Learn Papier Mâché techniques with local NYC Artist Tom Sebazco.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION INCLUDING LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This workshop creates papier mâché sculpture using aluminum foil for armature and form with the instruction of artist Tom Sebazco. Tom will demo technique and guide through examples of past work to explore using papier mâché as a viable sculpture medium. The artist focuses upon figurative works and masks, but participants are free to choose their own subject matter. Participants will leave with a piece they create in the workshop to dry over the course of 2-5 days. During the demonstration, painting examples will be presented and demonstrated with artists' acrylic tube paint. All skill levels welcome.
WORKSHOP MATERIALS
Kinka provides Aluminum Foil, “take home boxes” for materials, papier mâché set up (container with paper/glue mixture for each participant) and tarp materials to protect work stations.
KINKA will provide all necessary materials except your presence and imagination •ᴗ•
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Tom Sebazco is a painter & sculptor in New York City. Originally from Philadelphia, Sebazco also moved through the upper Midwest and Southwest United States before relocating to New York City. His work can be found throughout North and South America as mural paintings, canvas works and cast bronze sculptures. Before entering Pratt Institute, Sebazco started working professionally at the age of 14 in Dallas, Texas where he painted numerous murals and was in the heart of the Deep Ellum art scene. After graduating from Pratt, Sebazco stayed in New York and his murals in Manhattan and Brooklyn are still enjoyed by the college campus, businesses and neighborhoods throughout the city.
