Once again, Hajosy Arts is proud to be participating in this Spring’s Newton Open Studio Weekend. Cristina will be joining her fellow art educators and friends at the New Art Center’s group site. With 20+ artists in one space, it’s certain to provide a lovely stop on the art tour throughout Newton. This city-wide event is always a real treat with 150 artists! Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 from 11am to 5pm.
Read the rest of this post...Newton Open Studios – New Art Center group site April 6-7, 2019
Once again, Hajosy Arts is proud to be participating in this Spring’s Newton Open Studio Weekend. Cristina will be joining her fellow art educators and friends at the New Art Center’s group site. With 20+ artists in one space, it’s certain to provide a lovely stop on the art tour throughout Newton. This city-wide event is always a real treat with 150 artists! Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 from 11am to 5pm.
Read the rest of this post...Spring Newton Open Studios – New Art Center group site – April 6-8, 2018
Once again, Hajosy Arts is proud to be participating in this Spring’s Newton Open Studio Weekend. Cristina will be joining her fellow art educators and friends at the New Art Center’s group site. With 25+ artists in one space, it’s certain to provide a lovely stop on the art tour throughout Newton. New this year, we’ll have expanded viewing and receptions, in addition to the Saturday and Sunday times. This city-wide event is always a real treat with 160 artists!
Read the rest of this post...Teen Book Arts at New Art Center – Fall 2017
Get ready to challenge your definition of “Book”. Explore exciting ways artists self-publish with Artist’s Books. From photo albums, visual journals and accordions to altered books and zines, we’ll cover a wide range of bind techniques, box structures, and even image transfers. Design your own decorative papers with paste paper, block printing and Suminagashi (Japanese marbling).
Read the rest of this post...Books Inside Out – New Bookmaking Workshop – New Art Center Newton – Fall 2017
Create sculptural book and box designs that challenge the notion of “book”. Start with basic binding techniques and practice on small-scale example books before diving into larger personal projects. Stimulating assignments, book content ideas, image transfers, altered books, and even decorative paper techniques like paste paper and Suminagashi (Japanese marbling) will combine to create these mixed media books.
Read the rest of this post...Visual Journaling and the Body – Evening Winter Workshop – New Art Center
When writing in a personal diary doesn’t resonate with you, perhaps going with a visual expression will. Journaling alongside a medical struggle, the birth of a child, documenting the family’s growth at a reunion, and even as a memorial or tribute to someone special – the personal, reflective nature of the journal can really expand one’s life.
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...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...Mixed Media Workshop – Surface Treatment – New Art Center – Winter 2016
This 5-week workshop will explore surface treatments for papers within mixed media arts. Complexity in layering, building textures and depth, finding personal imagery that is elevated by this background. Students will learn how to work with paste paper, marbling paper and additional paper techniques to create various surfaces that allow for a build-up of layers. Once the background is created students will be able to finish their paintings exploring creativity freely, developing personal imagery.
Read the rest of this post...Mixed Media Workshop – Photo Based and Image Transfer – New Art Center – Winter 2016
Photo-based imagery within mixed media has become very popular. Along side other collage materials, image transfers give the artist an ability to layer and control the transparency of the ingredients in their artworks. This workshop will focus on the use of photographic images in non-traditional ways, especially image transfers and surface treatments. Solvents, acrylic gel medium and adhesive transfers are some of our projects.
Read the rest of this post...Mixed Media Paper Treatment – Adult Workshop – New Art Center – Fall 2015
This 5-week workshop will explore surface treatments for papers within mixed media arts. Complexity in layering, building textures and depth, finding personal imagery that is elevated by this background. Students will learn how to work with paste paper, marbling paper and additional paper techniques to create various surfaces that allow for a build-up of layers. Once the background is created students will be able to finish their paintings exploring creativity freely, developing personal imagery. Wednesdays, Oct 28 to Dec 9, 2015 from 6:30 – 9:30pm at the New Art Center, Newtonville, MA
Read the rest of this post...Mixed Media – Photo Based and Image Transfer – Adult Workshop – New Art Center – Fall 2015
Join Cristina at the New Art Center in Newton for Wednesday evenings in the fall. Mixed Media – Photo Based and Image Transfer runs from September 16 through October 21, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Photo-based imagery within mixed media has become very popular. Along side other collage materials, image transfers give the artist an ability to layer and control the transparency of the ingredients in their artworks. This workshop will focus on the use of photographic images in non-traditional ways, especially image transfers and surface treatments. Solvents, acrylic gel medium and adhesive transfers are some of our projects.
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