COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION WORKSHOPS
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Explore composition and the creation of a personal visual vocabulary with internationally-known artist, Jonathan Talbot. Enjoy opportunities for new spontaneity as you learn his exciting collage technique that eliminates liquid adhesives from the collage-making process. Other subjects covered include the"paperless" transfer of printed and photocopied images, tissue overlays, permanency of materials, preparation of substrates, sources of tools and materials, presentation and framing of finished works, and more. The Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, Marlboro College, The New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, The Cape Cod Museum of Art, Kansas State University, The Connecticut Graphic Arts Center, Sacred Heart University, The Mendocino Art Center, Mesa State College, Esalen, The Ohio Watercolor Society, The Indiana Arts Education Association, The Beaufort Art Association, and Mutual Benefit Life, Inc. are just some of the many organizations which have hosted past Talbot Workshops, Demonstrations, and Presentations.  

 
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April 12th -15th Columbus, OH / Artiscape
April 21st & 22nd
Utica, NY / Collage Techniques & Creative Exploration 2012
May 3rd & 4th, 2012 Petaluma, CA / Collage Techniques & Creative Exploration 2012
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May 7th thru 11th, 2012 San Diego, CA / Dancing with Design: Exploring Composition through Collage
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May 15th & 16th + 17th (Optional), 2012 Petaluma, CA / Collage Techniques & Creative Exploration 2012
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May 19th & 20th, 2012
Petaluma, CA / Collage Techniques & Creative Exploration 2012

red ball May 24th, 2012 Portland, OR / Exploring Acrylic Image Transfer
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May 26th & 27th, 2012 Newport, OR /
Collage Techniques & Creative Exploration 2012
red ball May 29th & 30th, 2012 Olympia, WA /
Collage Techniques & Creative Exploration 2012
red ball June 2nd, 2012 Bainbridge Island, WA / Dancing with Design: Exploring Composition through Collage
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Exploring Acrylic Image Transfer
red ball June 11th, 2012 Elmhurst, IL / Lecture & Demonstration
July 16th - 19th, 2012 Warwick, NY / Collage Techniques & Creative Exploration 2012 - Extended 4-DayVersion

red ball August 23, 2012 Port Jervis, NY / Honor Among Thieves / Free Lecture & Demonstration

Additional workshops and other programs will be scheduled as time permits. If you would like to be notified of future events, please click here to reach a form which will allow you to add your name, address, and e-mail address to the Talbot mailing list.

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artiscape imageApril 12th - 15th, 2012 COLUMBUS, OH - ARTISCAPE: At the invitation of Lisa Ohmer, director of the Artiscape artist's gathering, Jonathan will return to Artiscape this year. This event will be held in the Columbus suburb of Dublin, Ohio. Jonathan will present two 4-hour Collage Workshops ($77 each), one 4-hour Acrylic Image Transfer workshop ($89 fee includes free copy of Jonathan's new book on Acrylic Image Transfer), and one evening presentation: "Women Artists You Should Know" (included in Artiscape weekend pass). Artiscape registration begins January 14, 2012. To reach the Artiscape website click here on on the logo to the right. /\/\/\/\ NOTE: AS OF APRIL 2nd THE FRIDAY ACRYLIC IMAGE TRANSFER WORKSHOP AND THE SATURDAY COLLAGE WORKSHOP ARE SOLD OUT BUT THERE ARE STILL PLACES AVAILABLE IN THE SUNDAY COLLAGE WORKSHOP. --Jonathan /\/\/\/\

Saturday & Sunday, April 21st & 22nd, 2012. UTICA, NY: COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION 2012 / This 2-day weekend workshop will be held at Utica College in connection with "The End is Near," a collage exhibition to be held in the college's Edith Barret art gallery at that time. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaneity as you learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. Other subjects to be covered include "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Preserving Found Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation and Framing of Finished Works, and more (some of this workshop's specific goals will be determined by the participants at the beginning of the workshop). Hours: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM . Workshop Fee: $275. Includes all materials, a free copy of "Collage: A New Approach," and refreshments. Space is limited and registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received. Early registrants can secure a space with a deposit of only $50. To Register for this Workshop on-line Click Here. For a registration form you can print out and send in Click Here. \

