Multi-Media Workshop with Rachel Popowcer & Tanya Ward Goodman

Turn your memories into visual art in this multi-medium workshop with artist, Rachel Popowcer, and writer, Tanya Ward Goodman.

Following a “behind the scenes” tour of Tinkertown Museum, the workshop begins on the page with writing prompts and exercises designed to open a portal to the past. As we shift to a hands-on project, we will use a variety of mediums, including ink resist, watercolor, and collage, to create pieces centered around the interpretation of memory and the construction of a visual narrative. All skill levels are encouraged and welcome!

The instructor will supply materials, but students are encouraged to bring personal photos and ephemera to use as inspiration or to incorporate into the work. You are also welcome to bring art supplies such as watercolor, acrylic paint, rubber cement, black India ink, colored pencils, and tracing paper.

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Rachel Popowcer is an Albuquerque-based mixed media oil painter and photographer. She holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA from UNM. Rachel currently teaches Art Studio courses at CNM and has taught with the UNM Art Department, UNM’s Continuing Education Program, The New Mexico Cancer Center, The New Mexico Art League, and other community programs. In addition to her studio practice, Rachel has curated multiple exhibitions for the CNM Art Gallery, including WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE, a showcase of LGBTQ+ artists that reflects her commitment to representation and community dialogue. She was recently (October 2025) the Artist-in-Residence for the Paseo Project in Taos and is currently developing new bodies of work that continue her study of transformation, memory, and collective connection.

Tanya Ward Goodman grew up at Tinkertown Museum, an experience she chronicled in her award-winning memoir, “Leaving Tinkertown,” (University of New Mexico Press.) She is a proud inheritor of her dad’s curiosity and creativity. Her essays and articles relating to art, travel, caregiving, and memoir, have appeared in numerous publications including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Luxe, Orange County Register, Huffington Post, Variable West, Los Angeles Review of Books, and listed as notable in the 2019 Best American Science and Nature Writing.