Description
This workshop takes place over two Sunday afternoons: October 12 & 19 2025
Follow in the footsteps (or linework) of Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer and Raphael. Silverpoint is a centuries-old drawing technique using a silver-pointed stylus on prepared paper to create fine, permanent lines made of metal fragments.
In this two-day workshop, artist Caterina Leone will guide you through the unique properties of silverpoint with a focus on botanical subjects. You'll learn how to prepare your own drawing surfaces, explore the effects of different metals and oxidation, and gain insight into best practices, troubleshooting, and creative mark-making.
Alongside demonstrations and historical context, you’ll create your own finished botanical artwork and leave with a silver stylus to keep. No prior experience with silverpoint is needed—just curiosity!
Drawing with Silver: Botanical Studies in a Historic Medium
12 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2025 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Course Code: 25-SPRING-LEONE
Non-Member Price:
$ 190.00
Members Price:
$ 140.00
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Artist & Tutor
Caterina Leone
Caterina Leone is a Melbourne-based artist revitalising the ancient silverpoint technique to explore gender, the societal reading of physical appearance, and our relationship with nature. Originally from Sydney, she studied at the National Art School and worked in arts administration before focusing on her practice. Her work has been exhibited in Australia and the USA, and she is a 2025 VAS Coterie scholar.
Acknowledgment of traditional owners.
We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.