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  Learn Mosaics! Make a Coaster

  Instructor: Wendee VanOrder

This 2 hour workshop will provide basic instructions on the  elements of mosaic making. Including, using the tools. tesserae  (tiles), and  adhesives in designing and constructing your own trivet/coaster to take home. All materials and tools are provided!

                                            

      LEVEL: Beginner

      DATES: June 28th    

      TIME: 10:00AM to 12:00PM

      COST: $45 Per Person – Materials included

      MIN/MAX Students: 4-16

 

 

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Mosaic Stepping Stone Workshop

Instructor: Wendee VanOrder

This 2 hour workshop will provide participants basic instructions on the elements of mosaic making to include: how to use the tools, tesserae, and adhesives in designing and constructing their own 12 x 12 stepping stone. A handout will be provided for additional resources and instructions for grouting.

Level: Beginner

Date:  July 19th

Time: 11:00AM to 2:00PM

Cost: $65.00 Per Person

Material List: Students are required to bring a 12 x 12 cement stepping stone. All other                           materials are included. 

Minimum/Maximum # of Students: Min: 4  Max: 12

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Watercolor in Dry Brush Workshop 

Wildlife & Nature’s Elements

Instructor: Alan R. Young

Explore the technique of painting by subtraction, the lifting of watercolor paint to create highlights. Students will learn the layering process for hard and receding shadows. Each step is followed by a drying period and students are encouraged to work on multiple, simultaneous projects. Using various tools, such as sandpaper and hard edges, some students may try their hand at pre-texturing the watercolor paper for interesting effects found in nature. For more advanced students, examples will be available for the Chiaroscuro effect painting (total contrast). Dry Brush Watercolor, unlike traditional Watercolor, is designed for better control. This is a beginner’s class.

This is a two-day workshop

 

DATE:  July 26 & 27

TIME:  10:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day.

COST: $125.00 per person

 

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Silk Painting with Resi Silk Painting with Re st and Wax Batik 

Instructor: Leslie Rogers Todder

This is a one-day workshop from 10am to 4pm. Participants will work on a 22-inch silk square pre-hemmed scarf stretched out and suspended on a frame. People may bring their own simple black and white line drawings that may be used for reference or simple black and white “coloring book” images available as templates to trace in class. There will be a resist barrier drawn with water based gutta or soy wax to control the flow of dyes. The dyes are professional silk dyes that will be steam set by the instructor and returned back to the art center for pick up.

 

 

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DATE:  June 21

TIME: 10:00AM to 4:00PM

COST: $110.00 Per Person

MATERIALS: All materials included with the exception of the instructor requesting students to bring paper towels and rubber gloves.

 

WATERCOLOR PAINTING STUDIO

Instructor: Hal Schwab

Watercolor Painting Studio will allow beginning level students, to work on their painting projects with the support of an instructor to help achieve their artistic goals. One of the most common fears is the lack of control of the media and not being able to paint detail. A small, simple start along with constant practice will lead the student to achieve results in watercolor they never imagined!  Students will bring their own supplies, snacks and beverages, photo references or collaborate with the instructor and fellow artists to create still-life set ups. 

Watercolor Painting Studio is available for ages 18yrs thru adult.  

DATES: Every Saturday or Wednesday (Unless Noted)                                                                                                                       

TIMES: Two Hour Sessions – Saturdays: 1:00PM to 3:00PM or 3:00PM to 5:00PM.   Wednesdays: 3:00PM to 5:00PM                                   

COST: $40.00 Per Two Hour Session                                                                                                          

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Marbling for Fun 

Instructor: Neha Bhatt

Marbling is an age-old technique of print making. The oldest form of marbling called Suminagashi originated in Japan in the 12th century.
Water marbling is a fun way to suspend paints over thickened water and create patterns to marble paper, ceramics and fabrics like cotton and silk.
In this workshop participants will use different tools provided to them to create their own unique pattern and transfer them on watercolor paper and on a square silk scarf.

 

 

LEVEL: Beginner  Ages: Teen Thru Adult

DATES: August 23         Min: 3  Max: 4

TIME:  10:00AM to 1:00PM

COST:  $80.00 Per Person  All Materials Included

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Private Drawing Lessons are available for the advanced beginner to advanced student, ages 13 years old to adult. Lessons are tailored to each student. 

   

PRIVATE DRAWING LESSONS

Instructor: Kris Straukas

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ENCAUSTIC PAINTING FOR BEGINNERS 

Instructor: Kris Straukas

This class will teach you the basics in Encaustic painting. Learn how to melt the medium and keep it within a safe working temperature, tools required and safety precautions to get you started. Experiment with different materials to create an 8 x 10 collage. All materials are included.

What is Encaustic Painting? The word “Encaustic” is a Greek word meaning “to heat or burn in”. Encaustic medium is made of natural Beeswax and Damar Resin (crystallized tree sap). The beeswax and resin is melted, pigment can be added, and applied in layers to a porous surface with brushes and other tools. Wax layers are then reheated to fuse it to the previous layer. Encaustic mediums and paints are a versatile, spontaneous medium. They can be re-melted to create different effects, layered in opaque or translucent layers, modeled, textured, scraped, sculpted, polished, or combined with a variety of materials to create collage works. Unlike other paints, encaustic is never wet or dry – it goes from a liquid to a solid state and back again in seconds, allowing additional layers to be added immediately.

DATES AVAILABLE:  August 15th
TIME: 10AM to 3PM
Cost: $145.00 – Per Person     Ages: 18+
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