Halo-Halo Watercolour Workshop

Grab a spoon and a paintbrush!  Magenta House is thrilled to welcome Gizelle Faye back on Sunday 6 July for an interactive workshop on how to make, paint and eat Halo-Halo! 

Halo-Halo is a nostalgic Filipino dessert that translates to ‘mix-mix’ in Tagalog. Imagine a stack-worthy layering of seasonal fruits, sweet beans, jellies, toasted rice puffs, wafers, ice cream, shaved ice, and plant-based and dairy milks! 

In this class, you get to build your own dessert according to your taste and dietary preferences - choosing from a smorgasbord of ingredients prepared by Mariam from Magenta House. Guided by Gizelle, you'll learn how to paint the edible anatomy of this hyper-colour dessert using vibrant watercolours and creative techniques.

What you'll take home from the workshop:

• Watercolour kit

• Paintbrushes in a pencil-case container

• Clipboard with watercolour paper

• Watercolour basics manual

• Glass jar for you to paint watercolours at home

Back by popular demand, this session is open to beginners and intermediate students. No prior painting experience needed - simply show up to Magenta House and come away with your own artwork and a sweet tongue! Connect with fellow participants and gain insights into Filipino culture through food, art, and chikahan (conversations).

🍹Halo-Halo Watercolour Workshop 
📅 Sunday 6 July 2025, 1pm-4pm 
📍 Magenta House, Redfern (Address provided to registered attendees)
💸 Waged = $120 / Unwaged = $110 

Fees going towards materials and labour, and includes a watercolour kit and unlimited halo-halo for participants.

Halo-Halo ingredients will include: Polvoron (short-bread candy) / Vegan black-sesame cookie / Ube halaya (purple yam jam) / Grass jelly /Jackfruit / Sweet beans /Pinipig (toasted rice puffs) / Ice creams  / Milks (evaporated milk, vegan condensed milk) / Seasonal fruits / Tapioca pearls / Kaong (palm nut) / Nata de coco (coconut jelly) / Macapuno (coconut strings) / Sweet corn / Chocolate Waffles / Shaved ice and more.

This class is a collaboration between Mariam Ella Arcilla & Gizelle Faye. We use Holbien paints and offer vegan, nut-free, and gluten-free ingredients. Pls contact Mariam on [email protected] for any queries or access info.

Banner design by: Gizelle Faye