Instructor: Natalya Khorover
Home Portrait Workshop – Craft Napa
When: June 3-5, 2022 (9:00 AM- 4:00 PM each day)
Where: Pokey’s art barn in Napa Valley, CA
Price for all 3 days: $645 (Price includes lite breakfast fare and a catered lunch each day with gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian options.)
Limited to 8 students total
Would you like to create a memory like no other in the beautiful Napa Valley? Then come play with Natalya Khorover in Napa at Pokey’s art barn!
Natalya will take you through the steps of creating a portrait of your home just like the commissioned artworks that she is known for.You will use your own ephemera and photographs, and transform them into a meaningful and special artwork.
You’ll spend three days transforming your ephemera and your photographs into a 12″x12” portrait. You will brainstorm, play, plot and envision. You will collage, thread paint and hand stitch. And Natalya will guide you every step of the way!
Some techniques and skills you will learn:
- How to create an enticing composition
- Collage tips using unusual materials
- Stitching paper, dryer sheets, photographs, and more!
- Machine thread sketching
- Hand stitching and basic embroidery
- Photoshop® tips and tricks
Natalya Khorover Bio:
Reclaiming and repurposing materials to use in Natalya’s art has been her practice for years. She uses meditative hand stitching and mending of vintage linen, alongside her industrial sewing machine to stitch and collage layers of translucent single-use plastics which would otherwise contribute to litter pollution. The transformation she subjects them to makes these materials unrecognizable.
Natalya’s design inspiration is drawn from the urban environment, buildings of all styles and sizes, new and dilapidated. She thinks of bridges as intricate heavy metal lace, and fire escapes as the iron spines which hold up our aspirations. To Natalya, graffiti is the voice of the city, powerful and opinionated. Even weeds pushing their way through the cracks in the sidewalk add to the beauty and complexity of the urban environment.
Sharing her expertise by teaching and lecturing on mixed-media art techniques, the creative process and inspiration is Natalya’s way of making sure the art and craft is accessible to everyone. her website: https://www.artbynatalya.com/
