WITH MAUREEN NATHAN AND NANCY GRUSKIN



FIVE MEETINGS

Wednesdays

October 15 - November 12, 2025

11 a.m.-2 p.m. eastern time

To play is to yield oneself to a kind of magic, and to give a lie to the inconvenient world of fact. — Eileen Agar



Much can be learned from exploring one theme through a variety of 2D and 3D processes. Prior to the start of this ONLINE workshop, participants will select a painting from the history of art. This painting will serve as the springboard for drawings, prints, collages, and sculptures. Maureen will lead a variety of drawing exercises that will expand the artists’ alphabet of marks and reinforce the drawing vocabulary unique to each artist. She will also introduce intaglio and relief printmaking using recycled materials with water-based inks. Artists will explore paper cut-outs and the medium of collage with Nancy and shift their focus to 3D processes with the construction of paper, cardboard, and papier-mâché sculptures. Our aim in this workshop will be to generate unexpected and compelling outcomes in relation to our source material. The emphasis will be on play and experimentation.



Maureen and Nancy will be participants in this workshop, as well as instructors. We will use Zoom to meet as a group and all work will be shared on Padlet. Slide presentations and demos will supplement both instructors’ exercises. A small craft press or access to an etching press is required for the printmaking exercises.