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Stephanie Burton |
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In this Workshop we will be creating a petite creamer out of clay. This is a GREAT project for introducing folks to clay! Using a template that I created for this project, I will demonstrate how to assemble this lovely petite creamer. I have taught this project to 100’s of students and a frequent comment that I get is, “this was so much easier than I imagined.” It really is! Prior to the workshop I need to know if you will be picking up your piece or if you would like me to ship your creamer. Shipping costs will be in addition to the Materials fee.
Students of every experience level are welcome! Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
- Hand-building tool kit to take home (my favorite tools). Supplies Needed to bring for Class: - small water container, a rag & apron.
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Vicki Assegued |
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Learn to create a truly unique and stunning art piece, with multiple layers and textures of fabric. Using simple materials, students will learn many techniques for creating a base, covered with beautiful overlays of fabric, surrounded by shapes that extend outward, giving the piece added shape, dimension and excitement. The final piece will hang on the wall. No sewing involved, no art experience necessary, just enthusiasm, creativity, and a sense of adventure! Vicki will offer many demonstrations, answer questions, and give many technical and aesthetic tips along the way. Students will also gain inspiration and encouragement from the creative work of their fellow students. Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes: Instructor will provide fabrics, iron-on adhesive, irons, pens, rulers, cardboard Supplies Needed to bring for Class: *Bring a variety of fabric to cut up, such as used clothing, fabric scraps, trims, lace, pillowcases, place mats, tablecloths, etc. The sky's the limit with this. Any type of fabric will work, except thin silk.
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Beatriz Helton |
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I designed the Peace quilt to keep my hands busy during stressful times, it's hard to Materials Fee $5 paid at beginning of class includes: materials content here
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Stephanie Wolcott |
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Learn how to turn copper into beautiful jewelry pieces that you design. There is so much to learn in this workshop! Materials Fee $30 paid at beginning of class includes: all the supplies to create 4 pendants/ necklaces. Copper, patinas, embellishments, instruction booklet Supplies Needed to bring for Class: Please bring safety glasses and disposable gloves to class.
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Kat Kirby |
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Let’s create new journals from old books! (Or even new books). Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Papers papers and more papers, such as: Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
A hard-covered book, ideally about 5” x 8” or thereabouts, with a spine no wider than 1.5”.
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Trish McKinney |
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“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom” – Socrates Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes: GOLDEN Paints – Fluid Acrylics, Gesso, & Matte Medium, Strathmore Paper, Words to Collage, Brushes, StencilGirl Stencils, Reference Photos, Handouts, & more Supplies Needed to bring for Class: water container, & paper towels - optional - students may want to use a blow dryer to help speed up drying if electrical outlets permit. Trish will provide everything else.
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Roxanne Padgett |
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You can create fun and beautiful prints without expensive press or fancy art materials using everyday materials. We will focus on different print-making techniques, collagraph relief, mono-printing, & trace-monoprints, reduction prints, tetra-pack printing, and faux silk screening. Materials Fee $20 cash paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
You can create fun and beautiful prints without expensive press or fancy art materials using everyday materials. We will focus on different print-making techniques, collagraph relief, mono-printing, & trace-monoprints, reduction prints, tetra-pack printing, and faux silk screening. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Pencil
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Dina Wakely |
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Drawing faces is based on a formula....but how far can we push that formula to create expressive, interesting faces? As I continue my drawing journey, my faces have moved to be more and more abstract. In this class I’ll go over the techniques and principles I use to draw expressive (and yes, maybe weird) faces. We’ll concentrate on line quality, mark-making, different views, and exaggeration Instructor will provide:
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Theresa Okamura |
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Sunflowers bring joy and happiness and depict resiliency and strength. Join Theresa with Maple and Birch Rustic Signs for a fun afternoon of creativity. We will create a unique piece of art using vintage windows right out of Oregon farmhouses and barns and acrylic paints. No painting or art experience is needed. Beginners to art and crafting are welcomed! One Vintage Window Acrylic Paints Paint brushes, tools, apron and other misc. supplies will be provided for the class. There are no extra supplies that you need to bring.
Materials Fee $75 -$105 (based on the size of window) paid in cash at the beginning of class includes: One Vintage Window Acrylic Paints Paint brushes, tools, apron and other misc. supplies will be provided for the class. There are no extra supplies that you need to bring. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: None !
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Pamela Sue Johnson |
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In this workshop we will explore using watercolor with mixed-media to create layered, textured artworks full of floral beauty. NO DRAWING SKILL NEEDED. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Transfer Graphite Paper Supplies Needed to bring for Class: NOTHING! Just bring You!
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Jesse Reno |
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This is an open level class as there is plenty to be learned by someone who has never painted before or those who are full time artists and teachers. A mix of demonstration, lecture and hands on painting will introduce students to my ideas, techniques and the concepts that motivate my work. In this mixed-media painting class you will learn to create paintings that emerge from an abstract base of markings, colors, line, and shape to form expressive and organic creations. Students will learn painting and mark making techniques that will encourage imagery and connection to their work. Through a series of painting exercises, you will explore and express your ideas by imagining what could be created from abstraction rather than confining your ideas to predetermined outcomes. Within the process we will create narrative dialogue by noting what we see and feel in our work . Through the practice of subtractive painting we will remove the parts that are no longer relevant or keep us trapped from progress. This teaches us choice and freedom to change direction in our work. We continually build layers within our paintings combining fragments of passed ideas with the new until we arrive at a feeling of completion . Through this engagement we learn to experiment, take risks, re associate our work from perspectives unconfined by our expectations. This allows us to see things clearly and move to a more expressed and personal engagement when painting. Using simple materials and techniques you will be free to express yourself within your paintings in new ways. finding yourself as a painter from the raw base of art, learning your personal likes dislikes. Connecting you to your practice and imagery from a position of experimentation and instinct. Teaching you to imagine the unimaginable.
For me painting is an experience in every way, i love the feeling of each If you would like to learn more about my teaching style and my background you can check out the videos below
Here is a link to a recent feature on my teaching ideas and techniques from Oregon Artbeat
Here is a link to a lecture i gave at the national art educators associations annual confrence in chicago a few years ago
To see over 2000 examples of my work and to find out more about me check out my site - www.jessereno.com Materials fee $25 paid directly to instructor at beginning of class includes: non toxic acrylic paint primary colors, white and black. black colored pencils as marking tools, and heavy wieght 100lb bristol paper as our surface, so we can roll our pieces up for easy transport home. Supplies You Need to Bring to Class in addition to materials provided by instructor:
- small brush for details
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Jacqueline Newbold |
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Spice up your art journal with this fun, easy watercolor, and embellishing technique. Combining beautiful watercolor backgrounds, alternative papers, mixed media, and rubber stamps, you will learn how to make intriguing additions and backgrounds that will liven up any page in your art journals. Starting with gorgeous, colorful watercolor washes, your pages will be the perfect backdrop for adding interest and words of inspiration. We will add our favorite and inspiring quotes, poetry, words of wisdom, as well as your own words. We will also add pockets, and other dimensional items to add a component of mystery and engage the reader to explore beyond the flat surface of the page. Artists are very tactile and inserting dimensional objects adds a component of pretty surprises, enticing exploration beyond the flat dimension of the page. We will be experimenting how to enhance our of exciting ways to enhance your journal pages using different papers, stencils, stamps, and various pens and ink. This is a great way to start or finish a journal page with flair! All levels welcome. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
• Extra watercolor paint samples. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Top quality watercolor paints (not student grade!) I suggest you start out with top quality brands such as Daniel Smith, Windsor Newton, Holbein, or Sennelier with at least 6 colors, a warm and a cool of yellow, red, and blue. Suggested colors: COOL YELLOW: Lemon yellow or Hansa yellow light, WARM YELLOW; new Gamboge or quinacridone gold, COOL RED: Permanent rose or quinacridone rose, WARM RED: Permanent red or Windsor red, WARM BLUE: French ultramarine blue, COOL BLUE: cobalt blue. Optional colors include: Permanent orange, Permanent Magenta, Manganese blue, quinacridone purple, French vermilion, quinacridone burnt orange, and rich green gold. Check out my blog post for ideas of a well-rounded watercolor palette: http://djnewbold.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-well-rounded-watercolor-palette.html
Optional: Alphabet and patterned stencils, rubber stamps, Posca or Sharpie oil-based paint pens, Pentel Slicci metallic gel pens
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Vicki Assegued |
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In this workshop, we’ll begin with wrapping a wooden frame with assorted fabrics. Then, we’ll add many layers of fibers and other objects, within, around and hanging from the frame. This is a great project for incorporating all kinds of pieces and parts you may already have on hand, such as fabric scraps, jewelry parts, shells, beads, unfinished project parts and other embellishments. You’ll learn how to create a variety of fun fiber parts, prior to adding them onto the main piece, using techniques such as coiling, wrapping, sewing, stuffing, twisting and knotting. These techniques allow for a layered, dimensional look that adds intrigue and beauty to your piece. The final piece will be your own unique and stunning creation to hang on the wall. Materials Fee $45 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
Background material Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Fabric Scissors
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Beatriz Helton |
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I love the various scraps of papers and fabrics I have saved from previous projects and I was inspired to make a book to hold them. It’s satisfying to use my little treasures to create pages and interesting ephemeral elements. Materials Fee $5 paid at beginning of class includes: fabrics, vintage book pages, images for transfers, sari ribbon for the closures and anything else I can think of, plus the use any of my supplies Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Scraps of fabrics solid and sheer, laces, ribbons, vintage papers, vintage
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Kat Kirby |
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People love to make books, art journals, travel journals, junk journals, altered books, and so much more! But I have often heard “OK, I made this book, now what?” Or “I don’t know what to do with it now that it’s finished.” Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes: All materials needed for the embellishments! Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Your handmade journal
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Trish McKinney |
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Metamorphosis is the process of transformation – a transition from one form into another – a dramatic evolving of something from a simple to a more complex form. As an artist, it is a goal to always be striving for the next level of understanding and to Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes: GOLDEN Paints – Fluid Acrylics, Gesso, & Matte Medium, Ampersand Aquabord Panels, Brushes, StencilGirl Stencils, Reference Photos, Handouts, & more Supplies Needed to bring for Class: water container, & paper towels - optional - students may want to use a blow dryer to help speed up drying if electrical outlets permit. Trish will also bring some extra of these items to share if needed. Trish will provide everything else.
