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Master Class Workshop Series Supply List – El Anatsui – April 5th Franklin Cultural Council

El Anatsui, – Then, the Flashes of Spirit, 2011 -Vatican Museum
Aluminium, bottle tops and copper wire, 236 x 260 cm. Donated by the artist to Benedict XVI for the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood (2011); later acquired for the Holy Father’s private collection.

Supply list for the first workshop of the  April Master Class series on four Master Contemporary Artists.

ARTIST: El Anatsui

Sunday, April 5, 2021  – 7:30-8:30 pm via Zoom. Free & Open to the Public. Register.  Print.

The only preparation for the workshop is to randomly gather materials that you have around the house, inside or outside, to create a sculpture. There are no must haves or right or wrong materials for this project. It is best to not think about what you will be making as you gather materials, just collect things that resonate with you or that you just happen upon. There will be time after we discuss the Anatsui’s process and our project to add more materials from items you may have stashed at home.

Examples of items to gather and bring to your work area for the Master Class:

• a cutting tool – i.e. scissors or utility knife (a cutting surface if using a utility knife, like a cutting mat, piece of cardboard, or kitchen cutting board) Continue reading “Master Class Workshop Series Supply List – El Anatsui – April 5th Franklin Cultural Council”

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Workshop and Collage Images

These are beautiful images that could be incorporated into collages or in some other way inspiration for your work. They span different periods – Hudson River, Egypt, American Indian, Fairies and more.

As I come across more inspiring images I will share them here and little bit of their background. So check back.

Enjoy!

Richard Doyle Fairy Rings. Richard “Dickie” Doyle (1824 – 1883) often illustrated for Punch magazine. He is known for the Victorian era book Fairy Land. He was the uncle of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes.

Edmund Dulac (French) Fairies.  Edmund Dulac (1882 – 1953) was a French-born, British illustrator. He was born in Toulouse where he studied law but later became an artist and moved to London, He was the illustrator for the  Bronte sisters novels.

Maffett Ledger Collection. These works are from a book of 105 drawings created by over 22 Northern and Southern Cheyenne warrior artists. George West Maffet Sr. (1856–1924) who was an editor and owner of a newspaper in Oklahoma acquired the drawings. He had them bound in 1884. The collection is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Hudson River School The Hudson River School was an American art movement of landscape painters. Formed in the mid-19th century by artists, such as Bierstadt, Cole, Durand, Church, who had been trained in Europe and sought to distinguish themselves from European influences. Their paintings depicted the majesty of the Hudson River Valley and later expanded to include other locations such as New England and the American West and South America.

MET Egyptian This is an eclectic group of Egyptian illustrations from the Metropolitian Museum of Art.

 

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Medway Beeswax & Ink Transfer Workshop Supply List

This is the supply list of items to compliment the kit for Medway participants in the Beeswax & Ink Transfer Kitchen Table Art Workshop.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Medway Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

If you notice I posted another supply list earlier (about a month ago) the info is the same. The only difference is that the wording is slightly different, the supplies are the same, that list is geared towards participants who do not have a kit.

Enjoy!

Beeswax & Ink Transfer Workshop Supply List PDF

Beeswax & Ink Transfer Workshop Supply List Microsoft Docx.