Stephanie Burton
9:00 - 4:30
Sun Oct 19
$185.00
A concertina (aka accordion) book is one of the easiest types of books you can create on your own! I love this format because it functions like a traditional book, allowing you to turn the pages. Additionally, you can unfold it completely to display all the pages simultaneously.
Concertina Books are perfect for using as art journals, sketchbooks, junk journals, travel journals, and photo albums.
During the morning session, we will concentrate on designing the cover for our Concertina Book. I will demonstrate some fun creative mixed-media methods, using layers of collage, acrylic paint, and various other techniques.
In the afternoon, we'll create our concertina (accordion) folded books. This type of fold enables the sketchbook to unfold into a single sheet of paper that is 8 feet long! This adaptable format allows for personal adjustments to the substrate size, from using individual sheets measuring 6" x 8.25" to working across multiple folds for panoramas or landscapes. With 16 continuous sheets (32 sides), these distinctive sketchbooks will be crafted from Strathmore Watercolor paper.
We'll design hard covers for our sketchbooks using our own handmade designs, and a ribbon closure will complete our book.
By the end of the workshop, you will have gained a wide range of painting and collage techniques, along with a finished Concertina Book!
Materials Fee $25 paid at the beginning of class includes:
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
**Students of every experience level are welcome!
Nicole Austin
9:00 - 4:30
Sun Oct 19
$185.00
I'll help you take the guesswork out of the blank canvas with these 6 easy-yet-dynamic works of art. These 6 paintings can be created on any surface--canvas, wood, art journal, etc. and with the materials that you already have in your art stash. You will go from feeling uninspired and stuck, to feeling full of creativity and inspiration by the end of class. Each surface will have it’s own color/theme/mood, but all six works of art will flow together as a final product. We will play with color combinations, collage, various mixed media techniques and materials (paint pens, acrylic paint, oil pastels)
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
use of shared supplies such as collage paper, washi tape, oil pastels, spray ink, stencils, paint
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
6 surfaces (canvas, canvas panels, or gesso board, preferably 6”-8” square)
Basic kit: scissors, glue stick, pencil
Optional: your favorite stencils, stamps, collage paper
Tonya Gray
9:00 - 12:00
Sun AM Oct 19
$100.00
Folk Art Painting: Birch Trees and Chickadees.
The style of folk art painting is simple imagery with rustic lines, often telling a story of everyday life. In this class we will paint a grove of birch trees surrounding a cozy house. Chickadees are charming chunky birds that add light and joy to the landscape and we will fill the house by drawing some of our favorite things (examples are: flowers, food, coffee, cat/dog, books). No experience is necessary. Your painting and drawing style will emerge throughout the class. Individuality is what makes each artist shine. We will use chalk as an outline so there is lots of time to practice/erase/fine tune your work.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Gessoed wood cradle board
Paper for practice
Demo/guideline instructions
Acrylics for everyone to share
Wax pastels / wax pencils
Chalk
Sponges
Drywall spatulas
Paper plates for paint/water cups
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
1” flat brush
Thin detail brush, 18/0 round is perfect
Optional: Any acrylic paint you love to use (colors/ brands, just for your own use)
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Sun Eve Oct 19
$100.00
Students are guided step by step to create a 9x12 mixed-media collage to display an empowering word or quote. Instructor will provide quotes, though students are welcome to bring their own printed in suggested 12 font or bigger on plain paper.
Students will be taught mixed-media collage techniques of layering between collage and acrylic paint with various methods of mixed-media to add interest. Words can be applied in a variety of ways including with printed quotes, rubber stamping or writing.
This is a great workshop to create a unique work of art that showcases a word or quote that is meaningful and empowering. Travels easily and is frameable once you get it home. This is a wildly popular workshop that often fills up.
All levels welcome >>> Beginner Friendly as well as useful for the seasoned art maker.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
9x12 Flat Canvas Panel
Gel medium
Brush Applicator
Collage element
Spray Bottle
Pencil
Printed Words/Quotes
Acrylic Paint (shared)
Rubber stamps (shared)
Stencils (shared)
Scribble Sticks (shared)
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Just bring You! All materials provided, except for scissors. If you prefer cutting pieces for collage, plan to bring a pair.
