Water, Ink, Breath, Movement A Workshop with Suzy Sureck

This workshop is free and open to the public, but reservations are required and the workshop will be capped at 12, with a waiting list. All are welcome, regardless of experience level. Materials are provided.
Email amcnulty@safe-harbors.org to reserve your spot by Friday August 2 at 9pm.

Please join us for a day of playful discovery and artistic liberation in a free ink workshop with Ann Street Gallery exhibiting artist, Suzy Sureck. Suzy’s workshop offers the public a glimpse into the processes informing her Indigo Series, some of which are included in the exhibition, Back and Forth, Between Names: An exhibition about bodies of water.

The workshop will begin in Ann Street Gallery, with an introduction to the exhibition and Suzy’s practice. The artist will discuss examples from her Indigo Series, which show water’s fluidity and structure, translucency, and unpredictability. Working with ink and water, Suzy tunes in to a dance between intention and chance, starting with gestures from the hand and body. The group will move to a workspace with tables, where Suzy will lead us through dynamic mark making, using guided gestures and movements to loosen us up to water’s flow. Let creativity roll with this free-drawing process! You will be guided through gestures and serendipitous ink techniques, unleashing fluid forms and vibrant colors.

With hesitation or confidence, we make a mark, then let go of expectation, flowing with surprise, alive with wonder. This process of direct experience continues to be Suzy’s grounding practice and a lot of fun; she looks forward to sharing it with you!

Suzy’s ink process is seen in the images that move through pages of her first book of poetry and drawings SEE /SAW published by LumenDot in December 2023. Signed copies will be available.