Sofie Børsting

Upcoming events
Jun 14 10:00 AM - Jun 15 4:00 PM
Experimental painting/ collage in Raadvad/earth pigments, structures and materialsRaadvad 40, 2800 Kongens Lyngby
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Aug 30 10:00 AM - Aug 31 4:00 PM
Inner Landscapes - Picturesque Soulful ImmersionRaadvad 50, 2800 Kongens Lyngby
Sep 25 5:00 PM - Oct 23 8:30 PM
Drawing on the Glyptotek, Sensual Strokes Hold 1Dantes plads 7, 1556 København V
Nov 13 5:00 PM - Dec 4 8:30 PM
Drawing on the Glyptotek, Sensual Strokes Hold 2Dantes plads 7, 1556 København V
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Drawing on the Glyptotek, Sensual Strokes Hold 1
Sensual Drawing on the Glyptotek 4 Thursday Evenings September 25, 9,16,23 October It is open to anyone who wants to develop their line in new experimental ways and enjoy the exotic oasis and culture of the Glyptotek. \ Each time there will be a program of short and slightly longer drawing exercises. We study shapes and lines very closely so that the shapes dissolve and can perhaps be seen in completely new and more abstract ways and a little further away from other exciting angles... There will be meditative presence exercises, new ways of holding the pencil, turning and turning the paper in the process, working layer upon layer, free shading exercises and exciting light and shadow exercises. It is drawing with a more abstract and free approach to studying the shapes, lines and faces. Both joint exercises and individual drawing and guidance. \ \ From here on, we draw either in specific spaces such as in the Rodin Hall or in the Palm Garden, etc. We take a closer look at an artist and let ourselves be inspired by the line and the dynamics of their strokes based on meditative experiences from the works. It can be e.g. Degas, Bonnard, Van Gogh or Cezanne. We should not, as such, draw like them, but study a picture and select some characteristics that inspire. It could be Degas's hatches and movement, Bonnard's lyrical and imperfect free strokes, Gauguin's simplified forms and faces, etc., and the very energy and expression of the works. There is a buffer date of October 30, if I should I have to cancel once. \ \ You decide for yourself whether you want to cultivate a very abstract and free approach or a more figurative path. \ \ Bring an A3 drawing pad and pencils. \ You have to stand for an annual card yourself (from 150-295, -)\ \ It is open to everyone and you can benefit from joining several teams to get more immersion. There are always new angles in drawing and in the artists we let ourselves be inspired by. There are always new exciting themes, artists and drawing experiments on each team.
DKK 1,250/ Drawing on the Glyptotek
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Drawing on the Glyptotek, Sensual Strokes Hold 2
Sensual drawing on the Glyptotek, team 2 4 Thursday Evenings 13, 20, 27 November and 4 December Experimental, sensual drawing in the most beautiful rooms...\ Focus on presence, sensuous, meditative and liberating drawing. It is open to anyone who wants to develop their line in new experimental ways and enjoy the exotic oasis and culture of the Glyptotek. \ Each time there will be a program of short and slightly longer drawing exercises. We study shapes and lines very closely so that the shapes dissolve and can perhaps be seen in completely new and more abstract ways and a little further away from other exciting angles... There will be meditative presence exercises, new ways of holding the pencil, turning and turning the paper in the process, working layer upon layer, free shading exercises and exciting light and shadow exercises. It is drawing with a more abstract and free approach to studying the shapes, lines and faces. Both joint exercises and individual drawing and guidance. \ \ From here on, we draw either in specific spaces such as in the Rodin Hall or in the Palm Garden, etc. We take a closer look at an artist and let ourselves be inspired by the line and the dynamics of their strokes based on meditative experiences from the works. It can be e.g. Degas, Bonnard, Van Gogh or Cezanne. We should not, as such, draw like them, but study a picture and select some characteristics that inspire. It could be Degas's hatches and movement, Bonnard's lyrical and imperfect free strokes, Gauguin's simplified forms and faces, etc., and the very energy and expression of the works. There is a buffer date of December 11, if I should I have to cancel once. \ \ You decide for yourself whether you want to cultivate a very abstract and free approach or a more figurative path. \ \ Bring an A3 drawing pad and pencils. \ You have to stand for an annual card yourself (from 150-295, -)\ \ It is open to everyone and you can benefit from joining several teams to get more immersion. There are always new angles in drawing and in the artists we let ourselves be inspired by. There are always new exciting themes, artists and drawing experiments on each team.
