trail August 22, 2023

If you like to get hands-on then these events are for you.

TRACING GONDWANA PRINT WORKSHOP SERIES:

PRINTING FROM NATURE:

DATES – Times 10am-2pm

Workshop 1 (Tuesday 26th September): ​P​lanting the seeds – drawing: mark making and the monoprint

Workshop 2 (Wednesday 27th September): Cultivating new growth – cutting stencils / gelli plate prints

Workshop 3 (Thursday 28th September): ​B​otanical relief ​prints – from leaf frottage to​​ lino block / hand coloured prints

Workshop 4 (Friday29th September): Mixed-media collage – combining monoprints, relief prints, drawing and painting

COST $10  per workshop 

REgistration and enquiries to Museum of the GReat Southern in person or call 9841 4844

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Nikki Green is a practicing artist, printmaker and educator. With 30 years of creative community collaborations, she is currently lecturing in Visual Arts at South Regional TAFE (Denmark). Her love for the local biodiversity here in the Great Southern is what fuels her art practice and her interest to share her inspiration with others – building awareness and an appreciation of our threatened natural environment. Nikki’s work is exhibited at the Albany Town Hall as part of the Great Southern Art Trail in a show titled “Tracing Gondwana”  from September 8 – October 9, 2023

 

 

THE POWER OF PAPER

Learn the ancient art of paper-making with Fiona Glen and take away with your own exclusive papers and the skills to continue creating at home.

Date: Sunday 1st October 2023

Time: 10am to 3pm

Venue: The Art Shed, 2 Mount Barker Road, Mount Barker (directly opposite the Red Cross shop)

Cost: ASWA Member $80  Non-Member $90

Maximum numbers: 12

Registration and details on Eventbrite HERE

Materials supplied:  

  • Paper pulp, decals, tubs and general paper making materials

Participants Bring:

  • Additional fibres to add to their paper including dried flowers, horse hair, thread, petals etc, however all materials will be provided to produce the paper (including some dried flowers).
  • While no chemicals are involved and the process can be completed without hands being immersed in water, BYO gloves if skin-sensitive.
  • Apron recommended.

Catering:

BYO snacks, drinks and lunch, or visit nearby coffee spots (however it cannot be guaranteed which outlets will be open)

A coffee voucher is provided as part of Participant fees.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Fiona Glen’s creativity centres around textiles, having an affinity with natural fibres. She joyfully shares her skills and knowledge through workshops and has been warmly received with her eco printing at Porongurup and Fairbridge Festival. Exploration and experimentation led to bookmaking then paper recycling. All of which, along with a fascination of plants used for dyeing and herbal preparations, led to continuing experiments with paper.

Hosted by: The Art Shed – a place to connect and be creative &  ArtSouthWA as part of the Southern Art and Craft Trail

BOOKINGS FOR THE ART OF PAPER HERE 

WATER COLOUR MARINE

Learn the delicate art of water colour painting and explore marine themes with water colour artist Helen Heerey.

Day:    Thursday 5th October 2023

Time:  10 am to 4 pm

Venue: Historic Whaling Station, Albany

Catering:        Historic Whaling Station will provide morning and afternoon tea; participants bring lunch or purchase onsite.

Cost: ASWA Members $120  Non- members $130

Maximum numbers: 12

Bookings on Eventbrite  HERE 

Participants to bring:

2 x small water containers, paper towel, sketch book and pencils, desk easel or board to lean work on plus tissue box or similar to lean board on; masking tape (not coloured)

Brushes

  • Minimum  2cm hake
  • Large round brush
  • Medium round brush
  • Rigger

Tutor will supply:

Good quality watercolour paper; one and half imperial 300 gsm sheets per person

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Helen Heerey resides in Albany WA and has been capturing the local scenery in her delicate water colours for 11 years. In this workshop Helen will lead participants to explore the under-water world and to capture dolphins breaching the waves. By providing two demonstration pieces for participants to follow, everyone will come away with new water colour skills and their own artistic version of our underwater world.

Hosted by:      Albany Historic Whaling Station

ArtSouthWA as part of the Southern Art and Craft Trail

BOOKING FOR WATERCOLOUR MARINE HERE