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Roxanne Padgett |
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Creative people love to surround themselves and draw inspiration from our stash of treasures, and sometimes “Our Treasures” are simple recycled materials. Inspiration for this book comes from my collection of small recycled boxes and packaging I could not bring myself to throw away. Using recycled materials you will transform the ordinary into something extraordinary and unique to your personal expression. Additionally, you can utilize other collage materials and ephemera you may have in your stash. First, we will prepare the packaging & small boxes for the mixed media layering process that will become the cover and pages of your book. We will then use several mixed media techniques, painting, drawing, stenciling, stamps and more to create the layers and develop a color palette and theme for your artist book. We play around with the different sizes of pages that create another level of layering and bind the book in class. The book form will be completed in class, and then you can continue adding to embellish at your own pace. Students can email me at: padgettroxanne3@gmail.com
Materials Fee $10 cash paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
Papers to paint on for collage fodder
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Small recycled boxes, like pasta, tea, rice boxes etc. You will probably need 6 to 10 small-sized boxes. You can flatten them out to bring to class but do not cut them apart yet.
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Jacqueline Sullivan |
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This class is about what every abstract artist needs to know to build a painting that draws in the viewer and hold their interest. The best artist's know, and can implement, design fundamentals in their work. This course focuses on various types of Compositions: Horizon lines, Focal Points, Horizonal, diagonal and vertical compositions and more. We’ll talk about Shape, Value, Color, Edges etc. as they feed into our chosen compositions. Class will begin in the morning with students creating several small “Sketch paintings”, either in their journals or on separate sheets of paper. Then one of the favored sketches will be enlarged to 11” x 14” or larger on an Ampersand Panel and we will spend the afternoon working toward a finished painting. We’ll work with Golden fluid acrylics in transparent layers in order to build deep and rich surfaces. Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
All Paints and Mediums Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
11 x 14 - 140 lb watercolor pad. I prefer Strathmore 300
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Dina Wakely |
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Lynn Perella taught me, "You can't fake layers." Join me for an exploration of mixed-media layering techniques--what works, what doesn't, how to fix about anything. Instructor Will Provide:
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Tammy Gilley |
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Whether you’re getting ready to embark on a new journey, have just returned from one and want to chronicle your adventures, or you’re an armchair traveler with many dream destinations, this workshop is for you. This course was inspired by my return to Paris after nearly 40 years since my first visit as a young woman. I wanted to soak up every little morsel, or capturer chaque moment. In this workshop, we will create a unique journal that will embody what we love about travel, capture moments from a recent trip, or become a beautiful wish list for destinations yet to be visited. Techniques taught in this workshop:
Bookmaking Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Vintage papers and ephemera Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
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Helene Knott |
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Sashiko – Japanese Hand Stitching, is a gentle, meditative process. It is a folk art, often used to repair or reinforce utilitarian objects, in contemporary times has been elevated to an art formin itself. In traditional Sashiko , the designs are usually geometric allover patterns or in some cases, motifs called Komon – clan crests. However, if it is a line, it can be stitched and for this project, you will combine the graceful Art of Japanese Bonsai, with this traditional Japanese stitchery. There will be three patterns to choose from. This project is handwork, no sewing machine needed for the class. Skill Level: confident beginner and up
Please be courteous to others by arriving for class with the correct supplies. Contact me at 503-631-8806 or helene.m.knott@gmail.com if you have any questions. Materials Fee $40 cash paid at beginning of class includes: An 11” square of authentic Japanese Sashiko fabric, stabilizer, 2 skeins of thread, a Sashiko needle, Saral paper, a chalk pencil, and a pattern of choice (additional patterns available for $5 each) Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Embroidery scissors or thread snips
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Pamela Sue Johnson |
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Mixed-media collage is a much loved art form that is forgiving and agreeable for every art maker and their skill level. There is much spaciousness for experimenting and *happy accidents*.
In this workshop students will be led step by step in how to layer and create a mixed-media collage artwork with watercolor. Students will be introduced to a variety of mixed-media techniques including stenciling with ink sprays and also charcoal as well as water soluble pastels (sometimes called Art Crayons).
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Watercolor paint and palette Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
9x12 Watercolor Paper, 140# COLDPRESS (at least 2 sheets)
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Erin Keck |
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Robots are such cool creatures. The mechanical characteristics of a human physique to give them personalities to which we can relate. Materials Fee $20 cash paid to instructor at beginning of class includes: Everything will be provided in this class along with instruction for assemblage. Each student will leave with two Robot assemblage Art Dolls
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Stephanie Burton |
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Painting over a magazine image is a great way to practice painting portraits, flower’s or whatever subject matter you choose. I like to select a photo with a lot of contrast, my preference is a close-up of a women’s face. Students will learn multiple mixed-media techniques for creating a beautiful background creating layers and depth using collage paper, acrylic paint and stencils. Together we will create our backgrounds from the techniques we just learned. I will be there to walk you through the process step-by-step and I always recommend approaching this process with a playful, non-judgmental and exploratory spirit!
Once we have our background, it’s time to bring in our focal point.
Students of every experience level are welcome! Materials Fee $20 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
- Acrylic paint Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
One small brush, one medium brush, and one large brush
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Vicki Assegued |
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We’ll use plastic fencing material as the foundation for our super textural weaving. The fencing offers many options for creating fabulous effects, both with the bottom fringe and with the whole body of the piece, allowing for interesting and dynamic outcomes. We’ll use knotting, wrapping, tying, sewing, coiling and twisting of our materials to build your exciting and stunning piece to hang on the wall. This is a great project for incorporating all kinds of pieces and parts you may already have on hand, such as fabric scraps, jewelry parts, shells, beads, unfinished project parts, yarn, and other embellishments. No weaving experience is necessary, and all levels are most welcome. Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes: Instructor will provide fabrics, decorative elements, plastic fencing Supplies Needed to bring for Class: *Bring a variety of fabric to cut up, such as used clothing, fabric scraps, trims, lace, pillowcases, place mats, tablecloths, etc. The sky's the limit with this. Any type of fabric will work.
*Excellent fabric scissors *Buttons, beads, jewelry parts, string, trim, shells, yarn and other decorative elements. *Needle and thread
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Andrea Chebeleu |
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We love a handmade journal but often the blank page is intimidating. This journal starts with some of our own hand painted papers. Slip your journal into a painted canvas cover and get to living in your journal. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Mixed Papers Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
3-5 acrylic paints, bone folder, awl, tapestry needle, scissors Sewing Machines will be available to share. If you live locally, it would be helpful if your bring your own. Optional items: Acrylic ink, brayer CLOSED |
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Erin Keck |
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In this workshop. We will be making a decorative Steampunk Airship Chime made from Vintage Lightbulbs. We will construct 9 different Airship Charms and then attach them to a wire form which has been finished into a Hot Air Balloon. Each student will leave with a finiished Airship Chime.