Stephanie Burton
6:30 - 9:30
Sun Eve Oct 19
$100.00
Have you been wanting to dabble in sculpting or just wanting to experiment with clay? This is the perfect class to get you started in the wonderful world of clay! I will guide you every step of the way. Even if you are a seasoned clay artist, this is a great class with lots of fun and easy techniques to give you that kick-start you need to apply to many other projects.
You will leave your owls with me. Once they are dry, I will bisque-fire your owls and then personally glaze them for you using an oxide with a white glaze, similar to the 3 owls shown in the photos.
This class is for you if:
I will transport the barn owls to my home studio in Vancouver, WA. I will bisque-fire them, add an oxide and a white glaze and glaze fire them. This will consist of 2 firings.
The Barn owls will need to dry completely before they go into the kiln.
Once your owls are fired there will be 3 options to receiving your pieces.
Material fee $30 paid directly to instructor at beginning of class:
**Shared art supplies includes: Additional tools & texture. Containers for water
Supplies need to bring for Class:
Students of every experience level are welcome!
Jesse Reno
9:00 - 4:30
Sun/Mon/Tue Oct 19-21
$555.00
This is an open level class as there is plenty to be learned by someone who has never painted before or those who are full time artists and teachers. A mix of demonstration, lecture and hands on painting will introduce students to my ideas, techniques and the concepts that motivate my work.
In this mixed-media painting class you will learn to create paintings that emerge from an abstract base of markings, colors, line, and shape to form expressive and organic creations. Students will learn painting and mark making techniques that will encourage imagery and connection to their work. Through a series of painting exercises, you will explore and express your ideas by imagining what could be created from abstraction rather than confining your ideas to predetermined outcomes. Within the process we will create narrative dialogue by noting what we see and feel in our work . Through the practice of subtractive painting we will remove the parts that are no longer relevant or keep us trapped from progress. This teaches us choice and freedom to change direction in our work. We continually build layers within our paintings combining fragments of passed ideas with the new until we arrive at a feeling of completion . Through this engagement we learn to experiment, take risks, re associate our work from perspectives unconfined by our expectations. This allows us to see things clearly and move to a more expressed and personal engagement when painting. Using simple materials and techniques you will be free to express yourself within your paintings in new ways. finding yourself as a painter from the raw base of art, learning your personal likes dislikes. Connecting you to your practice and imagery from a position of experimentation and instinct. Teaching you to imagine the unimaginable.
For me painting is an experience in every way, i love the feeling of each
of my mediums and methods, drawing clenched fisted, wrong handed, without
looking, using my hand and palms to smear and mix acrylic paints, using
brushes, scrapers, oil crayons, and pastels in any way that comes to mind.
I'm always looking for a new technique to inspire me.. painting in many
reckless layers searching for a meaning in random intentions, then pulling
out the images i begin to see. This is what I will aim to instill in all
of you.. the excitement of the unexpected.. creating in ways that don't
seem logical. This is a key step towards understanding intuition
If you would like to learn more about my teaching style and my background you can check out the videos below
Here is a link to a recent feature on my teaching ideas and techniques from Oregon Artbeat
https://www.opb.org/video/2018/01/24/jesse-reno/
Materials fee $25 paid directly to instructor at beginning of class includes:
non toxic acrylic paint primary colors, white and black. black colored pencils as marking tools, and heavy wieght 100lb bristol paper as our surface, so we can roll our pieces up for easy transport home.
Supplies You Need to Bring to Class in addition to materials provided by instructor:
- small brush for details
- 1 inch flat brush
- 1 2 inch chip brushe
- fan brush
- additional brushes are fine, the sizes dont need to be exact, old or worn brushes are also fine. Basically you want a few brushes to experiment with of different sizes and styles.
Oil pastels – I use craypas they are very affordable and have a nice level of oil not to oily not to dry, but any oil pastels will work.
- 1 blue pastel
- 1 white pastel
- 1 red pastel
- 1 yellow pastel
Orly Avineri
9:00 - 4:30
Sun/Mon/Tue Oct 19-21
$555.00
This 3-day workshop is about exploring alternative ways of depicting faces in our work. It’s really about demystifying portrait-making through intuitive prompts using papers, paint, image transfers, and line makers. We will then gather our various images and create tender little books filled with awe and wonderment. As always, we’ll grant our undeniable wish to come into our own, to retreat, to explore our intimate visual worlds with ease, lightness, and in camaraderie.
