WORKSHOP | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 | 9 AM–12 PM | FREE
In concert with the exhibition, FORAY, the ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE invites you to join artist Bill Sabatini, FAIA, for a free collage workshop on October 15, from 9 AM–12 PM at FUSION | 708. Space is limited, so please RSVP if you plan to attend.
COLLAGE: Loosen up and find your voice! When we face the canvas, we all struggle. Where do I start? What’s my next move? Where am I going?
We’ve been taught to forge ahead and not dwell on these questions. But that’s easier said than done. Is there another way to approach color, shape, and all the other formal principles to create a composition that satisfies me? Sabatini has found collage to be a great way to forget about making “mistakes” and free his impulses. It’s a smaller format, with no silly worries about wasting paint, and a simple way to test ideas and quickly produce tangible results. It is an easy way to compose and experiment.
If this intrigues you, don’t miss the workshop with artist Bill Sabatini, FAIA. You can learn more about Bill on his website, www.billsabatini.com.
Here is what you need to bring:
One or more substrates, at least 12” x 16,” to work on such as a wood cradle, cardboard, matboard, or any stiff material to provide a backing to your work
Scissors
Straight edge
Glue sticks, Elmers glue
Pencils, markers, white eraser
Colored paper of any type and from any source: (cereal boxes or other packaging) raw cardboard, Colored tissue or other translucent material, paint samples, textured paper. The limit is only your imagination. I don’t encourage using photographic imagery or other images from magazines. That’s another layer of graphic information beyond our consideration at this time.
We also will bring paper for your use
The goal of the workshop is two-fold. The first is to demonstrate a new way of working that will assist you in your art endeavors. Secondly, it’s to have some no-pressure fun with fellow artists. We’ll take time at the end to put up the work and talk about it. Please join us!
