art safari: thursday evenings 5:45 to 7:45 p.m.
All materials supplied.
Sept. 17: Bookbinding: Creating Your Own Sketchbook (with Tonya Corkey). Build your own sketchbook in this class to keep your future drawings, collages, notes and ideas safe and all in one place! In this class you will also be shown many different approaches to assembling your own sketchbooks and thinking of a sketchbook as its own piece of art.
Sept. 24: Introduction to Powdered Graphite (with Tonya Corkey). Shading, textures and details made easy with powdered graphite. Get shown the tips and tricks that will give your drawings a “powerderful” edge!
Oct. 1: Collage (with Mei Chi) No need to draw! Collage is basically cutting and pasting, but the possibilities are endless. The term collage was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art. We’ll work on two projects, one using magazines and one using tissue paper.
Oct. 8: Tonya - Wet felting (with Tonya Corkey). Textile art is now on the rise as a higher art form! You may find yourself in a soapy puddle, so wear something comfortable to this class and have fun layering wool to create a beautiful felted painting.
Oct. 15: Printmaking (with Margaret Bignell and Barb Carr) Explore some of the possibilities that printmaking has to offer! Barb and Margaret will introduce the many ways of doing printmaking, and will lead you through two fun projects: monoprinting using the printing presses, and linocuts which you can do at home.
Oct. 22: Intro to Chinese Painting (with Mei Chi) Referring to the four seasonal plants: plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum: the “Four Noble Ones” is a reoccurring theme in Chinese painting for their symbolism of perseverance, purity, uprightness, and humility. While keeping in mind that Chinese painting focuses on the process and experiences, together we will paint the “Four Noble Ones”.
Oct. 29: Intro to Mixed Media Collage (with Mei Chi) Acrylic, ink, and rice paper on canvas because why not? This unique technique reminds us that there is no set formula for Art making. With an open-minded and willing to get your hands dirty, vibrant results are bound to happen.
Nov. 5: Intro to Soft Sculpture (with Mei Chi) While textile art is one of the oldest forms of art in human civilization, soft sculptures such as stuffed fabric art are popularized and elevated to “high art” since the 60s. Both meditative and social, stuffed fabric art have become our go-to projects for artmaking in social settings!
Nov. 12: Intro to Paper Sculpture (with Mei Chi) Though art on paper is much older than art from paper, paper sculptures date from the 17th century. From origami to installations that fill an entire space, paper sculptures are one of the most versatile and accessible materials to create 3-dimensional artworks.
Nov. 19: Intro to Watercolour (with Mei Chi) Watercolour is another versatile yet accessible medium that although dates back to the stone cave paintings are still popular and loved by many artists today. In this introduction to watercolour session, we will learn to experiment and have fun with watercolours while discovering the basic aspects and techniques.
Sept. 24: Introduction to Powdered Graphite (with Tonya Corkey). Shading, textures and details made easy with powdered graphite. Get shown the tips and tricks that will give your drawings a “powerderful” edge!
Oct. 1: Collage (with Mei Chi) No need to draw! Collage is basically cutting and pasting, but the possibilities are endless. The term collage was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art. We’ll work on two projects, one using magazines and one using tissue paper.
Oct. 8: Tonya - Wet felting (with Tonya Corkey). Textile art is now on the rise as a higher art form! You may find yourself in a soapy puddle, so wear something comfortable to this class and have fun layering wool to create a beautiful felted painting.
Oct. 15: Printmaking (with Margaret Bignell and Barb Carr) Explore some of the possibilities that printmaking has to offer! Barb and Margaret will introduce the many ways of doing printmaking, and will lead you through two fun projects: monoprinting using the printing presses, and linocuts which you can do at home.
Oct. 22: Intro to Chinese Painting (with Mei Chi) Referring to the four seasonal plants: plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum: the “Four Noble Ones” is a reoccurring theme in Chinese painting for their symbolism of perseverance, purity, uprightness, and humility. While keeping in mind that Chinese painting focuses on the process and experiences, together we will paint the “Four Noble Ones”.
Oct. 29: Intro to Mixed Media Collage (with Mei Chi) Acrylic, ink, and rice paper on canvas because why not? This unique technique reminds us that there is no set formula for Art making. With an open-minded and willing to get your hands dirty, vibrant results are bound to happen.
Nov. 5: Intro to Soft Sculpture (with Mei Chi) While textile art is one of the oldest forms of art in human civilization, soft sculptures such as stuffed fabric art are popularized and elevated to “high art” since the 60s. Both meditative and social, stuffed fabric art have become our go-to projects for artmaking in social settings!
Nov. 12: Intro to Paper Sculpture (with Mei Chi) Though art on paper is much older than art from paper, paper sculptures date from the 17th century. From origami to installations that fill an entire space, paper sculptures are one of the most versatile and accessible materials to create 3-dimensional artworks.
Nov. 19: Intro to Watercolour (with Mei Chi) Watercolour is another versatile yet accessible medium that although dates back to the stone cave paintings are still popular and loved by many artists today. In this introduction to watercolour session, we will learn to experiment and have fun with watercolours while discovering the basic aspects and techniques.