SuppliesNeeded to Bring to Class:
-A sidekick - a used/vintage book with images/photographs/illustrations you love, to be altered. (Book should lay flat when worked on and preferably not glossy)
-Acrylic Paints (a few colors of your choice), container for water, paper towels or/and rags
-White Gesso
-Black Gesso
-A couple of different size brushes, from very thin to wide and flat
-Scissors
-Matte or soft Gel (Liquitex, Golden)
-Fine permanent black pens.
-A cereal box or any large food box
-Sewing/embroidery needles & sewing and /or embroidery threads in favorite colors
-Wax thread for binding (favorite color) (Optional)
-An awl
-A nice size collection of collage papers, ‘almost’ blank papers (like old letters, pages from old ledgers and books), miscellaneous images, original or photocopies, images of faces from magazines, old drawings, old books, etc.
Nicole Austin
9:00 - 4:30
Mon Oct 20
$185.00
Learn how to create beautiful, layered, magical portraits! I’ll take the fear and guesswork out of how to draw faces. I can teach anyone at any level how to draw a simple face, take what you already know, and add layers and depth to bring your portraits to life! You will learn simple techniques for drawing a proportionate face, how to create shading and highlights, how to add skin tones with different mixed-media techniques, how to add texture & dimension, and how to express your unique voice and style.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
use of shared supplies such as collage paper, washi tape, oil pastels, spray ink, stencils, paint, paint pens
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Art Journal (mixed media weight paper)
Shiva oil pain sticks (white, yellow ochre, red or pink)
Basic kit: scissors, glue stick, pencil
Optional: your favorite stencils, stamps, collage paper
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Mon Eve Oct 20
$100.00
Many artmakers are intimidated about drawing faces and so avoid exploring the wonderful world of creative expressive characters with interesting faces.
In this workshop students will be guided step by step in how to loosely sketch faces and then bring to life with watercolor paint. The emphasis is on creating casual and loose face sketches that are enlivening rather than proportionally perfect. There will be opportunity to practice and make several artworks on watercolor paper. ALL SUPPLIES provided for a material fee.
No drawing or painting experience needed. This workshop will incorporate a simple introduction to sketching techniques and watercolor painting.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Professional Grade Watercolor Paint
Round Brush|
Palette
Stabilo Pencil
Spray Bottle
Pencil
Watercolor paper (coldpress)
Watercup
Paper Towels
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Just YOU!
Nancy Hornshuh & Susie Still
6:30 - 9:30
Mon Eve Oct 20
$100.00
Create a trio of snow people for a table top wonderland display. These whimsical folks can be enjoyed during the holidays and beyond.
We will fill small collectable glass bottles with a variety of trinkets and further embellish the snow folks with unique accessories. Join us for a fun and relaxed evening.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
includes all materials to make 3 snow people
Clarissa Callesen
9:00-4:30
Mon/Tue Oct 20-21
$365.00
Technique and Project.
Not everything needs to be tidy, tasteful, or tied up in a matching ribbon. In fact, some of the most compelling art is a little unruly, deeply layered, and proudly imperfect. This two-day mixed media retreat is a celebration of going off-script, letting your materials lead the way, and creating from that deliciously unpredictable place where real magic lives.
We’re here to break a few rules (gently), rip some edges (enthusiastically), and lean into the mystery of what happens when you give yourself full permission to make a glorious mess. Whether you’ve been making art for years or are just itching to try something new, you’ll find a welcoming, joy-filled space to explore, experiment, and surprise yourself.
Here’s what’s in store:
** Day One – We’ll kick things off by building a rich stash of textured, layered, and wildly expressive papers. Think rusting, staining, mark making, paint peeling, and multi-layered tearing and distressing that’ll make your inner rebel sing. You’ll walk away with a pile of papers that practically hum with possibility.
** Day Two – Time to channel all that juicy chaos into a rogue art book. This isn’t your tidy little scrapbook—this is a small but powerful art object packed with energy, emotion, and unexpected twists. We’ll play with composition, explore unusual combinations, and incorporate tip-outs, surprise shapes, and any other delightful detours that emerge along the way.
