Art in a box - Object art in small format with Doris Kaltenegger

Termin:
Fr., 25.07.2025 bis So., 27.07.2025

Dauer:
3 Days

Zeiten:
9 bis 17 Uhr, inkl. lunch break

Ort:
Nature park Pöllauer Tal
Meeting point 9:00 Uhr in front of Touristinformation Pöllau

Zielgruppe:
Beginners, Adults

Workshop description:

"Found objects and materials such as wood, paper, sheet metal, wire and metal are my working materials. Processed and interacted with by me, they tell new stories in a new setting or at least give an idea of them.”

Inspired by the art movement of surrealism, we create small-format, three-dimensional objects in a kind of miniature showcase.

Our personal finds and collectibles will provide initial inspiration. Based on this, we will venture beyond the decorative and artistically represent our very personal themes with imagination, sensitivity or even irony and humor. The aim is to explore pictorial compositions, incorporate different materials and techniques, mix figurative and abstract elements and work in a variety of ways.

We clean and edit our collected oddities, creating new space for them in old books, boxes, cartons and tins. Playfully, whimsically or poetically staged, the everyday takes on meaning, encourages us to look, arouses curiosity or memories and opens our eyes to the hidden.

Please bring your own:

The tools and materials listed below are recommendations. Bring the things that you already have or can easily get and that you will probably need for your work.

tools:
Scissors, cutter, cutting pad, ruler, sewing needle, glue (all-purpose glue), double-sided tape, pencil, colored pencils or acrylic paint, ink (black, brown, blue), gesso, brush, side cutter, bending pliers, small hammer

Materials:
Mainly old and used: Books/book pages, pictures, photos, maps, newspapers, paper remnants from e.g. wrapping paper, packing paper, cardboard, cardboard, (remnants of paper packaging materials), fabric or felt remnants, wire, yarns, twine, parcel string,

Found and collector's items such as:
Stamps, marbles, buttons, pins, twigs, small pieces of wood, feathers, pressed leaves, beach finds, shells, snail shells, stones, keys, pens, spools of twine, toy figures, model-making figures ...

Matchboxes or other small boxes, small tin cans (e.g. from pastilles), cardboard boxes, cigar boxes, cigarette boxes, wooden painting bodies, object frames... The format should not exceed 20 cm side length.

We can also find some things in the countryside or at flea markets.

Price:

€ 380,-

Workshop leader

Erna Doris Kaltenegger: Born in Fürstenfeld in 1960, trained in tourism and tourism management, alongside gainful employment and to this day a constant passionate and creative engagement with materials and crafts.

Since 2004, intensive involvement with painting and drawing. Regular training and further education at the Bad Reichenhall Art Academy in the fields of painting and drawing (Richard Allgaier, Stefan Wehmeier, Matthias Kroth, Andrea Rozorea, Alex Bär, Jupp Linssen), collage (Angelika Trojnarski), woodcut (Christofer Kochs), wire and paper (Elisabeth Bader); training in the master class for jewelry and metal design at the Ortweinschule Graz.