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Crystalline Afterlives: Salt as Material, Salt as Method

from $100.00

Title: Crystalline Afterlives: Salt as Material, Salt as Method
Dates: November 8–9
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Instructor: Artist Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida (DBF)
Cost: $100–$125 Sliding Scale

Location: 209 McAllister Street, Studio A, Baltimore, MD 21202

Description:

Discover the Transformative Power of Salt

In this two-day hands-on workshop, salt becomes more than just a seasoning—it transforms into a critical artistic material with infinite possibilities. Participants will explore how crystallization can shape texture, form, and meaning in both art and craft, while also engaging with big questions about material (after)life, transformation, and time.

Led by artist Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida (DBF), you’ll gain insider access to his groundbreaking experiments in “salt sculpture.” Through guided exercises, you’ll learn brine-making, textile-generation techniques, and experiment with crystallization firsthand.

By the end of the workshop, each participant will complete their own woven textile salt sculpture sample—a truly one-of-a-kind piece that reflects the slow, alchemical work of salt.

No prior experience is required—just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

Cost:

Title: Crystalline Afterlives: Salt as Material, Salt as Method
Dates: November 8–9
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Instructor: Artist Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida (DBF)
Cost: $100–$125 Sliding Scale

Location: 209 McAllister Street, Studio A, Baltimore, MD 21202

Description:

Discover the Transformative Power of Salt

In this two-day hands-on workshop, salt becomes more than just a seasoning—it transforms into a critical artistic material with infinite possibilities. Participants will explore how crystallization can shape texture, form, and meaning in both art and craft, while also engaging with big questions about material (after)life, transformation, and time.

Led by artist Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida (DBF), you’ll gain insider access to his groundbreaking experiments in “salt sculpture.” Through guided exercises, you’ll learn brine-making, textile-generation techniques, and experiment with crystallization firsthand.

By the end of the workshop, each participant will complete their own woven textile salt sculpture sample—a truly one-of-a-kind piece that reflects the slow, alchemical work of salt.

No prior experience is required—just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

About our sliding Scale

$100 (7 spots)

Consider paying this amount if you have limited expendable income, have little or no access to financial support from family, have significant debt, and little or no access to savings. This is a discounted rate.

$125 (8 spots)

Consider paying this amount if doing so would be an investment, but not create hardship for your household. You might choose this rate if you are able to regularly meet your basic needs and have some expendable income, can travel every couple of years without burden, and have some debt but are able to pay it regularly. This is the true cost of a session.

Thanks to Orion Johnstone and Worts & Cunning + Sun English for the language for supporting & articulating sliding scale.