DKK 1,250/ Drawing on the Glyptotek
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Experimental painting/collage workshop in Raadvad. Landscapes of Dreams
17-18 May 10am-4pm both days Landscape of Dreams- painting and collage/ mixed media Sittering light, water and air In this workshop we work with vibrant colors and collage. It is up to the individual how much is torn apart or you work more in simple pictures. We create our own materials to create the collage compositions. We work with the dreamy landscape as the focus. Here we study the exciting reflections of the water and the sea, the sizzling lights and the soft tones of the sky. With fluid colors, layer upon layer of colors and material clash. We cultivate the light, dreamy and sensual expression in the collage and use printing on glass surfaces many different colors and materials are mixed. I call it visions landscapes where we work with more ethereal unknown dreamy landscapes. We look at rivers, water, transparency and rivers and compose for new exciting formations and expressions in the compositions. Right outside the door we also have protected nature where we can find inspiration for colors and textures. As always, we work with the meditative and liberating seeing what emerges in lines and shapes in our inspired by the nature around us and photos from the larger geology. The search for the dreamy, inner and visionary. It is a listening and intuitive process in which we search deeper to get closer to one dreams of expressing... Maybe something completely unexpected of colors, shapes and content will happen this weekend...
DKK 1,975/ Person
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Experimental painting/ collage in Raadvad/earth pigments, structures and materials
June 14-15, 10am-4pm We have a special focus on the soil, that which grows from fungi, roots, nature's treasure trove of various structures. Especially in this workshop we develop different structures in the materials inspired by the textural world of nature in the abstract or more figurative compositions. We use various earth pigments, ash, coal in combination with more lasering liquid colors that create exciting surfaces and sensuous material clashes. I have found new simple methods to step by step build picturesque collages. Over the past several years I have developed collage techniques that are particularly liberating for artistic development. By tearing, cutting and joining painted and drawn parts, new unpredictable compositions are created. We work with simple collage exercises to more put together more materials, textures, lines and faces. There are many exciting possibilities in working with collage that cannot be painted. You'll learn how to use collage/mixed media's amazing capabilities to modulate images rather than a few unexpected material clashes. I also call them transformation pictures, as the images can change all the time with interesting and exciting results. It is a guided journey where we work with certain meditative and liberating exercises also with space for our own free play. We use color pigments, Golden acrylic, ash, gouache, graphite, dry pastels and the most delicious oil pastels from Sennelier to create magical textures lines and surfaces in our compositions. (the same materials I use in my own work) There will be many different interesting paper types, cardboard, canvas and other things that can be freely used. By using different materials in layers upon layers, exciting contrasts and expressions are achieved that would otherwise not be possible.
DKK 1,975/ person
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Immersive summer workshop/Experimental painting/collage
30 July — 3 August, *5 days 10am-4pm all days. * Experimental painting and collage, interior landscapes Immersive summer workshop, Nature's pigments and structures in interaction with the sensuous interior and exterior landscape. Smoothed colors and fabric similarities. We have a large beautiful natural area where the wilder experiments can take place and wonderful breaks at Mølleåen and new inspiration can be found. Dive in and explore new combinations of natural pigments, combination with nature materials such as ash and the finest ink colors. We have to work pouring and doing experiments in our outdoor studio right down to the mill creek with big tables to work on. It is a guided process of short and longer freeing, meditative observational drawing and painting exercises. There are works exploring different ways to make textures, colors vibrate and live. We work with the glossy surfaces against the matte, transparent layers and fabric similarities, from the very light light and ethereal to the darkest depths. We mix exquisite acrylic inks from Schminke, with ash paints and gouaches to achieve beautiful deep colors in combination with oil pastels, dry pastels and pencils etc. You will learn to work with compositions into the abstract or more figurative and to evoke the expression and mood you want to bring out with various mixed media techniques. We find inspiration from abstract forms from nature's treasure trove of patterns, faces and lines from e.g. fragments of bark, shells, moss etc. We also use nature photographs of landscapes and observations from nature around us. There will be many different paper grades to use. There is also the possibility that we enjoy an evening by the sea together with a drawing board and some food, maybe we will have a lunch at Raadvad inn... Includes all materials coffee, tea and a little cake All the many delicious materials are in place in Ellehuset However, larger watercolor papers and canvas materials can be purchased Program *Day 1: * Sketch processes, here we find with materials and themes, colors with which we work experimentally. We mainly work with dry materials (coal, graphite, different chalk, dry pastel) and a little painting *Day 2: * minor Collage trials of materials from day 1: we rip and experiment with smaller collages. *Day 3: * Painting outside,\ *\ * finding your focus, painting on different materials, paper cardboard, without or in larger formats as used in the exciting mixed media compositions. *Day 4: * Selection and further work in larger formats. *Day 5: * Completion/Light and Shadow. Materials such as dry pastels, charcoal and paint and cropping are used to make the images a strong expression. Possibly lunch at Raadvad inn finishing and evaluation.. We look at the forms of nature around us, make use of them in our abstract
