Create & Critique Virtual Workshops — Second Street Gallery

CREATE & CRITIQUE

Monthly two-part virtual workshops led by local and national artists working in a wide range of media.

PAST WORKSHOPS

In July 2021, ROYGBIV mixed media artist Katie Aki Holloway led a two-part virtual workshop where participants created their own shrines or altars evocative of an imagined world.

In the post-apocalyptic world of her work, Holloway synthesizes deities, divine and fantastical in nature yet firmly rooted in humanity. The deities of her religion are founded in love, community, emotional honesty, and accountability, and are not only cognizant of daily life but are intertwined with real world desires, memories, relationships, and connections.

Led by illustrator, printmaker, and ROYGBIV artist Sam Gray, our June 2021 workshop explored the use of symbolism and allegory in art. Sam Gray’s creative journey in the past few years has been focused on the importance of symbolism in art and in her case, specifically exploring mysticism in communion with the natural world and the inner journey of navigating the subconscious.

Led by writer and performer Adrienne Oliver, our May 2021 workshop explored ideas of using the self as creative force and agent of liberation. Participants were encouraged to explore several conceptual prompts geared toward mining personal experience for enduring wisdom and taking consideration for the acts of mothering in which all humanity is engaged. Participants shared a range of multidisciplinary works and discussed their interpretations and discoveries in considering the prompts.

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Ginger Danz (close-up) (Copy)

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Madeleine Watkins (close up) (Copy)

Laura Wooten (Copy)

Emily Clare (Copy)

Will May (Copy)

Kathy Kuhlmann (Copy)

Suzanne Tanner-Chitwood (Copy)

Phyllis Koch-Sheras (Copy)

Led by Somé Louis, our April 2021 workshop explored found-object wall assemblages. Participants were encouraged to engage with their own environment and invited to create a wall assemblage installation over the course of one week, utilizing simple found or cherished materials from their daily lives. Participants shared photos of their installations and discussed their own practices of observation cultivated over the assignment week.

Led by Leigh Suggs, our March 2021 workshop explored abstract drawing and collage, inspiring participants to seek inspiration from their “mind’s eye”.

Led by Theodora Miller, our February 2021 workshop helped participants embrace mark marking and brushstrokes to develop their own repetitive symbology.

Led by Laura Wooten, our January 2021 workshop explored observation, memory, daily experience, and how light & color create a mood in any medium.

Led by Anuja Jaitly, our November 2020 workshop created “unexpected looms” using a variety of woven media.

Led by Sharon Shapiro, our October 2020 workshop explored image transfer techniques in relation to femininity, culture, and nostalgia.

Led by Tobiah Mundt, our second September 2020 workshop explored the basics of needle felting and the differences between art and craft. Participants received a custom needle felting kit from The Hive as part of the workshop.

Led by Sri Kodakalla, our September 2020 Create & Critique incorporated mindful writing exercises with artmaking. The writing exercise will be the jumping off point to create visual pieces including mixed media, text, or painting (or all 3).

Led by Lou Haney, our August 2020 Create & Critique explored stencil-making. We learned how to make our own stencils in a variety of media and use them in paintings, textiles, and other projects.

Led by Lisa Ryan, our July 2020 Create & Critique dove into cut paper collage and negative space. We learned from Lisa’s techniques, and created our own collage compositions using found paper.

Led by Sarah Boyts Yoder, our June 2020 Create & Critique explored painting with found materials. Participants got a special peek into Sarah’s studio at home, and created a variety of artwork with magazines, corrugated cardboard, children’s books, credit cards, spray paint, acrylics, paper collage, and more!

Led by Stacey Evans, the three-part This (un)Familiar Space virtual workshop was inspired by the photo collages in This Familiar Space. Stacey shared her process and techniques, and participants made their own collages using either digital photos or printed materials.