crystal ball Thursday & Friday, May 3rd & 4th, 2012. PETALUMA, CA: COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION 2012: This two-day workshop has been added to the schedule because the two Petaluma workshops previously scheduled for later in the month are sold out. Like the others, it will be held in the studio of my long-time friend and colleague Elaine Larson. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaneity as you learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. Additional goals for the workshop will be determined by the participants and may include, but are not limited to, "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Combining Collage and Painting, Design & Composition, Preserving Found Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation and Framing of Finished Works (including works containg three-dimensional elements, and more. Hours: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM with optional studio time until 7:00 PM on Thursday at no extra cost. Workshop Fee: Two Days: $275. Includes all tools and materials (nothing to buy), a free copy of "Collage: A New Approach," and both healthy and not-so-healthy refreshments. Limited to seven participants. As was the case with the previous workshop, this workshop is also likely to fill so early registration is a good idea. Registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received. To Register for this Workshop on-line Click Here. To Register by Phone call Jonathan at 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please)

crystal ball Saturday, May 5th, 2012. WOODLAND HILLS, CA: COLLAGE ARTISTS OF AMERICA - LECTURE & DEMONSTRATION: This lecture demonstration was for members of the Collage Artists of America only.

Monday, May 7th thru Friday, May 11th, 2012. SAN DIEGO, CA: DANCING WITH DESIGN; Exploring Composition with Collage: During this five-day workshop presented by The San Diego Watercolor Society we will explore collage without liquid adhesives and "free-up" our approach to composition by using collage to explore a variety of the aspects of design. Included will be intellectual, intuitive, interactive and kinesthetic approaches to line, shape, color (including hue, value, and intensity), texture, movement, rhythm, relativity, interest, and unity. Also included will be information on "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Preserving Found Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation and Framing of Finished Works (including works containg three-dimensional elements, and more (some of this workshop's specific goals will be determined by the participants at the beginning of the workshop). Space in this workshop, Jonathan's first in Southern California, is limted and the workshop is likely to fill so early registration is a good idea. To reserve a space in this workshop go to the San Diego Watercolor Society's website at www.sdws.org and click on Workshops in the right-hand column or click here to go directly to the registration page for this workshop. For additional information contact Sharon Feingold, San Diego Watercolor Society Workshop Director, at Picaza@san.rr.com or call Jonathan Talbot at 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please).

red ball Tuesday, May 15th & Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 + optional extra day on Thursday, May 17th. PETALUMA, CA: COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION 2012: This workshop will be held in the studio of my long-time friend and colleague Elaine Larson and will consist of a two-day workshop with an optional third day. During the first two days we will enjoy new opportunities for spontaneity by eliminating liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. Together we will determine additional goals for the workshop and other subjects may include, but are not limited to, "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Combining Collage and Painting, Design & Composition, Preserving Found Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation and Framing of Finished Works (including works containg three-dimensional elements, and more. The optional third day will focus on advanced acrylic image transfer techniques and whatever other subjects the participants request. Hours: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM with optional studio time until 7:00 PM on both Tuesday and Wednesday at no extra cost.  /\/\/\/\ THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP IN PETALUMA HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MAY 3rd & 4th. CLICK HERE to reach that listing. Or you can e-mail jonathan@talbot1.com or call 845-258-4620 to get on the waiting list for this workshop (cancellations sometimes happen). -JT 3/2/2012 /\/\/\/\ Workshop Fee: Two Days: $275. Three Days: $350. Includes all tools and materials (nothing to buy), a free copy of "Collage: A New Approach," and both healthy and not-so-healthy refreshments. Participation in this workshop, Jonathan's first in the Bay Area since 2002, is limited to seven people. The workshop is likely to fill so early registration is a good idea. Space is limited and registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received. To Register for this Workshop on-line Click Here. To Register by Phone call Jonathan at 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please)

