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Creative Arts Retreat, St John’s Grammar School, Belair 19-24 April 2015
This is the first newsletter from Evocative Art and Heritage with a reminder that the Creative Arts Retreat is just a
few weeks away! Thank you to all of you who have booked one of the fantastic workshops. If you are intending to
book, but life has just been too busy, now is the time to download the booking form and send it in. Bookings will
close on Monday 16th March but WORKSHOP PLACES ARE LIMITED AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT! See:
http://www.e-vocative.com/creative-arts-retreat.php for further details.
The Creative Arts Retreat offers workshops in a range of visual arts media, taught by 9 artist-tutors who will share
their expert skills and knowledge with you and support you while you explore, experiment and create. This is a
chance for you to take time out from your busy life to spend immersed in creative activity in the company
of other art lovers, devoting all your attention to YOU and YOUR ART– go on, treat yourself! Some tutors
are from interstate or overseas so you may not have the chance to work with them again.
Brief workshop descriptions follow. See page 7 for prices. Further details, artists’ profiles, images of their
artwork, and booking forms can be found at: www.e-vocative.com/creative-arts-retreat.php.
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early notification of the workshops to be offered for the Creative Arts Retreat in 2016.
Meghan O’Rourke
Grace Paleg
Judith Brown
Judith Brown
Meghan O’Rourke (SA): Changing colours: anodised titanium jewellery (5 days).
Grace Paleg (NSW): The passage of light in pastel (2, 3 or 5 days).
Judith Brown (SA): Revealing the magic of nature: sculpture (2 days)
Judith Brown (SA): The hidden beauty of nature revealed in digital art (3 days)
Catherine O’Leary
Susie McMahon
Cathy Moon
Julia Wakefield
Cordula Kagemann
Catherine O’Leary (Vic) Nuno-felt: painting with fibre & fabric (5 days)
Susie McMahon (Tas): Conversations with dolls: mixed media sculpture and assemblage (5 days)
Cathy Moon (Qld): Sculptured silk shibori and wearables (5 days).
Julia Wakefield (SA): Drawing and watercolour for the terrified (5 days, 5 mornings, or 5 afternoons)
Cordula Kageman (Germany): Exploring collage (5 days).
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What do you get from the workshops?
Almost 6 hrs per day of expert tuition from a successful artist and experienced tutor, using the materials
and techniques in which they excel.
Demonstrations of how the tutor uses the materials to create specific effects in their artwork.
Insights into their artistic thinking and creative processes.
Guidance and advice on design and composition elements of your own work.
Support and guidance as you develop your technical skills.
The completion of a series of studies or experimental and exploratory samples.
Completion of finished artworks, garments or items of jewellery to take home.
Health and safety advice to ensure that you work safely with materials and processes.
Advice on materials and products, sources and suppliers, and recommended brands.
Transferrable skills that can be applied to suit your creative ideas.
What else do you get as part of the Creative Arts Retreat?
Yummy lunches, morning and afternoon tea / coffee and snacks.
Daily talks and demonstrations by each of the participating tutors.
Access to the workshops in the evenings for further independent work, if desired.
A chance to view works produced in all the workshops, on the final afternoon.
Mixing and mingling, chatting and laughing, sharing ideas and artistic dreams.
Confidence in your new-found skills.
A huge buzz of energy and inspiration.
Planning and dreaming about the work you will produce after the workshop.
CORDULA KAGEMANN, GERMANY - EXPLORING COLLAGE
5 days - 19-23 April 2015.
