January 2019
Collage with Altered Papers and Other Materials-Jan 7, 14, 21, 28
This class meets at Donnas studio- please contact her for directions. Class meets on Thursdays from 6-8pm. There is a $10 Materials fee to be paid to the instructor on the first day of class. Learn how to alter and use pages from National Geographic Magazines, the use of stencils, paint, inks, and other papers to create a completed collage. You can also bring your own bits and pieces of ephemera to include in your creation. Contact: Donna…
Find out more »Drawing for the Painter: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29
This class is for adults and teens and meets on Tuesdays. We have all been told that drawing is a foundational skill that will improve any painters’ artwork. This is undoubtedly true, but have you ever struggled to transfer drawing skills to painting? In this 4 week series you will learn to approach drawing skills as a painter. You will learn that drawing can be achieved not only using line, but through the “carving” of shapes. You will become acquainted with…
Find out more »Felt Painting Workshop: Jan 13
This class is for All Ages - Kids 5 & up, Teens, Families, Adults.Class meets on Sundays, and there is a $15 materials fee payable to the instructor.Learn how to make a detailed image using a felting needle. You will design your piece on a pre felted wool square that can be turned into a beautiful wall hanging. Needle and wet felting techniques will be demonstrated for enhancing your piece. Each student will make their own wet-felted background piece to…
Find out more »Make Beautiful Valentines: Jan 26
This class is for Adults and children (10 and older).Class meets on a Saturday, with a $15 Materials Fee to be paid to the instructor. Learn IRIS PAPER FOLDING by making beautiful valentines; and once you know the process you can make more designs. The craft began in Holland using the paper inside envelopes. Narrow folded strips of decorative papers follow a circling pattern to resemble the eye of a camera. (FYI: Iris Folding is not related to origami.)All materials are…
Find out more »February 2019
Try Your Hand at Watercolor:Feb 1, 8
This class is for adults & teens, meets on Fridays with a $15 materials fee payable to instructor. This class is for people that have always wanted to try painting with watercolor but haven't because of the cost, not knowing how to start or just putting it off. We will learn about the necessary materials; brushes, paper, pigments and how to use them. I will provide all the materials you will need so you can see if you like it…
Find out more »Collage with Altered Papers and Other Materials-Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
This class meets at Donnas studio- please contact her for directions. Class meets on Thursdays from 6-8pm. There is a $10 Materials fee to be paid to the instructor on the first day of class. Learn how to alter and use pages from National Geographic Magazines, the use of stencils, paint, inks, and other papers to create a completed collage. You can also bring your own bits and pieces of ephemera to include in your creation. Contact: Donna…
Find out more »The Power of Composition: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26
This class is for adults and teens and meets on Tuesdays. Composition may be the single most important factor in whether a painting “works” or not. In this 4 week series you will dive deeper into the vast ocean of composition. Learn to stop mindlessly copying other artists work, or to being a slave to your reference material, and begin the journey of creating your own unique compositions. We will study some of the masters’ work, and you will engage in…
Find out more »Silk Scarf Painting Workshop: Feb 10
This class is for All Ages - Kids 5 & up, Teens, Families, Adults.Meets on a Saturday. Materials fee of $15 payable to instructor.During this workshop you will create a special hand painted silk scarf. You will learn how to use a liquid resist to create your design on the silk, have a lunch break while it dries, and then you will paint your scarf with special silk dyes, set the dyes and then wash the resist away and iron…
Find out more »American Cursive Handwriting:Feb 18, 25, Mar 4, 11, 18, 25
This Class is for adults and kids age 8years and olderMeets on MondaysThe reasons to learn cursive handwriting are numerous, not the least of which includes the neuro pathways created in the brain through hand-eye coordination. We will progress through a series of exercises designed to teach cursive compared to "printing" which will de-mystify the written words of our fore-fathers. This class is designed for kids and their parents to learn the principles of handwriting together; the adults will gain…
Find out more »Leather Journal Class-Feb 24
