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Sunday October 16 * 3pm * MASKS REQUIRED * REGISTER

In this workshop we'll discuss how I use iconography in my work and talk about how the use of symbols can help us explore identity and develop a personal artistic voice. We'll use a variety of materials to create symbols that we'll then play with, rearrange, and combine to inspire visual narratives. Ages 16 and up.

About the instructor:
After the birth of her first child, Kanchan Balsé began painting to channel intense postpartum feelings and to contest the unrealistic and harmful expectations society places on mothers. Blending figurative and abstract elements, she works intuitively to create images that challenge romanticized depictions of family life and society.

Kanchan is a multimedia artist, curriculum developer and educator working out of Red Dirt Studio in Mt. Rainier, MD. She holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from The New School for Social Research and has shown her work in solo and group shows in the DC area including Studio Gallery, Dumbarton Concert Gallery, and doris-mae.