This fall, professional and internationally renowned mixed media artist, Antonis Tzanidakis, will be in Moose Jaw to teach classes on Sept. 30, Oct. 1, and Oct. 2.
Deadline to register for the teaching sessions is July 28.
The five-hour long classes can accommodate up to 15 people per workshop and the cost to register is $125 per person. The cost covers the equipment and instruction by Tzanidakis. No experience in mixed media is necessary to participate.
Stamperia, the company that Tzanidakis works for, will be providing the book, the paint, and the paper for the workshop. Attendees are asked to bring a bottle of glue, some paint brushes, and scissors.
Moose Javian Denise Helland has always wanted to go to Europe to attend a workshop in mixed media, but when an opportunity arose to attend a class instructed by Tzanidakis held in Manitoba, she jumped at the chance. After the class, she thought it would be great idea to have him come to Moose Jaw.
Tzanidakis is from Athens, Greece and has been creating and teaching mixed-media art for seven years. He started a Facebook page called Handmade Fantasy and experienced nothing but love and acceptance from the mixed media community. He now works for Stamperia, where he teaches his various techniques and methods all over the world. This will be Antonis’ last tour to Canada, and it will be his one and only stop in Saskatchewan.
Mixed media is a visual art style that incorporates more than one artistic medium or material. Some examples of mixed media art would be assemblages, collages, and sculptures. The first modern artwork that is considered to be mixed media is Pablo Picasso's 1912 collage “Still Life with Chair Caning” which used paper, cloth, paint, and rope.
To register for a class or to learn more information about the mixed media workshop, contact Denise Helland at dhelland@sasktel.net .
To learn more about Antonis Tzanidakis and Stamperia, visit https://stamperiab2b.com/
