SPIRIT BEINGS WITH MORGAN BRIG
Bainbridge Island, WA
If you believe that horses are spiritual animals then you will love the Wacky Nut Farm, our beautiful location for this workshop with Morgan Brig. It has stunning accommodations for both horses and humans with a bountiful community garden where we will share lunches (weather permitting).
The spacious art studio is where Morgan Brig will weave her magic. If you follow Morgan on Instagram, you already know of her recent totem creations. Typical of Morgan’s sculptures, they each weave a unique story with words, pictures, shells, bones or whatever the creature calls out for.
You will create your own totems that can stand alone or be affixed to a larger sculpture. Be prepared to be immersed in your own story.
Itinerary
Day 1
9:00-12:30
We will meet in the studio for introductions and a class overview by Morgan with samples.
This will be followed by a demo on how to use Apoxie Sculpt. You will be set free to start creating your three totems and one larger piece.
Lunch 12:30-1:30 (Weather permitting, we will eat in the community garden).
Class resume at 1:30. At the end of the day, Morgan will demonstration how to paint, fit and cut copper wrap and other variations on wrapping.
Class will be over at 4:30. Dinner is on your own. We will have suggestions for local eateries.
Day 2
Class starts at 9:30. Morgan will demonstrate how to use the torches. Instruction will include safety, annealing, brazing wings, antlers, ears, and arms.
Lunch 12:30-1:30
When we return from lunch, Morgan will demonstrate charms, jump rings, wire hangers, chain, brazed charm hangers and brazing wrap tacks and u-hooks and other parts, with a grinder safety demonstration.
I know, it sounds overwhelming, but you will get it and there will be lots of help from Morgan and students who already know how to do these techniques.
We will end the day at 4:30. Dinner is again on your own.
Day 3
We will meet at 9:30 for our last day together. Everyone will be working on their projects until lunch at 12:30.
1:30-3:00 Class continues working
3:00-4:00 We will clean up and then share our work with each other. Picture time!
Here’s a look at the beautiful Wacky Nut Farm. One of our favorite places to create.
Wacky Nut is a 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle. Alternatively, you can drive up the peninsula. Situated on 20 acres, it is a beautiful horse farm.
“This small totem represents a spirit being. A creature who recognizes and symbolizes the qualities that are uniquely found in you. This one plans to accompany you through life, acting as a personal guide. Small but mighty, rustic, somewhat mischievous, and ready to question the status quo.”
Please note: You must be vaccinated in order to attend this workshop and you will need to take a rapid test at least two days prior to the workshop. (These are available through your local pharmacist). Your card and negative test will need to be shown to Bellissima Art Escapes in order to join the workshop. Thank you for your cooperation and for considering your fellow artists.
THIS ESCAPE INCLUDES
Three days of instruction by Morgan Brig
Copper Packages
Wood Block Bases
Facebook Private Page
New Art Tribe
Three lunches
The price for this workshop is $590 and does not include lodging or transportation.
$590 is due at registration
The workshop is limited to 10 —This workshop is full.
ACCOMMODATIONS: There are limited spaces available in the guest house. There are two queen size rooms that share a bathroom, and bunk beds that can be shared by two friends or four VERY good friends who share a separate bathroom. The cost of the luxurious bunk beds is $50/night/person. The queen beds, $100/night/person. Here is a video. These will be allotted on a first come basis and will be in addition to the workshop fee. (update - two single rooms are taken, and two bunk beds.
Other options are VRBO. There are several on the Island.
WE WILL PROVIDE
Dowels
Brazing Rods
Torches
Firing Stations
Copper Tacks
Copper packet
Drills and Drill bits
Grinder
Copper wire
STUDENT SUPPLY LIST
8 ounces matte medium
2 part 5 minute epoxy glue
Apoxie Sculpt, 4LBS, white
75 ft roll of aluminum foil
Exacto knife
Pliers Kit: needle nose pliers, rounded needle nose pliers, wire cutters
Black and raw umber acrylic paint
Small and medium paint brushes
2 rags
2 sheets paper for pattern making
Scissors
Roll of masking tape
Sharpie Ultra Fine point marker in black or blue
Box of wood screws, size #4 x ½” OR #4 x 3/8” (most hardware stores or on Amazon
Small screw driver to fit box of above screws
Elmer’s glue OR Elmer’s Wood Glue
Twine (basic cheap twine made with natural jute fiber. Most hardware stores)
Colorful/interesting (to you) string, yarn, gut string, in small quantities for decoration
Beads, also for decoration
Interesting paper, ephemera, fabrics to wrap totems’ bodies.
Charms (also of a smallish scale); i.e. clock parts, very small glass vials, fur, leather bits, old jewelry to disassemble, typewriter keys, bones, Milagros, etc. …whatever is interesting to you! All is fair game.
Morgan Brig is a mixed media artist from Vashon Island, WA. She loves to capture emotion in her sculptures using multiple layers of media that bring the subtlety of expression to each character. Her layers include etched metal detail, enamel patinas and found objects that suggest the old and familiar, but ask to be viewed in a new light. She often uses language and occult symbols in her designs to support her belief that there is always guidance to be found from external and internal sources as we go through life. There also is playfulness in her design inspired by her love of old metal and tin toys and her desire to lay humor next to truth or fear in her work.
Kathie Vezzani, who is hosting the workshop, also is an artist who paints, rusts and waxes. She organizes trips for other artists and in a former life was a caterer. She has over two decades of experience organizing trips for foodies and artists.