Saturday, March 29, 2014

Workshop for Amherst Area Residents on May 25th.


Xerox Transfer Workshop  
                                              with artist, Alicia Hunsicker

Date: Sunday, May, 25th, 2014
Time: 1:00  to 4:00 pm.
Place: Hampden Gallery,
               131 SouthWest Circle UMass,Amherst
Materials cost: $25 per person

Please email to reserve your participation before May 4th
aliciahunsicker@verizon.net

Payment due by May 11th
a paypal option will be available here on my blogsite once you receive your confirmation.







This project is funded in part by the Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council
and by Hampden Gallery of The Fine Arts Center




Details: This workshop is geared toward 12 participants ages 16 and up. It is perfect for artists and crafts people. Amherst residents will be given priority and other participants from surrounding towns are welcome to apply.
Participants will need to bring several black and white xerox images made on an office copy machine. (not a printer)

All other materials are provided. Additionally, you will be given a number of prepaired sufaces to experiment on, this includes one sheet of  9”x12” prepared heavy weight paper and one 4”x 4” canvas to work on.  
Description:
I will teach workshop participant about a variety of xerox transfer processes and the different ways that they can be applied in creating paintings or other kinds of art. I will demonstrate the process I use in creating my artwork. Participants will then be walked through the process as they create their own. Participants will leave with at least one xerox transfer work of art on heavy archival paper, a materials list and written directions for future projects.
This workshop will last approximately 3 hours.
Topics covered include:
·         How to use digital technology to create an image
·         Materials and multiple usage explanation
·         How to apply a xerox onto a variety of surfaces
·         Problem solving techniques
·         How to seal the image and layer for use as a painting
·         Painting techniques in acrylic and oil for use with the xerox transfer method.
 


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Alicia Hunsicker's art is undeniably beautiful. She is an expert at extracting the highly-detailed textures and fibers of the human body, bringing them from darkness, into the light, with a technical precision that rivals any modern-day master.
David Aquino, Brattleboro Reformer