Mixed Media Image Transfers Demo with Cristina Hajosy. All participants will be encouraged to experiment with layering adhesive transfers from a wide range of materials. Magazine clip art, xeroxed photography, and found text will be provided for creative inspiration. Learning new ways to add depth with transparent layering, these skills will expand the art process of all mixed media artists.
Read the rest of this post...Newton Open Studios – Fall Juried Art Fest – November 5 and 6, 2016
This Weekend! Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6, 11am to 5pm The weather’s perfect, both days should be perfect for enjoying some great art and getting a little holiday shopping started. Newton Open Studios at Newton City Hall.
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...September News – JP Open Studios – This Weekend!
My favorite time of year! The end of summer warmth combined with the crisp morning welcome of the fall. This weekend starts my open studio/art fair/craft market season. Get an early start to your holiday and gift shopping. Find the perfect art work for your home. I’ll be inside the Eliot School with my fellow […]
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...Photo Workshops – Taking Better Pictures – The Eliot School – Fall 2016 and Winter 2017
Understanding photography’s basics is essential to making great images. Cristina’s 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, you’ll gain familiarity with all the camera’s buttons, and expand your personal vision. The Eliot School, Jamaica Plain, MA
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...Exhibition and Art Sale – Jamaica Plain Open Studios – Sept. 17-18, 2016
Hajosy Arts is excited to be participating in Jamaica Plain Open Studios this fall! Come visit Cristina’s booth inside at the Eliot School. The Eliot School will be showcasing their fabulous faculty again this year. Over 20 artists will share their unique creations. Art demonstrations throughout both days on the front lawn.
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...Private Bookmaking Workshop – Hand Sewn Artist’s Books with Paste Papers – Sunday, June 26
This all-day workshop takes the bookmaking process from start to finish. Hand-designed papers can be used for all book components, just the covers, just the endpapers, or even just the text block. With unlimited color and texturing choices, Paste Paper is an exciting, easy technique to add to your repertoire.
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