2010 Workshops by Artists for Hire Postcards from Santa Fe Gather your memories from Santa Fe and send them home to love ones. Start with writing an experience you had in Santa Fe. Illustrate with a collage of pictures cut from magazines, brochures, ticket stubs, and photos. Address it and let us laminate it. We will then send it through the mail from Santa Fe! Your loved ones will love receiving a customized postcard from you. Artist as Naturalist Workshop An artist naturalist workshop is an intimate collaboration between the earth and humans. Learn how to use rocks, sticks, grass and sand to create a work of art that interacts with nature. Mucking around with mud, scratching rocks, and ripping leaves to create artwork gives participants an opportunity to connect with their own creativity and with the abundant tools of the earth. Throughout the workshop, documentation takes place with photography. The finished artwork is left in nature to be swayed by the elements and the photographs are sent to the participants at a later time. Submersion Drawing and Painting Traveling is a great way to experience the world in a new way. This workshop takes it a step further by allowing participants to envelope themselves into the landscape using creative expression. Through a series of easy drawing and painting exercises, participants learn about the landscape through miniscule and gigantic observation. The final piece focuses on the part of the landscape that has the most creative interest to the participant. Native American Crafts Make a rattle from hollowed gourds and weathered wood found in local rivers. Andy and Marcia will show you how to do this ancient craft from beginning to end. When the rattlemaking is complete, all will participate in a sacred Native American chant. Egg Decorating Workshop Try something new! Egg decorating, or Pysanky, is an art that is over 6,000 years old. Explore this ancient medium and learn to relax while doing something that requires patience and vigilance. Decorate an egg for yourself, a loved one, or as a special wedding gift.
About Elizabeth Mesh, Owner, Artists for Hire
Commissioned egg, 2009, Elizabeth Mesh
Elizabeth Mesh has a Masters Degree and Licensure in Art Therapy. She has been teaching expressive arts using various mediums for 16 years. In 2005, she created Artists for Hire, a business that strives to elevate the good work of artists through the creation and teaching of art. In 2009, she was shown on Home and Garden Network Television for an artteaching segment on “That’s Clever!” After 16 years in Santa Fe she is mostly known for her Ukrainian Eggs, art teaching, and bicycle advocacy.
For Details Contact Below: Elizabeth Mesh Owner, Artists for Hire Santa Fe, NM (505) 7958137 artisthire@yahoo.com