VERY BIG 3-D Mixed Media Workshop

Friday March 10th, Saturday March 11th, Sunday March 12th and Monday March 13th - 2023

10am to 5pm each day

The cost of the in-person workshop is $1275 and includes TONS of very expensive supplies. You'll be able to make a significant amount of work and come away with a working knowledge of not only these materials and how to use them but how they attach, interact, work and layer together in numerous ways. Additionally, we'll go over ways to hang the work in various ways to attach to the wall, hang from the ceiling and we'll invent interesting "bases" for floor pieces. See some of the images below from my installation "Behind The Seen" and "Appearances" along with individual works and studio shots to get an idea of just some of the numerous ways materials can be manipulated and installed. You'll have an opportunity to brainstorm and work out ways to approach 3D work in your own way - super fun - we'll go over everything!!

Some of the materials we'll be working with are Tyvek, Fosshape, Wonderflex, Dura-Lar, wire, ink, plaster, acrylic, wood, metal, Vinyl, 2 types of foam, rawhide and more! This workshop includes a talk and slide show of artists working today with various materials and installations in exciting ways. We will look at the "why" and various concepts behind the work where applicable

I will meet with each of you via zoom before the workshop to flush out ideas and prepare

Because of the amount of materials and space required, I'm opening this up to 3 to 5 in-person participants, only and two Zoomers so I can focus on each person's individual needs and work.

In-person workshop $1275
Zoom option $1075

Below are some images of my work utilizing these materials, supply info and more:

Supplies - Provided for in-person participants / have on hand if Zooming:

Tyvek by the yard, or Tyvek roll, Fosshape 600, and paint, Dura-Lar, wire 1, wire 2, Wireform Gallery Mesh, Monofilament, wood burning tool, ink, plaster, expanding foam, FlexFoam-iT! 23 FR, UVO colorant for FlexFoam some acrylic paint, Pouring medium, found object wood pieces ie: branches and old broken furniture pieces etc., metal pieces, Vinyl by the yard any color or clear - optional, some goat rawhide - hair off - optional, torch, heat gun, nails, needle nose pliers, wire cutter, screws, glue, drop cloths, paper towels, gloves, drill - one provided but bring if you have or have at Zoom studio.

Additionally, bring: anything that personalizes your work: ceramic pieces, found objects - objects from childhood - toys, items from the hardware store or vintage shops, textiles etc. - we'll discuss this in more detail before the workshop.

Wear clothes and shoes you don't mind getting really messy

We will be heating and manipulating materials. Each participant should bring a mask of this type:

Mask 1

Leibowitz’s work explores the inner workings of consciousness, the transitory nature of thought and the qualities and origin of their deeper essence. She utilizes a variety of materials including Tyvek, Plaster, Vinyl, plastics, foam, wax, pigments, ink, found objects and more.

Her solo exhibitions include Collin College, Baugh Center for the Visual Arts at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, TX., Terrain Dallas, Forum6 Contemporary, Houston, TX, The Neon Heater in Findlay, OH., No.4 Studio in Brooklyn, NY, Liliana Bloch Gallery in Dallas, TX, Art Cube Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA, The Museum of Art, Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX and Cohn Drennan Contemporary in Dallas, TX.

Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions including those Matera, Italy, Akko, Israel, Brooklyn, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, Dallas, Texas and Art Basel Satellite Art Fair, Miami, Florida.

Leibowitz has participated in residencies with Judy Pfaff and Michael David culminating in group exhibitions in Brooklyn, NY at M. David & Co.

Reviews and interviews of her work have been featured in New American Paintings - West, 2019,All She Makes magazine, Art Spiel, The Houston Review, Vassari21, Maake Magazine, Pleat, Studio Critical, Curating Contemporary, Mixed Media Tapes, Luxe Magazine, Modern Dallas, Art F City, Dallas Morning News, Art Funk and Papercity.

Originally from Philadelphia, Leibowitz lives in Dallas TX where she maintains her studio practice.

Bonny Leibowitz
www.bonnyleibowitz.com