Victorian Decoupage Boxes
Class Title: Victorian Decoupage Boxes
Instructor: Addie Hirschten
Cost: $35
Time and date(s): Saturday 2/7 from 2:00PM-4:00
Location: Lecture Room in Art Lab upper level
Skill level: Any
Audience: Teen-Adult
Description: When mass produced magazines became readily available during the Victorian era artists began using cut printed images as decoration on objects. In this workshop we will use a variety of vintage images to create our own unique mixed media boxes. All materials provided.
About the Instructor:
Addie Hirschten is a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author of several books and host of the Studio Alchemy Podcast. When working as an art instructor, Hirschten enjoys helping others to develop their own style and artistic voice, not just copy the instructor. While developing curriculum for the art classroom Hirschten wrote the book, “The Alchemy of Art: Stories for the Classroom,” a collection of folktales and true stories about artists. Other books written by Hirschten include “The Alchemy of Painting: Developing Your Style and Purpose,” “Start Selling Your Art: A Guide to Starting a Professional Art Business” and “The Alchemy of Symbols.” Hirschten has recently moved to Abingdon and is renovating an old church to be a home and art studio. Find out more at: www.studioalchemy.art
