Family Art Workshops

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May 24:
Fish Kites
To celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander History month, make fabric fish kites in in honor of Children's Day, a holiday in Japan showing love and appreciation for the joy that children bring into our lives. Sew or glue together your own mini fish with decorative fabric or draw up a fishy design.
Instructor: Remy Sinegal

May 31
Puppy Prints
Come and make doggie themed prints and check out the Good Dogs exhibition. Using foam stamps and paints, make a print inspired by your own dog or any other furry friend.
Instructor: Remy Sinegal

June 7
Pride Stickers
Welcome in the month of June with creativity, using colored pencils, markers, and glittering pens to make your own stickers. Happy Pride month from  Albuquerque Museum!
Instructor: Remy Sinegal

June 14
Mini Photography Books
Celebrate the exhibition Open to All: A Century of Access at Special Collections Library by making a little mixed-media book and filling it with photographic images from the Museum's collections. 
Instructor: Shelly Korte

June 21
Hanging Paper Sculptures
Celebrate today’s opening of the exhibition Abstracting Nature by making sculptures inspired by the artwork of Joanne Keene Lopez. Create abstract hanging forms made of paper, tape, foil, and glue that come alive when swaying in the breeze.
Instructor: Harley Kirschner

June 28
Light and Space Suncatchers
Inspired by the exhibition Light, Space and the Shape of Time, these suncatchers are constructed of recycled plastic, sharpie, foil tape, and fishing line, creating the appearance of stained-glass shapes floating in the air, casting shadows in the light. 
Instructor: Harley Kirschner


INSTRUCTORS:

Harley Kirschner is a mixed media artist and art instructor. He has a passion for mixed media, incorporating many different techniques into each object he makes. Although his roots are in collage and painting, he has been exploring place-based art for over a decade with students and has created permanent installations on his own. This is where his passion for garden art comes in. In addition to creating magical worlds, Harley has a passion for textiles and is always exploring new techniques to enliven fabric.

Michelle (Shelly) Korte is a multimedia artist—painting, drawing, sculpting, collaging, writing, printmaking, and performing. She is fascinated by the ways in which ecology, industry and ceremony interest - defining the role of humans as animals, consumers, and healers. As a curious traveler and investigator, Shelly has taught and shown her work around the world for over 20 years. As an educator, she also allows art to be a conduit of self-inquiry, expression, and problem solving. She has lived in the Manzano Mountains of Tijeras, NM with her young son since 2014 where she has been growing a creative, communal arts and healing space.

Remy Sinegal was born in California, coming to the University of New Mexico for college where she received a Bachelors in Art with a minor in Medieval Studies. She is a poet and illustrator, using a variety of media such as pencils, paints, pastels, sculpture and digital media. History both true and fictional inspire the themes of her work. Inspired by multicultural mythology, folklore, as well as modern influences like animated media, wildlife and how everyone's personal experiences shape the world around them. Believing that there is magic in embracing the mundanity of life she tries to create something exceptional and fun every time she picks up a pencil. The art of storytelling to pass on cultural superstitions inspires her to write, and illustrate her own fantastical tales, which she hopes to bring to life one day through graphic novels or animation.


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Workshop sample image by Shelly Korte 

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