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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 backing, wood backing 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.
*Excellent fabric scissors
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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
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
My favorite fabric scraps from old sewing projects, discarded clothing favorites
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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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Renee Richetts |
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We are surrounded by heroes and are heroes in our own right. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes: All materials are provided including art papers, adhesives, inks and stamps, gel pens and lots of hero-inspired images. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: a pair of scissors and a metal ruler—instructor will have them to share as well.
Optional: bring images with special meaning to you
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Jacqueline Sullivan |
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What does it mean to create a painting that is informed by the natural world around us, but is not exactly representational? The difference between representational painting and abstract painting is that in abstract work, the subject is not as evident. Working with acrylic paints, students will be encouraged to let go of object orientation and see the landscape simply as shapes, colors and values. This workshop explores abstraction, composition, color and mark making, through the lens of landscape Students will learn how to coax hints of reality from an abstract background and perhaps how to integrate some textural and/or collage materials. Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
• 6 Small pieces (about 6” x 9”) of 140# CP watercolor paper Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• 1” Flat Brush ( Lately I have been using Simply Simmons brushes)
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Dina Wakley |
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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:
handout Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Your art journal
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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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Donna Downey |
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Flowers! Honestly when I paint flowers I feel empowered. They can be any shape, size, color, abstract or simple. However, the true magic of painting flowers happens when the artist embraces the simple techniques I will share with you in this course. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Heavy Body Acrylic paints (any and all colors welcome!!)
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Rosanne Anderson |
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While Locker Hooking is certainly not as intricate, detailed, or exacting as so much of our fiber art world, it is a fantastic way to use up tons of stash or "questionable" yarn, wind up with a cushy, beautiful product, and experience the joy of almost Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes:
Locker hook. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: Just small scissors, paper and pen, and a bit of patience!
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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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Lisa Bebi |
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This is a "paintover" where we become looser and more expressive with color on top of our photocopied images. You will complete up to 3 acrylic works on canvas. Learn how to adhere the painted image to a substrate without wrinkles or bubbles. Materials Fee $85 paid at beginning of class includes:
everything needed for the class, including but not limited to paint, brushes, substrates, mediums, markers, scissors plus supplies to take home.
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Tammy Dinius |
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In this class you will be working with liquid watercolors on canvas. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Polymer medium Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Spray bottle
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Jenny Doh |
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DAY 1
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SKILL LEVEL KIT FEE: If you bring paints as recommended and use your own paints, there is no kit fee. If you bring paints but don’t bring the ones I recommend and you end up using my paints, the fee will be $20 (to be paid to the instructor by cash or check at time of class).
o 2 stretched canvases: 18x24 inches is a good size or something slightly smaller (but not larger)
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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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Rosanne Anderson |
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Are you ready to make a scarf, put together a garment, table runner, blanket, or something else fantastic? Then come and learn the wonderfully versatile Pin Loom! Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes: Each student will receive a loom, lots of yarns and threads to choose from, needles, a 20+ page handout of various hints, tricks, websites, etc., and plenty of encouragement and fun. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: Just small scissors, paper and pen, and a bit of patience!
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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:
Wooden Frame 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
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
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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Renee Richetts |
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Transform a used book into your own art of magic-themed wonder. We will explore collage, mixed media applications, the making and use of embellishments, and more. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes: All materials are provided, including a used magic book, adhesives, embellishments, inks, Sharpies, metal eyelets. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: a pair of scissors. Instructor will also bring scissors and a Crop-A-Dile to share
Optional: your own art papers and embellishments
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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 Wakley |
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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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Your art journal
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Lisa Agaran |
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Wabi Sabi is a Japanese philosophy that believes beauty can be found in what is naturally imperfect, aged and weathered. When we learn to accept what is unfolding before us without judgment and expectations, we allow artistic beauty to happen. In this class, you will be creating and customizing your own handmade Mini Wabi Sabi Book from scratch. You will incorporate handmade papers, fabrics, stitching and other natural materials to captures the feel of Wabi Sabi.
Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
Instructor will be providing printed instructions of all lessons covered and additional collage materials. Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
9 x 12 inch 90 lb. Mixed Media OR Watercolor Paper
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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
Supplies Needed to bring for Class: apron
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Donna Downey |
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Rendering the human figure is both vulnerable and intrinsically beautiful. You will learn to paint the movements of the body and explore expressive intentions and emotions through each mark of color. Your painting will evoke a powerful, dreamlike quality.