Your creative voice is the main event here. My role? To share an overflowing toolbox of techniques, offer suggestions when you want them, and cheer you on as you dive into your own unique process.
This is your invitation to step off the beaten path and let your creativity lead the way—no map required.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Watercolor paper
Cheese cloth
tissue paper
Stencils
Dyes
Walnut Ink
Instant coffee
waxed linen
Rusty objects
Vinegar
Plastic
Black ink
A ton of mark-making tools
Water-soluble graphite
Texture tools
Vintage papers
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
An assortment of sturdy paper: mixed media paper, watercolor paper, card stock
An assortment of collage papers : think textured, vintage, worn
An assortment of acrylic paints in your favorite color palette. (I prefer Liquitex and Amsterdam acrylics. Make sure to include a black and white.
Scissors
Wet wipes
A palette and water container
Paintbrushes in an assortment of sizes
Matte gel medium
a white paint pen ( I prefer Posca) a thin metal ruler suitable for tearing paper
Maude May
9:00 - 4:30
Mon/Tue/Wed Oct 20-22
$555.00
Sewing Machines willl be provided for your use by Montavilla Sewing Center
Celebrate life’s special moments, be they large or small: people, places, events, pets and more by creating a stitched fabric book. In class we will use photos from your phone (or collections) and print them directly onto cloth. These wonderfully tactile books incorporate scraps of fabric, hand & machine stitching along with images and words. Additionally you will be able to use fabric watercolor pencils to enhance pages, adding depth to your collaged artwork. Not only will you will leave class with newly learned skills (printing, stitching, basic collage techniques) you will also have an album showcasing your unique life. Pages can be added, at any time, to further enhance your story.
Materials Fee $20 paid directly to the instructor at beginning of class includes:
Detailed handouts, all pre-treated fabric for ink jet printing, Canon Pixma© printer and ink, computer, fabric scraps, embroidery floss, rotary cutter, cutting mat, needles, pins, threads, interfacing, ironing board, ribbons, pearl cotton, iron, sewing machine and more.
Supplies Needed to Bring to Class:
Photos (on phone or printed), cutting mat, rotary cutter, fabric scissors, favorite fabric scraps, notions (buttons or ephemera), sewing machine (if local), any other favorite you need.
Susan Schenk
9:00 - 4:30
Tue Oct 21
$185.00
Do you have a nesting instinct? Take mixed media to a new level. Use scrap paper, leftover yarns and this and that to create a striking bird nest on cradle board. You will be guided through the technical challenge of making realistic renderings from recycled materials to produce a ready-to-hang work of art. Guaranteed to charm. No drawing skills needed.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Papers that are interesting to you—maps, music, scrapbook sheets, magazines.
Bits of string, raffia, and feathers to weave into your nest
Cutting mat
Exacto knife and extra blades; scissors
Matte medium, small paper cup and brush for spreading medium
Optional:
Color photo or photocopy of a bird nest. 8x10. Many reference photos available in class.
Metallic pens and paints with brushes
An apron is always a good idea
All other materials will be provided including reference photos of nests and cradle board
One 10 x 10 cradle board painted black (acrylic or gesso).
Micah Goguen
9:00 - 4:30
Tue Oct 21
$185.00
Join artist Micah Goguen as we design and embellish a wooden book box. All materials are included to help you get a personalized and creative design. We will be adding layers of antique collage papers, paper clay press mold embellishments, jewels adornments and more. You can email images or wording that you would like to use to personalize the project but it MUST be emailed at least 3 days before Art & Soul Event begins so that it can be printed in time. I will also have a selection of images for you to use and consider.