Play is an important part of creativity. Come and play by experimenting with different textures and surfaces using
a variety of papers, cardboards and fabrics together with acrylic paint. At first, free your mind and be guided by
your intuition, then make deliberate design decisions. Juxtapose different materials, patterns and images to
create tension. Create new and unusual pictorial contexts by combining abstract or patterned space with a
concrete image. Experiment, explore, develop and design a series of collages. Suitable for all levels. Read further
details of the workshop and Cordula’s teaching approach at: http://www.e-vocative.com/cordula-kagemann.php
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GRACE PALEG, NSW - THE PASSAGE OF LIGHT IN PASTEL
5 DAYS. (1 & 2 DAY OPTIONS AVAILABLE: DAYS 1 & 2 Still life; Days 3 & 4 Portraits; Day 5 Landscape).
Grace is a master pastel artist who is able to capture the beauty and ethereal qualities and iridescence of light as
it passes across and through materials such as glass, china, gilding, mother-or-pearl, or sheer fabrics. She has
recently begun using precious metal foils to add an extra dimension to her work. Join Grace for a fabulous
workshop in which you will produce a series of works in still life, portraits and landscape and learn how to use
colour, tone and contrast to explore the qualities of light on different surfaces. Suitable for all levels. To learn
more about Grace, her artworks and her workshop, please see: http://www.e-vocative.com/grace-paleg.php
JUDITH BROWN
‘REVEALING THE MAGIC OF NATURE: SCULPTURE’ – 2 days – 19 and 20 April 2015
‘THE HIDDEN BEAUTY OF NATURE REVEALED IN DIGITAL ART’ - 3 days – 21-23 April 2015
In 2013, Judith beautiful artwork ‘Flights of Fancy’ won the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize and the People’s
Choice award at the South Australian Museum, and in 2014 she won the Peoples’ Choice award with three new
works exhibited in the Loreto Spring Art Show. Her artworks stunned exhibition visitors with the beauty, skill and
delicacy of her gorgeous sculptures made using delicate paper filigree embellished with organic materials such as
leaves, bulb casings, seed pods and berries. Judith is offering two workshops in which she will share her skills in
creating sculptural forms out of organic materials, and using photography and digital manipulation to create
digital art works as well as a tool for assisting with her design processes for other media. Beginners will have
plenty of support and more experienced artists will find new ways to use these media. Computers are provided.
To learn more about Judith, her artworks and the workshops, please see: http://www.e-vocative.com/judithbrown.php and http://www.e-vocative.com/judith-brown2.php
Photos by James Grose
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MEGHAN O’ROURKE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - CHANGING COLOURS: ANODISED TITANIUM JEWELLERY
5 days - 19-23 April 2015. Shorter option may be available, please contact organiser to inquire.
How do you turn plain titanium into iridescent rainbow colours? Meghan will show you! In this fascinating
workshop you will learn how to use an electric current to change dull metal into rainbow colours. An alchemist’s
delight! Not quite turning lead into gold but close. Basic metal texturing and jewellery techniques will be included
for those who want to turn their treasures into something wearable. All levels welcome. Materials fee will apply.
To learn more about Meghan, her jewellery and workshop, see: http://www.e-vocative.com/meghan-orourke.php
Photographs by Tom Roschi and Grant Hancock
CATHERINE O’LEARY - ‘PAINTING WITH FIBRE AND FABRIC’
5 days - 19-23 April 2015. Shorter option may be available, please contact organiser to inquire.
A nuno feltmaking workshop with a difference! Catherine is one of Australia’s leading fibre artists and author of
From Felt to Fabric: New Techniques in Nuno Felting, published by Lark Crafts. She explores the sculptural qualities
of felt using nuno prefelts to achieve colourful mosaic-like patterns. In her own work she exploits diagonal and
assymetrical forms to create swirling garments that are both attractive and flattering. The main focus of this
workshop will be on surface decoration and the manipulation of garment design or you can make a decorative
wall-hanging. All levels of experience welcome. To learn more about Catherine, her artworks and the workshop,
please see: http://www.e-vocative.com/catherine-oleary.php
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CATHY MOON, QUEENSLAND– ‘SCULPTURED SILK SHIBORI and WEARABLES’
5 days - 19-23 April 2015.
Forget the garish tie-dyed clothes of the 1960s hippy. The Japanese take the technique into the realm of art. In
this workshop you will learn basic shibori techniques of arashi and itajime - stitching, folding, binding and dyeing and apply them to silk fabrics to make simple but stunning wearables suitable for a wide variety of figure types.
