Jo Ogier Art Workshop
On the weekend of 25/26 February Jo Ogier came down from Christchurch to teach a workshop on “Keeping a Botanical Sketchbook” – which involved looking closely at plants, connecting with the natural world, field sketching and experimenting with different paper, mediums, tone and shading and colour and did you know there were 5 different ways of mixing blacks! It all looked very intense from an out-siders point of view (me), but people clearly enjoyed the experience and some amazing work was created but more important the camaraderie and passion and shared joy of being part of the workshop. We have come to know Jo very well and one of the best quotes I can remember from her workshops was “we would have paid just to watch Jo draw – it all looks so effortless!”. Jo is working on some amazing works that will be displayed in the South so watch this space over the next year or so. You can see some of Jo’s work here - https://joogier.co.nz/artwork/
We were also lucky to have another artist, Kyla Cresswell, visit on the Sunday. Kyla is one of the artists in residence in Invercargill at the moment and we look forward to seeing her work linked to the CBD. Also at the moment she, with others, has an exhibition at the Eastern Southland Gallery until 26 March 23 - https://www.esgallery.co.nz/southern-mother - don’t miss it!
Posted: 16 March 2023