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Kat Kirby |
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Collage is a wonderful, creative process whose essential ingredient is paper. Using old maps, movie ticket stubs, stamps, tissue paper, Materials Fee $10 paid at beginning of class includes:
1 large sheet of Watercolor or Mixed Media Paper Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Other papers such as colored and patterned tissue papers, dress patterns, handmade papers, black and white images, text, sheet music, Gelli printed papers, other ephemera
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Trish McKinney |
Party On Your Paper – Gel Press Mono-printing & Painting On Delicious Prepared Surfaces |
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Who doesn’t love to have complete freedom and fun painting? Using seemingly random, deliciously colorful, and wildly patterned gel printed papers is a recipe for FUN! Painting on top of these papers? Well, THAT is a PARTY ON YOUR PAPER! Learn the exciting process of how Trish creates “prepared surfaces” and then paints on top of them and answers the question: What can I do with all of my millions of gel prints?! Kit fee $25 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes: Ampersand Aquabord, Gel Press Printing Plates, GOLDEN Paints – Open Acrylics & Fluid Acrylics, Gesso, & Matte Medium, Brushes, StencilGirl Stencils (Trish’s designs), Reference Photos, Handouts, & more! Supplies Needed to Bring to Class: water container, & paper towels
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Jacqueline Newbold |
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Combining pen and ink with watercolor creates an exciting and spectacular look in paintings. In this workshop, Jacqueline will teach you a variety of artistic ways to combine watercolor paints with different types of permanent and water-soluble inks, and water-soluble pencils. We will play around with different pens creating small, easy paintings to test the performance of the inks. We will incorporate inks into your watercolor paintings by adding words, shaping edges, adding dimension, and well-placed dark values. You learn how to create big bold letters with a colorful variegated watercolor wash. These techniques are perfect for enhancing your art journals as well! All levels welcome!
Materials Fee $20 payable to instructor at beginning of class includes:
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Optional: Alphabet and patterned stencils, Posca or Sharpie oil-based paint pens, Pentel Slicci metallic gel pens, reference photos, rubber stamps, a glass dip pen.
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Jacqueline Sullivan |
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Mark making describes the different lines, dots, marks, patterns, and textures we create in an artwork. It can be loose and gestural or controlled and neat. It can apply to any material used on any surface: paint on canvas, ink or pencil on paper, etc. Artists use gesture to express their feeling and emotions in response to something seen or something felt – or gestural qualities can be used to create a purely abstract composition. Materials Fee $15 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
All Paints and Mediums Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
12” x 12” stretched canvas (nothing smaller)
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Dina Wakely |
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I love creating abstract figures. They represent all of us, they can be poignant and haunting. In this class we’ll create printed backgrounds, using your gel plate as a painting tool. Then, we’ll create abstract figures on the backgrounds with my favorite methods—painting, reduction, printing, chipboard prints, and more.a
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Roxanne Padgett |
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As creatives and artists, we love our collections of items that we use for art-making and as objects of inspiration. This artist's book was inspired by the 16th-century Cabinets of Curiosities, also known as Cabinets of Wonder, which were collections of notable objects. The objects that might be included were mostly from natural history, geology, ethnography, and archaeology, to name a few. Materials Fee $25 cash paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
Canvas frame Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Scissors
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Helene Knott |
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NOTE: Sewing machine experience required. If you are traveling, we will have 5 machines available to share. Please contact glenny@artandsoulretreat.com if you live locally, and can bring your machine so we can reserve the five for others! In Japanese Gardens, the stonework plays a substantial role in the design. This small quilt, is a celebration of stone, the emphasis is on the path not the garden that surrounds it. In this class you will create your own unique Zen Path or work from a pattern designed by the instructor. The quilts will be small - around 8”-10” wide and about 20”–25” long; reminiscent of a Japanese scroll in shape and form. They need not be symmetrical. The stones will be appliquéd by hand, machine or fused as per your preference and some stones can be created in dimensional appliqué if you wish. If the idea of Wabi Sabi stone colors does not appeal to you, the stones can be rendered in surrealistic bright colors or floral themed prints. The finished path can be embellished with a few 3-D blossoms or leaves that have drifted onto it. Methods for creating 3-D botanical features will be demonstrated in class. There will be kits available for the cobblestones ($10) if your project incorporates them as well as a variety of stonework and gravel fabrics suitable for the pathway available for purchase or you can bring your own fabrics as outlined below. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Fabrics: As the size of the quilt you are making will vary, it is difficult to predict how much yardage and how many fabrics will be necessary until after you draft your design but ? yard should be adequate for a small to medium sized pathway; look for fabrics with a ‘sandy’, gravelly’ or ‘mossy’ texture for this base. Bring more than one choice if you can, it’s better to have more choices than you need than not enough. You will also need fabrics selected for the stones, you can choose just one fabric print for all of them or use a variety for more interest, and even leftover scraps from other projects will do. Look for fabrics with a rough stone like texture – batiks, hand dyes and/or Northcott’s Stonehenge line are perfect choices. You can add 3-D blossoms or leaves to embellish your quilt; however, it may be easier to pick colors/textures for these after your path is finished, batiks in flower or leaf colors would be suitable. One option you might choose is to find a large scale botanical print and fussy-cut flowers ir leaves from it. In class you will learn a few different ways you might embellish your pathway with botanical elements. Pre-wash all fabrics if you are planning on a fusible technique.
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Pamela Sue Johnson |
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Acrylic inks have the vibrancy of acrylic pigment and yet the loose and wild free-flowing style of watercolor. In this workshop students will be guided in how to harness the application and flow of acrylic inks in collaboration with regular acrylic paint to create a colorful hummingbird and a crow queen. Transfer paper will be provided with photo references so let go of those drawing anxieties. No drawing skills needed! Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Empty Palette Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
9x12 Watercolor Paper, 140# COLDPRESS (at least 4 sheets)
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Erin Keck |
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In this workshop, we will take Mica and a wire battery operated light to create this unique hanging, sun & breeze catching sculpture. Because we are working with wires students will be able to shape this in many ways to give individual design if so desired. Materials Fee $20 cash paid at beginning of class includes: everything to create this hanging Breeze Catcher.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class: 2 pair of jewelry pliers, glasses if needed for close up work.
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Helene Knott |
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Please note this project needs a sewing machine with a free motion and a zig zag foot, the venue will have a few loaner machines to share. You may bring your own if you live locally. “I’ve got a secret pocket for my Valentine”. These charming ‘pockets’ can be a container to give that special person in your life a gift, a card, a gourmet chocolate bar, and the pocket is itself a gift. The completed pocket can be stitched to a garment if you prefer, or put a cord on it and use it as a pouch around your neck to store your cell phone, ID, or a little cash. These are fun and easy to make and a lovely way to use bits and pieces of old jewelry, laces, novelty print fabrics, and other ephemera. This could be an excellent gift to give to a bride on her special day.
Skill Level: confident beginner and up Materials Fee $25 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes: Four 10” x 10” squares Fabric (2 outer shell & 2 lining), motif fabrics, stabilizer, batting lace, beads, trim, Thread, beading needle, fusible web, optional cord, freezer paper
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Craft or embroidery scissors (I like the spring loaded soft touch ones made by Fiskars)
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Thomas Ashman |
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So you bought a Dremel Tool, with all those crazy attachments and bits, and the unbridled versatility of this amazing device has left you more than a little bit confused, or even intimidated. Fear not my friends, for this course will turn a Dremel Novice into a Dremel Master. I will explain all the basic workings of the tool, chucks, collets, and how to change the bits, and replace the brushes. We'll go over what many of the different tips and bits can do, such as drilling, cutting, buffing, sanding, grinding, polishing, carving, engraving, and a few of the specialty bits and attachments like tools that can drill and cut glass, porcelain or stone (diamond bit/cut-off wheel required). Students will not only get a demonstration of these tools and several of their myriad uses on all kinds of materials, but should bring along a variety of supplies to practice on, as there will plenty of quality hands-on time for you and your new tool. We will also cover using a Dremel drill press and basic safety for rotary tools.
For more info visit Black Sheep Artist Studio or email Supplies Needed to bring for Class: A Dremel (or another roary tool) with all the bits, attachments, and gizmos you can bring; I will bring a small variety of supplies to work on like metal, wood, plastic, porcelain, stone and glass (requires a diamond bit or cut off wheel), but you should bring some too! Also, if you have a "project" in mind, bring it! You might also want to have on hand some snips or shears, a pair of needlenose pliers, wire cutters, scissors, ruler, and a Sharpie. Bring whatever materials you like to work on most so we can get you going on what you bought the Dremel for in the first place!
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Rochelle Gaukel |
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In this workshop you will learn the techniques and tricks of soldering glass charms. First part is designing the charms and then we will solder out hearts out. You will learn how to solder those charming scallop bumps, as well as how to antique the shiny silver to an aged patina look. We will be using rhinestones, buttons, glass glitter, vintage book pages, images, rubber stamps for stamping words, etc. The list goes on and on of what you can make inside your charms. When you discover how easy these are to make, you will want to sit down and make hundreds more! This workshop is a great class for the beginner solder student.