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Students will need to bring the following supplies:
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Lisa Agaran |
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What makes your mixed media artwork 100% original and unique is creating your own collage materials. This approach moves you beyond pre-designed stencils or patterns that have been duplicated by other mixed media artists. Each of us has our own artistic preferences when it comes to color schemes, certain patterns and designs. This influences our unique artistic style. Therefore, when you create your own collage materials, they are infused with decisions and choices that you made during the creative process. This is uniquely your own. Having a nice collection of your own custom collage materials provides a wider selection to choose from when you’re working on your mixed media projects. Materials Fee $10 paid at beginning of class includes: Instructor will be providing printed instructions of all lessons covered and additional materials Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Hot Glue Gun & Black Sticks (8-10 sticks)
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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 $20 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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Lisa Bebi |
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Less is more in this paintover* class - but don't be fooled by its simplicity. Learn what to leave in and what to take out in these images. The less left in, the more striking the piece. You will complete up to 3 or more acrylic works on canvas or board. Learn how to adhere a painted image to a substrate without leaving wrinkles or bubbles. *A "paintover" is a term I use for painting on top of a photocopy. Materials Fee $65 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
everything needed for the class, including but not limited to gsso, paint, brushes, substrates, mediums, markers, scissors plus supplies to take home.
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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
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Jenny Doh |
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In the first part of the day, I will demonstrate and teach basic wire sculpting using assorted gauges of annealed wire. This demonstration will include strategic thinking about how to sculpt in a way that allows the final sculpture to become nailed to a wooden substrate. In the later part of the day, I will demonstrate and teach how to attach sculpted wire subjects onto wooden substrates. Mostly, we will use small nails and hammer for this. We will also have the opportunity to use a staple gun for those who want to try that. Finally, we will add small strokes of acrylic paint to the wooden substrate and other elements as time allows including pencil, collage, and crochet.
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SKILL LEVEL I will bring small nails and grommets that you can use and have. I will also bring a staple gun and collage elements for you to use if you want to. Not everyone will want to use a staple gun but it is an option for certain wire sculptures. NO kit fee for this.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
o WIRE: Black annealed wire in assorted gauges. I like using gauges 19, 22, and 26. Remember that the higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire. Please make sure you do not bring galvanized wire as that is difficult to sculpt with. Bring annealed wire.
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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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Renee Richetts |
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Books made without glue or stitching? Soft covers? Hard covers? Simple stitches and paper embellishments? All will be revealed, practiced and then applied. As part of practicing, you can expect to make at least 4 unique book structures. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes: All materials will be provided. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: pair of scissors
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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 Wakley |
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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
Instructor will provide:
handout Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Your art journal
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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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Ruth Chandler |
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Everyone needs a needle case at some point right? Japanese boro techniques with fun and funky hand stitching will give you a one of a kind needle case to use yourself or give as a gift. Quick and easy, you will go home with a finished project and all you need to bring is a thimble, reading glasses and chocolate if you want a sweet pick me up.
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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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Embellishing our wardrobe is becoming a real trend in our fashion world. From huge flowers to other tiny creative designs, it seems the sky's the limit to adding a motif to our knitted, woven, or crocheted items.
We will be using a stiffer fabric in our hoops to get grounded in the basic stitches, making it easier to learn, handle, and practice with before venturing forward.
Materials Fee $30 cash paid at beginning of class includes: an instruction book, as well as a selection of yarns, threads, needles, base material, a hoop, and other handouts.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class: scissors, pen/pencil and paper
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Lisa Agaran |
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: Turn that pile of fabric scraps into an artistic and functional piece of art. This fabric vessel caddy is perfect for holding your paint brushes, colored pencils and art tools. They also make for the perfect handmade gift. In this easy and fun workshop, I take you through step-by-step in creating a handmade, one-of-a-kind, fabric piece where you will incorporate different types of fabrics and stitching (or embroidery). Then pull it together to create a beautiful fabric vessel caddy. (This technique can easily be adapted to different size molds). Materials Fee $5 cash paid at beginning of class includes: Instructor will be providing printed instructions of the lesson covered in this workshop Supplies Needed to bring for Class: *Keep a color scheme in mind as you are gathering your materials.