Guests will learn how to design, layer and encapsulate materials in order to achieve a 3 dimensional authentic looking book that doubles as a secret box for you to store your treasures.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Materials to keep:
• Wooden box with hinges approximately 8 x 10 in size
• Photo transfers
• Embellishment materials like adornments, jewels, heavy twine, doilies, etc
• Collage papers
Materials to share:
• GOLDEN Acrylics: Fluid and High Flow
• GOLDEN Soft Gel
• GOLDEN Heavy Gel
• GOLDEN Glass Bead Gel
• SilverBrush Silversilk 88 Long Handle Brushes
• Water cups
• Palettes
• Palette Knives
• Texture Combs
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Paper Towels
• Apron
• Scissors (optional)
Nicole Austin
9:00 - 4:30
Tue Oct 21
$185.00
Some call us monsters for ripping up and altering books--I think of us more as creatives who can see potential in anything! Let's gather together with kindred spirits and rip and alter to our hearts' content! We'll take an ordinary vintage book and turn it into something extraordinary using paint, embellishments, and reconstructive techniques. You bring the book, (BYOB!) and I'll supply the rest! Each part of the book will be put to good and new uses as we deconstruct our books and reconstruct them into fabulous works of art. We'll also create our own unique collage papers to be used inside our new books and explore several journaling jumpstarts and background-starting techniques to get you going!
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
use of shared supplies such as collage paper, washi tape, oil pastels, spray ink, stencils, paint, fabrics & trims
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Vintage book (something old or thrifted, but the pages are still intact--no crumbling or delicate pages)
Mod Podge (or other matte medium)
X-acto knife
Cutting mat
Basic kit: scissors, glue stick, pencil
Optional: your favorite stencils, stamps, washi tape, collage paper, and embellishments
Micah Goguen
6:30 - 9:30
Tue Eve Oct 21
$100.00
Get an amazing result regardless of your skill level with this gel plate mono print workshop. The clear gel plate acts as a transparency over the image allowing you to extract the subject using rich layers of color. You will learn the process and color application in an encouraging atmosphere while being introduced to new products and techniques. We will be using landscapes as references. Students will walk away with a completed project. All skill levels welcomed. We will be using Gel Press gel plates, Ampersand Claybord panels and GOLDEN OPEN acrylics. We will provide 2 choices for you to use as a reference. You can choose the one image that resonates most. Email micahgoguenart@gmail.com with questions or concerns
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
• 8 x 10 Ampersand Gessobord
https://www.jerrysartarama.com/ampersand-claybord-panels
• Gel Press texture comb
• A color copy of the reference image
• Newsprint
(to use)
• 8 x 10 GelPress gel plate
• GOLDEN OPEN acrylics in your favorite primary colors plus black (I like using Benzimidazolone Yellow, Quinacridone Magenta, Manganese Blue and Bone Black
• A 6” brayer
• Paint brushes
• Black and white paint pens
*note-
(the gel plate, OPEN acrylics and brushes are provided but not yours to keep.)
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• apron (optional)
• paper towels
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Tue Eve Oct 21
$100.00
Crows are known as symbols as messengers bringing news between the worlds. They are considered good luck in many cultures. In this workshop, you will create a crow painting on a 9x12 canvas panel after a short time of practice on paper. No drawing experience or skill needed. I have tricks to show you how to set down the lines for a crow painting you will enjoy bringing to life. The use of acrylic paints with acrylic inks means you will make an expressive artwork that is lively and evocative as well as enjoyable to create.
ALL SUPPLIES included in this workshop. You just bring you.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Canvas panel
Practice paper
Round Brush
Pencil
Spray Bottle
Paper Towels
Water Cup
Acrylic paint, stabilo pencil, gel pens, mixed-media supplies (shared)
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Just YOU!
Susan Schenk
6:30-9:30
Tue Eve Oct 21
$100.00
An artist’s statement tells others about you and your work. Writing one is a powerful exercise for articulating your passion and art. But, it’s also a challenge to capture in words what is often so hard to express and intangible. No matter your medium or level of proficiency, a good statement is a useful tool to make you a better artist, gain confidence and open doors to showing your art.
In this workshop, you will be guided through a series of questions to gather information to create a sophisticated artist’s statement, and to deepen your thinking about your own art making.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
A favorite pen
A highlighter or two
Paper to write on: lined and unlined
A sample or image of your typical art or craft
Optional: copies of artist’s statements that appeal to you.
Optional: a list of other artists whose work you admire and is similar to yours. Print outs of their artist statements. Even better is to read their statements with a highlighter ahead of time with your favorite ideas well marked. You can just bring a mobile device to search but it’s better to have them printed and read in advance.
Optional: a list of any shows you’ve been in and the dates.
All other materials will be supplied.
