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Unlocking the Universe: Exploring Hilma af Klint’s Notes and Methods (Multi-Session) taught by Tara Tieso
February 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Multi-Session Class
Meets via Zoom 3 Fridays, February7-21 from 10am-12pm Central TimeVIRTUAL CLASS meets via Zoom Central Time
Dive into the vibrant world of Hilma af Klint, a groundbreaking artist whose visionary works predate the abstract movement and challenge our perception of reality! Join us for an exhilarating journey through her enigmatic book, Notes and Methods.
What to Expect:
🎨 Hands-On Artistic Exploration: Tap into your own creativity as we engage in hands-on activities inspired by af Klint’s techniques. From playful color experiments to simple abstract compositions, you’ll discover new, simple ways to create beautiful work that resonates with your spirit.
🌀 Insights and Ideas: Together we’ll explore af Klint’s notes, philosophies and methods and what they might reveal for us about our own creative processes.
🌈 Mindfulness and Meditation: Brief guided meditations inspired by af Klint’s work designed to ground us and spark creativity. A little oasis of calm to find clarity and tranquility in your artistic journey.
✨ Uncover Hidden Symbols: Spending time with the rich symbolism embedded in af Klint’s art, and the meanings behind her forms and colors is an inspiration. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, this journey will spark your imagination and deepen your understanding of art as personal expression.
Materials:
Your own copy of the book Notes and Methods, a medium to large (non-spiral bound) mixed media sketchbook and a selection of your favorite art media.
Classes have a limited space available and some fill quickly. Decisions about whether to cancel a class or add another session are typically made one week prior to the start of a class. If a class you are interested in is full we will have a waiting list and will contact you if a space opens up. If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment (fewer than 4 registrations) all registrations will be promptly refunded.
Ticket Instruction: You must choose a quantity to activate “get tickets”. To pay for a class registration with a Wet Paint gift card, please call 651-698-6431
Tara L. Tieso is an abstract artist residing in the historic Lowertown arts district of Saint Paul along the mighty Mississippi. She works in encaustic, an ancient beeswax and resin medium fused to its substrate with a torch, as well as pen and ink – and loves every kind of water-soluble media! Tara is Past Board President of nationally celebrated WARM, Women’s Art Resources Minnesota – where she worked with other women in the arts to steward the rich 40-year feminist legacy of Minnesota’s brilliant women artists. She currently serves as Board Chair of The Show Non-Profit, which supports artists with disabilities. Tara brings a love of community from her experience in social work and therapy, and as a teaching artist, she facilitates Wet Paint’s Book Club (free on zoom!), Creative Circles from her loft studio, and a myriad of Wet Paint classes that require no art experience of any kind, ever! A grateful recipient of the McKnight Foundation-funded Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Next Step Grant, and a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant; she is one of 30 ArtSage Minnesota Artists, and a winner of North Hennepin Community College Award of Excellence in Memory of Lance Kiland from the Minnesota State Fair Foundation. Her work hangs in private collections in the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and Philadelphia.
