SAW: Sawtooth Artist Workshops
Saturday 4th October + Saturday 11th October, 2-4pm
Handmade Paint Making with Snéhi Jarvis
Making paint from scratch is an old technique that most artists have not had the opportunity to undertake, with ready-made materials available from art shops nowadays. However, the pleasure of making one’s own paint is a wonderful experience. I find I learn a lot about the pigments and their individuality… which in turn makes the application of the paint with its uniqueness (no standardisations here!) an engaging and experimental experience.
Workshop 1 exposes you to making paint from European ochre and earth pigments and a synthetic blue to complete the palette; making water colour paint and tempera paint blocks, as well as pastel sticks.
Workshop 2 is about mark-making experimentation using the paint blocks - watercolour paints as well as an opportunity to make egg tempera paint if you would like, and pastels. You can experience the colour manifestations depending on which medium you use.
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Snéhi Jarvis is an emerging artist, completing a Bachelor Fine Arts (1st class Honours) in November 2023, winning the Sawtooth ARI prize. She is a musician - a classical singer and composer; attributes allowing her to follow her passion of art experimentation, since art and music have similar processes. She found art whilst becoming visually impaired, retiring from a working life in health sciences and education.
Her commitment is to making ecological art, with her artworks able to be returned to the Earth as biological nutrients. She works with pastels, egg tempera, and watercolour paints that she makes by processing raw ochre, and uses traditional wood supports and handmade gesso.
Please note: RSVP is for BOTH workshops, please ensure you are available to attend both dates. If you are only available to attend one, please get in contact at sawtoothari@gmail.com.
Still from Process, Snehi Jarvis, 2024