Ukrainian Jewelry: Painted Pendants + Embroidered Pins

Drop-in to this three-hour workshop with Heritage Ambassador Artist, Rhonda Weppler. 

One part of the session is dedicated to the traditional decorative painting technique which originated from the village of Petrykivka hundreds of years ago. You will learn some basic brush techniques using acrylic paints on a wood base. To protect your artwork, you can coat with UV resin in class. The other part of the session is dedicated to cross stitch embroidery techniques. Both art forms will focus on floral motifs, and result in jewelry that you can take home. 

First come, first served;

You do not need to stay the full 3 hours.

Recommend age: All ages; Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

 

All finished projects will be photographed at the end of the workshop, and become part of a digital photographic wreath. This image will combine artworks from across Weppler’s workshop series that reflects on Ukrainian traditional folk-art techniques.

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Rhonda Weppler is a Ukrainian-Canadian who was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and has lived in New York for the past eight years. She has a studio in Sunset Park, where she focuses on the realm between craft and sculpture. She has run numerous workshops and community-based projects and loves connecting people with art and each other.

Her work is represented in public collections including the Musée d’art Contemporain de Montreal, Vancouver Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Canada.

 

For more information go to www.rhondaweppler.com