Variety of fabric pieces (or scraps) - can be eco dyed, tea dyed, sari ribbon, batik, lace, cotton quilting, linen, cheesecloth, etc. Variety of thicknesses.
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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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Ruth Chandler |
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Info to come Materials Fee paid at beginning of class includes: materials content here
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Andrea Chebeleu |
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Facing the blank page or canvas does not have to paralyze you! Working with my mixed media prompt deck is my favorite way to get started and find my way. Once I’ve pulled a card or two my intuition takes over and I’m whisked away to working in the flow. Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
• Mixed Papers & Background for your cards Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Acrylic Paint (medium or heavy body) 5 colors + black & white
Instructor will share extras of many of her tools/stencils and supplies so bring what you have
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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 $30 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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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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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
oil pastels craypas work great and are super cheap
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Debbie Rijns |
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I love old things, things with a history, a story to tell.
Kit Fee $40.00 paid in cash before class includes:
You need to bring:
I will bring the following to share:
As the shuttle is made from wood, some items can be adhered with epoxy. Other items may need to be attached with screws, pins or nails.
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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 Wakley |
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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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Pam Cook |
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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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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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Erin Keck |
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Who does not like a SPLASH of color? This workshop was designed with the idea of not only learning to create through wood assemblage but also using color that is vibrant and interesting. The project will leave the creator with a new understanding of color expression, concept of design and dimensional placement. The finished clock will be an amazing addition to any artist studio or anyplace that a bit of extra color is needed. The finished clock measures 10”X10”. Students will also be creating additional Splatters to accent the wall surrounding the clock Materials Fee $35 cash paid at beginning of class includes: Students will be provided with all materials needed to create this clock.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class: Students should bring an apron and lap towel.
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Ruth Chandler |
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Hand stitching is an ancient art that continues to evolve. Spend time hand stitching that does not have to be stressful with lots of rules and perfect stitches. Get started on a fabric stitch book that you will want to add to as you discover new fibers and threads. As our time and lives become so busy we need to learn to slow down a little and create with no pressure.
All you need to bring is a thimble, glasses if you need them and yourself.
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Lisa Bebi |
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Ever feel like your abstracts are nothing more than a mess. Learn the DOPE on how to make effective abstracts that are awake and are relatable. There are a few keys to success. Materials Fee $85 paid at beginning of class includes:
You don't need to bring anything to this class. Everything you need for this class is included including but not limited to: instructions, substrates, paints, mark making materials, gels and mediums, paint brushes, markers Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
apron and latex gloves if desired
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Donna Downey |
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We’ve been conditioned to think art is about developing technique or natural born ability...but I say “bullshit!” I believe art is about tapping into the human soul and awakening the freedom to be comfortable with our own marks, our unique placement of shape, our use of color and then connecting the parts instinctively into a whole. It is not enough to be an intuitive painter. Artists use the intuitive process beyond the mark to tell their stories, but first we must embrace the pieces of our untethered artistic soul. Develop your artistic instincts. Trust the instinctual process of allowing what’s inside of you to come out by embracing the intuitive mark-making that is in your heart without any thought. Lean into the fear of letting go or expectations and allow your painting to evolve based on pure emotion. Embrace what you do and never question anything about it. There is no analysis, judgement, or do overs, in intuitive painting. There is no discipline or thought necessary. It is your gut, heart, and soul talking, not your brain. Students will learn to work in acrylic layers across a large canvas as Donna shares tips for building a stronger working knowledge of color blending transitional layers while experimenting with tools, textures and shape. Begin to confidently use the surface as your narrative and paint what feels right...allow your story to unfold naturally.
Students will need the following supplies for class:
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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 $35 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, metal for top of box
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Cookie sheet for your solder station
Optional items:
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Lisa Agaran |
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Sometimes the beauty of nature can be captured through photography and in the simple words of a haiku. In this workshop, we will experience nature through photography, mixed media and the art of writing haikus. Materials Fee $10 cash at beginning of class includes: Instructor will be providing printed instructions of all lessons covered and additional materials Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Using Your Own Photography (Note: A few weeks prior to our class, I will be sending out a tutorial with a basic photography lesson on how to take photos and alter them). OR
Using Photos from the Internet
Printer (Note : you will be printing your photos at home prior to class and will not need to bring a printer to class.)
