Fuller Craft Museum’s Craft Chat with artist, Cristina Hajosy. You are invited to join us on Zoom for a virtual conversation to discuss the beautiful struggle of creating and innovating during the time of COVID-19. Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 2pm Zoom – registration required.
Read the rest of this post...The Marbled Book – Workshop – Fuller Craft
Join book artist, Cristina Hajosy at Fuller Craft Museum for The Marbled Book – a workshop on Saturdays, October 31 – November 21, 2020 from 10:00 am – 1:30 pm. This workshop combines Paper Marbling and Book Arts for a survey of contemporary uses of marbling throughout the book structure. Far beyond the traditional use of paper marbling as end papers within the interiors of books, we’ll take our marbled creations onto the covers, as the content or “text block”, and even the book cloth.
Read the rest of this post...Flag Artist’s Books – Workshop at LexArt
Hajosy Arts is pleased to announce a new workshop with Cristina Hajosy at LexArt! 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 of flag books. They beg the viewer to play and to keep interacting with the artwork. There are so many approaches to content. Excellent for creative poetry, wish lists, sweet nothings, photographs, abstract designs, and more. 2 Tuesday mornings, October 27 and November 3, 2020 at Lexington Arts & Crafts Society.
Read the rest of this post...Lotus/Origami Artist’s Books – Workshop at LexArt
Enter the world of sculptural artist’s books. This in-person art workshop will concentrate on Lotus/Origami Artist’s Books. These fascinating book structures can challenge and expand notion of bookbinding into paper arts, sculpture, photo displays, holiday decorations, jewelry and more with artist, Cristina Hajosy at Lexington Arts & Crafts Society – Fall 2020
Read the rest of this post...New at LexArt – Flag Artist’s Books – starts May 13 – CANCELED
Hajosy Arts is pleased to announce a new workshop with Cristina Hajosy at LexArt! 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 of flag books. They beg the viewer to play and to keep interacting with the artwork. There are so many approaches to content. Excellent for creative poetry, wish lists, sweet nothings, photographs, abstract designs, and more. 2 Wednesday evenings, May 13 and May 20, 2020 from 6-9pm at Lexington Arts & Crafts Society.
Read the rest of this post...New at LexArt – Lotus Artist’s Books – starts April 15 – CANCELED
Hajosy Arts is pleased to announce a new workshop with Cristina Hajosy at LexArt! Enter the world of sculptural artist’s books. This workshop will concentrate on Lotus Artist’s Books. These fascinating book structures can challenge and expand notion of bookbinding into paper arts, sculpture, photo displays, holiday decorations, jewelry and more. 2 Wednesday evenings, April 15 and April 22, 2020 from 6-9pm at Lexington Arts & Crafts Society.
Read the rest of this post...Star Books workshop – Sunday, Feb 9 – Eliot School
Star Book is an artist’s book workshop with Cristina Hajosy at The Eliot School. Sunday, February 9 from 9:30am to 12:30pm. 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...Visual Journaling Creativity Workshop – Wednesday, Jan. 29 – Hajosy Arts
Visual Journaling Creativity Workshop with Cristina Hajosy. This workshop will explore the relationships between the artist, journals, personal narratives and new creative art process. We’ll explore layering, text, photo-realism, and the unique features that book structures can add to your artwork. How does the daily interface with a journal change the artist’s process, inform the artwork, and develop a greater meaning? Wednesday, January 29, 2020 from 10am to 4pm at Hajosy Arts, Canton, MA.
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...Book Arts for Printmakers and Photographers – Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 – Hajosy Arts
This all-day workshop takes the bookmaking process from start to finish with a focus on book structures especially suited for prints and photographs. Join Cristina in her Canton studio, Wednesday, November 13, 2019 from 10am to 4pm. All materials, technique handouts, and lunch included.
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...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.
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