Sandy Moore
9:00 - 4:30
Wed Oct 22
$185.00
Truly an immersive experience, this class takes coloring fabric with acrylics and the use of gel plates to the next level. Hand dyed fabrics make any project more personal. They create more options and more opportunity to realize your artistic vision. Say goodbye to toxic chemicals and hello to vibrant colors and intricate details as you learn to dye fabric with acrylics, achieving the same stunning results as fiber reactive dyes. And…did you know gel plates are available in sizes up to 16 x 20 inches! Imagine pulling a fabric mono-print using a 16x20 gel plate. Working with a partner, you will have that experience! It’s remarkable what we can accomplish working together. You will experiment with acrylic color in its wide variety of forms; liquid, medium bodied, and solid pencil or block, and you will explore a wide variety of application techniques; immersion, direct application and finally gel printing with plates in multiple sizes. You'll walk away from class with a newfound understanding of working with acrylics, a collection of hand-dyed fabrics, and the inspiration to incorporate them into your next project. This class is suitable for all levels, from beginners to experienced artists looking to explore a new medium.
*This is a stand-alone class. However, it is a companion class to my Fabric Collage - Female Guardian Figure. What could be more perfect than incorporating your hand dyed fabric into your personal vision of the guardian figure, ‘she who watches.’
Material fee $25 paid directly to instructor at beginning of class includes:
Use of gel plates in sizes 5x7, 8x10, 9x12, and 16x20 inches
Fluid acrylics
Medium bodied acrylics
Acrylic pencils and blocks
Brushes
Fabric
Gloves
Waterproof work mat
Supplies Needed to Bring to Class:
Apron
Fabric Scissors
Micah Goguen
9:00 - 4:30
Wed Oct 22
$185.00
Join artist Micah Goguen for this fresh new approach integrating collage and texture with watercolor. We will be using a series of wildlife images to clip, tear and paint our way through a foundation. We will then learn the secrets of QoR Light Dimensional Ground as an amazing layering process we can then embellish with watercolor using stencils. This is a fun and exciting way to work with these materials and to display without putting them under glass. No previous experience needed.
We will be working with QoR watercolors and Ampersand Aquabord as well as GOLDEN Super Matte Medium and QoR Light Dimensional Ground and Watercolor Ground.
Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
(To Keep):
• (Qty 2) 6x6 Ampersand Aquabord
GOLDEN Soft Gel Gloss
QoR Watercolor Ground
QoR Light Dimensional Ground
Collage Papers/Materials
A TCW stencil (surprise design)
(To Use):
• SilverBrush SilverWhite Foundation Set
• QoR Introductory Watercolor Set (6 or 12 ct)
• GOLDEN Soft Gel Gloss
QoR Watercolor Ground
QoR Light Dimensional Ground
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Paper Towels
• Apron
• You can bring your own collage materials and stencils if you like but everything will be provided.
Jacqueline Newbold
9:00 - 4:30
Wed Oct 22
$185.00
In this workshop, Jacqueline will teach you various artistic ways to use watercolor paints with water-soluble and permanent inks to create several paintings of butterflies, birds, and flowers. We will create loose and colorful watercolor paintings using Japanese paper. It is the perfect substrate for embellishing by adding inks, acrylic paints, rubber stamps, and other creative mixed media objects. After choosing your favorite painting, we will finish by adhering it to a wooden panel, creating a finished watercolor and mixed media painting that can be mounted and showcased on the wall! All levels are welcome.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
***If you do not have any watercolor supplies, I have paints and brushes for you to use for a $10 fee. Please reserve ahead of the class – newbold0505@gmail.com
A note about my favorite watercolor paints: The brands I like include Daniel Smith, Winsor Newton, Sennelier, and Holbein. These are my favorite colors: Cobalt blue, cerulean blue, French ultramarine, permanent magenta, permanent rose, French vermilion, quinacridone red, permanent orange, new gamboge or Indian yellow, Hansa or lemon yellow, quinacridone gold, and sap green.
Optional: Your favorite rubber stamps and ink pads, Sharpie oil-based paint pens or other colored markers, ribbons, collage items to decorate your painting, a liner brush size 2.
Clarissa Callesen
9:00-4:30
Wed Oct 22
$185.00
The Gelli plate is so much more than just a background-maker. In this one-day workshop, we’ll take a painterly, process-driven approach to Gelli printing—one that results in stand-alone works of art that feel personal, layered, and expressive.