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140 lb. Watercolor paper (any size to accommodate 4 x 8 in. signatures)
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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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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:
Scissors/thread snips
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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
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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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Debbie Rijns |
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Kintsugi is a Japanese method of repairing broken pottery, to put the pieces back together with adhesive and gold powder. Imitation gold leaf can also be used. Instead of throwing away a precious item, this process honours the broken piece and becomes part of it’s history. It can also be seen as a metaphor for embracing your flaws and imperfections. Materials Fee $15 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
for sharing: Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Small pottery bowl broken into no more than 3 pieces
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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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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”.
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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:
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(to use) Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• apron (optional)
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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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Leighanna Light |
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Many of us are drawn to texture & old worn surfaces... peeling paint, splintering wood, rusty stuff & stucco all hold a special place in our hearts. In this workshop you will learn how to create the look of these old, grungy, fabulous surfaces using plaster, wax, gesso, ink, glaze, and non-acrylic mediums to create a rough, matte surface. We will begin with ten 6 x 3 inch canvas cards for a total of 20 surfaces. You will learn how to mark, resist, scrape, carve, mono print, imprint texture, rust, layer & stain. I will teach you how to incorporate & transfer images as well as how to work with color, composition & texture.
Take your art to the next level by incorporating these simple, easy techniques in your paintings, collage, journals, assemblages or just about any creative project! So jump in & get your hands dirty! No experience necessary, just come with an open mind, a playful heart & leave your critic and ideas of perfection at home!
Materials Fee $30 cash paid at beginning of class includes:
most of what you will need to create this deck...
Supplies Needed to bring for Class: Please read the supply list NOW and collect your supplies early. You may have to order some things online, especially the tin, so please allow plenty of time for this. I do not sell extra supplies in class. You may not be able to complete the project in class if you do not bring what is listed on the supply list. If you have trouble finding anything, or if you have any questions, please contact me at least two weeks prior to class at leighannalight@gmail.com.
PVA GLUE
WHITE GESSO
PAINT or INK
A CRAFT HEAT GUN A PALATE KNIFE, SCRAP PAPER, RAGS, WATER CONTAINER, AN APRON & SEVERAL PAINT BRUSHES a variety of sizes
6 IMAGES WITH A LARGE FOCAL POINT
3 OR 4 SMALL FLAT RUSTY PIECES
OPTIONAL STENCILS- (I bring plenty, but feel free to bring your own if you’d like) YOUR FAVORITE TEXTURE TOOLS
DORLANDS WAX- You will use this as a final coating over your pages, but you can easily do this at home, no need to bring it to class
RANGER ADIRONDACK DYE RE-INKERS (NOT ALCOHOL INK)
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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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Ruth Chandler |
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Boro is the Japanese word for tattered rags. From the 1600’s and even into the early 1900’s the Japanese farmers of the northern region of Honshu used this technique to repair and patch their clothes. Originally made from hemp the farmers were gradually able to get their hands on bits of cotton and finally silk. Every little scrap was precious and washed and saved until it was used to give their clothes longevity. These items of clothing were so used and worn and yet have such strength that you can’t help but admire them.
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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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Anna Corba |
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info to come Materials Fee $ paid at beginning of class includes: materials content here
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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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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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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
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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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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
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Debbie Rijns |
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A very dear friend of mine was opening a yoga studio and I wanted to make something special for her. I thought a while and came up with this Spirit House. I made it so either candles or incense (or both) can be burned inside. The light from the candle glows through the windows and doors and incense only adds to the ambience when burning. How you embellish and paint your Spirit House will make it a lovely item to enjoy and use often. Size is 6x4 1/2 x6 1/2 inches. deepMaterials Fee $40 in cash paid at beginning of class includes:
House assembly and stand Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
400 grit water paper
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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.
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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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Ruth Chandler |
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Have you ever wondered what to do what to do with that wonderful Sari ribbon we just can’t seem to resist?
