ART ESCAPADES - TURKEY FRANCE 10 days of individualised art tuition and outings while staying in a beautifully appointed luxurious villa on the Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey. 16th April - 26th April 2019. Resident Turkish ceramicist : Tevfik Türen Karagözoğlu and Australian artist Samantha Collyer FRANCE - UZES 1st May -11th May 2019 Australian artist Samantha Collyer Full details click on the link below artescapades.com.au/ |
This art programme is suitable for women of all levels of experience. It is designed to accommodate beginners to advanced artists. Our aim is to work together but also cater for individual needs and/or experience and this is achievable partly due to our small sized groups.
The well known Sam Collyer from Brunswick Heads in Northern NSW will be the art facilitator and artistic guide, sharing her many years of experience not only as a professional artist but also as a teacher.
As your main Artist and facilitator for this escapade Sam will:
You will create mixed media landscape and streetscape collages and postcards using handmade brushes.
You will make small sculptures with Sam and Tevfik. These will represent your own experiences of what will be an unforgettable time.
Using papers, inks, pencils, water colours, acrylic, glaze ceramic, fibres sourced as we forage and after discussing various options with Sam on arrival.
You will find inspiration for the natural and man made beauty that surrounds you and be creating with a combination of materials.
All art materials are supplied .
The well known Sam Collyer from Brunswick Heads in Northern NSW will be the art facilitator and artistic guide, sharing her many years of experience not only as a professional artist but also as a teacher.
As your main Artist and facilitator for this escapade Sam will:
- Nurture your talents and provide an opportunity to expose you to the landscape, local culture and history of Bodrum, to become engaged in the uniqueness of Turkey in general, such an intriguing and rich culture which is a bridge between East and West.
- Allow you an opportunity to pursue personal interests and to learn and work together with like minded people.
- Ensure you feel comfortable and enthused in order to explore your talent, thereby allowing natural curiosity to blossom.
You will create mixed media landscape and streetscape collages and postcards using handmade brushes.
You will make small sculptures with Sam and Tevfik. These will represent your own experiences of what will be an unforgettable time.
Using papers, inks, pencils, water colours, acrylic, glaze ceramic, fibres sourced as we forage and after discussing various options with Sam on arrival.
You will find inspiration for the natural and man made beauty that surrounds you and be creating with a combination of materials.
All art materials are supplied .
CeramicsCreate a Turkish inspired tile and small sculptural form whilst learning skills in slab rolling, carving and hand building techniques.
Inspired from local architectural forms and the natural surrounds of the Bodrum Peninsular, Turkey. |
PhotographyCapture postcard moments using the old age techniques of Sunprints and Canotypes.
Learn about the native flora from the area and incorporate into collages with rubbings and monoprints. |
Mixed MediaGathering, blending, weaving, stitching, wrapping, painting, rubbing and mark making.
Explore lines and forms in the landscape. Experiment a range of media to form small sculptures and mixed media works. |