anna is an accomplished educator with bachelor’s degree in teaching and over 20 years’ experience. she has been developing her artistic practice for over 12 years. anna’s approach is careful curation of presented material, authentic engagement of students into the subject, utilising their existing knowledge and experience, and ultimately taking them on a journey of self-discovery. a good teacher will get students to produce something extraordinary that they didn’t even know they could do. everyone is talented in their own way, we just need to find it.
to enquire about classes and workshops, please email contact@etoya.studio
upcoming workshops
* meditative art: learn the history and create your own mandala
DATE: Sat 6 April (DATE CHANGE - previously advertised as Sat 13 April 2024)
TIME: 10am - 2pm
VENUE: Homestead Building, Diamond Valley Arts Society, Edendale Community Environment Farm (30 Gastons Rd, Eltham VIC 3095)
DESCRIPTION: This may be one of the most mindful and meditative workshops that you would ever attend. Take 10 deep breaths and learn about the magic of mandala - an artistic practice and symbol in Asian cultures that represents the universe, in this case - your own. You will produce a mandala drawing - an abstract image with geometric and organic forms on a small circular canvas (provided by tutor, cost included in workshop fee). Feel the present moment, guide yourself through your inner world and fill your mandala with meanings and codes that are special to you. No matter what your background or beliefs are, if you are a beginner or advanced, everyone will enjoy this workshop.
FURTHER INFO: please email contact@etoya.studio
* paint a wooden nesting doll in 3D (best to be taken in conjunction with ‘draw and decorate a nesting doll in 2D’)
DATE: Sat 27 April 2024
TIME: 10am - 2pm
VENUE: Homestead Building, Diamond Valley Arts Society, Edendale Community Environment Farm (30 Gastons Rd, Eltham VIC 3095)
DESCRIPTION: This workshop is based on the knowledge and skills that students received in ‘Learn the History and Design a Nesting Doll in 2D’. Having learnt about the history of a nesting doll and practiced your design on paper, you will delve into the fascinating journey of painting a set of five dolls (provided by tutor, cost included in workshop fee). Explore the traditional designs and create a similar one (with your own twist), or go wild with your ideas!
FURTHER INFO: please email contact@etoya.studio
* the story of art deco: learn the history and create artwork in the art deco style
DATE: Sat 8 June 2024
TIME: 10am - 2pm
VENUE: Homestead Building, Diamond Valley Arts Society, Edendale Community Environment Farm (30 Gastons Rd, Eltham VIC 3095)
DESCRIPTION: Dive into the rich and inspiring history of Art Deco that played an important role in art, design and architecture of the 20th century. Look at the works representing this movement in art, architecture, design (furniture, fashion, ceramics, jewellery etc). This workshop is a combination of thoroughly curated historical overview, examples of outstanding art, design and architecture works (including what we can see in Melbourne), and practical part where you will produce an artwork in the Art Deco style.
FURTHER INFO: please email contact@etoya.studio
* basics of composition in art: theory and practice for beginners
DATE: Sat 29 June 2024
TIME: 10am - 2pm
VENUE: Homestead Building, Diamond Valley Arts Society, Edendale Community Environment Farm (30 Gastons Rd, Eltham VIC 3095)
DESCRIPTION: When art competition judges discuss winning artworks, one of the things they always talk about is ‘excellent composition’. For beginners, composition may be hard to understand compared to other aspects such as selecting your subject matter, colours etc. It is crucial how we place and combine elements in our artworks. In this workshop, you will learn how composition theory developed over time, the way different schools and art movements approached it, and what’s current today. See how you should apply composition elements and principles (propotion, contrast, repetition, balance, movement, rhythm etc.) to make your artwork catch the eye of the viewer. Discover if you have an intuitive sense of composition, or your skills need developing through practice. This workshop is an organic combination of theory and practical work to improve students’ composition skills. A set of exercises will ensure that you learn in an easy and fun way.
FURTHER INFO: please email contact@etoya.studio
past events
* learn the history and design a nesting doll in 2D
DATE: Sun 18 Feb 2024
VENUE: diamond valley arts society
DESCRIPTION: In this workshop students learnt below:
- Who made the very first nesting doll and how it became famous all over the world
- The symbolism of the ‘nesting’ idea
- How they are made in small artisan workshops or on a larger scale
- Nesting dolls as personal gifts and souvenirs. New designs that are kitsch and questionable, or tasteful and innovative
Students explored various designs and created their own nesting doll drawing through a series of easy steps demonstrated by the tutor.
* the story of art nouveau: learn the history and create artwork in the art nouveau style
DATE: Sun 4 Feb 2024
VENUE: diamond valley arts society
DESCRIPTION: Art Nouveau was an exquisite style that flourished in art, design and architecture at the turn of the 20th century. Art historians find features attributed to Art Nouveau in the works of very different artists, designers and architects such as Alphonse Mucha, Antonio Gaudi, Gustav Klimt, William Morris, Louis Tiffany and many more. In this worskhop students learnt its history and how its aesthetics could be incorporated into their own artistic style. Students created an artwork in the Art Nouveau style based on their ideas or examples provided by tutor.
* the story of art deco: learn the history and create artwork in art deco style
DATE: 25 nov 2023
VENUE: diamond valley arts society
* the story of art nouveau: learn the history and create artwork in art nouveau style
DATE: 29 oct 2023
VENUE: diamond valley arts society
* the story of pre-raphaelites: learn the history and create artwork in pre-raphaelite style
DATE: 14 Oct 2023
VENUE: diamond valley arts society
* design and paint a wooden matroyshka doll
DATE: 15 july 2023
VENUE: diamond valley arts society
* draw and decorate a russian doll in 2D
DATE: 29 april 2023
VENUE: diamond valley arts society
* draw and decorate a russian doll in 2D with anna ONLINE
DATE: 22 march 2021
ORGANISER: laneway learning melbourne
testimonials
Anna's Art Deco workshop was both informative and inspirational.
Anna was very well prepared and organised and this made for a very relaxed environment where everyone was encouraged to participate and ask questions.
I had a great time and hope to join in on future workshops.
Hayley
As someone highly interested in art and history, I found the session “The Story of Art Deco” both entertaining and engaging. The educator, Anna @ etoYa* studio, demonstrated not only deep knowledge of the subject, but also true passion for it, and helped me discover the beauty and diversity of the style. I absolutely love the format of combining the lecture with discussion and practical art-making, which suits both absolute beginners and advanced artists. I will definitely attend other classes run by Anna - I hope she will repeat “Art Nouveau” sometime next year!
Olga
Anna conducted two wonderful workshops which combined art, culture and history.
In the beautiful setting of Edendale Farm's studios we listened to Russian music, watched videos of Russian dancing, nibbled on Russian treats whilst learning all about Matyroska dolls, and painting our own 2D and then 3D versions.
A very tranquil and peaceful experience! And the price was so reasonable.
Looking forward to what Anna does next!
Jenny