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I have over thirty years experience teaching art to students of all ages. I teach a wide variety of classes in many different media. Classes generally run two hours and cost $28.00 plus materials. Scroll to the bottom to see class offerings for the month.
Class offerings
Mosaics
Use a variety of materials to create a simple project such as a garden stone, cigar box or picture frame. Adhesives, tools and techniques will be discussed as well as finishing techniques.
Alcohol Inks
Spontaneous and colorful results can be achieved by applying alcohol inks to tile. No artistic skills are needed! Make 4 tiles to use as coasters or wall decoration.
Yard Art
Make whimsical art for your garden from recycled glass, plates, bowls, metal and more. This technique can be used to make garden flowers, towers or bird baths. Easy to assemble, you choose the project you will make.
Life Masks
Have your face cast and use the casting as a mold to create a paper mask.
Drawing
Gentle "how to" guidance provided through simple exercises designed to boost your confidence and improve your drawing skills. Play with a variety of drawing materials including pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, markers and pastels to discover the medium you like the best.
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Printmaking/Gelli Printing
You can make a print with anything from a potato to your own hand carved designs. Prints can be used for cards, book covers, collage and/or other pieces of art.
Collage
Cut and paste to create an art piece from your photos, magazines, calendars, wrapping paper, stickers, gemstones and more. Collage can be used to create a "vision board" or "soul collage" cards.
Assemblage
Similar to the art of collage but three-dimensional using a combination of found objects for construction.
Apoxee Clay Mosaics
This amazing two part clay can cover any object and act as an adhesive for mosaic materials. It dries rock hard and the finished product can be drilled, sanded or painted.
Beginning Watercolor
Learn some basic watercolor techniques including wet and dry brush, resist, salt pour, spatter and more.
June Class Offerings
MOSAIC BASICS
Choose from a variety of materials to create a simple project such as a garden stone, cigar box, wall piece or picture frame. Adhesives, tools and techniques will be discussed. Day one is for design and construction and day two for finishing with grout or epoxy.
Friday, June 17th OR Saturday, June 18th 1pm - 4pm plus one hour finishing time (to be determined by participants)
Cost $75 which includes all materials
ALCOHOL INKS
This is one of my favorite classes to teach requiring no artistic skills! Spontaneous and colorful results are achieved by applying alcohol inks to ceramic tile. Make 4 tiles (4x4) to use as coasters or wall decoration. Finishing techniques discussed.
Cost: $28 + $8 material fee. 2 hours
Friday, June 24th: 1pm - 3pm
YARD ART
Make a whimsical plate flower for your garden. Easy to assemble these flowers are made from recycled materials and they may grace your garden all winter long. This technique can also be used to make garden totems, bird baths or towers.
Cost: $28 + $14 material fee. 2 hours
Saturday, June 25th: 10am - 12 pm or 1pm - 3p