There is a $40 materils fee for this class to be paid on the day of class to the instructor. In this class you’ll learn to make a 10” x 6-1/2” leather-bound travel journal. We’ll use Arches text, a 100% cotton paper. You’ll learn about paper grain, folding & tearing paper, materials, tools, the longstitch / linkstitch, and where to get what you need to make more books. All materials included except buttons & beads. Contact: boneheadned@aol.com
Find out more »March 2019
Collage with Altered Papers and Other Materials-Mar 4, 11, 18, 25
This class meets at Donnas studio- please contact her for directions. Class meets on Thursdays from 6-8pm. There is a $10 Materials fee to be paid to the instructor on the first day of class. Learn how to alter and use pages from National Geographic Magazines, the use of stencils, paint, inks, and other papers to create a completed collage. You can also bring your own bits and pieces of ephemera to include in your creation. Contact: Donna…
Find out more »Edges, Texture and Brushwork: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26
This class is for adults and teens and meets on Tuesdays. Are you looking to create more subtlety in your paintings? Are you looking to improve in, or loosen up your brushwork? Then this class is for you! In this 4 week series you will learn about edges, how they differ from line, and how to see and use them, from hard to soft, and even lost. You will learn about creating texture, and will experiment with brushwork in all…
Find out more »Felt Painting Workshop: Mar 10
This class is for All Ages - Kids 5 & up, Teens, Families, Adults.Class meets on Sundays, and there is a $15 materials fee payable to the instructor.Learn how to make a detailed image using a felting needle. You will design your piece on a pre felted wool square that can be turned into a beautiful wall hanging. Needle and wet felting techniques will be demonstrated for enhancing your piece. Each student will make their own wet-felted background piece to…
Find out more »Silk Scarf Painting Workshop: Mar 31
This class is for All Ages - Kids 5 & up, Teens, Families, Adults.Meets on a Saturday. Materials fee of $15 payable to instructor.During this workshop you will create a special hand painted silk scarf. You will learn how to use a liquid resist to create your design on the silk, have a lunch break while it dries, and then you will paint your scarf with special silk dyes, set the dyes and then wash the resist away and iron…
Find out more »April 2019
American Cursive Handwriting:Apr 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6
This Class is for adults and kids age 8years and olderMeets on MondaysThe reasons to learn cursive handwriting are numerous, not the least of which includes the neuro pathways created in the brain through hand-eye coordination. We will progress through a series of exercises designed to teach cursive compared to "printing" which will de-mystify the written words of our fore-fathers. This class is designed for kids and their parents to learn the principles of handwriting together; the adults will gain…
Find out more »Collage with Altered Papers and Other Materials-Apr 1, 8, 15, 22
This class meets at Donnas studio- please contact her for directions. Class meets on Thursdays from 6-8pm. There is a $10 Materials fee to be paid to the instructor on the first day of class. Learn how to alter and use pages from National Geographic Magazines, the use of stencils, paint, inks, and other papers to create a completed collage. You can also bring your own bits and pieces of ephemera to include in your creation. Contact: Donna…
Find out more »Beginning Oil Painting: Apr 2, 9, 16, 23
This class is for aaaadults and teens, and meets on Tuesdays. This 4 week session is designed to give the beginning oil painter the basic skills necessary to begin their oil painting journey. You will learn about the various supplies and techniques used by oil painters, and be able to hone in on the ones you would like to use, as well as the ones most necessary for all oil painters. You will practice both painting from life, as well…
Find out more »Try Your Hand at Watercolor:Apr 5, 12
This class is for adults & teens, meets on Fridays with a $15 materials fee payable to instructor. This class is for people that have always wanted to try painting with watercolor but haven't because of the cost, not knowing how to start or just putting it off. We will learn about the necessary materials; brushes, paper, pigments and how to use them. I will provide all the materials you will need so you can see if you like it…
Find out more »Felt Painting Workshop: Apr 14
This class is for All Ages - Kids 5 & up, Teens, Families, Adults.Class meets on Sundays, and there is a $15 materials fee payable to the instructor.Learn how to make a detailed image using a felting needle. You will design your piece on a pre felted wool square that can be turned into a beautiful wall hanging. Needle and wet felting techniques will be demonstrated for enhancing your piece. Each student will make their own wet-felted background piece to…
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