Palimpsest Ink Drawing by Elena Shkvarkina
K2 Academy is excited to announce Palimpsest Ink Drawing Workshop with Elena Shkvarkina, brought into the context of jewellery design. It will take place on 21 - 22 May 2022 at our academy.
Article by Elena Shkvarkina
Palimpsest Ink Drawing
I’ve worked in Palimpsest Ink Drawing for more than 4 years now, teaching it to professional and hobby artists covering topics on Portraiture, Human Body, Fashion and Architecture. This time, bringing my brief experience of jewellery making at the Academy and combining it with my signature art technique, I’ll be guiding jewellery makers to enhance their crafting practice and open new perspectives in creative process.
Palimpsest Ink Drawing is a technique that I’ve developed looking for something that would liberate my mind and my ‘hand’. One of my friends called it ‘the art of letting go’ and it couldn’t be more accurate. PID does not require visual perfection, prior pencil sketches or formal training. It is rather a feeling that you capture and for that reason, it is a perfect tool for the design development stage in areas like jewellery making.
Taking it from the eponymous ancient technique of recycling manuscripts, Palimpsest Ink Drawing builds up of washed-off superimposed ink layers. As previous layers are see-through, they create an art memoir or a trace of your painting. This phenomenon resembles peoples’ accumulated life experiences, good and bad. Like Palimpsest, those moments build up our identity, layering up to the present time. In many ways, this art practice resembles the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi, where imperfection and transience are met with acceptance and appreciation. That being said, this art practice also stimulates self-reflection and empathy - two essentials when it comes to crafting jewellery that resonates with your audience.
Join me for this two-day journey into your inner creative self, hear what it has to tell you and benefit your professional and daily life with liberating art practice.
Who it would be beneficial for
Jewellery makers, fashion illustrators, artists, hobby artists, designers, those who love art but never dared to make it, those who want to deepen their connection with their creative practice of any kind, anyone who believes that self-development is the best investment.
Takeaways
Learn Palimpsest Ink Drawing and its surprising application methods that will challenge your creative thinking
Learn empathy practices that will help you to read people’s needs and create jewellery they want to wear
Create contemporary jewellery illustrations that you can put on your wall, send as a gift or sell
Take away a complimentary PID kit to keep your practice going after the workshop
Elena Shkvarkina's Biography
Elena Shkvarkina is a Moscow-born, London-based artist and art coach.
Over the last four years, Elena has worked as a fashion illustrator, representing high-end brands such as Christian Dior and Selfridges at private and public events including London and Paris Fashion Week. She creates portraiture, fashion and jewellery illustrations enhancing the bond between brands and their clients through the experience of live art.
Text and images by Elena Shkvarkina.