Then explore how some shibori techniques can be used to produce three- dimensional effects and create stunning
sculptural accessories such as neckpieces, collars, cuffs and scarves. Suitable for all levels. Learn more about
Cathy’s workshop and her lovely silk garments and accessories at: http://www.e-vocative.com/cathy-moon.php
SUSIE MCMAHON, TASMANIA - CONVERSATIONS WITH DOLLS: MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE & ASSEMBLAGE
5 days - 19-23 April 2015.
There are a surprising number of skills involved in making art dolls – one-of-a-kind handmade character figures.
Susie McMahon has been making dolls for over forty years, fashioning highly individual character figures from
polymer or air-dried clay which she then paints to create sensitively-drawn figures whose gaze is almost lifelike.
They are then finished before adding hair, clothing and other accessories. Some are placed within specific settings
as part of assemblages with birds or other creatures. In this workshop you will design, sculpt, and paint a
sculptural figure - human or otherwise - and then design, colour, cut, stitch and decorate clothing and other
finishing touches. All levels welcome. You can learn more about Susie and see lots more examples of her stunning
work at: http://www.e-vocative.com/susie-mcmahon.php
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JULIA WAKEFIELD, SOUTH AUSTRALIA – DRAWING AND WATERCOLOUR FOR THE TERRIFIED
5 FULL DAYS - OR SELECT DRAWING (MORNINGS ONLY) OR WATERCOLOUR (AFTERNOONS ONLY).
New to drawing? Never tried watercolours? Or just feeling rusty from lack of practice? Julia will help you to gain
confidence through a series of exercises and experimental studies using expressive drawing techniques each
morning and watercolour painting in the afternoons. For beginners or anyone in need of a refresher course and a
confidence boost! You can learn more about Julia, her artwork and the details of her workshop and teaching
approach by visiting: http://www.e-vocative.com/julia-wakefield.php
DANIEL GIBBINGS-JOHNS, SA - SUCCESS WITH COLOUR: MONOTONE UNDER-PAINTING METHOD EXPLAINED
5 days - 19-23 April 2015.
Explore the technique of monochromatic painting as the basis of a painting. Daniel will demonstrate and teach the
method as used by Hans Heysen, explaining and illustrating how underpainting accurate tonal values prior to
applying colour, enables you to create a satisfying composition, effective colour values, and believable form and
depth in your paintings. Whether you are a total beginner or an intermediate artist seeking to improve your
painting, you will find Daniel’s workshop of immense value. To learn more about Daniel and see a wider range of
his atmospheric paintings see: http://www.e-vocative.com/daniel-gibbings-johns.php
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Where will the Creative Arts Retreat be held?
The venue for the Creative Arts Retreat is St John’s Grammar School, 29 Gloucester Avenue, Belair, SA
5052. It offers great facilities and a pleasant working environment, plus easy access and free car parking.
How much do the workshops cost?
1 day, full price = $155, Yr 10-12 student rate = $100.
2 days, full price =$310, Yr 10-12 student rate = $195.
3 days, full price = $460, Yr 10-12 student rate = $295.
4 days, full price = $615, Yr 10-12 student rate = $390.
5 days, full price = $750, Yr 10-12 student rate = $485.
Julia Wakefield’s workshop – 5 days or select mornings or afternoons only for $375, Yr 10-12 student
rate = $240.
Note: There will be a limited number of places available for Yr 10-12 students who are studying Visual
Arts or Design and Technology.
Special offer for Yr 10-12 students = 35% discount.
Bookings:
See: http://www.e-vocative.com/creative-arts-retreat.php for further details of artists, workshops, booking
method and cancellation policy. Bookings will close on Monday 16th March and places are allocated
on a first come, first served basis. Please note: you will need to pay in full to secure your place.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Moira Simpson, Event Organiser.
The Creative Arts Retreat is organised by Dr Moira Simpson, Evocative Art and Heritage. ABN 26 469 153 422
Website: www.e-vocative.com.
Evocative Art & Heritage is supported by the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme,an Australian Government initiative.
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