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Tuesdays, 6 Week Class All levels welcome! Hey Mini-Masters! Come on out and have some fun with painting, drawing, collage, sculpture and clay. Students will investigate famous artists and then create with a variety of media. Bring your imagination! For new and continuing students. Maximum 12 children. Ages 5-7 Details Date & Time: Instructor
Tuesdays, 6 Week Class All levels welcome! Hand-building clay class with strong emphasis on activities that develop imagination and inventiveness. Children develop manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination through slab, carving and coiling methods. For new and continuing students, ages 6 & up. Details Date & Time: Instructor
Tuesdays, 6 Week Class All levels welcome! All children are artists so come out, come out, wherever you are and explore with sketch, paint & brush! Students will create works of art based on paintings like Monet's garden and Van Gogh's sunflowers using paint, pencils, and pastels as they learn how to appreciate their own […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week CourseAll levels welcome! Discover the serene artistry of Sumi-e, the traditional Japanese art of ink painting. In this course, students will learn the fundamental techniques of this meditative art form that captures the essence of subjects with minimal, fluid brushstrokes. We begin by exploring proper brush handling, ink preparation, and essential brushstrokes […]
Wednesdays, 4 Week Class (2/25, 3/4, 3/25, 4/1) All levels welcome! Have you always wanted to learn how to make cool pottery on the wheel? Well, this is your chance to fall in love with clay. Let's get muddy together and make bowls, cups, plates, and more! All levels are welcome, but if you are […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week Class All levels welcome! Join Storyteller & Educator Katie Green for this 6 week program that will spark the imagination and enhance literacy and communication skills. We will listen to old and new stories then create original art pieces that will encourage children to retell and extend the stories. Ages 2nd to […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week Class All levels welcome! Escape the digital doldrums and discover pictures you can touch! You'll learn how to craft your own hand-made gelatin silver photographs using brand new, cutting-edge methods, and others more than 100 years old. This class will cover:- How to load and use a film camera. (cameras provided for use […]
All levels welcome! French artist Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) didn't just paint pictures -- he picked fights with tradition and changed the course of art. Dee's lecture explores how Courbet, taunted as "the artist-apostle of ugliness," became the leader of the Realist art movement in the 1850s. You'll meet Courbet the provocateur: outspoken, arrogant, and fond […]
All levels welcome! This is a building class that works together and everyone is welcome. We learn about the underlying substructure of a painting and how to balance and unify your work. We clarify color theory, and better understand different types of brushwork and how to use them. Classical and modern principles are examined as […]
All levels welcome! Metal clay is finely ground metal mixed with a food grade binder. It is easy to texture, mold, and sculpt. Extend your metal clay skills and learn to make hollow forms. We will use silver and bronze clay to make hollow beads for necklaces and bracelets, a box pendant reminiscent of Japanese […]
Intermediate, Advanced, Professional This course is dedicated to intermediates to professionals. Work on your own projects or follow along as I introduce a new project each week. Projects will include functional pieces like serving ware, bowls, plates, platters, pitchers, vases, and lidded boxes. Do you want to make ceramic animals? No problem! Learn to dart […]
All levels welcome! How do artists put together a narrative painting today? I will guide you, step-by-step, through the process of composing a story, understating your message and effectively communicating it to the viewer. Learn to reference images, photos and your imagination; find your style and vision. See you in class! Details Date & Time: Instructor