Spend a November weekend with Cristina Hajosy making Turkish-style paper marbling at the Concord Art Association. We will create beautiful stone patterns and playful combed designs. Using various techniques, we will expand the concepts into unique creations that highlight the floating and freeform nature of this medium. Working on water thickened with carrageenan (Irish moss), the patterns are easily controlled and the colors become vibrant. Experiment with a wide range of materials, colors, and papers. November 7 from 10am to 4pm and Sunday from noon to 4pm.
Read the rest of this post...Private Bookmaking Workshop – Japanese Puncture Artist’s Books – Sunday, August 23, 2015
This all-day workshop will explore another beloved book structure, the Japanese Puncture binding. It’s also referred to as a “stab” binding, but I prefer the more formal and elegant title. This technique is especially useful because it joins individual sheets. The sheets can be edited and sequenced by the artist, then bound, resequenced and bound again, and again – verses filling a bound book. A little freedom can spark creativity. This is my favorite artist’s book for visual journals, print collections, photo albums, signature books, and upscale scrapbooking. Private Bookmaking Workshop – Japanese Puncture Artist’s Books – Sunday, August 23, 2015 from 10am to 4pm
Read the rest of this post...Paper Marbling – Adult Workshops – The Eliot School – Winter 2016
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. Beginners and repeat students are welcome. If you know the basics, get marbling immediately. Refresh your skills or learn from scratch! Paper Marbling – Adult Workshops – The Eliot School – Winter 2016
Read the rest of this post...Private Bookmaking Workshop – Accordions and Beyond – Sunday, June 28, 2015
Private Book Arts Workshop with Cristina Hajosy. Sunday, June 28, 2015 from 10am – 4pm. Spend a summer day exploring accordion bookmaking with Cristina Hajosy in her home studio. Learn to construct these non-traditional, sculptural books with beautiful papers and book cloths. Students typically end the day with three or four unique artist’s books ready to be filled with your photos, poetry, artwork… heart and soul.
Read the rest of this post...Mixed Media Books – Teen Summer Intensive – Brookline Arts Center – July 27-31, 2015
Brookline Arts Center’s Summer Intensives offer students the opportunity to explore artistic mediums of their choosing in both a focused and fun environment. Classes encourage individual artistic exploration as well as introduce and develop techniques and skills for each medium. Cristina’s teaching ages 13- 17 in this one-week mixed media class. Projects will include artist’s bookmaking, printmaking, collage, and photo image transfer.
Read the rest of this post...Artist’s Bookmaking – Adult Workshop – Cambridge Center for Adult Education – begins January 14, 2015
Artist’s Bookmaking Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 8 Wednesdays 7:45 – 9:45pm Begins January 14, 2015 Explore the world of artist’s bookmaking with this survey of techniques and applications. From single sheet constructions, accordions, and sewn binds to more complicated hybrids, this course covers all the materials and techniques needed to […]
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Community Supported Art 2014
Cristina Hajosy selected to participate in CSArt 2014, the award-winning Community Supported Art program.
Read the rest of this post...Private Bookmaking Workshop – Flag Books – Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Private Book Arts Workshop – Wednesday, November 12, 2014 – Spend the day making unique artist’s books with Cristina. 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. There so many approaches to content. Excellent for creative poetry, wish lists, sweet nothings, photographs, abstract designs, and more!
Read the rest of this post...Photo-based Mixed Media – Adult Workshop – Cambridge Center for Adult Education – begins September 24, 2014
For many contemporary artists, the journey into mixed media starts with the photographic image. Photo-based mixed media inspires new insights into the power of the photograph within other artistic contexts. In this course, you will use hand coloring, collage, assemblage, monotype printing, and artist’s bookbinding to explore elevation of the photographic image. Experimenting with varied techniques and concepts, you will apply your personal creativity to self-portraits, series, and repeated images or themes. This course is open to all students in any media (except oil paints) at any level who wish to expand their artistic process in a playful, supportive environment.
Read the rest of this post...Private Bookmaking Workshop – Altered Books – April 26, 2015
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. The book becomes a canvas, a sculpture or a reliquary of personally meaningful content. Draw inspiration from the book’s original author or purely use the book as a structure. Interesting altered book choices will be provided, in addition to selections from your home library.
Read the rest of this post...Mixed Media – Altered Books – Adult Workshop – New Art Center in Newton – begins October 28, 2014
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. The book becomes a canvas, a sculpture or a reliquary of personally meaningful content. Draw inspiration from the book’s original author or purely use the book as a structure.
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