Students will create Minecraft themed art projects. On the first and second day, students will discuss grid-art and create their own self-portraits from paper squares glued onto a background. On the final day, students will design and iron Hama Beads to look like 8bit objects or characters!
Mixed Media
Critique Night
Join us for a free monthly peer-to-peer critique night on the last Wednesday of each month! We invite you to bring your original artwork (finished or in-progress), to give and receive constructive feedback from fellow artists. Our goal is to create and foster a collaborative and open environment that is supportive and critical for practicing artists in our community. Discussions will revolve around conceptual thinking and specific media practices. Participants can bring 1-3 pieces of original artwork and should come prepared with questions for feedback. Please come ready to participate, and feel free to stick around after the critique and join the group for food/drinks at a walk-able restaurant location to continue the conversation. Pre-registration is encouraged, space is limited to 12 participants.
Altered Books for Teens
Students learn about how an altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from it’s original form to a different form, changing it’s appearance or meaning. Teens will choose a topic that is meaningful to them (i.e. travel, comics, love, friendship). Then, students will have the opportunity to work with paint, vintage papers, feathers, stencils, and markers to create compositions in their book that align with their book theme. If they are up for a challenge, teens can also learn the “pop-up” book technique to give their altered book a 3-D quality. The options are endless! Bring your creativity and have fun!
Mix It Up: Painting and Mixed Media for Teens
Mix it up with Emily in this class that encourages imagination and thinking outside the box. Teens will learn and practice interesting techniques using paint and paper on canvas, making both representational and abstract works. This is a great course for teens or tweens who love to paint, and are looking to explore new avenues in painting!
Mixed Media Sculpture for Kids
Using a variety of different mediums, kids will explore the basics of 3D art. Creativity abounds as sculptures big and small are formed from the students’ imagination. Kids will work with clay, paper mache, wire, sculpey polymer clay, and cardboard in making individual and collaborative sculptures.
Star Wars Terrariums
Students will create their favorite Star Wars characters, then create a miniature environment for them to become a mini terrarium. First, students will make Star Wars characters out of felt, yarn, popsicle sticks, air-dry clay, or other various supplies. They will then decide what kind of environment their characters should be in. Students will search outside for found objects, such as dirt, sand, rocks, sticks, etc., then place their characters inside. Kids will walk away with an awesome terrarium for display. Students will also be making Star Wars themed paintings and drawings to pair with their terrarium. May the creative force be with you!
