Dates for Self-Exploration Art Workshops

Dear Creatives,

You are invited to partake in the following workshops:

28 October 2023 - Self-Exploration Mixed Media (on paper and canvas) Workshop:

In the Self-Exploration Mixed Media Workshop, you will explore basic art-making techniques at your own pace. Unconventional mixed media will be used in these workshops in combination with acrylic and water-based paint and drawing materials, such as charcoal, pencil, ink and graphite. In this workshop, De Wet guides participants through a series of mixed media exercises which culminate in the creation of a mixed media artwork using a combination of the materials explored. In so doing, participants learn, share and create together, gently pushing the boundaries and awakening their inner creative worlds.

4 November 2023 - Self-Exploration Creative Stitching Workshop:

A creative exploration of unconventional stitching, using unusual materials such as gauzes, fabrics, plastic, threads and found materials.

18 November 2023 - Self-Exploration Portrait Workshop:

In the Self-Exploration Portrait Painting Workshop, De Wet guides participants through a series of self-portrait exercises that investigate the external presentation of the internal Self.

Time: 10:00 - 16:00.

Duration: 6 hours including two tea and cake breaks.

Venue: Studio - Mowbray, Cape Town.

Workshop Fee: R600.00 - excludes materials. This fee applies to workshops in 2023.

Private Workshop Fee: R325.00 per hour. This fee applies to workshops in 2023.

Booking: To book, contact Natasja at art@natasjadewet.com.

Deposit: 70% deposit to secure your place. Please note that deposits are non-refundable. A minimum of four participants.

Please deposit the balance of your workshop fee 48 hours before the workshop (account details provided upon booking) and email proof of payment with your name as reference.

For more information, contact Natasja at art@natasjadewet.com

Looking forward!

Kind regards

Natasja

Invitation to CeraMIX:TEXTURE at art.b Gallery – Bellville Art Association

Dear all,

Herewith an invitation to the thought provoking group exhibition CeraMIX:TEXURE.

Scrolls in a Box and Layered Introversion are included.

The layered, hand-stitched ‘miniatures’, titled Layered Introversion, are comprised of textural materials such as plastic netting, shreds of delicate clothing, previously painted on and used canvas, gauze and felt, and are carefully placed together to form dense layers of mostly monochrome colours with strong hints of orange in certain places. This work echoes the private, quiet space of a shirt pocket, that also has a bodily resonance. These objects can fit or be hidden away in the personal, intimate space of a pocket.

The primacy of viewer interaction is also reflected in my process of making for the work titled Scrolls in a Box, which comprises of miniature scrolls stored in a canvas box. Tightly rolled and bound painted canvases, what I refer to as ‘private scrolls’, given that the information contained within them cannot be read, were painted daily with layers of glue. Glue and detritus were applied to the surface of the box and in the cavities in between the rolled-up canvasses. Thus, the surface reveals layers of substances, which mimics the layered, concealed nature of the melancholic state. The melancholic temperament occasionally wants to be seen, to reveal something or to be acknowledged, but is most comfortable when introverted and out of sight. Viewing Scrolls in a Box alludes to a voyeuristic experience, as the lid of the box can be opened and the box’s interior can be viewed, but the scrolls cannot be read. The intimacy of the box and the veiling quality of the glue conveys the dichotomy of the melancholic, of one that seeks to both hide and be seen.

Self-Exploration Workshop Dates

Dear Creatives,

Herewith more dates for the various Self-Exploration Art Workshops for the rest of the year:

·         23 July 2022 - Self-Exploration Awakening Creativity Workshop

Exploring basic art techniques and a possible creative awakening through a variety of media with the emphasis on developing art making skills at your own pace. Acrylic and water based paint and drawing materials such as crayon, pencil, ink, graphite and many other experimental and unconventional mixed media.

·         30 July 2022 - Self-Exploration Mixed Media (on canvas) Workshop

The Self-Exploration Painting/Mixed Media (on canvas) Workshop explores unconventional mixed materials and thick, opaque, bold paint, layering and sensitive brushstrokes. This workshop will investigate an array of methods by which to apply paint to a surface, including using various brush sizes, application tools and spray bottles with water-based (acrylic) paint.

·         13 August 2022 - Self-Exploration Creative Stitching Workshop

A creative exploration of unconventional stitching, using unusual materials such as gauzes, fabrics, plastic, threads and found materials.

·         27 August 2022 - Self-Exploration Portrait Workshop

In the Self-Exploration Portrait Painting Workshop, De Wet guides participants through a series of self-portrait exercises that investigate the external presentation of the internal Self.

·        15 October 2022 - Self-Exploration Mixed Media Workshop

In the Self-Exploration Mixed Media Workshop, you will explore basic art-making techniques at your own pace. Unconventional mixed media will be used in these workshops in combination with acrylic and water-based paint and drawing materials, such as charcoal, pencil, ink and graphite. In this workshop, De Wet guides participants through a series of mixed media exercises which culminate in the creation of a mixed media artwork using a combination of the materials explored. In so doing, participants learn, share and create together, gently pushing the boundaries and awakening their inner creative worlds.

·         12 November 2022 - Self-Exploration Painting Workshop

The Self-Exploration Painting Workshop encourages free, open-minded, expressionistic exploration of different painting techniques on canvas that push the boundaries of how participants understand painting. The combination of thick, opaque, bold paint, layering and sensitive brushstrokes is a subtle yet mindful approach to contemporary art making. This workshop will investigate an array of methods by which to apply paint to a surface, including using various brush sizes, application tools and spray bottles with water-based (acrylic) paint. The workshop will culminate in the production of an abstract work that incorporates some recognizable images or objects.

Time: 10:00 - 16:00.

Duration: 6 hours including two tea and cake breaks. Cake kindly provided by @koek_tert.

Venue: Studio - Mowbray, Cape Town.

Workshop Fee: R600.00 - excludes materials. R1500.00 - includes materials. This fee applies to workshops in 2022. Please note that the Creative Awakening Workshops includes a light lunch by chef Ninia de Vogel and the cost for this one-off special workshop is R750.00 per person.

Booking: To book, contact Natasja at art@natasjadewet.com.

Deposit: 70% deposit to secure your place. Please note that deposits are non-refundable.

Please deposit the balance of your workshop fee 48 hours before the workshop (account details provided upon booking) and email proof of payment with your name as reference.

Looking forward!

Warmest,

Natasja