Wabi Sabi Art

Saturday Workshop with Kristen Guest

  • In This Workshop, You'll Learn:

    In this workshop, we will learn to add texture and meaning in our art using ephemeral, handmade papers, and found materials while embracing the Wabi-Sabi ideology of imperfection through aging and letting things be "natural."

    Wabi-Sabi is a forgiving approach that celebrates so-called mistakes and fosters an experimental spirit, encouraging artists to build up and tear back with abandon. It values authentic and aged—often featuring muted, earthy colors, irregular shapes, and asymmetry.

    We'll spend some time looking at artists who create in this kind of "modern rustic" art style, like Scott Bergey and Serena Barton.

    Students will walk away with a set of two 12x12 mixed media paintings to cherish.

  • Supply List

    This is a studio workshop and students will be using the supplies they bring.


    • (2) 12x12 cradled wood panels
    • Acrylic brushes of all sizes and paint colors you already have
    • Acrylic inks in a couple colors (earth tones preferred)
    • Soft Gel or Matte Medium
    • Neocolor II crayons in a couple colors (neutrals are versatile)
    • Distress Oxide stamp ink pad (just one in black or an earth tone color)
    • Silicone tools (like bowl scrapers and color shapers)
    • Palette knife
    • Palette paper
    • Quality paper towels


    There will be a $10 Materials Fee paid directly to the Instructor for providing additional supplies.

  • Saturday Workshop Info:

    • Sat, February 21st from 11:00am-2:00pm
    • Instructor: Kristen Guest
    • Cost $115
    • Max 16 students
    • Level: 2 (intermediate)
    • Age level: adult (18 & up)
    • Parking Info

  • If You Enjoyed This Workshop...

    Artists who have taken this workshop may also want to explore taking the Big & Bad Abstracts class on Thursday mornings with Kristen.

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About the Instructor

Kristen Guest

Kristen is an award-winning and published full-time artist and art instructor in Southern California. She graduated from art school at Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Art Education, that focused on painting, book arts and printmaking, and has been teaching realism painting since 2004 and abstract painting since 2018.Kristen currently works in three mediums: acrylic, oil/cold wax, and colored pencil. She lives in Poway, CA where she works out of her home studio.

Her work is currently represented through Janssen Artspace in Palm Springs CA, Libby Silvia Artstyle in Boston MA, Liza Pruitt in Richmond VA, Sandstone Gallery in Laguna Beach CA, and Sorelle Gallery in Westport CT.

Kristen’s work has been on exhibit with Ashton Gallery in San Diego CA, The Athenaeum Arts & Music Library in San Diego CA, Huntington Beach Art Center in Huntington Beach CA, Borrego Art Institute in Borrego Springs CA, Arc Gallery in San Francisco CA, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in Port Angeles WA, Jen Tough Gallery in Santa Fe NM, Woman Made Gallery in Chicago IL, JAG Gallery in Key West FL, High Point Market in High Point NC, and Saatchi's The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles.

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