Supply Fee $30 payabale to instructor at beginning of class includes: Supply list to bring to class:
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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
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Anna Corba |
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Info to come Materials Fee $ paid at beginning of class includes: materials content here
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Micah Goguen |
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Join artist Micah Goguen as we layer our way to a playful painting that represents our favorite houseplant. We will be using Ampersand Artist panels, stencils, GOLDEN Interference colors and SoFlat acrylics to create an abstract layered design. We will then use a houseplant template of your choice to randomly capture interesting aspects while transferring the outline. We will finish up by using negative painting to create interest and depth. Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
• Ampersand 8 x 10 Gessobord panel Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Apron (optional)
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Ruth Greening |
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Sometimes you just don’t want to solder a piece together and sometimes you can’t! what to do? Call on the mighty rivet and its hot side kick Tabs! Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes: copper and silver sheet. Assortment of rivets and use of associated drills and equipment to finish the project. Supplies Needed to bring for Class: saw frame and 2/0 blades. Basic jewelry pliers, flat nose, chain nose, parallel round forming. Jewelry files #2 cut. Bench pin. Flush cut cutters. Steel bench block. Riveting hammer and /or chasing hammer.
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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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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
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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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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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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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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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Ruth Chandler |
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This class begins with an evening session learning how to make silk fusion or (silk paper). You will create the base of your landscape using beautiful silk fibers from Treenway silks. You will leave your silk creation to dry overnight.
Supply Fee $65 payabale to instructor at beginning of class includes: Supply list to bring to class:
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Lisa Bebi |
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Enjoy the process of painting larger (up to 16" x 20" canvases) in this 2 day workshop. There is such beauty to be gleaned by looking from above. This makes it easier to understand elements like line, shapes, color and composition. Everything is there in the aerial view! Kit fee of $85 cash paid to instructor before class :
All materials are provided for this 2 day workshop including brushes, paints, larger canvases, oil pastels and other mark making fun items.
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Leighanna Light |
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I created my first series of Spirit Protectors during a particularly difficult time in my life and I can’t seem to stop. I absolutely love making these & I would love to share this with you! Materials Fee $25 cash paid at beginning of class includes: All hardware, screws, nuts & bolts, nails & wire, paint, glaze, gel medium, clear coat, wax, hanging hardware & most tools.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class: Please read the supply list NOW and collect your supplies early. You may have to order some things online, especially the tin, so please allow plenty of time for this. I do not sell extra supplies in class. You may not be able to complete the project in class if you do not bring what is listed on the supply list. If you have trouble finding anything, or if you have any questions, please contact me at least two weeks prior to class at leighannalight@gmail.com.
-2 pieces of wood approximately 4” x 5 1/2” x 1/2”
-TIN SNIPS, Please bring these, which are best for cutting thin metal
-PLIERS -EAR PLUGS
-TIN, a variety of sizes & colors. Old, new, plain, printed. I often find cookie tins in thrift stores, antique stores, on ebay & garage sales. I also search online for “vintage tins”. Please bring at least 8 pieces, at least 7 x 6 INCHES, it can be cut flat ahead of time for travel. If you are cutting up whole tins at home, try using a can opener on the bottom of the tin, it makes it much easier to cut. This does not always work, it depends on the tin & sharpness of your can opener.
-METAL -FOUND OBJECTS for arms & legs if you would like to use something other than metal. Please see sample photos for ideas. -A CHARGED CORDLESS DRILL, CHARGER & 3 tiny drill bits, 1/16”. I will be bringing 2 drills but if it is a large class you might have to wait. We will be using the drill often during the workshop.
OPTIONAL -STENCILS for Faux Etching, I will have plenty to share but bring your own if you have favorites.
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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
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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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Fun of fusing and no soldering (well maybe a little) Materials Fee $50 paid at beginning of class includes: limited scrap silver, silver sheet for final project, copper forms and sheet, wire for jump rings and ring shank. Solder, sanding papers and use of tools and equipment to complete 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, chasing hammer and rawhide hammer. Scrap silver sheet to practice on if they have it.
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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
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Debbie Rijns |
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Ostrich eggshells are wonderful things. Not only are they decorative, but have been sed for millennium by the San people of Africa for storing water in the desert. We will take half a shell and embellish it with an assortment of different techniques to make a very special and unique item Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes:
1/2 African Ostrich Eggshell Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Sandpaper 320 and 400 grit
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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
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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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