International Painting Tours instructor, Cindy Briggs shares how she creates her watercolor travel journals from Alaska to Quebec to Spain. Learn how to quickly sketch and spontaneously paint your journeys with free flowing lines and colors.
Workshop
Slip Transfers
Add texture or design through transfer experimentation on simple forms such as tiles, plates, and straight-walled vases.
Magical Mosaics with Visiting Artist Katherine England
Assembling small pieces of colored glass, stone, and other materials, students will learn how to design, choose color, form lines, and shape a decorative piece of art.
Folded Books
Take a folded books workshop taught by visiting artist Nicole Pietrantoni, whose work will be featured in the Kimball’s Main Gallery (Nicole Pietrantoni: Alas, Alack, February 10–April 15, 2018)! Students will get to explore a series of simple folded structures–accordion, snake book, x-book and pants book. After practicing the four different structures with color copy paper, students will select one structure to make a more refined book using collage, writing/journaling and drawing to fill its pages. By the end of the class, students will have a finished product they get to take home. This workshop is recommended for teens and students who are 8 and older.
New Surfaces: Introductory and Experimental China Painting Techniques
Pablo Picasso once said, “Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” In this workshop you will learn the introductory rules and techniques used in china painting; and, of course, how to break them. To begin, and as a means to contextualize the range of possibility in china painting, we will discuss its origin and view images of historical and contemporary works. From there, students will learn to prepare their own paint, and will begin the process of decorating the provided porcelain plates. To conclude students will leave decorated project at KAC to be fired. Due to drying and firing times, pottery will be ready for pick up 12-14 days after class has ended. Make your own rules, be a rebel, and join us!
Creative Printmaking on Fabric
During this one day workshop, students will learn how to make fun, unique patterns on cotton scarves using everyday objects. We will learn a bit about screen print ink and how to use them. Then, we will stretch our minds to the possibility of patterns! Feathers, yarn, cups, and plants are only some of the unexpected items we will use to create these patterns. Students will leave with some beautiful fabric and a newfound appreciation for kitchen utensils.
