Living Hyphen is excited to partner with mixed media artist and arts facilitator Mash Vass to bring you this special workshop to explore your identities and lived experiences through collage art!
We draw inspiration from the world around us, and our experiences shape who we are as people. The art we see, the food we taste, the places we live, and the people we meet — all influence and impact our sense of identity. We subconsciously take pieces from each of our experiences and incorporate them into our overall self. This creates a new, original identity, being you – a unique collage of all the moments and experiences in your life.
Using magazines and crafting material, you are invited to explore your identity and create a collage that represents your lived experiences. You will learn about elements of collage, collage artists, and design principles, right before you begin to create your own piece(s) to take home.
No experience is necessary. All materials will be provided.
About Your Facilitator: Mash Vass
Mash was born and raised in Toronto and began her artistic collage journey nearly a decade ago. She draws her inspiration from artists such as Frida Kahlo, Lee Krasner and Hannah Höch. She blends these great artists' work with her own experiences and explores themes around death and life, the masculine and feminine, and the movement of the human body. Her preferred medium of choice is collage, particularly when she combines her own photography and ink work into the piece.
Losing her mother at a young age was a formative experience. This motivated her to cherish and perceive life in a way unlike that of her peers – knowing that every moment is fleeting. As a child living in an immigrant family, she works to honour her Greek roots, her ancestors, and her loved ones, for all that they sacrificed for her to flourish through her art. Her rich culture and history can be seen in her various pieces.
Mash deeply enjoys hearing people’s interpretations of her art, and the emotions and reflections that they evoke. She hopes her work sparks a moment of joy, sadness, clarity, compassion, and wisdom in her audience. Learn more about Mash at www.mashvass.com.
Location
130 Spadina Avenue | Suite 702
ABOUT FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY
At Living Hyphen, we strive to make all our initiatives financially sustainable while also maintaining artistic independence and ensuring accessibility for our community. Our creative workshops will always have a few subsidized pricing options for those experiencing financial hardship.