Framing Your Story Through Living Art with Jeanette Ricasio
Channel: Art Gallery of Mississauga
Date: 2021-06-27

FRAMING YOUR STORY THROUGH LIVING ART

Do you remember a time or place you miss or love most but have been disconnected from? With everything going on in the world, we all have our form of a border-crossing story. There is a sense of longing for what once was, and during this workshop, Jeanette Ricasio shows us how to relate art to bringing us back to that time or place.
It’s about capturing the scenery we long for and turning that feeling into a “living art.”
For example, you’ve come to Canada as your border crossing story, but you still miss the Philippines, the tropics and the scents. By creating lush mossy frames, we are brought back to that place we remember.
Participants are asked to have the following materials on hand for the workshop.

Artist Statement – Jeanette Ricasio

At some point, we have felt intimidated to attempt an art piece. My work is a constant trial of beginnings, hence my range of artwork. I have experimented with acrylic and watercolor painting, illustration, pour art, artificial moss frames, terrariums, cement planters, clay coasters, miniatures, and DIY wall art that includes macramé. My inspiration comes from anywhere including plants, music, self-reflection, other artists and more. When I see something exciting or fascinating, I want to try it and persevere through the research process and practice to make it.
Beginning each piece is a practice on its own. I hope that through my work, others can feel inspired to overcome doubt on attempting an art piece and feel proud of what they create. No matter how small the step, I’d love for them to celebrate the fact that they took that step and that is fulfilling for me as an artist.

Materials:

- Picture Frame (recycled preferred)
- Glue or hot glue gun to stick the artificial moss and small décor to the frame
- Cardboard to protect working surface
- A variety of artificial moss (available through an art store such as Michaels)
- Branches, stones or another décor to represent the feeling or location you’re symbolizing (examples include wood discs, small decorative butterflies/birds, small keepsakes, etc.)

Participants can also bring air plants or acrylic paints to enhance their frames

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This workshop is a part of the border crossings project presented by the Art Gallery of Mississauga. It is generously funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Mississauga.⁠