red ball Saturday, May 19th & Sunday, May 20th, 2012. PETALUMA, CA: COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION 2012: This two-day workshop will be held in the studio of my long-time friend and colleague Elaine Larson. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaneity as you learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. Additional goals for the workshop will be determined by the participants and may include, but are not limited to, "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Combining Collage and Painting, Design & Composition, Preserving Found Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation and Framing of Finished Works (including works containg three-dimensional elements, and more. The optional third day will focus on advanced acrylic image transfer techniques and whatever other subjects the participants request. Hours: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM with optional studio time until 7:00 PM on Saturday at no extra cost.   /\/\/\/\ THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP IN PETALUMA HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MAY 3rd & 4th. CLICK HERE to reach that listing. Or you can e-mail jonathan@talbot1.com or call 845-258-4620 to get on the waiting list for this workshop (cancellations sometimes happen). -JT 4/8/2012 /\/\/\/\Workshop Fee: Two Days: $275. Includes all tools and materials (nothing to buy), a free copy of "Collage: A New Approach," and both healthy and not-so-healthy refreshments. Limited to seven participants. As was the case with the previous workshop, this workshop is also likely to fill so early registration is a good idea. Registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received. To Register for this Workshop On-Line Click Here. To Register by Phone call Jonathan at 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please)..

red ball Thursday, May 24th, 2012. PORTLAND, OR: EXPLORING ACRYLIC IMAGE TRANSFER: During this one-day workshop at the Oregon Society of Artists, 2185 Southwest Park Place in Portland we will explore a variety of acrylic image transfer techniques including hand coloring transfers, removing the paper before the transfer has been applied, removing the paper after the transfer has been applied, transferring directly from magazines, how to create right-reading transfers with and without a computer, and more. Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.. /\/\/\/\ THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. /\/\/\/\ Workshop Fee: $125. Includes all materials, a free copy of Jonathan's new book: Acrylic Image Transfer: A Handbook for Artists, and all materials. Limited to 16 participants. Registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received. To Register for this Workshop on-line Click Here.   For a registration form you can print out and mail in Click Here. For questions, or to register by phone call 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please).

red ball Saturday & Sunday, May 26th & 27th, 2012. NEWPORT, OR, THE NEWPORT VISUAL ARTS CENTER: COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION 2012: Join us at the Newport Visual Art Center overlooking the ocean in the Nye Beach section of Newport on Oregon's coast. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaneity by eliminating liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. Other subjects to be covered include, but are not limited to, "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Combining Collage and Painting, Design & Composition, Preserving Found Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation and Framing of Finished Works (including works containg three-dimensional elements, and more. Hours: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM with optional studio time until 7:00 PM on Saturday at no extra cost. Workshop fee of $275 includes all tools and materials (nothing to buy), a free copy of "Collage: A New Approach," and both healthy and not-so-healthy refreshments. Space is limited and registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received. To Register for this Workshop On-Line Click Here. For a registration form you can print out and mail in Click Here. For Questions, or to Register by Phone call Jonathan at 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please)

red ball Tuesday & Wednesday, May 29th & 30th, 2012. BOSTON HARBOR (OLYMPIA), WA. COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION 2012: Enjoy new opportunities for spontaneity as you learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. Other subjects to be covered include, "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Combining Collage and Painting, Design & Composition, Preserving Found Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation and Framing of Finished Works, and more. Hours: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM with optional studio time until 7:00 PM on Tuesday at no extra cost. This workshop will be held at the studio of ceramic artist Marion Pollmann near Burfoot Park in Boston Harbor.  /\/\/\/\ THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. You can e-mail jonathan@talbot1.com or call 845-258-4620 to get on the waiting list for this workshop (cancellations sometimes happen). -JT 4/11/2012 /\/\/\/\ Workshop fee of $275 includes all tools and materials (nothing to buy), a free copy of "Collage: A New Approach," and both healthy and not-so-healthy refreshments. Participation in this workshop, Jonathan's first in the Olympia area, is limited to eight participants. Registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received. To register for this workshop On-Line Click Here. For a registration form you can print out and mail in Click Here. For Questions, or to Register by Phone call Jonathan at 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please).

