. . . and, boy, did they soar! The women in yesterday’s class surpassed every expectation I had for our NeoSanto workshop, creating beautiful symbol-filled personal icons on canvas. And, as Robin said during our critique, “This is much more than just a canvas.”
I showed you the construction process in my last post, but what the students brought to it was the intangible sense of self. The idea of the NeoSanto is to interpret the traditional “santo” figure from the Southwest into a personal guardian. What resulted was one of the most meaningful art-making sessions and discussions that I can remember. I was honored to be there!
Take a look at their work in the video, below.
This may be the subject of the next workshop eBook! Many thanks to DeeDee, Pam, Robin, Marilyn and Lily for the amazing workshop synergy and generosity of spirit.
Up next – on to Artful Gathering! Meet me there in our virtual classroom – registration is open.
Second step – wrapping two small pieces of archival mat board in handmade mulberry paper using glue sticks.
Next – lay a small earthenware face onto the construction to see where it’s headed – do I like it? Not completely, but I’m not finished. And the face isn’t attached yet so I can change it any way I like.
At this point, I’m going to stop with this prototype and when the workshop participants arrive this afternoon, I’ll show it to them, explain how I did it so far, then ask for suggestions. It’s a great way to work collaboratively.