Marbling on Silk Scarves with Cristina Hajosy

One Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm

Meets January 15, In Studio

Skill Level: All

Class: $150

Materials fee: $60

Description: 

Spend a day creating unique silk scarves with Turkish-style marbling.  This decorative art is both a joy in the doing and the having.  Each student will design a large square scarf (35 x 35"), a long rectangle scarf (8 x 72"), and pocket squares (11 x 11") in 100% silk with custom color and design choices. We'll start with a few paper test prints, then get busy on the large vats. The beautiful swirls and intense colors make a striking fashion accessories and lovely gifts, if you can part with them.

All materials and technique handouts are included. Just dress for a mess!

Materials: 

A $60 materials fee must be paid directly to the instructor at the beginning of the class.

Additional notes:

Dress for a mess!

A snack, lunch and drinks are recommended.

About the instructor: 

Cristina Hajosy is a mixed media artist, art educator and designer based in Greater Boston. She is the owner of Hajosy Arts (hajosyarts.com), an art studio of photography, printmaking, book arts, and historical decorative arts, especially paper marbling and paste paper. She is the co-founder and president of New England Book Artists (newenglandbookartists.org), a nonprofit book arts organization that has quickly grown since 2019. Her work strives to foster understanding and personal growth through book arts via art education and the creation of beautifully challenging and personally satisfying art.  

Cristina was born in Rome, Georgia to parents who were doctors. She grew up on a cattle farm with a large catfish fishery, family garden, pecan orchards, and horses alongside private school, art classes, music lessons, and country club activities. According to Cristina, “My story is a modern-day Green Acres complete with Hungarian heritage and an amusing clash between high and low cultures. " 

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