If you register more than 30 days in advance of the workshop take $50 off the workshop price! 2010 Art Workshops Reserve Early- Classes Are Filling and spaces are limited! May 17-20th (set up afternoon of May 16th) Registration Closed Sue Holdaway-Heys Fiber Art- “Create Your Own Landscape or Floral Art Quilt” $495  In this supportive and creative atmosphere you will create an original fabric composition that is an artistic interpretation of a favorite vacation or garden photograph. With the luxury of digital photography you may have immediate documentation of a pleasing composition. A landscape or still life transfers easily from these photographs to a quilt. learn more... May 17-20th (set up afternoon of May 16th) Registration Closed Laura Cater- Woods Mixed Media/Fiber Art- “Off the Wall and Onto the Page” and “Pushing the Surface: a Sampler of Technique” $575  "Off the Wall and Onto the Page"Combine mixed media and multiple ideas; working in a folding book format. Two sided images, free standing forms and more are possible in this workshop. Laura will also include; "Pushing the Surface: a Sampler of Techniques" Explore a variety of approaches to create and change surface color and texture. Color, marks, layers, materials and techniques - non-toxic, low tech fun. learn more... June 7-10th (set up afteroon of June 6th) Registration Closed Terry Jarrard-Dimond Fiber Art Quilts- Ask “What if?” Building Pathways to Creative Work” (Beginning to Intermediate) $525  Through
a series of individual and interactive group exercises, Terry will
focus on teaching you techniques to help you get started on a path
toward more stimulating and creative ideas. The work will be fast
paced in an atmosphere of lively, yet supportive, exploration.
Through guided and self-directed exercises, you will create studies as well as completed projects. Studio sessions will also involve group discussion and critiques. learn more... June 7-10th (set up afteroon of June 6th) Susan Moran- Fiber Art- Shibori: Dyeing and Discharge Registration Closed $495  This workshop will cover the basics of dyeing with Procion MX dyes, as well as introducing students to several methods for creating beautiful, unique patterns on fabric using Japanese shibori, or bound-resist, techniques. There will be a thorough discussion of dye principles, basic dye chemistry, safety, and practices for mixing dyebaths from stock solutions as well as powders. We will make both acid and alkaline dyebaths for different fabric types. Students will learn bound, clamped, stitched, and shaped-resist shibori, and make a series of samples with a variety of natural fiber fabrics. The resulting samples may become part of future projects such as quilts, collages, wall-hangings, or table linens. learn more... July 12-15th (set up afternoon of July 11th) Don Andrews- Watercolor - “Color Emphasis Landscape Workshop” Registration Closed $575  Through
the language of watercolor, we painters can explore the natural world
around us in fresh, exciting and more personal ways. Regardless of the
landscape we choose to explore, or our personal approach to painting,
we all have in common the search for a more vital color statement.
Color offers us a wonderful opportunity to express our individual
feelings about any chosen subject.Don’s Color Emphasis Landscape class isn’t geared to any specific level of achievement, rather artists at all levels will benefit from a 4 day exploration into color, design, organization, light and their utilization in the exciting world of landscape painting. This workshop will be packed with demonstrations, discussions,individual help, personal and group critiques. learn more... July14th-15th Dianna Soisson- Color Pencil- "A Journey in Color Pencil" Registration Closed $245 
This workshop will take students on a journey into the exciting and growing world of color pencil. Students will discover this media to be very calming and meditative. There will be pelnty of demonstrations, techniques, worksheets, one-on-one assistance, discussions, and critiques. Epmhasis will be on the color blending and color theory, applied to a sample drawing the first day. we will then use our knowledge of the color pencil and apply it to a transferred drawing taken from one of the photos brought in. learn more... July 26-29th Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens Jim Markle- Pastel- “Painting Landscapes” Registration Closed $575 
This in depth plein air workshop will include two painting sessions per day, and ongoing individual critiques by the instructor as you work. Besides demonstrations by the instructor, various ways to approach pastel painting will be covered during the four days. You will be shown ways to start your paintings with various under painting techniques. In addition to much practical information, composition, three value design, principals of making subjects in your painting recede into space are just a few of the many things that will be covered. learn more...July 26-29th (set up afternoon of July 25th) Elaine Hahn- Oil - "Keeping it Simple" Registration Closed $575  In this Workshop students will be encouraged to simplify the subject matter through focusing on the composition, massing and placement of shapes, values and color relationships. Working with these three main areas will allow us to identify and address each aspect of any given painting. learn more... August 24th-26th Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens Mark Mehaffey-water media- "Design, Color and Experiments in Water Media" Registration Closed $450  Participants
will create paintings using the elements of shape, line, value and
Color to simplify subject and use a variety of color plans to create
