When writing in a personal diary doesn’t resonate with you, perhaps going with a visual expression will. Journaling alongside a medical struggle, the birth of a child, documenting the family’s growth at a reunion, and even as a memorial or tribute to someone special – the personal, reflective nature of the journal can really expand one’s life.
Read the rest of this post...Handmade for the Holidays – Studio Workshop series – December 2016
Handmade for the Holidays! Get the holiday season started with some personal art time, and make some holiday gifts while you’re at it. Hajosy Arts is happy to present 3 one-day workshops beginning December 12 in Cristina Hajosy’s home studio. Enamel Suminagashi, Paste Paper Projects, and Personal Photo Albums.
Read the rest of this post...Newton Community Pride’s Holiday Craft Sale – Saturday, December 3
One day only! Visit Cristina at Hajosy Art’s booth for some wonderful holiday gift ideas. Show specials include hand-marbled ornaments, holiday gift wrap and paper lanterns. Saturday, December 3rd from 10am to 5pm at Newton City Hall.
Read the rest of this post...Beyond the Book X, Exhibition – Nov 12 to Jan 28, 2017 – Book Arts
This annual exhibit features a wide array of artist’s books, altered books and collage. Settled into the spaces, walls, and shelves of the 2 Brighton libraries, the show contrasts traditional and experimental notions of the book. Saturday afternoon, November 12, meet many of the artists during the opening reception.
Read the rest of this post...Paper Marbling Workshop – Hajosy Arts private studio – Wednesday, November 30th
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. Join Cristina Hajosy at her home studio for Paper Marbling Workshop. 10am to 4pm, Wednesday, November 30
Read the rest of this post...Drop-in Marbling Studio at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum – Saturday, October 8, 2016
Experiment, engage and create in the Education Studio at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. On select Saturdays each month, artists in the Boston area lead drop-in workshops in their medium for Museum visitors. Experiment with artists’ working methods and explore the creative process from multiple perspectives during these lively, hand-on workshops designed for all ages. Tuition costs are including with your museum admission! Saturday, October 8 from 11am to 4pm, Cristina Hajosy of Hajosy Arts will lead a paper marbling open studio with hands-on demonstrations.
Read the rest of this post...Altered Books Workshop – The Eliot School – Friday, January 13, 2017
An altered book is “any book, old or new, that has been recycled by creative means into a work of art.” With no rules, the possibilities are only limited by your own imagination.
Read the rest of this post...Paper Marbling Workshops – The Eliot School – Fall 2016 and Winter 2017
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. Marbled paper is striking when used as book end papers, portfolio covers, and more.
Read the rest of this post...New Workshop at New Art Center – Visual Journaling and the Body – Fall 2016
How does the daily interface with a journal change the art process, inform the artwork, and develop a greater meaning? When writing in a personal diary doesn’t resonate with you, perhaps going with a visual expression will. Come join Cristina with her new workshop at New Art Center – Visual Journaling and the Body – Fall 2016
Read the rest of this post...The Creative Process 2016 – Faculty/Student Exhibition – New Art Center – opening May 20
Come visit the New Art Center, and see the great artworks created by its faculty and students. The Creative Process is the New Art Center’s annual student and faculty exhibition. May 20 through June 18.
Read the rest of this post...New Workshop at MassArt – Artists’ Books Intensive – August 9 and 11, 2016
This 2-day intensive will introduce more than a dozen different binds from historical to modern, from streamlined to sculptural. We’ll explore the connections between content and structure, outside vs. inside, and layers of meaning for interesting, engaging visual books.
Read the rest of this post...Japanese Puncture Book Workshop – Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA – August 13, 2016
This all-day workshop will explore a beloved book structure: the Japanese puncture (or “stab”) binding. This technique is especially useful as it joins individual sheets into a text block. The sheets can be edited and sequenced by the artist, then bound, resequenced, and then bound again and again! Perfect for visual journals, print collections, photo albums, signature books, and upscale scrapbooking, you will find the Japanese puncture book has endless uses. Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, Mass. with Cristina Hajosy on Saturday, August 13, 2016
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