Materials Fee $35 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
Supplies Needed to Bring to Class:
Cookie sheet for your solder station
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Pamela Sue Johnson |
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Loose and Free Expressive Painting is a style of creating that is vague yet evocative. It is the suggestion of form in an artwork that engages the imagination through color and pattern. In this daylong workshop, students will be guided in a variety of loose creative techniques including sketching, watercolor painting and also mixed-media with acrylics. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Empty Palette Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
9x12 Watercolor Paper, 140# COLDPRESS (at least 8 sheets)
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Erin Keck |
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In this Class students will create a small Steampunk clock. Using wood laser cut gears that have been base painted in metallic colors, and a vintage travel alarm clock; a new clock will be created.
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Trish McKinney |
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“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien.
Links: https://www.trishmckinney.com/sketches Materials Fee $30 paid at beginning of class includes: GOLDEN Paints – Fluid Acrylics, Gesso, & Matte Medium, Strathmore Watercolor Paper Journals, Brushes, StencilGirl Stencils, Reference Photos, Handouts, & more Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
bone folder, water container & paper towels
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Jesse Reno |
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This class is open to all levels including those who have never painted before. this is a great class for anyone who has struggled with or would simply like to explore new and expressed ways of creating faces. using fun simple techniqes we will carve imagery into - ez carve printing blocks, and experiment with mono printing. allowing us to print the imagery in a variety of ways. its more about the way we print the image then the complexity of the carving. in most cases the simpiler the better. Once we have experimented with carving and printing we will be ready to work the pieces into expressed artifacts. reshaping, and reworking the imagery in ways that give it an aged and weathered look. we will use text and symbols to add meaning and question within the work. Using block printing as a base for creation will allow experimentation without the fear of mistakes. We will be able to repeat the imagery with ease by simply reprinting from our carvings. this repeated imagery will encourage us to experiment with new techniques like subtraction methods and compare the various printing and redefining methods against one another. the techniques are quick simple and imediate keeping things fun and moving forward. These techniques and concepts work perfectly in connection with any of my other painting methods. So if youve taken a class with me previously these techniques will act as new tools which you can incorporate with any other concepts you have learned. If you would like to learn more about my teaching style and my background you can check out the videos below In this video I explain my ideas and motivation while painting. if you ever wanted to take a class with me this video will give you a good idea of how I teach and think about painting. https://www.facebook.com/521281040/videos/10158785508571041/ This 6 minute video shows me painting a 8x12 ft mural from start to finish in time lapse with text explaining my ideas while creating the piece to see over 3000 examples of my work and to find out more check out my site - www.jessereno.com Kit fee of $20 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
large sheets of 100lb bristol paper Supplies Needed to Bring to Classs
a mix of brushes - nothing fancy you can bring what you have on hand or cheap brushes will do fine i generally dont spend more than 3$ on a brush
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Jacqueline Sullivan |
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This is a process class. If you want to be truly original – what better way to start than by making your own tools? In this class we will make our own stamps by gluing simple materials together. These materials will be in the form of shapes and marks that we can use to stamp into paints, etc. We will also cut and punch our own stencils to form borders and designs, and then we will alter small paint rollers to make even more marks! One of a kind brushes will be made and will become part of our repertoire for paintings and books. Then, we’ll take all of our new toys and use them to make decorative papers! These one-of-a-kind papers will be appropriate for later use in handmade books, scrapbooks, origami, cards, and collage. Materials Fee $20 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
All Paints and Mediums Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Sponge brushes (2 or 3)
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Theresa Okamura |
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Join us as we create a beautiful and unique wood art mosaic. This piece is inspired by the beautiful mountains here in Oregon. Theresa will walk you through the process of creating your masterpiece using pre-cut wood of various sizes. Whiskey barrel hoops are used for our frame and will measure between 25" - 28" round Materials Fee $60 in cash paid at beginning of class includes: 24"x24" wood frame. All wood cuts ready sanded and prepped stains & paints, wood glue and gloves Apron and drill to be used during workshop Supplies Needed to bring for Class: It is not necessary to bring any additional supplies, although you are welcome to bring specific paint colors of your choice.
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Dina Wakely |
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When I started art journaling, there were very few pre-made journals to be found. So, we made our own! We made books and enjoyed filling them with art. Come to this class and learn three of my favorite small book constructions, many which require no sewing or only simple sewing. We’ll fold, paste, and sew our way into book heaven. We’ll be throwing some painty mixed-media fun into the books, too. Instructor will provide:
handout Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Your art journal
OPTIONAL One or two small canvases or wood panels, if you want to create on a substrate other than paper. Or, you can skip the canvases/panels and just work on paper. Up to you.
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Vicki Assegued |
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Learn many techniques to create exciting and unique weavings, made on a simple frame loom. You’ll use yarn, string, fabric, jewelry parts and all sorts of fun embellishments to create a textured and lively piece. You’ll also learn to make tassels, pompoms, and fringes to add on to the body and edges of your weaving. No weaving or art experience is necessary to take this workshop, or to make fabulous pieces of art. Perfect for beginning through advanced artists. Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes: Instructor will provide looms, as well as some fabrics, yarn, string, embellishments Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Yarns and strings (wool, cotton, acrylic, synthetic, etc.) in any colors and textures you like.
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Becky Springer |
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Curious about intuitive painting? Ready to unleash your creativity? Want to make art in a welcoming community where your identities and stories are celebrated? Let’s paint bold and colorful flowers together! Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
Class handouts Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Watercolor or mixed media paper (my favorite is Cason XL) in 9x12 or larger
Optional to Bring:
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Helene Knott |
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Please note this project needs a sewing machine with a free motion and a zig zag foot, the venue will have a few loaner machines to share. You may bring your own if you live locally. These sweet little fabric boxes are easy to make in any size you desire and customize to fit a novelty print as the lid. In the class you will receive a pattern for three sizes but also the measurement formula to allow you to design future boxes to specific dimensions; you can even make sets of nesting boxes. Though you will make a basic fabric box in class, the instructor will cover ideas and tips on embellishing boxes. These make elegant gift boxes to present a gift, fill with chocolates or a special keepsake, or make the box itself a gift. They are remarkably durable too, I have been using one for my quilting safety pins for almost 20 years.
Skill Level: confident beginner and up Materials Fee $30 paid at beginning of class includes: Fabric for the body and lining of the box and a novelty print for the lid, batting, mat board to stabilize the box, sewing thread, glue stick, a shank style button and cord for the closure, and a novelty bead or charm to embellish the cord Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Craft scissors (I like the spring loaded soft touch ones made by Fiskars)
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Pam Cooke |
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Learn how to take a lump of polymer clay and sculpt it into a character with its own personality and backstory. The techniques we will employ will be sculpting basic facial features, creating different textures using everyday objects, using paints and dyes to develop brilliant effects, and crafting a one-of-a-kind story for your creation.
Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes: Supplies available for use by students: acrylic and alcohol inks, stamps and other objects for creating texture, acrylic paints. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
1 lb. white oven-bake polymer clay
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Pamela Sue Johnson |
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Students are guided step by step to create a 9x12 mixed-media collage that showcases an inspirational word or quote. Students will be taught mixed-media collage techniques of layering between collage and acrylic paint with various methods of mixed-media to add interest. Words can be applied in a variety of ways including with printed quotes, rubber stamping or writing. Class materials will include a print sheet of words and quotes students may choose from that will have empowering words as well as a few sassy ones! Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
9x12 Flat Canvas Panel
Supplies Needed to bring for Class: Just bring You! All materials provided, except for scissors. If you prefer cutting pieces for collage, plan to bring a pair.
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Erin Keck |
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Fashioned after the Tin Art Babies Class that I teach we now have the class dedicated to pets. Sit back, relax, and have fun creating these adorable little art pets from old discarded objects. Materials Fee $20 for each pet paid at beginning of class includes: All supplies are furnished: tin of choice, head of choice, all embellishments from found objects provided
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Helene Knott |
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These lovely folk art butterflies are collaged from a variety of prints making each one unique. They are fun to assemble, the possibilities are endless, and they go together quickly as the appliqué is fused. In this class, you will collage one or more butterflies creating pre-fused butterfly patches that can be added to garments, tote bags, quilts, or any type of textile art. Skill Level: confident beginner and up
Please be courteous to others by arriving for class with the correct supplies. Contact me at 503-631-8806 or helene.m.knott@gmail.com if you have any questions. Materials Fee $15 cash paid at beginning of class includes: A selection of the instructor’s extensive collection of novelty fabric prints, fusible web, and use of the instructor’s Teflon® applique pressing sheets. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Craft or embroidery scissors (I like the spring loaded soft touch ones made by Fiskars)
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Stephanie Burton |
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I will start out demonstrating drawing a bird onto the watercolor paper. Once the drawing is complete, the process of painting begins. We will start from light to dark. I will demonstrate the relationship between the darker and lighter values which begin to communicate the form and texture of our bird. The goal is to get lost in the relaxing, fluid nature of watercolor painting…remember, we are painting a WHIMSY BIRD! Once we allow the base colors to dry, with a smaller brush, we will start to paint in the darker details on the wings, legs and eye. Every student will leave with a finished Whimsy Bird on 140lb Watercolor Paper.
