Description
Alternative Process Week – 5 Day Art Retreat w/ 4 Different Instructors
Monday, August 18th – Friday, August 22th
10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
$495 ($395 + $100 Supply Fee) for Full Week
$105 ($80 + $25 Supply Fee) per Workshop
Class Limit: 15 Students
Summer Week-long Retreat at Artelier!
Looking for a creative getaway not far from home? Why not spend a week at Artelier exploring and experimenting with a diverse range of materials?
This week we’ll be exploring alternative processes such as papermaking, working with fabric dye and UV reactive processes such as Solar Fast. Experiment with indigo and even use some of your paper and materials to make your own book at the end of the week!
Each instructor will cover a different medium and project, however many of these processes are transferable and harness the potential for combining and mixing. Whether you’re looking to expand on your skill set and gain a more comprehensive understanding any of these processes, or try something completely new, Alternative Process Week is the retreat for you!
Discover your new favourite medium!
5 days of artmaking with 4 different instructors!
Take one class, or sign up for the whole week!
Monday: Join us for a full morning and afternoon of Paper Making with Julie Drew. Make a variety of beautiful and unique papers from natural and recycled fibres.
Tuesday: Next Arlene Westin will walk you through the steps of creating your own Itajime Shibori patterns on paper.
Wednesday: Explore colour and the vibrant world of fabric paints and dyes with Arlene Westen with Alrene Westen. Create images on fabric and paper with Dye-na-flow and Solar Fast!
Thursday: After exploring Dye-na-flow and other synthetic paints and dyes, on Thursday Anna Wildish will guide you through the process of preparing and using some natural dyes on fabric and paper.
Friday: At the end of the week, Callum McKenzie will help you make your own stitch bound book, with materials of your choice. Try using papers that you’ve been working on throughout the week!
About the Instructors:
Julie Drew waits and listens, letting the details of the world around her speak beauty and wonder. Adding her own distinct expression using watercolor and mixed media to capture the depths and nuances of color, light, and shadow, she creates paintings that proclaim peace, mystery, and wonder.
Her passion for art led to a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, USA in 1987. Julie has been painting for over 35 years. In 1997, Julie moved with her family to Edmonton, Alberta. Although Julie works predominantly in watercolor, she also uses mixed media with her own handmade paper. Julie teaches watercolor, mixed media, acrylic, oil and papermaking. Her art work has been exhibited around Alberta.
To see more of Julie’s work, check out her website and Instagram:
Website: www.JulieDrew-ArtandFaith.com
Instagram: @shedrewit_artandfaith
Check out more classes with Julie!
Multi-disciplinary artist, Arlene Westen, brings over 30 years of teaching experience to her students. Her proficiencies include mixed-media, collage, surface design, book arts, and printmaking.After graduating from Grant MacEwan University with a Visual Arts Diploma, she earned two further baccalaureate degrees: Fibre Art (Honors) from the Alberta University of the Arts, and a Studio Arts Degree (Honors with Great Distinction) from University of Lethbridge.
To see more of Arlene’s work, check out her Website and Instagram:
Instagram: @arlenewesten
Check out more classes with Arlene!
Anna Wildish is an interdisciplinary artist who works primarily with textiles, and sound. Since moving to Edmonton from Halifax in 2021, she has been performing at noise and sound events with collaborator Andrew Thorne. Wildish is a sentimentalist and relies on weaving, natural dye, writing and sound to explore her fascination with memory, sense-making, connection, and luck.
Callum McKenzie (he/they) is an Edmonton-based emerging artist and printmaker. They earned their Bachelor of Design in Printmaking from the University of Alberta in 2022 and completed an Emerging Artist in Residence program at SNAP Gallery in 2023. Callum has a penchant for impulsively purchasing paper and figuring out what to do with it later. Their work draws on their experiences as a queer ADHDer and they explore themes of masking, grief and dysphoria through repetitive print and paper-based practices. Callum has shown their work in a number of curated shows and exhibitions including Inner Space in FAB Gallery and How Could I Know If No One Ever Told Me in SNAP Gallery.
To see more of Callum’s work, check out their Instagram:
Instagram: @humdrum_and_callum
Student Supplies:
- Any extra materials, such as paper or fabric you would like to use during the week
- Suitable art clothes, hand towel, notebook, snack, drink
You will receive a 20% discount on all art supplies, from your registration until the end of the series!
Artelier is located at 10045 81 Avenue NW, Edmonton (back alley entrance). The workshop space is one block south of The Paint Spot.
Alternative Process Week: 5 Day Art Retreat, Edmonton, Alberta
