- LanguageEnglish
- Duration2h
- DifficultyBeginner
- Next DateUpon Request
Fire is an element of transformation. Arta will introduce you to this playful and seductive element that is a core principle in her artistic practice 🔥
These workshops are designed for everybody, from the beginner to the professional artist looking for a different way to process ideas and learn new techniques.
Participants are invited to learn an experimentally developed wood burning technique that creates a hazy, nuanced visual effect using the symbiosis of flame and organic surface with the help of candles and matches. The poetic contradiction between fire and wood suggests a memory of landscape, and you will be invited to explore natural and self-empowering expression.
Expanding upon techniques, you will also learn to use a pyrograph – a wood burning tool that allows to ‘draw’ onto wooden surfaces. Various textures and patterns can be created – all possibilities will be shown by the artist.
Why join?
Fire is the element to boost your creativity, the techniques shown by artist are unique yet simple and effective. The artist will help with composition and all creative ideas for you to make a beautiful finished artwork.
What’s included:
🔥 All necessary materials (plywood panels, candles, matches etc.)
🔥 Guidance throughout the process
🔥 Special experience with a natural element
Address of the workshop region: Lisbon, precise location has to be arranged upon request since I do not have a permanent studio space. Also, if there is a specific request, it can be a different region, we are open to adjust to all your wishes.
Related Tags: Arts & Crafts, Art, Inclusive
More about your Teacher Arta Raituma
Arta Raituma is a Latvian visual artist residing between Latvia and Lisbon,
Portugal. She holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Art Academy of Latvia,
painting department.
The artist has had 7 solo shows, she has participated in more than in 50 group
shows. Raituma has worked at three contemporary art galleries. Since 2022 she is working as a guest lecturer at Art Academy of Latvia.
She has taken part in several artistic residencies in Portugal, notably: at "PADA
studios" where her solo show "May Home Stay Within You" took place and at "OSSO
residency" as a part of the project "Na Rua".
Arta has worked extensively as a workshop host, working with people from different
backgrounds and age groups, notable, at Largo residencies in Lisbon.
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