Students of every experience level are welcome! Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
- 140lb Cold-press Watercolor paper Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
- a couple of water containers, rags & apron.
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Rochelle Gaukel |
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In this one-day class you will be creating a relic box filled with items of your choice. Once you have finished creating your pieces inside the box, we will then place the glass on top of the box and solder it shut.
These boxes are fun to create and are fun to display. Materials Fee $40 cash paid at beginning of class includes: Cardboard box for the relics, glass for box, your choice of different relic pieces to put in your box (sacred hearts, stuffed sacred heart in ivory or burgundy, madonna statue, plus other items available for your choosing), copper tape, brass box feet for bottom of box, glass glitter, papers, antique wax, patina, crystals, buttons, flowers, leaves, lace, trim, metal for top of box. Rubber stamps for use in stamping the molten solder
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Cookie sheet for your solder station
Optional items: Any bits and pieces you would want to personalize your project. CLOSED |
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Thomas Ashman |
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This workshop could be called "metal shop for beginners". Students will spend the day learning all sorts of fun metalworking techniques while making 4 of these "charming" little pendants. Students will learn to drill, cut, polish, patina, grind, and engrave on copper and brass sheet metal. Then a nifty little technique to attach their own favorite charms or found objects with tiny brass hardware and/or copper and brass wire. A fun, easy intro to sheet metal while building some sturdy, non-traditional jewelry pieces that are sure to catch eyes.
For more info visit Black Sheep Artist Studio or email Materials Fee $30 paid at beginning of class includes:
Instuction booklet with tool and supply sources Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
a few (minimum of 4) of your favorite metal charms, beads, or small found objects
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Ruth Greening |
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No end to the possibilities for this beauty! Imagine going home with a beautiful silver and copper eye-catching bracelet and the knowledge of how to make more!
In this class we will be covering how to form a multitude of beautiful beads and add embellishments that make them your own. We will be sawing, soldering, texturing different shapes. Learning the proper use of hole punches, tube cutters, making your own end caps and toggle clasp. silver sheet, copper sheet, silver tubing for multiple beads, solder, sand papers, braided leather for 1 bracelet. Use of forming equipment to complete the bracelet and instructions.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
saw frame and 2/0 blades. Butane torch (fuel will be provided if you can’t bring it). Basic jewelry pliers, flat nose, chain nose, parallel round forming. Jewelry files #2 cut. Bench pin. Flush cut cutters. Solder pick. Steel bench block
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Lora Murphy |
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Using portraiture,this class explores my brand new techniques for safely working with cold wax and encaustic! You will love this marriage of materials! and make a beautiful painting in the process! Materials Fee $40 in cash paid at beginning of class includes:
encaustic medium Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
A 12x12 raw wood panel, no gesso Your favorite stencils. selection of vintage book pages optional Lora Murphy Encaustic paint set and a selection of other paint can be purchased at https://www.fineartstore.com/p-11974-enkaustikos-lora-murphy-portraiture-micro-series-wax-snap-set.aspx CLOSED |
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Jacqueline Newbold |
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In this watercolor workshop, we will recreate old-world charm by painting quaint Italian and French windows and doorways. These little gems are welcoming, inviting, and fun to paint, especially when adorned with flowers pots that overflow with bright, colorful flowers. We will use a variety of watercolor techniques to achieve rich darks, cool colorful shadows, sparkling sunlight, and interesting textured stone walls. Jacqueline will share her method on how to achieve realistic shadows. We will play with mixed media, granulating pigments, and combining pen and ink techniques to embellish our paintings. Windows and doors give us the perfect setting for trying and learning new watercolor techniques. All levels welcome. Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
• Extra watercolor paint samples.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• A watercolor palette such the Mijello Fusion AirTight Watercolor Palette (18 Wells) to hold your paints
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Carol Spohn |
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An exercise in building layers of acrylic color.
Materials included in $25 paid to instructor prior to class includes:
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Jacqueline Sullivan |
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Students in this class will do some simple metal etching on small squares of copper or brass. These completed metal pieces will then be embedded in a textural surface. Molding paste on cradled panel with stencils will be used to create the textured surface. This surface will be painted with the student's choice of colors. Color theory and composition will be discussed to help students create a beautiful and unusual art piece! Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Small, square Canvas or cradled panel board
Instructor Provided Supplies for sharing:
Rubber Gloves
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Sandy Moore |
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If you’re like most of us who love and work with fabric, you have an abundance of scraps; small, random, pieces of fabric too small to do much of anything with but also, too big to throw away. I’ll begin the class by share my system for organizing and storing scraps. Once you have tamed the chaos the fun can begin. It’s time to play with scissors - no running, of course! You will begin by cutting your scraps into random shapes and sizes. Then, you will layer shapes, slightly overlapping each piece as you go, to create a pleasing play of color and contrast. This process is wonderfully fun and forgiving. You can arrange and rearrange your scraps multiple times until your inner critic quiets and you are pleased with your results. Using scraps this way is environmentally conscious, because you are repurposing fabric that might otherwise go to waste. It is also a celebration of your unique creative vision. When all the scraps been used, Voila! You have created new “whole cloth” fabric from your pile of scraps. Imagine the joy of repurposing neglected fabrics, preserving cherished memories, and creating something truly unique. Witness the magic as colors and patterns harmonize, and memories come to life in a tapestry of personal significance. This class goes beyond fabric art; it can be a journey of rediscovery and appreciation for the stories woven into each scrap. The resulting recycled fabric, now bursting with new possibilities, can be transformed into anything you desire. Whether you envision a heart applique or another unique creation, the choice is yours. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the potential of your scraps and the art of repurposing. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Zip Lock Bags Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Your stash of scraps Optional:
Serger tweezers
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Nancy Hornshuh |
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Beautiful tools inspire us. Come play with me. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes: a variety of textures and handles as well as fibers, fabric, wire, papers and paints.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
9x12 pad of Bristol paper Optional supplies: interesting sticks, old paint brushes.
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Becky Springer |
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In the name of freedom and play, let's paint abstract faces! Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
Class handouts
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Watercolor or mixed media paper (my favorite is Cason XL) in 9x12 or larger optional
Your favorite acrylic paint
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Vicki Assegued |
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We'll wrap fabric, yarn, string and other fiber elements around a cotton core, and then create any shape of basket desired, including handles or other creative extending shapes. Or, if preferred, the coiled piece can be made into a hanging for the wall. We'll decorate the basket or wall hanging with beads, shells, tassels and other ornamentation. No experience necessary and perfect for beginning through advanced artists. Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes:
Cotton core
A variety of fabrics, yarn, and string (There will be plenty to share if you prefer to use provided materials)
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Helene Knott |
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Stumpwork is a form of three dimensional hand embroidery that rose to popularity in 17th Century Europe. Used to decorate jewel boxes, framed art and other novelties, stumpwork usually feature pastoral vignettes of animals and plant life rendered in stitches that create texture and sculptural form. The subject for this project is the ‘flower of the sea’ - the Sea Anemone. Not actually flowers but animals, sea anemones are related to corals but resemble flowers and come in astounding colors. In their ‘open’ active state they do look like flowers with tentacles radiating from a center; when disturbed the anemone draws in its tentacles and resembles a rounded pillow, both forms are included in the project. In this class, students will make a small sampling of embroidered and beaded sea anemones, The tactile feel of these beaded and embroidered creatures has to be felt in person to appreciate – you can’t resist running your fingers over the exquisite texture. This is a handwork project; no sewing machine is needed for this class. Skill Level: confident beginner and up (some hand embroidery experience is helpful but not necessary).
Please be courteous to others by arriving for class with the correct supplies. Contact me at 503-631-8806 or helene.m.knott@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Materials fee $40 paid directly to instructor at beginning of class includes: Supplies You Need to Bring to Class in addition to materials provided by instructor:
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Erin Keck |
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IIn this workshop students will learn about several ways to use the mineral Mica. The techniques of altering this amazing mineral makes it a perfect addition to many crafting projects. During the class students will construct a 5.5” X 6” Journal which they can incorporate pages of their own artwork. Although the finished Journal in itself will be quite a nice piece to have, it will be the knowledge students will acquire in the uses of mica that will be the true addition to their art world. Materials Fee $35 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
Everything to construct the journal, plus extra Mica pack & Vintage paper packet. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Several (7 - 10) Images measuring no more than 2.5” X 2.5” (these can be old text, photos, ect…) , 1 cover image measuring no more than 2.5”X2.5”. CLOSED |
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Micah Goguen |
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Get an amazing result regardless of your skill level with this gel plate mono print workshop. The clear gel plate acts as a transparency over the image allowing you to extract the subject using rich layers of color. You will learn the process and color application in an encouraging atmosphere while being introduced to new products and techniques. We will be using landscapes as references. Students will walk away with a completed project. All skill levels welcomed. We will be using Gel Press gel plates, Ampersand Claybord panels and GOLDEN OPEN acrylics. We will provide 2 choices for you to use as a reference. You can choose the one image that resonates most. Email micahgoguenart@gmail.com with questions or concerns Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
(to keep)
(to use) Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• apron (optional)
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Thomas Ashman |
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The beauty and mystery of supernatural, winged, and unearthly creatures has captivated our collective imagination for eons, and artists throughout human history have interpreted this form in infinite variations, rendering so-called "angels" in every media available in order to express our deep wonder and fascinated awe we have for these beings unconstrained by atmosphere or gravity.
