UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Loteria - Oaxaca Mexico
Day fo the Dead - Oct 25 to Nov 3, 2023
The Place: Oaxaca Mexico
So, I used to think Mexican Loteria Cards were like mystical fortune-telling tools, predicting love or possibly summoning El Diablo (the devil). Turns out, they're really used as a more vibrant form of bingo as well as a learning tool for kids. But regardless of their use they are unquestionably iconic in terms of Mexican culture. With this in mind, this year’s Oaxaca Day of the Dead workshop will use these as our artistic template. We are going to assemble our own funky 3-D Loteria cards using random bits of this that and the other thing, and a touch of paint! You can create as many as you like with the card subjects of your choosing. Have a bit a fun…a watermelon card might be a bit ho-hum so why not go for El Vampiro or perhaps something peculiar like El Pepinillo Bailando (the Dancing Pickle). The world is your oyster…(La Ostra…just in case you were wondering).
Artist Studio Association - Lincoln City OR
May 3, 4 & 5 9:30 - 4:30
Optional 4th day, May 6
The Hand of Protection
Ever since I was young, I’ve been drawn to the image of the hand with an eye in the palm. I can trace my interest to the film, “the Golden Voyage of Sinbad” , filmed in Dynarama, where there was a woman with an eye tattooed on her hand. After seeing the film, I actually drew eyes on my hands with magic markers for several weeks and if I could have gotten a tattoo, I totally would have. What is this symbol that I was/am so smitten with? It is called the Eye of Fatima, also known as the Hand of Miriam or the Chamsah. It is a symbol used to ward off the “evil eye”.
In this class we are going to make sure no bad mumbo jumbo comes your way by creating a protective eye reliquary using a variety of found objects and the process of assemblage. Get ready for a bit of civil-eye-zation…I know, I know…maybe we should be building reliquaries to ward off my bad puns.
My game is called: Escape from Baba Yaga’s Hut. You have to make it through a river of villains and reach Grandma’s house.
Board to Be Wild Workshop
Shake Rag Alley
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
May 30-June 2, 2024
In this workshop, unleash your inner child to craft the board game you always yearned for. From crafting pieces to intricate boards with an array of materials, the stranger, the better. Tweak an existing game or start from scratch with found objects, let your creativity run wild! Interested? It’s your move.
