WITH ANAHATA KATKIN AND PAM GARRISON A Shared Art Immersion August 1-8, 2009 Presented by ARCANGELO PRODUCTIONS.  (click for registration) or email arcangeloproductions@gmail.com $2950/ one week in Cortona, Italy. Includes lodging At Hotel Oasi , fresh breakfasts & special meals, excursions and all workshops. Join Anahata and Pam in this joint creative adventure in the magical Tuscan hill town of Cortona. During this week, you will be immersed in creating inspiring projects with both instructors specifically designed with an Italian theme. There will be a total of 4 full days of workshop instruction. 2 workshops with Pam Garrison and two workshops with Anahata Katkin.

7 DAY INTINERARY Saturday Students arrival in Cortona, check in to the Hotel Oasi. Evening welcome reception with wine, antipasto and pizza at Ivans "Il Pozzo" Gallery. Sunday Hotel Oasi Breakfast On your first full day in Cortona, we will visit the famous Arezzo Antique Market, a monthly event that draws vendors, junk and ephemera collectors from all over Italy. It takes place in the medieval town of Arezzo, on the grand piazza and adjoining side streets. The antiques and European junk found here are truly magnificent, it is an event we frequent often!  Here we will hunt and gather for junk and ephemera that will be used as the basis for our projects in the upcoming week.  Lunch will be included. Monday Hotel Oasi Breakfast Full day, 9am -5pm, workshop Dinner at local trattoria. Tuesday Hotel Oasi Breakfast Full day 9am-5am, workshop

Wednesday Hotel Oasi Breakfast Day in Cortona partaking in events at the Tuscan Sun Music Festival.  Picnic lunch in the park. Thursday Hotel Oasi Breakfast Full day 9am-5am,  Workshop. A specially prepared dinner by our Italian friends hosted in Stacey and Rob's home, Casa San Marco. Friday Hotel Oasi Breakfast Full day 9am-5am, Workshop Farewell dinner at local ristorante. Saturday Students depart. Arriverderci! *We have chosen this week to coincide with the Tuscan Sun Music Festival and we reserve the right to alter the itinerary as Festival dictates.

WORKSHOP:  Italian Summer Story with Pam Garrison In this two day class (and then some), we will create and construct a magical book in which to capture your Italian adventure and artful experiences. We will  shop the flea markets for the elements and ephemera that will be joined with the cover of an old hardback, adding new papers and watercolor paper. Once we havel put the bones of the book together,  including bookbinding, making special features like pockets and windows and personally crafted paper, we'll be ready to move on to painting and collaging and writing, playing extensively with water colors, inks, acrylics, wax, gesso and glazes, special pens, crayons, markers etc. etc. etc. You'll be given prompts and exercises to jump start all the stages of journaling which will make the process easier and add the depth that only you, the artist, can bring to your treasured travel guidebook. We'll then take our books on all the rest of our experiences in Italy. Once home, you'll be able to grab your travel journal and transport yourself back to the artistic adventure any time.

WORKSHOP- SAINT DAY: Working with personal imagery to create an icon shrine. With Anahata Katkin Each participant will utilize a shrine format to create a personal image from basic materials. Utilizing collage, painting and unlocking creative resistance we will emerge with a completed Gilded Saint in a single day! Anahata will share her signature style to assist each person with their artistic process. No previous art experience necessary. Expect to be taken on a rappid fire journey of discovery and find just how far you can go in one workshop.

WORKSHOP: SYMBOLIC ICONS ICON: • “A symbol that illustrates a concept or message without the use of words.” Using collage & mixed media we will create two dynamic & personal Icons. Each artist will draw freely from their own Symbolic Alphabet as they work to create new characters that will be both symbolic and spontaneous. We will cover collage and composition techniques, suggestive support with new materials & ideas as well as outline creative principals throughout the day. Each artist will emerge with two frameable, print-sized, mixed media Icons and a fresh perspective. This workshop is perfect for all types and levels of Mixed Media artists.