For more info visit Black Sheep Artist Studio or email Materials Fee $40 paid at beginning of class includes:
detailed instruction booklet Supplies Needed to bring for Class: To successfully complete this project in one day, students must bring all of the following tools to class. Not having the right tools when you need them just slows everything down and can really annoy your classmates.
one tin can (no aluminum!)
Optional but very helpful tools, if they're not too much of a hassle:
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Nicole Austin |
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Some call us monsters for ripping up and altering books--I think of us more as creatives who can see potential in anything! Let's gather together with kindred spirits and rip and alter to our hearts' content! We'll take an ordinary vintage book and turn it into something extraordinary using paint, embellishments, and reconstructive techniques. You bring the book, (BYOB!) and I'll supply the rest! Each part of the book will be put to good and new uses as we deconstruct our books and reconstruct them into fabulous works of art. We'll also create our own unique collage papers to be used inside our new books and explore several journaling jumpstarts and background-starting techniques to get you going! We'll add fabric, trim, & ribbon to the edges to make the journal gorgeous & stuffed FULL of color and texture. We'll finish with a collage on the cover using fabric and 3D embellishments
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Micah Goguen |
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Join artist Micah Goguen as we create these vintage heart designs on panel. Each guest can choose two designs to work on simultaneously. The design outlines will be transferred on panels provided. We will be using GOLDEN SoFlat graphic paint to customize the colors and finish with a gel and staining technique that gives it an antiqued appearance. Each participant will leave with 2 completed works. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
• (Qty 2) 6 x 6 Ampersand Gessobord panels Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Apron (optional)
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Ruth Greening |
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Spinner, fidget, fiddle, what ever you want to call it….it is fun! Materials Fee $50 paid at beginning of class includes: silver sheet, silver, gold fill, copper and brass wire enough for two or three rings. Sanding papers and use of equipment to complete this project. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: saw frame and 2/0 blades. Butane torch (fuel will be provided if you can’t bring it). Basic jewelry pliers, flat nose, chain nose, parallel round forming. Jewelry files #2 cut. Bench pin. Flush cut cutters. Solder pick. Steel bench block. Rawhide and chasing hammers.
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Lora Murphy |
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Many people would like to try Portraiture in Encaustic but are unsure of where to start and how to proceed. This Workshop will take the mystery out of it. (But not the Magic!!) My step by step instruction will show you how to approach a portrait or figure, from the initial drawing to the final highlight. Working vertically on either canvas or panel, I will demonstrate how to use the hot palette to create luminous skin tones, how to accurately draw the head, how to interpret the light, halftone and shadow and how to paint the features. I will demonstrate the use of water based encaustic paint as one of the final steps in a portrait, creating very expressive passages and transitions
Materials Fee $40 in cash paid at beginning of class includes: Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
A 12x12 raw wood panel, no gesso Your favorite stencils. selection of vintage book pages optional Lora Murphy Encaustic paint set and a selection of other paint can be purchased at https://www.fineartstore.com/p-11974-enkaustikos-lora-murphy-portraiture-micro-series-wax-snap-set.aspx CLOSED |
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Carol Spohn |
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There is nothing wrong with painting inside the lines. This painting is painted in a traditional watercolor manner including the use of masking fluid to protect the flowers when painting a loose, transparent background. The breakout of rectangles adds an additional design element. No previous watercolor experience is necessary. All levels of painters will complete a successful painting using the step by step directions. A line drawing is used so no drawing is required. The finished size is about 10” x 22”. Materials Fee $25 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
• Written instructions, line drawing and color photo Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Your usual painting supplies which should include at least 2 water containers, paper towels (or old towel), a fine mist spray bottle for water.
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Jacqueline Sullivan |
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We all learned the primary colors back in kindergarten. And we learned to mix them to make secondary colors. But if you do this with a basic primary mix, you often get ugly. In this workshop you’ll learn about how different primary mixes work and what kind of secondary colors they make, What happens when you mix Quinacridone Magenta with Hansa yellow, etc. ? It’s an eye opener!!! What are Modern colors and what are Mineral colors and how do they act differently in our paintings. We’ll make some color wheels and learn to make some of our favorite colors. This class will save you money and space, cause you won’t need to buy every color under the sun, you will know how to make them! And even though it’s science and analyzing stuff – we’ll keep it fun and still learn a lot!
Materials Fee $25 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
All paints and some mediums Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Strathmore 300 Watercolor Pad – 9” x 12”
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Sandy Moore |
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Having just the right fabric to work with makes your fabric collage, quilt or sewing project so much more fun! But finding that perfect piece of fabric isn’t always easy. Earlier in my career, I dyed my fabric with fiber reactive dyes and I loved the process of seeing the dye move through the fabric and create rich saturated color. It was easy to create the perfect fabric. But fiber reactive dyes have a down side. They are easily airborne and toxic in nature. Today I work from a small studio in my home and both safety and space considerations rule out the use of dye. When looking for an alternative, I discovered acrylics designed to work specifically with fabric; acrylic inks, fluid, blocks and pencils. They are a wonderful substitute for dye. In this class you will be coloring cotton fabric using acrylics that are perfectly suited to the challenge. You will explore a variety of techniques to create both patterned, solid, and batik-like fabric. You will create fabric bundles in 2 analogous colorways of your choice and you will leave class with a variety of related fabrics in a cohesive palette ready for your next project. You will love working with the one-of-a-kind fabrics you have created. It’s a great way to elevate any project. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
PFD (prepared for dying) Fabric Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Apron and/or paint clothes
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Tammy Gilley |
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The Belle Epoque was a period of French history characterized by optimism, peace, and prosperity. The arts in Paris flourished during the Belle Epoque, with literature, music, theater, and visual art gaining extensive recognition. In this workshop, we’ll create 4”x4” art journals to pay homage to that “Golden Age” and capture the “joie de vivre”, or joy of living, of the period. Think the Moulin Rouge and the Can-can Dance, the Eiffel Tower and 1889 World Exposition that took place in Paris, Art Nouveau and the post-Impressionists. There are so many areas of inspiration to draw from and capture in our art journals. Techniques taught in this workshop:
Bookmaking Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Chipboard journal covers Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Vintage ephemera you may have collected and have in your stash - perfume labels, postcards, photographs, etc.
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Andrea Chebeleu |
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What does your year of creative expression look like? Are the remnants here there and everywhere? Half-filled journals, countless projects started but still unfinished. Let’s build a journal together that celebrates your creative successes. Learn more about “Living IN” a journal as you create your very own Daily Creative Practice Journal.
Instructor will share extras of many of her tools/stencils and supplies so bring what you have. She will also have several of her previous year’s journals to share for inspiration. You will leave class ready to live in your journal. Materials Fee $25 in cash paid at beginning of class includes:
• Primed Manila Folders Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Acrylic Paint (medium or heavy body) 5 colors + black & white
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Rochelle Gaukel |
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In this 2-day class we will be creating mixed media panels that are soldered between glass. On the first day we will be creating our collaged mixed media panels with supplied papers, scanned photo images, laces, buttons, glass glitter, etc. If time allows, we will place our panels between the glass pieces and seal them up with the copper tape. On our second day we will begin soldering all the panels first and then we will attach all of the pieces together to make our boxes. You can choose whether you want to keep your soldering simple or to add the soldered bumps.
Materials Fee $40 cash paid at beginning of class includes: Rectangular and square glass (12 pieces), poster board for panels, copper tape, large jump rings for hinges, glass glitter, papers, scanned images and photos, paper dolls, buttons, lace, patina.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Cookie sheet for your solder station
Optional items:
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Orly Avineri |
Into the Spirit of Things-3 Day Alternative Book Making Experience |
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In this 3-day mixed media workshop we’ll create papers, collage, stitch, draw, and paint. We’ll experiment with processes such as image transferring and mark making. Once we make our individual pieces we’ll make book signatures out of them and bind them together, instinctually, to make our little books, to journal in or leave as is. Our days together will end with rich, one of a kind, personal books, filled with awe and wonderment, warm and tactile nests of gatherings to be cradled in our hands. Practices of alternative book-making cultivate insight into the nature of the creative process and its multiple relations to loss, mend, and change. Enriched by self trust, enthusiasm, calm, and acceptance, images, paper, paint, words, line work, and thread, entwine to make expressive, complex, personal, and sensual books. It's all about finding true and joyous creative freedom, newness, a fluidity of life, and about experiencing a deep sense of interconnectedness to all. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
A “SIDEKICK”- A small used book with images/photographs/or illustrations you love, to be altered.
