The Bottega

The CookBook of Secrets at Babson College

March 24- May 16

Candice Smith Corby and William Pettit/ The Bottega

The intersection of food, art, and alchemy. Through their arts collective The Bottega, William Pettit and Candice Smith Corby share a passion for the rediscovery of the making, use, and implementation of ancient artist materials and their reintroduction into contemporary art-making. Their fascination with natural materials and how they relate to culinary ingredients have led them to develop The CookBook of Secrets, named for the medieval Books of Secrets featuring color and alchemical texts. The exhibition will share poetic pigment recipes with a Mediterranean influence and how their personal artwork is influenced by these intersections.

Candice Smith Corby’s article about our Venice Workshop is published on the Artsy Forager website. http://artsyforager.com/2014/12/17/artsy-abroad-venice/

The Bottega will be at the 4th Annual Othello’s Island Conference, March 17-20, delivering a paper on our Masaccio fresco recreation project in Istanbul, The Reconciliation of Material and Time: Recreating Masaccio’s Expulsion.

Who we are

A group of artists and professors who wish to learn, produce, and share art-making in various media. We offer workshops and residencies in painting and photography in the beautiful Sabina region of Italy. We specialize in ancient techniques such as fresco painting and icon painting, and encourage modern multimedia approaches. The goal of the project is to provide a service to the community, in researching and recuperating historical structures, but also provide a hands-on learning experience for students, teachers, and artists. Now accepting applicants for personalized workshops throughout the year. Contact us for more details.

Courses

Sept. 26 to Oct. 3, 2015 Venice: Watercolor painting and the cuisine of the Veneto. Make a stop on the Grand Tour with artists and professors, William Pettit and Candice Smith Corby as they escort you on an unforgettable and personalized journey thourgh the city of dreams. Experience the treasures of Venice, watercolor painting and local culinary delights. Contact us for more details.

Where

The Bottega workshops will take place on location in historic structures around Central Italy. For 2014, we will be in the 16th century monastery of Sant’Andrea in Collevecchio, Italy. Collevecchio is in the beautiful and historic Sabina region of Italy, one hour north of Rome, and 2 hours from Florence, Siena, Assisi, Cortona and Perugia.