Multi-Media Gold Leafing workshop with Grace Hoppie
Second Saturdays
12pm – 3pm
Price
$70
$20 materials fee – Paid directly to the teacher at the start of class
All Level
Gold Leaf – a timeless, beautiful metallic finish that can instantly elevate any piece – can be applied to a plethora of surfaces, to add an extra touch of ostentatiousness.
During this workshop, you will learn how to properly work with gold leaf on several provided surfaces!
After this workshop, you will be able to apply beautiful leaf to: paper of varying tooth, shell, wood, canvas, and even bone!
All leafing materials will be provided. You may bring anything you would like to add gold leaf to, so that you may apply what you learn to your work immediately!
Grace Hoppie, a Rocky Mountain native, graduated from Eckerd College in 2024 with her BFA in Visual Arts. With backgrounds in ancient historical analysis, anthropology, Latin linguistics, along with natural sciences and the arts, she incorporates a wide range of motifs and themes into her pieces. Her preferred focus is rearticulation of extinct animals and their osteological remains, on a life-sized scale. She works in predominantly charcoal and ink, but produces works using taxidermy, bone, oil paint, watercolor, and various printmaking techniques. Her work showcases her versatile skill, while bringing diverse subject matter to her viewers. When she is not creating, she can be found miles-deep in the forests and swamps exploring local biota. Or, enjoying King of The Hill with her three snakes, two cats, and one strawberry-obsessed parrot.
