MANDALA POWER: Create Your Own Personal Mandala
A Silk Painting Workshop with Fiona Stolze
Current dates available: Saturday, to be anounced
Venue: Malahide – details given on registration.
Time: 10am – approx. 4pm
Cost: €55 to include drinks and nibbles. Please bring a packed lunch.
Come and join in with this day workshop of silk painting and high creativity. I will be introducing you to the concept of the mandala as a tool for focussing and calming your mind. Mandala originates from Sanskrit and means ‘mystical circle’.
Each workshop will take place with a minimum of 4 participants.
There will be a maximum of 10 people at any workshop and so you can be sure of lots of personal attention and guidance.
We’ll start by me sharing some basic colour information and then you will learn some basic silk painting techniques using gutta (resist), silk dyes and salt. You’ll then start to create your own personal mandala on satin silk with my help. This will be purely your own unique expression. During the day I’ll be chatting to you about colours andtheir different and giving you lots of hints and tips along the way. Your power mandala will reveal itself to you moment by moment: a unique piece of artwork to be treasured.
I’d like to warmly welcome both complete beginners as well as those of you who have painted on silk before. Come and participate in this workshop as no previous experience is necessary at all. The process is gentle and powerful and you will find that the vibrancy of the colours effortlessly draws out the artist within you.
I will send your artwork on to you by post after I have steam-fixed the dyes. This process lends the silk a translucent sheen and intensifies the vibrancy of the colours.
You don’t need to bring anything with you as all materials are provided during this workshop. Tea, coffee and water will be available as well as a light lunch around 1pm.
ADDITIONAL SERICE: For those of you who would like your mandala transformed into a beautiful silk mandala cushion with a silk dupioni zip-fastener backing, let me know on booking and for an additional €25 we can do this for you.
Pre-booking is essential so that I can know how many places to set out.
If you’d like to register, please get in touch as soon as possible. I look forward to having you with us. 
E-mail: info@silkandart.com and put Silk Painting Workshop in the subject line – thank you.
**We run regular workshops. Please leave your details with us so that we can contact you with future dates.
Re: Saturday 28th June workshop
A big thank you to all the lovely people who attended this workshop and created the most beautiful mandalas.
I shall be posting some photos to let others see what amazing work you produced.
In gratitude for the time we spent together.
Fiona
Hi – I am trying to find out info. on the artist Stolze. My mother left me 2 pictures painted on silk with this name. Now I’m trying to find out what they might be worth. She had them around the 1980’s or early 70’s (but I’m not too sure on the year) They are two iris’ with the colors of purples. They are beautiful and I had 2 new picture frames made for them along with the same colors for the matting. Could you please let me know how old they are, as I’m thinking about selling the two.
Thanks,
Diane Manche
pinkflamingo5@msn.com
Dear Diane
Thank you for contacting me with your question. Unfortunately I am unable to help you as I am not the artist of the paintings you have nor have I any way of knowing who the artist of these paintings is or was. My suggestion would be to take them to a local gallery and get them valued. The artist is most definitely German, as is my name and silk painting is very popular over there.
I hope someone may be able to help you out, Diane. Good luck with your search.
Kind regards
Fiona