bainbrdige arts & craftsred ball Saturday, June 2nd, 2012. BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA. DANCING WITH DESIGN; Exploring Composition with Collage: A one-day crash course in composition using collage as the medium of exploration. Included will be intellectual, intuitive, interactive and kinesthetic approaches to line, shape, color (including hue, value, and intensity), texture, movement, rhythm, relativity, interest, and unity. Hours: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM../\/\/\/\ THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. /\/\/\/\ Workshop Fee: $125. To register for this workshop call Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, a community arts association on Bainbridge Island, at 206-842-3132. If you have questions which you think they may not be able to answer, call Jonathan at 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please).

red ball Sunday, June 3, 2012. BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA. EXPLORING ACRYLIC IMAGE TRANSFER: During this one-day workshop we will explore a variety of acrylic image transfer techniques including hand coloring transfers, removing the paper before the transfer has been applied, removing the paper after the transfer has been applied, transferring directly from magazines, how to create right-reading transfers with and without a computer, and more. Hours: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.. Workshop Fee: $125. Includes all materials, a free copy of Jonathan's new book: Acrylic Image Transfer: A Handbook for Artists, and all materials. /\/\/\/\ THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. /\/\/\/\To register for this workshop call Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, a community arts association on Bainbridge Island, at 206-842-3132. If you have questions which you think they may not be able to answer, call Jonathan at 845-258-4620 (east coast hours please).

red ball Sunday, June 11, 2012. ELMHURST, IL. LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION:This somewhat impromptu event happened before there was a chance to post it on this page. Hopefully a workshop will be scheduled for the Chicago area in the fall.

talbot studio picturecrystal ball Monday, July 16th thru Thursday, July 19th, 2012. WARWICK, NY: COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION 2012 Extended Version / Come to Warwick, NY for this 4-day extended workshop in the artist's studio. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaneity as you learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. Other subjects to be covered include "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Preserving Found Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation and Framing of Finished Works, and more (some of this workshop's focus areas will be determined by the participants at the start of the workshop). Hours: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM with optional studio time until 7:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday at no extra cost.  /\/\/\/\ THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. You can e-mail jonathan@talbot1.com or call 845-258-4620 to get on the waiting list for this workshop (cancellations sometimes happen). -JT 6/25/2012 /\/\/\/\ Workshop Fee: $500. Includes all materials, a free copy of "Collage: A New Approach," access to all tools in the studio, and continental breakfast, full lunch, and refreshments each day. Space is limited and registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received. Limited to 8 participants. Please read this note about studio workshops. To Register for this Workshop on-line Click Here.   For a registration form you can print out and mail in Click Here. For accommodations information Click Here. For travel directions Click Here

    UFLOGOred ball Thursday, August 23, 2012. PORT JERVIS, NY. HONOR AMONG THIEVES - Appropriation in the Visual Arts: During this FREE lecture demonstration Jonathan will present a detailed personal example of “artistic thievery” as well as a broader look at appropriation in the visual arts.  He will also demonstrate his innovative collage technique which removes liquid adhesives from the collage assembly process and sell and sign copies of his books Collage: A New Approach, Acrylic Image Transfer: A Handbook for Artists, and The Artists' Marketing & Action Plan Workbook. There will also be time for questions and answers and refreshments will be served. When: 7:00 PM.on Thursday, August 23, 2012 Where: Up Front Exhibition Space, 31 Jersey Ave. Port Jervis, NY. Please help us determine how many cookies to bake. Indicate your intention to attend by clicking "Join" on the Facebook Event Page. A map can be found here. For additional information call Alyta Adams at 845-856-6972 or Jonathan Talbot at 845-258-4620.
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  JONATHAN TALBOT: A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:

The works of artist Jonathan Talbot have been exhibited at The National Academy and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, have represented the U.S. overseas in exhibitions sponsored by the State Department and the Smithsonian Institution, and are included in museum collections in U.S. and Europe. Talbot's works include oils, watercolors, etchings, collages, and multi-dimensional collage-constructions. Among the public collections holding Talbot works are The Newark Museum, The Smith College Museum, The Everhart Museum, The Byer Museum, The Montclair Museum, The Free Library of Philadelphia, The San Francisco Academy of Art, Fairleigh Dickinson University, The Provincetown Historical Society, and the Toronto Central Library. Talbot maintains his studio in Warwick, NY where he lives with his wife Marsha. They are the parents of two children: a daughter, Loren, and a son, Garret. For additional information Click Here
 

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