Art Sampler

Beginners –Intermediate
*Ages: 8 & up*
*All children 8-11 must be accompanied by at least one adult
Young people 12 & up are welcome as a single “adult”*

Due to the nature of this series, most supplies will be provided, BUT please check each class descriptions below and/or the downloadable supply list for any items you might need to bring for a particular class. All students should always bring clothes protection.

Single classes in either 
SAMPLER GROUP 1 or 2:
     

A 4 or 5 week ‘month’ of classes in either SAMPLER GROUP 1 or 2:
        

Full 8 weeks of either 
SAMPLER GROUP 1 or 2:


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Contact the artist for the Materials List and to arrange  your classes.
Overview & Class Descriptions for the Art Sampler

Virtual Instruction is available. Contact the Artist.
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This class is designed for parents and children participating together in an introduction into several art media but any interested adult is welcome to come and try to different media to see what interests you further. A basic introductory project will created at each meeting. Each class may be taken separately or as an entire series.

​Contact the artist for the Materials List and to arrange  your classes.
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SAMPLER GROUP 1

Week1: Monoprints
The process is simple: the artist paints, rubs, or wipes the design directly onto a plate, using a fairly slow drying paint or ink. The fleeting image must be printed before the ink dries. Printing may be by press or by hand, and as the name monoprint implies, one can usually get only one strong impression. Monoprinting does allow the artist unusual freedom and spontaneity.

Week 2: Watercolor

Several basic techniques in the art of watercolor painting will be presented

Week 3: Making Stamps/Embossing Tools

Students will carve their own designs from materials such as erasers or ‘linoleum’ blocks creating their personalized images which can be used for projects like scrapbooking, relief embossing into clay and more.

Week 4: Acrylic Painting:

Basic techniques in acrylic painting.

Week 5: Wire Sculpture

Student s will create a critter or sitter using a wire armature and paper or fabric to create a statue.

 Week 6: Make your own book

Students will create a simple fold out book using their favorite quotes or their own writing.

Week 7: Mod Podge 'silk screen'

Mod Podge is the masking fluid and an embroidery hoop is the frame for out designs.

Week 8: Sunny Canvas

Paint and scrapbook paper!
SAMPLER GROUP 2

Week 9: Colliagraph Prints

In this form of printmaking, various thin materials are arranged as a collage and glued to a rigid surface. Then an embossed print is taken from the design. 

Week 10: Wet Pastels

A slightly different technique that is a great introduction to pastel drawing.


Week 11: Graffiti: it’s all in a name

You may know what graffiti is, but they may not know that graffiti has existed since ancient times, or that lettering is a genuine form of art or that a great amount of work is done to perfect to lettering style.

We will then create stylized illustration about things important in our lives around the stylized name.

Week 12: Explore Famous Artists

Using famous art as inspiration we will create our own interpretations of the style.

Week 13: Drapo

A unique form of art originating in Haiti it is the creation of elaborately decorated flags called “Drapos.” 

students will make a banner of their own design using a variety of glittery, sparkly, shiny materials and brilliant felt. 

Week 14: Air Dry  Clay Creations

We will make nature 'tiles' with air dry clay and clipping from the garden.

Week 15: Transferring Photos to Canvas: 

Students will bring ion one or more photocopies of photos and learn how to apply them to canvas. We will finish to piece by using other items to create a mixed media painting

Week 16:  Colored Pencils; 

We will learn about how to get various effects with colored pencil.


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