buttons, and expanding your personal vision. Join photographer, Cristina Hajosy for this Tuesday evening adult workshop. September 10 to October 15, 2019 at The Eliot School’s Annex classroom, 253 Armory St., Jamaica Plain, Boston.
Read the rest of this post...Paste Paper Workshop – May 19 – Eliot School
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 Sunday, May 19, 2019 from 9am to 1pm at the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, Boston.
Read the rest of this post...Taking Better Pictures, Beginning Photo – Eliot School – Spring 2019
Understanding photography’s basics is essential to making great images. This 6-week intensive will start with basic photographic principles and camera controls and expand to composition, color theory and issues of visual perception. Exciting homework assignments will focus on your specific shooting subjects, gaining familiarity with all the camera’s buttons, and expanding your personal vision. Join photographer, Cristina Hajosy for this Tuesday evening adult workshop. April 23 – May 28, 2019 at The Eliot School’s Annex classroom, 253 Armory St., Jamaica Plain, Boston.
Read the rest of this post...Flag Books Workshop – April 20 – Eliot School
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! Saturday, April 20, 2019 from 2-5pm with Cristina Hajosy at The Eliot School, Annex classroom, 253 Amory St., JP, Boston.
Read the rest of this post...Marbleized Shallow Wooden Bowl – April 20 and 28 – Eliot School
This combo class includes turning a wooden shallow bowl or plate and then decorating it afterward using Turkish-style marbling techniques. Start with pieces of tree limbs and trunks, make them round and take off from there. Beginners will learn basic lathe techniques while experienced students advance to the next level at their own pace. Wood will be provided in class; advanced turners may bring their own. Then decorate the bowls, creating beautiful swirls and mottling colors with marbling. Wood turning with Ken Lindgren and Marbling with Cristina Hajosy at the Eliot School. 2 sessions: Saturday, April 20 & Sunday, April 28, 2019.
Read the rest of this post...Paper Marbling -Eliot School, JP – Sunday, April 14, 2019
Paper Marbling workshop 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. Sunday, April 14, 2019 from 9am to 1:30pm
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