With
Holly Wilmeth, Ri Anderson
When
October 14 - 19, 2020
Category
Creative Vision, Fine Art
Package Price
2945.00
$2,945 (USD) includes tuition, breakfast Thursday through Tuesday, lunch Thursday through Monday, final dinner on Monday, and model/location/materials fees if applicable to the class. Hotel accommodations are not included in the package price; see details above.
© Holly Wilmeth
© Ri Anderson
© Holly Wilmeth
© Ri Anderson
© Holly Wilmeth
© Ri Anderson
Submerging yourself in a foreign culture provides a rare chance to look inward in new and surprising ways. Holly and Ri take participants on a personal journey of observing, gathering, and combining imagery that we collect in San Miguel de Allende. In this place of color, tradition, mystery, and beauty, we make photographs and use Adobe Photoshop to create collages that symbolize deeply personal paths specific to our lives.
We lay a creative foundation by exploring off-the-beaten-track landscapes and photographing objects and live models, spending time in botanical gardens as well as in the crumbling haciendas and expansive landscapes of a ghost town 45 minutes outside of San Miguel. We then devote ourselves to blending, collaging, and overlaying the various images we accumulated at the beginning of the workshop.
Every day, Holly and Ri lead discussions on ideas for work and evaluate participants’ images, both individually and as a group. The fluid structure of our time together allows us ample opportunities to experiment and process ideas, and you are invited (but not required) to bring meaningful objects and photographs to assimilate into your pieces. As we delve deeply into the realm of intuition, we create new images that represent our unique interior journeys.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Advanced Amateurs
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
Working knowledge of digital workflow and manual mode on your digital SLR or mirrorless camera. Participants must be able to download, select, and transfer images to their own jump drive for class each day.
PORTFOLIO REQUIRED:
Please see the Portfolios section of the General Information for guidelines on your submission of recent images including examples of compositing.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Enrollment for this San Miguel workshop is limited to 14 participants. Visit the San Miguel General Information on our website for details on accommodations, meals, transportation, and more.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
For participants wanting to stay at Hotel Posada de la Aldea, double accommodations are $415 per person for 6 nights, Wednesday through Monday, (for couples taking workshops and friends traveling together) or $830 per person, single accommodations for 6 nights, Wednesday through Monday. Additional nights at the hotel can be arranged for participants; please discuss needs with the Administration Office in Santa Fe.
PACKAGE PRICE INFO:
$2,945 (USD) includes tuition, breakfast Thursday through Tuesday, lunch Thursday through Monday, final dinner on Monday, and model/location/materials fees if applicable to the class. Hotel accommodations are not included in the package price; see details above.
Holly Wilmeth creates images embodying elements of nature, mysticism, and spirituality. Drawing inspiration from ancient mythologies, symbolism, and diverse cultures, she uses photography to reveal the alchemy of being human and part of this earth. Holly has worked for a wide range of advertising and editorial clients, and her images have been published in international magazines including Time, Newsweek, Afar, GEO, Travel + Leisure, National Geographic Adventure, Christian Science Monitor, CARE International, and USAID Weekly. She has taught workshops all over the world. Born and raised in Guatemala by American parents, she now lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Website: hollywilmeth.com
Instagram: @hollywilmeth
Ri Anderson’s unique use of photography, photoshop, and print materials has established her as a digital collagist/embroiderer, printmaker, and master technician. From her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Ri unleashes her imagination and incorporates magical realism into her semi-autobiographical pieces, which use Adobe Photoshop to create fantastical, unexpected forms and tableaux. Her work has been widely shown in galleries and museums throughout North America and China, as well as featured in publications such as LensCulture, Printmaking Today, and BETA Developments in Photography. Her newest body of work is currently touring Mexico, ending with an exhibition at Museo de la Mujer, in Mexico City.
Website: rianderson.com
Instagram: @riandersonart
