Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking – Candy Alexandra González
August 15 - August 19
| $300 – $1200Event Navigation
Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking – Candy Alexandra González
Dates: August 15 – 19, 2022
Studio: Papermaking
Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200
Lab fee: $75
Class limit: 8
During this workshop, participants will learn to transform freshly formed sheets of handmade paper into finished masterpieces with pulp paints. Participants will walk away with a full understanding of how to make paper, mix pulp paints, and execute a pulp-paint-focused project. Participants will be encouraged to explore, experiment, and push the boundaries of pulp painting as an art practice.
In order to reserve your space in the workshop, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here.
Artist
Candy Alexandra González
Candy Alexandra González is a Little Havana-born and raised, Philadelphia-based, multidisciplinary visual artist, poet, activist and trauma-informed educator. Currently, Candy’s artwork explores themes of body politics, fat phobia and self-healing through photography, poetry, printmaking and papermaking.
Candy received their MFA in Book Arts + Printmaking from the University of the Arts in 2017. Since graduating, they have been a 40th Street Artist-in-Residence in West Philadelphia, a West Bay View Fellow at Dieu Donné in Brooklyn, NY, and a Picasso Project Resident Artist at Kensington Health Sciences Academy in North Philadelphia.