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Workshops on the Waterfront: Watercolor paper postcards with Joey Wade

August 22, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

POSTPONED TO SUNDAY, AUGUST 22.

Enjoy a free demonstration or hands-on project with a Torpedo Factory Art Center artist at the Waterfront entrance of the Art Center. There will be a different project every third Saturday of the month from April – October, 1 – 3 pm.

Join us for sunshine, artmaking, and fun!

August’s Workshop: Watercolor paper postcards with Joey Wade (Studio 307)

Join artist Joey Wade (Studio 307) as he talks about patterns and nature in design and how he uses theses inspirations in wood carvings.

Joey will provide demos of pattern designs with crayons, using a wax resist technique with watercolors and water-soluble markers. Take part in creating watercolor paper postcards to send to friends.

Joey Wade is an award-winning scenic designer, artist, and art educator based in Studio 307 at Torpedo Factory Art Center. He has taught woodworking and sculpture in Chicago and scenic design and stage management at the University of Illinois in Chicago before moving to the D.C. area in 2014.  A native of Atlanta, Joey’s design credits include scenic designs for theatre, film, opera, and dance in Chicago, as well as in D.C., New York, North Carolina, Indiana, and the US Virgin Islands. He teaches sculpture and ceramics at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes in Alexandria, Virginia.

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August 22, 2021
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1:00 pm
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