-One small 3-D item that has a meaning for you. No extra supplies need to be purchased in class. CLOSED |
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Thomas Ashman |
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Take a walk on the dark side and join a Día de los Muertos (Day of the dead) celebration with the Black Sheep Artist! Observed annually throughout Mexico (and many other places too). This macabre holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support them on their spiritual journey. The unique food, activities, and art that surrounds the celebration is simply astonishing and I am totally inspired and enthralled by all of it! Drawing inspiration from the rich and colorful traditions of the holiday, as well as a bit of so-called "Goth" style, we will transform a "thrift store rescue” porcelain doll into a beautiful tribute to those who have gone before us. Don't be scared...it's just a doll. Materials Fee $30 paid at beginning of class includes:
• DoD design example sheets To complete the project, students MUST come to class with the following supplies:
• one porcelain doll with the clothes still on it
For more artist info visit Black Sheep Artist Studio or email
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Nicole Austin |
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Let’s get this collage paper party started! I’ll show you all my favorite materials and go-to techniques that I use to create bright, bold, luscious collage paper! These collage papers are PERFECT for use in your art journals, mixed media collage canvases, decoupage paper, and other mixed media projects. We’ll start with creative mark making using oil pastels and stamping found items into acrylic paint. I’ll show you the tricks for using the right colors to create contrast and the tips to avoid muddy colors. We’ll use spray inks and acrylic paint through stencils, and use rubbing plates and stamps to create beautiful resists. But we’re not done yet! We’ll also use the gelli plate to create gorgeous textures and patterns that we will also pile more fun layers onto! I’ll also show you some very simple techniques with my favorite of all time art supply: the paint pen! They truly add that finishing touch and really are the life of the party! In this class, we'll focus mainly on the process and learning a ton of techniques but we'll also have a little time at the end to play with our collage paper in our art journals!
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Micah Goguen |
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This is an easy and fun workshop. Each guest will receive a pre-prepped crackle paste panel with a bird template to transfer. I will demonstrate how to prepare the GOLDEN crackle paste on an Ampersand panel even though you won't have to do that part. We will use GOLDEN High Flow acrylics to add layers of washes similar to watercolor and then saturate certain modules to create a mosaic stained glass effect. All materials will be provided. We will be using SilverBrush Silverwhite brushes. This is a very success oriented workshop that doesn't require a lot of effort or thinking. You must preregister at least 24 hours or more before the class or materials will not be ready for you. Everyone will leave with a completed 5 x 7 artwork. You can choose from several bird templates that will be provided. No previous experience or drawing experience required. You will trace the template on the pre-prepped panel. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
(to keep) Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• paper towels
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Ruth Greening |
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If you took my ‘Picture This’ class, we are going to take it up a notch. Even if you didn’t take that class you will learn not only how to create a beautiful picture pendant but make it so special by building a frame to set it in! Definitely one of a kind way to preserve a portrait of your favorite place to breath and calm your soul. Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes: sterling silver sheet, copper and brass sheets, fuel for your butane torch, saw blades for your jewelers saw frame. And use of disposable and required equipment for finish polishing piece. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: butane torch, saw frame, clamp on bench pin. Basic jewelry pliers, flat nose and chain nose and flush cutters. Jewelers files medium and fine cut. Please no Harbor Freight ’specials’ or needle files
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Lora Murphy |
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A fast and fun class using encaustic!
Materials Fee $40 in cash paid at beginning of class includes: Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
encaustic medium
Lora Murphy Encaustic paint set and a selection of other paint can be purchased at https://www.fineartstore.com/p-11974-enkaustikos-lora-murphy-portraiture-micro-series-wax-snap-set.aspx CLOSED |
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Carol Spohn |
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A great number of artists believe that watercolor is the hardest of the painting mediums. They are wrong. There are tips, tricks and even rules that can ensure a better understanding of the tools of watercolor including paper, brushes, watercolor and even just water. In this workshop we will paint several smaller paintings focusing on specific watercolor techniques, including creating texture, wet-into-wet and the use of masking fluid. You will learn a lot and still have plenty of fun. Students of all levels of experience will create successful watercolor paintings and still enjoy this class. Materials Fee $25 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes: • Written instructions and color photos of sample paintings
• Quality watercolor paper to create up to 6 paintings approx. 4” x 6” Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Your usual painting supplies which should include at least 2 water containers, paper towels (or an old towel), a fine mist spray bottle for water.
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Sandy Moore |
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In this class you will create a personal, one-of-a-kind, fabric collage. I will guide you step by step through the process of fine tuning your composition and selecting your color palette. Next you will select a range of fabrics that express your personal vision. I will offer you as little or as much guidance as you want as you move through this process. Once you have assembled your fabrics you will prepare them for collaging by applying a thin layer of iron on adhesive to the wrong side of the fabric. This readies them for layering using a raw edge applique technique. Now the real fun begins! You get to play with scissors, no running of course! Cutting shapes from your fabric you can be wildly intuitive, for a loose expressionistic effect or you can be precise, relying more heavily on patterned cuts for a more detailed and realistic look. When I first began exploring fabric collage and applique, I had many frustrating experiences cutting fabric with the wrong side of the fabric facing up. I kept cutting the design in reverse. Aargh! Finally, I developed a method of creating my own pattern pieces that virtually eliminates this problem. It is quick, easy, and almost foolproof. Once you learn my system, you’ll never worry about cutting a design in reverse again. As you continue to add layers of fabric you are free to play. You can arrange shapes, rearrange shapes, and move them around again until your inner critic finally goes “Yes! I’ve nailed it”. My goal is for you will leave class with a finished collage. You can leave it as is or add an additional layer of detail and texture with free motion sketch stitching or add additional color with acrylics. Either way, you will have an original work of fabric art that can be mounted to hang on the wall, turned into a pillow, or incorporated into any sewing project. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Sketch Paper Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Required
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Helene Knott |
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Fringe is fun, a beaded fringe even more so. Beaded fringe can be added to a bag or purse, a garment like a vest, along the bottom of textile art, or as embellishment on a decorative wall quilt. Beaded fringe will benefit a variety of textile art. In this class, you will go out on the fringe to try out a variety of fringe beading styles, and make a sampler of fringes to enjoy as a piece of art alone or use as a reference of techniques to apply beaded fringe to other projects. You will also learn tips on how to make your fringe durable. Skill Level: confident beginner and up
Please be courteous to others by arriving for class with the correct supplies. Contact me at 503-631-8806 or helene.m.knott@gmail.com if you have any questions. Materials Fee $35 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
10” x 12” Fabric panel – something heavy like upholstery fabric
Craft Scissors or thread snips
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Stephanie Burton |
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1. We will start our day with some Drawing Warm-up Exercises.
2. After our Drawing Warm-Up we will Trace a flower. We will be tracing an image ONLY as a learning tool to improve our freehand drawing. 4. Longer Drawing Exercise
5. Next, we are going switch gears and create our background for our drawings!
Summary
By the end of class you will see a DIFFERENCE in your drawing practice! Students of every experience level are welcome! Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
- MDF Panel Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
- Scissors, small water container, rags & apron.
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Micah Goguen |
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Are you interested in portraiture but feeling intimidated? This is a great class to explore your creative abilities using layering techniques and mixed media application. Particpants will use the image of their choice printed full sheet on copy paper. You can email the image of your choice to micahgoguenart@gmail.com and Micah will print a simplified copy prior to the workshop. We will outline the image on Grafix Duralar Film which acts as a transparency, so no drawing skills are necessary. The student will use Marabu sketch markers to colorize and create stunning visual effects. The Instructor will guide the students to use acrylics to block in and layer image after using the sketch markers. Students may opt to select no image and pursue the process as an abstract. Each student will take home a set of Marabu markers and a completed project. You can get a better idea of what this class entails by viewing the link here Materials Fee $15 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
• Grafix Duralar Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Paper Towels
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Deborah Milosevich |
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In this class we will be making Fireflies. A firefly is a decoration that's designed to catch rays of sunlight and reflect them as reflective patterns on nearby surfaces. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
all materials for the project: You may want to bring some of your own beads but it is not necessary.
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Helene Knott |
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These three dimensional leaves look amazingly realistic. Depending on the stabilizer used, they can be dense and stable enough to use as a pendant or earrings, or ruffled and frilled like a fresh leaf. They are fun and fairly easy to make. Students will receive a design sheet with several varieties of leaves to make. After the stitchery is completed, the leaves can be enhanced with colored pencils to make then more realistic. Please note this project needs a sewing machine with a free motion and a zig zag foot, the venue will have a few loaner machines to share. You may bring your own if you live locally.
