Transformational Postcards from Italy
Dates: May 16 - 22, 2010
Instructor/Leader: Ellen Kochansky
Cost - $2475
Trip Description
Welcoming all skill levels, genders and professions, Ellen's session will explore language as a window to creativity for artists and non-artists alike. As we engage with this magical town and its history, seeking out text in both common and obscure forms, our own hidden voice becomes more
obvious. Nourishing both mind and body where the Slow Food movement originated, we'll wander through
the ancient streets of Orvieto, absorbing the
foreign flavors while scavenging for free and
resonant art materials. A new or different
life-perspective will reveal itself. Using found
fragments of the town's botanical and cultural
debris, we will learn several collage techniques
in both two and three dimensions. We will
create a series of folded transparent postcards
housed in a book of our own making, and make
a book offound objects. The class will also
engage in some visual poetry. The theme is a
challenging one: What can we learn from
another culture's castoffs which can help to
re-frame our own future?
In the studio, you'll learn:
~ To find expressive art materials in the most
unexpected places.
~ To recognize the symbolic, the literal and the
humorous in our material choices.
~ To create powerful and beautiful collage
and sculptural images using materials
found around Orvieto.
~ To build several simple book structures.
Itinerary
May 16 - Arrive Orvieto, group dinner
May 17 - Foraging & search for materials.
Intro to Italian culture, wine
tasting
May 18 - Creating album pages; using found objects, silk,
bookbinders glue. Etruscan - cave & necropolis
May 19 - Altering pages, constructing folder, banner or book.
Cooking class
May 20 - 3 dimensional exercise using native American
concept. Weekly market, vineyard tour/wine tasting
May 21 - Community tea bag project, gift making. Group
dinner
May 22 - Depart Orvieto
Details
Cost - $2475. Fee includes
six nights double occupancy
lodging and basic course
materials. Single occupancy
available for an additional
cost. Because Italian cuisine
is such fun, meals are not
prearranged or included - we
do give lots of advice! Travel
costs are not included.
Click for registration and terms, or contact us by e-mail, phone or writing at the contact information below.
Dates: May 16 - 22, 2010
Instructor/Leader: Ellen Kochansky
Cost - $2475
Trip Description
Welcoming all skill levels, genders and professions, Ellen's session will explore language as a window to creativity for artists and non-artists alike. As we engage with this magical town and its history, seeking out text in both common and obscure forms, our own hidden voice becomes more
obvious. Nourishing both mind and body where the Slow Food movement originated, we'll wander through
the ancient streets of Orvieto, absorbing the
foreign flavors while scavenging for free and
resonant art materials. A new or different
life-perspective will reveal itself. Using found
fragments of the town's botanical and cultural
debris, we will learn several collage techniques
in both two and three dimensions. We will
create a series of folded transparent postcards
housed in a book of our own making, and make
a book offound objects. The class will also
engage in some visual poetry. The theme is a
challenging one: What can we learn from
another culture's castoffs which can help to
re-frame our own future?
In the studio, you'll learn:
~ To find expressive art materials in the most
unexpected places.
~ To recognize the symbolic, the literal and the
humorous in our material choices.
~ To create powerful and beautiful collage
and sculptural images using materials
found around Orvieto.
~ To build several simple book structures.
Itinerary
May 16 - Arrive Orvieto, group dinner
May 17 - Foraging & search for materials.
Intro to Italian culture, wine
tasting
May 18 - Creating album pages; using found objects, silk,
bookbinders glue. Etruscan - cave & necropolis
May 19 - Altering pages, constructing folder, banner or book.
Cooking class
May 20 - 3 dimensional exercise using native American
concept. Weekly market, vineyard tour/wine tasting
May 21 - Community tea bag project, gift making. Group
dinner
May 22 - Depart Orvieto
Details
Cost - $2475. Fee includes
six nights double occupancy
lodging and basic course
materials. Single occupancy
available for an additional
cost. Because Italian cuisine
is such fun, meals are not
prearranged or included - we
do give lots of advice! Travel
costs are not included.
Click for registration and terms, or contact us by e-mail, phone or writing at the contact information below.
Adventures in Italy, 1 Nob Hill, Columbia, SC 29210, 803.233.3164, info@AdventuresInItaly.net
Copyright © Steiner Studio LLC. All rights reserved.
Copyright © Steiner Studio LLC. All rights reserved.
Meet Ellen
Ellen owns and
designs for EKO.
She has made
quilts and textile
art for over 20
years. She has served as an American Canvas panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and as trustee of the American Crafts Council. Her works are in many public and private institutions including the Museum of Art + Design in NY, and the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC.
Ellen works with communities and groups to produce pieces of art symbolic and meaningful to each. She also works with individuals to help them honor a stage in life or a place in time.
Following is a statement of Ellen's beliefs and approach to what she does.
"My current expressions represent three themes: personal & universal journaling, the simplicity and transparency of a single textile, and my conviction that we scorn and discard what will prove to have mattered most. Calligraphy, storytelling, and the quilter's love of texture combine with a new commitment to the design of the page, the book.
We have what we need. It has comforted me as an artist to forego the nearly limitless material resources that tempt us at every turn. I choose to limit my palette to humble, random debris, and I delight in the study of those trimmings and findings that have taken on a life of their own. While we are looking the other way, they have become a kind of compost, and they will fertilize the future if we let them."
More at www.ekochansky.com
Ellen owns and
designs for EKO.
She has made
quilts and textile
art for over 20
years. She has served as an American Canvas panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and as trustee of the American Crafts Council. Her works are in many public and private institutions including the Museum of Art + Design in NY, and the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC.
Ellen works with communities and groups to produce pieces of art symbolic and meaningful to each. She also works with individuals to help them honor a stage in life or a place in time.
Following is a statement of Ellen's beliefs and approach to what she does.
"My current expressions represent three themes: personal & universal journaling, the simplicity and transparency of a single textile, and my conviction that we scorn and discard what will prove to have mattered most. Calligraphy, storytelling, and the quilter's love of texture combine with a new commitment to the design of the page, the book.
We have what we need. It has comforted me as an artist to forego the nearly limitless material resources that tempt us at every turn. I choose to limit my palette to humble, random debris, and I delight in the study of those trimmings and findings that have taken on a life of their own. While we are looking the other way, they have become a kind of compost, and they will fertilize the future if we let them."
More at www.ekochansky.com
Book page using Italian receipts
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Postcard books open, unfolded, with sun shining through
Postcard Book Covers
