Sunday, March 16, 2025 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE Hand-bound books create unique formats for presenting photography, prints, mixed media artworks, and more. In this class students will learn techniques for both softbound and hardbound versions of this flexible book structure. We’ll begin with the […]
Read the rest of this post...Boxes, Closures, Slipcases – Eliot School – Jan 19
Sunday, January 19, 2025 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE Join Cristina for an exploration of box making. This workshop will begin with a small-scale box with hinged lid in elegant book cloth. This project will introduce the materials and techniques for box making, adhesives, and […]
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Paste Paper Projects Workshop Sunday, December 15, 2024 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE Paste Paper is one of the earliest forms of surface decoration. In the contemporary context, mixed media artists are finding new uses beyond the traditional book arts. This is a fun, […]
Read the rest of this post...Exploding Lotus Books – Eliot School – Nov 17
Sunday, November 17, 2024 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE Enter the world of sculptural artist’s books. This workshop will concentrate on the Lotus Book and a compound version, the Explosion Book. These fascinating book structures can challenge and expand notion of bookbinding into paper […]
Read the rest of this post...Botanical Printmaking – Eliot School – August Intensive
Another great August Intensive at the Eliot School, Jamaica Plain, MA. Spend 5 days grooving on Nature! Botanical Printmaking Workshop with Cristina Hajosy Monday – Friday, August 26 – 30, 2024 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE Explore a mixture of non-press printmaking strategies with […]
Read the rest of this post...Book Arts for Prints and Photos – Eliot School – August Intensive
I’m excited for this August Intensive at the Eliot School. Five full days of books! Book Arts for Prints and Photos Workshop with Cristina Hajosy Monday – Friday, August 19 – 23, 2024 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE This August Intensive takes the bookmaking […]
Read the rest of this post...Layered Accordion Books – Eliot School – May 11
Layered Accordion Books Workshop Saturday, May 11, 2024 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE Experienced by the viewer as both a display easel and a book, the accordion book provides multiple interactions and perspectives that a traditional book cannot. The long, folded or hinged panel is especially successful in presenting photographs, collage, […]
Read the rest of this post...Japanese Puncture Books – Eliot School – April 20
Japanese Puncture/Stab Bind Books Workshop Saturday, April 20, 2024 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE 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 […]
Read the rest of this post...Paste Paper Projects – Eliot School – April 28
Paste Paper Projects Workshop Sunday, April 28, 2024 10am – 4pm Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Jamaica Plain, MA Register HERE Paste paper is one of the earliest forms of surface decoration. In the contemporary context, mixed media artists are finding new uses beyond the traditional book arts. This is a fun, fast-paced decorative art with its […]
Read the rest of this post...Botanical Printmaking – Eliot School – Oct. 9-30
Fall is perfect for finding artistic inspiration in nature. Botanical Printmaking with Cristina Hajosy 4 Sundays, from 3 – 6pm October 9 – 30, 2022 The Eliot School 24 Eliot St., 2nd floor Art Room, Jamaica Plain, MA Explore a mixture of non-press printmaking strategies with botanical textures. Combine leaves, sea foam, dried fruits, pine […]
Read the rest of this post...Marbled Wood Plates – Eliot School – July 30/31
This awesome collaborative workshop with Ken Lindgren, wood turning artist is back! Saturday & Sunday – July 30 & 31, 2022 1:30 – 6:30pm both days Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts It’s a woodworking and marbling workshop in-one. Create a wooden plate on the lathe, and then decorate it using Turkish-style marbling techniques. […]
Read the rest of this post...Paste Papers – Eliot School, JP – Sunday, May 17 – CANCELED
Paste Papers Art Workshop with Cristina Hajosy at the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain on Sunday, May 17, 2020 from 9:30am to 1:30pm. This is a wonderful, fun, fast-paced decorative art!
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