emotion and mood. Discussion of content, the importance of color
schemes and line quality will also be covered. Finally participants will work intuitively with shape, color, line and especially texture to produce an abstraction with a personal focus and a representational work based on personal reference choices. These paintings will be as fun and absorbing to view, as they are to paint. There will be both group and individualized instruction with time set aside for critique. This is a fast moving, fun workshop where we all learn and share. All levels are welcome as long as everyone is comfortable with their materials. learn more... August 24th-26th Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens In this workshop students will learn to use the torch, how to aply the paint and use it as a collage medium par excellence. We will explore painting in encaustic, combining it with mixed media in collage and assemblage as well as making encaustic monoprints. This workshop will be tailored to the needs of the individuals attending. If you've got some encaustic experience there will be lots more to build on here - no need to be a beginner but beginners are welcome! learn more... September 20-23th Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens Kerr Grabowski Fiber Art- " Deconstructed Screen Printing" Six spaces left! $575  Explore
a different facet of screen printing on fabric; the unpredictable, the
intuitive, the “happy accident”. Using fiber reactive dyes along with
deconstructed printing and polychromatic printing, experiment with the
silkscreen as a painting and monoprinting tool to create fabrics
of depth, texture and personal imagery.The resulting fabric may be used
as an end in itself or a point of departure for further embellishment.In addition to demonstrations and hands on work, each day will include a series of small, spontaneous compositions serving as vehicles for further exploration. Working within a series and variations on a theme will be encouraged. While this workshop is geared toward fabric, you are welcome to bring printmaking papers to work with also. learn more... September 27th-30th Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens Jill Love Photography- "Moving Forward with Digital Photography" Six Spaces Left $495  This class is perfect for the film enthusiast who is ready to make the transition to digital or anyone who has made the leap and has fallen and can’t get up! We will go out and photograph with our cameras having plenty of field time, so you get accustomed to your camera. We will go through the entire workflow right through to archiving. The class is small to allow extra time for individual attention and exploration with assistance. learn more... October 5th-8th Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens Susan Shie- Art Quilt Painting “Diary Quilt Paintings: Don’t Forget to Write” $525  Draw, paint, and write on whole cloth paintings with markers, fabric paint and brushes, and optional airpen. This class is especially good for people who have no confidence in themselves as artists. I’ll show you that you can create just fine, like you did when you were little. And you’ll enjoy it, too! You’re full of good ideas waiting to burst out of you. Emphasis here is not on the sewing, but on the message and imagery, and on staying in an intuitive, non-analytical mindset, letting the ideas and images flow onto the cloth. Pick one or two paintings to machine quilt in my super simple Crazy-Grid style in class. All skill levels for drawing, painting, writing, and sewing. learn more... October 18th-20th Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens Janet Kohler- "Capturing Light and Life in Your Landscapes" $395  Janet Kohler will share her extensive pastel painting experience and knowledge with you in the beauty of the Botanical Gardens.Whether a beginner or advanced artist, this workshop will take your creativity and skills to new levels. Working with design elements, you will learn to divide your format to create balance and visual excitement to lead the viewer into your composition. Pastel techniques, color theory, and color mixing will be discussed and demonstrated. You’ll learn to see simple shapes and values to create stunning results. learn more... October 21st-22nd Stone Arch Saline MI Tricia Huffman- "Mosaics!" $185 + $50 supply fee  Create a beautiful mosaic for yourself or a loved one in this fun, two day workshop with Tricia Huffman; owner of Mended Pieces Mosaic Studio. Tricia will discuss proper tool use, basic color theory, and grouting techniques. Each student will make a 12x12 piece of their choice. Smaller class sizes alows Tricia to work with beginning mosaic students as well as those that are more experienced and want to expand their mosaic knowledge. learn more... November 1-4th Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens Donna Zagotta- Watercolor "Adding the You Factor to Your Paintings" Five spaces left! $495  The
theme of this workshop is: Make your paintings more personal and
creative by plugging your subjects into design. Donna will demonstrate
and discuss methods and ideas that will help you turn ordinary subjects
into creative and imaginative paintings. We will focus on composition,
color, and a personal and creative use of the elements and principles
of design. All levels are welcome and this workshop is open to all watermedia. Donna will be using watercolor and white gouache in her classroom demonstrations. Students will work from their own reference materials (photos, sketches, etc.)and can bring paintings in progress to work on or begin new paintings in class. learn more... 2011 Schedule coming soon! |
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