Skill Level: confident beginner and up Materials Fee $15 cash paid at beginning of class includes: Two 8” squares of fabric for one leaf, freezer paper, stabilizer, 2 coordinated colors of thread, and use of the instructor’s colored pencils. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Thread snips
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Stephanie Burton |
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This workshop is such a creative and freeing experience! I will start out demonstrating how to add decorative and vintage collage paper as well as magazine images to create our initial background. From there we will add more layers of color by applying acrylic paint and then move on to using stamps and stencils using Acrylic & Distressed Oxides. You will be introduced to a plethora of supplies and techniques! I will walk you through the entire process. Next, we will bring in our focal point. I will demonstrate drawing and stamping on tissue paper to create a transparent layer that you can place over your background creating a sense of depth to your collage painting. There will be a generous collection of magazines, vintage & collage papers to choose from as your focal point as well! Everyone will leave with a finish Collage Painting. Students of every experience level are welcome! Materials Fee $20 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
- Acrylic Paint
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
- One medium brush, one large brush
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Thomas Ashman |
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This is the workshop that started it all for me. My very first A&S workshop, and most popular class! Originally envisioned way back in '03, I have been teaching, practicing, improving, and fine tuning the design of this all-metal book binding since then, and I think I have it down (finally). We'll start with some heavy watercolor paper you can customize to make your book just perfect for writing, journaling, painting, scrapbooking, or whatever else you might want to do with your Glass Journal!
In this "form and function" workshop, students will begin by learning how to fabricate the entire metal book binding, completely "from scratch", give it a nice patina with some chemicals and a torch, and later, adorn it with chain, beads, charms, and other do-dads. Then, we'll attach the glass covers and some cool transparent photos. This unique binding and the skills you'll use to make it, once mastered, can be easily adapted to make book covers from many other materials and other mixed media art applications! Two transparent photos are included in your kit, but you are more than welcome to bring more personalized images for your covers if you wish. Just print out any 2 photos you like on transparency film at 4.25" sq. just don't trim them to size yet! Beveled glass covers come pre-drilled in your kit, due to time constraints of this one day workshop, but feel free to bring your own Dremel tool and a 1/8" diamond drill bit if you want to try your hand at drilling glass in class. Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes:
Fully illustrated instruction booklet To complete the project, students MUST come to class with the following supplies: 16 pieces of 90# watercolor paper (either hot press/cold press, but it looks best hand torn). Each sheet should measure 3.75" x 7.5" (We will have time to give your paper a quick paint wash to give it some color, but if you like, please feel free to paint, stamp, collage, dye, color, or otherwise decorate your paper before you attend, just use lighter colors, and a not-too-busy design on at least two of the sheets, so the transparent images show up well on the front and back of the book.)
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For more artist info visit Black Sheep Artist Studio or email
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Nicole Austin |
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I'll help you take the guesswork out of the blank canvas with these 6 easy-yet-dynamic works of art. These 6 paintings can be created on any surface--canvas, wood, art journal, etc. and with the materials that you already have in your art stash. You will go from feeling uninspired and stuck, to feeling full of creativity and inspiration by the end of class. We will cover various techniques that can be mixed and matched on each canvas. We'll explore: my favorite art materials and how to use them, mark-making, print-making, collage techniques, sketching/drawing basics, adding texture, composition, and basic color theory. We'll work on all 6 canvases at a time, jumping around and using them as a way to keep our flow, keep inspired, and use them each as jumping-off points to the next canvas. We'll work fast and loose at first, as we free up our creative minds, and then make "smaller," more precise moves as we finish up each canvas. I like to use the rainbow as my palette, but you can also create in your own preferred color palette! Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Collage paper pack Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
*Six 6x6" wood panels (can be any thickness--I like using the cradled wood panels) Please gesso them beforehand.
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Rochelle Gaukel |
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This is beautiful necklace project with a soldered main pendant and a beaded and linked chain.
We will place dried queen Anne’s lace flowers between circle glass and solder them inside. The beaded and linked chain will compliment the main pendant. Materials Fee $30 cash paid at beginning of class includes: 1 1/2” circle glass (2), copper tape, beads, pearls, chain, necklace clasp, dried Queen Anne’s lace, patina.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Cookie sheet for your solder station
Optional items:
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Micah Goguen |
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Join artist Micah Goguen as we walk through design principles using collage, acrylic and texture pastes in a creative and innovative way. You will be able to create your own collage papers using GelPress gel plates that you get to keep. We will be using GOLDEN acrylics on Ampersand Art Panels to create simple abstract compositions. You will then be able to layer and arrange a cityscape or landscape following these methods. Finish it off by layering some texture with stencils and you will have your own unique pair of paintings. Each guest will leave with 2 completed paintings and keep their gel plate. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
(Qty 2) Ampersand 6 x 6 Gessobord panels Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Apron (optional)
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Ruth Greening |
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Learn the mystery of ‘wrinkled’ silver and how to work with Argentium silver. The result will be a beautiful one of a kind pendant! 2 x 2” Reticulate silver, 6” Argentium silver wire, butane fuel and accessories for cleaning and polishing piece. t Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
basic jewelry tools such as flat nose and chain nose pliers, jewelry saw frame (blades are included in kit). Jewelers files medium and fine cut (not Harbor Freight specials or needle files please). Butane torch that is capable of getting a fine hot flame. Flush cutters.
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Deborah Milosevich |
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Shrines have been created in many cultures throughout the world and for various reasons including secular and religious or as memorials. A shrine is a receptacle for sacred relics or items of importance. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Paints - Material suggestions but not required:
-2” photos or Xerox photos of someone if you would like to honor, a particular person, animal, place or thing
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Lora Murphy |
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Join me for a fun and fascinating introduction to painting a Portrait with Oil and Cold Wax medium BUT without solvents! You will learn the basics and much more about materials, supports, paints, unique tools which work beautifully , expressive mark-making and building a gorgeous, luscious history! and all about working safely! Materials Fee $40 in cash paid at beginning of class includes:
my special recipe cold wax medium (solvent free )
a couple of cradled PLAIN wood panels 12x12 inch (no gesso)
Lora Murphy Encaustic paint set and a selection of other paint can be purchased at https://www.fineartstore.com/p-11974-enkaustikos-lora-murphy-portraiture-micro-series-wax-snap-set.aspx CLOSED |
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Susan Schenk |
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Walk on the wild side or collage your pet. Take those adult coloring books of animals and wildlife calendars and let loose. Capture your favorite critter using paper and glue. Discover how to use recycled paper as if it is paint to create a unique work of frame worthy art. No drawing skills needed. Dogs, cats, camels, frogs, turtles, chicken, horses, lions and tigers. No limits.
Materials fee $10 cash paid in cash before class includes: Everything
Supplies that students are responsible for bringing:
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Carol Spohn |
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These florals make me smile. They are happy, loose and one of a kind. The process starts with the application of loose watercolor followed by ink outlines. Your creativity will guarantee an original piece of art! Stamps are used for the greetings. Students will be provided with materials to make a dozen cards. Students of all levels of experience will enjoy this class. Materials Fee $25 cash paid at beginning of class includes: • Written instructions and color photos
• Watercolor paper, cardstock and envelopes to make a dozen 4” x 6” cards. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Your usual painting supplies which should include at least 2 water containers, paper towels, a fine mist spray bottle for water.
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Sandy Moore |
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Please note this project needs a sewing machine with a free motion and a zig zag foot, the venue will have a few loaner machines to share. You may bring your own if you live locally. Let me confess, I do not have a background in quilting. I failed 8th grade home economics because I couldn’t master the straight line. That has not, however, dampened my love of fabric. When I began making fabric collages it was clear I would have to learn free motion stitching. To say I was intimidated is an understatement. Luckily for me, I do not aspire to traditional, precise lines. I want to make lines that are gestural, full of movement and whimsy. I want my lines to add to the story. Once I learned to relax into the process, I discovered that I actually love this part of fabric collage. I discovered there is, almost without exception, no wrong line. My favorite stitched lines have the immediacy and energy of a sketch, which means they are not “perfect.” In this class you will learn how to set up your machine for free motion stitching. You will learn which machine feet and needles to use and I’ll share tricks and techniques to make your free motion stitching more successful and stress-free. Most importantly, you will learn to embrace the unexpected stitch. You will leave class more confident, adventurous, and empowered to adventure into the world of free motion stitching. This is a hands-on class and you will spend much of the day at the machine stitching. You will design and practice simple repeat patterns and you will stitch a detailed project ‘sketch’ that can be finished with acrylic inks or raw edge applique. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Cotton Batting Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Fabric scissors Optional:
11x14 Sketch of Your Design
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