You only see what you know (Goethe)
While walking along the venues of the festival Natura.Kreativ in Altenmarkt I came across a class in creative sculpture ran by artist Walter Puchmayr. Participants were told how to create artworks by combining driftwood, stones and metal in a creative way.
While staying at Landhotel Martha I took a lesson in working with clay. The lesson took place in a former farmer’s house called Waldwerkstatt. Well, what should I create? A pot? A plate? A heart? A locomotive … That’s it!
At the farmhouse of Mr. Weingartner in Schlierbach, I took a lesson in cutting hay with a traditional scythe. Interested people can also take a class learning about some facts regarding agriculture. Though this is mainly an offer just for fun the lessons are pretty informative.
Let’s play “Guess the movie”! This photo was taken at that castle where I created a painting with some coffee and gold leaf. There is still some gold at my finger, so about which movie I am speaking?
After taking a lesson in Latte Art, I did it again: making art with coffee. At Lockenhaus Castle, I took a class in painting with coffee and gold led by the Austrian artist Stefanie Moro. I “klimt” the Iron Maiden I saw in the castle vault.
Right below the walls of Lockenhaus Castle (Burg Lockenhaus) in Burgenland, I took a class about working with acrylic paint led by Elisabeth Holzschuster. Well, how do you like my first work? It is called ‘Blue Car on a Rainy Day’.
At the Rosenhotel in Zwentendorf, I joined a lesson in decorating a cake. The lesson was given by the owner, Mrs. Helga Fidler-Himsel. Besides that, the area is also interesting for industry buffs.
You find the Augarten Porcelain Manufacture on the edge of one of the largest parks in Vienna: Augarten Park. During a guided tour, I learned about the process of making porcelain and the chance to take painting classes.