Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking – Candy Alexandra González
July 19 - July 23
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Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking – Candy Alexandra González
Dates: July 19 – 23, 2021
Studio: Papermaking
Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200
Lab fee: $75
Class limit: 5
Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133.
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.
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.