Happy to be featured on the show postcard! Even more happy to be a new member of the Newton Art Association! Come see my new mixed media piece, Elevator Up, in the New Members Show at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in West Newton for the month of June. Public Reception: Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 3-4:30pm at the Nordic Hall, Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA.
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...Hajosy Arts at JP Spring Fair – Saturday, June 2, 2018 – Jamaica Plain, MA
Perfect day to score great Mother’s Day, wedding, baby shower or graduation gifts while supporting artists and crafts folks in this area. JP Spring Fair, Saturday, June 2 from 11am to 4pm at the First Church of Jamaica Plain, 6 Eliot St. and Centre St. Rain or shine!
Read the rest of this post...Fabric Marbling Workshop – Sunday, June 3 – Hajosy Arts
Marbling on fabrics! Come join Cristina in her studio for a full day of Marbling. Sunday, June 3, 2018 from 10am to 4pm. Includes all the materials, technique handouts, and lunch! Pre-made silk scarves in several sizes, silk handkerchiefs, ribbons, and a wide variety of cut yardage in cotton, linen, rayon, polyester and blends. Explore the process with both traditional and contemporary approaches to this fascinating art form.
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!
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