DKK 4,400/ Immersive summer workshop
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Inner Landscapes - Picturesque Soulful Immersion
*Meditative and painting workshop in Raadvad. * We look forward to holding this joint workshop where we invite you to explore the inner soulful landscapes. Lecturers Sofie Børsting and Didde Flor Rotne Inspired by, among other things, the four elements, the lines and structures of nature, poems and meditative exercises, you will be guided into a picturesque process of immersion. Through Sophie's unique methods of creating layers and depth in her images, she opens a gateway to step into a mythical, timeless landscape that mirrors eternity and the multifarious paths of the soul. Didde's poems invite you into a soulful space where you are inspired to turn toward your inner landscapes. In an interaction between small meditative exercises and reading the poems, you will feel a connection to a source of calm, inspiration and presence. At the workshop you will receive: A meditative, guided process that brings you in touch with your own unique expression and your inner landscapes You will be led through a painterly process using many different materials that add depth to the images. Inspirational poems and beautiful meditation exercises Immersion time focusing on creative and intuitive processes, time in nature and a safe community Openings for new artistic avenues and modes of expression. In this workshop we work with the transparency of the water and the sea, the sparkling light and the soft tones of the sky, as well as the more textural lines and traces of the earth in layers of processes. We cultivate the light, dreamy and sensual expression and use printing on glass surfaces and painting, where many different colors and materials are mixed. In these intuitive inner landscapes, we work with the more ethereal and unknown. Right outside the door we also have protected nature where we can find inspiration for colors and textures. As always, we work with the meditative and liberating and see what emerges in lines and shapes. We get both inspired by the nature around us and beautiful photos of nature from the larger geology. There is a focus on the listening and intuitive in the processes in which we seek to get closer to what one dreams of expressing. Maybe something completely unexpected of colors, shapes and content will happen this weekend... Note: Limited 8 seats at this workshop. Didde Flor Rotne Meditation Teacher, Author & Purpose Guide™ Didde has a background as a primary school teacher and actress before founding the company Silence Revolution in 2011. She is a trained meditation teacher at Berget in Rättvik, and with Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. She gives courses and lectures on mindfulness in companies and at educational institutions and has Soul Coaching Courses for women. She is the author of a number of books on mindfulness and meditation and writes on a poetry collection “Soul Poems”. Read more at www.diddeflorrotne.com Sofie Brushing Visual artist with studio in Raadvad. Sofie has a degree from Royal Danish Acedemy/ design. For the past several years, she has worked with the visual arts as a focus, based in Raadvad. She continuously holds in-depth workshops both in Raadvad and at Glyptoteket. Over the years, she has worked with many artistic expressions such as illustration, textile design with her own interior collections, art prints and design, etc. www.sofieboersting.com
DKK 2,300/ Inner Landscapes
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About Sofie Børsting
Jeg arbejder primært med maleri og mixed-media collager i dynamikken mellem det abstrakte og det figurative. Livsfaser, indre tilstande bearbejdes og undersøges frit og ekspressivt i den maleriske proces. Føden til at give de indre processer udtryk finder jeg ofte i det ydre landskab. Det kan være den helt nære natur som mønstrer og lys i en vandpyt eller geologiske lag i en sten fundet på de daglige gåture til billeder fra det store uendelige univers, der konstant nærer det billedskabende arbejde. Linjer og indtryk fra naturen som bjergrygge, floder, spejlinger og strukturer indfinder sig ofte i billede processen og har dannet et slags eget sprog med symbolske betydninger. Gennem materiale eksperimenter i lag på lag, hvor der påføres, fjernes, skrabes og rives fra hinanden og sammensættes, holdes maleriet og mixed media arbejdet åbent og frit. Jeg arbejder med en blanding af intuitiv, ekspressiv, meditativ og aktiv lytning i maleriet. Processen er ofte meget overraskende, farver, linjer og former dukker op og guider vejen. Taktile kvaliteter optager mig jeg og udforsker konstant nye kombinationer af materialer som aske, jordpigmenter, bløde pasteller, blæk, blyanter og æg tempera. Jeg forsøger at komme ind under det sete og ind til det usete og meget optaget af hvordan dybere spirituelle processer og nærvær kan videreføres til det fysiske materiale.