TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES, CONTACT INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS:
Manga Drawing for Teens
Lisa Martinez
Class Time: April 19, 2008, 10 am - 2 pm
Lisa Martinez will cover the basics of proportion, expressions, hairstyles, head and body angles, clothing and accessories. Human vs. Faerie. How to achieve the impact you want. Backgrounds, fantasy creatures. Watercolor painting techniques. Cost: $50. Students will need to bring a drawing pad, pencils erasers, colored pencils or markers IF they have them, razor point or extra fine point black marker, lunch/snacks, drinks. Contact Lisa Martinez to register: 581-1339 or willowsbend@hotmail.com
Beginning Watercolors
Lisa Martinez
Class Time: Thursdays from 4 pm - 6 pm
Learn the basic techniques to get started in watercolor painting. Stretching paper, color mixing, different painitng techniques will all be explored. Composition and choosing a color pallette for pleasing results will also be covered.
Acrylics and Oil
Lisa Martinez
Class Time: Flexible Schedule, 2 hours a week for 6 weeks
Explore your creative side through acrylics or oils, you choose the medium. Classes will focus on basic skills to help the student bring their vision to canvas. No prior art experience is necessary.
Course Fee: $150 plus materials.
ClayHand-Building and Wheel Throwing--Adults
Madeline Gallo
Class Times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 6-week sessions; mornings 10am-12:30pm; evenings 6:30-9:00pm (classes are ongoing, with flexible schedules)
Experience: no experience necessary
Course fee: $180
Hand-Building and Wheel Throwing--Children
Madeline Gallo
Class Times: 4-week sessions; 4:00-5:00pm (Classes are ongoing, with flexible schedules)
Experience: no experience necessary
Course fee: $55
Drawing
Lisa Martinez
Class Time: Thursdays 4-6 pm; 6-week sessions
Learn techniques that will help you to more accurately portray your subject. Perspective, proportion, angles, line length, and shading will all be explored.
Materials needed: sketch pad, pencils, sharpener, knead-able eraser.
Course Fee: $150
Fabric Beads
Michele Merges Martens
Class Time: One 2 hour class
Students will learn an easy technique for making fabric beads, then use their beads to create a necklace and bracelet. Experience level: no experience necessary
Class Fee: $25 includes materials
Glass Beadmaking / Flameworking
Heather Leyh - Heather Hollywood Designs
Class Time: Four 5
hour classes on weekends or seven 3 hour classes on weekday evenings.
Class 1 – Beginning
Beadmaking, Class 2 –
Embellishing and Encasing, Class 3 – Buttons
and Sculpted Beads, Class 4 - Focal Beads
and Pendants. No experience
required except the desire to learn and have fun. Ages 13 and older please. Class Fee: $150 per 5 hour class or $500 set of four. All
materials provided.
Glass Beadmaking & Jewelry - Girls Night Out
Heather Leyh -
Heather Hollywood Designs
Class Time: Flexible
evenings and weekends, contact Heather for more information. Open Studio Time
with Flameworking Bench Rental and/or Jewelry Making for those interested in
working on personal projects. Class Fee: On
Jewelry Making Evenings, pay for the materials you use. Flameworking bench time is also
available for $15 per hour or $120 for 10 hours.
Private Glass
Beadmaking Classes
Heather Leyh –
Heather Hollywood Designs
Learn the art of
flameworking at your own pace with individual instruction from glass artist Heather
Leyh. No experience required
except the desire to learn and have fun. Ages 13 and older please. Class Fee: $35 per
hour / (3 hour minimum). All
materials provided.
Mini Art Quilts - Fabric Postcards Michele Merges Martens
Class Time: One 2 hour class
Students will design and stitch together a 4"x6" mini art quilt to hang on the wall or a postcard. You may hand stitch or machine stitch, a sewing machine will be at class. Experience level: very basic sewing skills. Class Fee: $30 includes materials
Photography
Lisa Martinez
Class Time: 2 hours a week for 6 weeks.
Learn techniques that will help you get the results you want from your photographs. Lighting, composition, exposure, color, printing will all be covered. Students must have a camera (digital or 35 mm) and are responsible for developing.
Course Fee: $150
Jewelry Making - Earring Party
Heather Leyh
Class Time: Evenings-One 2 Hour Class
A fun evening for yourself or a gathering with friends with glass artist Heather Hollywood. Learn to create your own earrings using sterling silver wire, glass beads, and other unique beads and components. Learn the fundamentals of tool use, wire work, bead selection, and design techniques to make earrings that are uniquely you! This is a great class to get you started making your own jewelry. No experience necessary.
Class Fee: $25 + materials kit ($15 to $35)
Jewelry Making - Beginning Bracelet Making
Heather Leyh
Class Time: Evenings – One 2 ½ Hour Class
An evening of fun and creativity for yourself or a group of friends with glass artist Heather Hollywood. Learn the basics of bead stringing to create your own unique bracelet from sterling silver findings, glass beads, buttons, and other unique beads and components. Learn how to use a variety of materials to design and finish your first bracelet. No experience necessary.
Class Fee: $30 + materials kit ($25 to $60)
Jewelry Making - Beginning Wire Work
Heather Leyh
Class Time – Evenings – One 2 ½ Hour Class
An evening of fun and creativity for yourself or a group of friends with glass artist Heather Hollywood. Learn the basics of wire work to bend, loop, and coil wire to make unique components for earrings, a bracelet, or a necklace. This class will cover the fundamental supplies, tools, bead selection and design techniques needed to make jewelry with wire components that is uniquely your own. No experience necessary.
Class fee: $30 + materials kit ($15 to $60)
The Art of Giving Program
Daniele Ippoliti-DeShaw
Class Time – Evenings – 6 week sessions starting in January 2008
Monday's • January 7th - February 25th from 10:00-11:00am
Tuesday's • January 8th - February 12th from 4-5pm
Monday's • March 3rd - April 21st from 10:00-11:00am
Tuesday's • February 26th - April 1st from 4-5pm
All age children welcome. Students will create 2-3 recycled/earth based works of art. During class we will converse about ethics such as compassion, respect, gratitude. At the end of the classes children may compassionately donate their art to be auctioned to raise money for a non-profit children charity of their choice. Silent auction to be in May at the Strolling Village Artisans Iron Spring Gallery. No experience necessary. For more information go to: www.TheArtOfGivingProgram.com
Class fee: $80.00 for the six weeks- includes materials