You don’t need to know how to draw to make something beautiful. We’ll use the plate as a springboard to create images with depth and intention, exploring techniques that move beyond the usual Gelli routine.
What we’ll explore:
• Reverse painting, a method for building images from the inside out
• Drawing materials—like pencils and pastels—used in unexpected ways
• Embossing through pressure, including the delightfully rogue use of a humble ballpoint pen
• Simple, low-tech image reproduction—no frustrating transfers here
You’ll work from images that inspire you—whether that’s something meaningful from home or one from my collection of curious and beautiful source material.
Like always, I’ll demonstrate the techniques, offer tips and guidance, and cheer you on as you find your own creative rhythm. There’s room for experimentation, quiet discovery, and even a few surprises along the way.
This is an invitation to approach the Gelli plate as a tool for making complete, expressive artwork—with a little mess, a lot of play, and results you might not expect (in the best way).
Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
Mixed media paper
Tracing paper
Pencils
Charcoal
Mineral oil
Gloves
Stencils
Texture tools
Printer paper
Extra image
Pens
Padding
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Two Gelli plates
An assortment of acrylic paints in your favorite color palette. (I prefer Amsterdam acrylics). Make sure to include a black and white.
Brayer
An assortment of acrylic pens ( I prefer Posca) make sure to include a black and white
4-6 images that you want to work with sized to your Gelli plates. Black and White can be easier to work with but not necessary.
An assortment of paint brushes
A small box of cheap pastels
Matte Gel Medium
Wet wipes
Micah Goguen
6:30 - 9:30
Wed Eve Oct 22
$100.00
Join Artist Micah Goguen as we explore this workshop using GOLDEN Light Molding Paste as a base for wet media techniques. We will lay a foundation with tinted colors and then use High Flow acrylics to follow a template and create a serene and flowing landscape. Get all of the fun of both acrylic and watercolor effects in this success oriented and simple evening class option.
Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
Ampersand Gessobord 8x8
GOLDEN High Flow Acrylics
GOLDEN Light Molding Paste|
SilverBrush SilverSilk 88 Long Handle Set
Palette Knife
Water Cups
Reference Image
Transfer Paper
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Paper Towels
Apron (optional)
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Wed Eve Oct 22
$100.00
FLOWERS have inspired art makers around the world since forever ago. In this workshop we will focus on creating a floral paintings with professional grade watercolors and mixed-media. This workshop is beginner friendly as well as suitable for the seasoned painter.
Using my unique style of loose and free watercolor painting, I will teach you how to lean into the fluid medium of watercolor and allow it to river into a floral painting that will surprise and delight you.
Simple tips and tricks for how to draw and begin a watercolor painting of flowers will be our starting point. This workshop is meant to be playful and allow you to enjoy the creative process. Students will make at least two watercolor paintings on 9x12 Coldpress paper. .
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Pro grade watercolor paint
Round Brush
Palette
Spray Bottle
Watercup
Pencil
Transfer paper
Paper Towels
Pencil
Stabilo pencils, gel pens, stencils, scribble sticks (shared)
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Just YOU!
Nancy Hornshuh & Susie Still
6:30 - 9:30
Wed Eve Oct 22
$100.00
Create a trio of snow people for a table top wonderland display. These whimsical folks can be enjoyed during the holidays and beyond.
We will fill small collectable glass bottles with a variety of trinkets and further embellish the snow folks with unique accessories. Join us for a fun and relaxed evening.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
includes all materials to make 3 snow people
Orly Avineri
9:00 - 4:30
Wed/Thur Oct 22-23
$365.00
We often describe our work as ‘too busy’. Understandably so as Mixed Media in its essence is often a multilayered process in which we add much more than we remove. There is beauty in that and great satisfaction too. However, often times it becomes ‘too much’ and we find ourselves wanting ‘less’. We crave spaciousness, ‘breathing room’, and movement. In this 2 day workshop we’ll explore the concept of ‘Less is More’, explore minimalism in Mixed Media, a new way of being ourselves.
Supplies Needed to Bring to Class:
Bring with you ~10 small surfaces (at least) you can’t wait to work on.......
Small canvases of your choice, card boards, wood panels, old vintage book boards, etc.
-A sidekick - a used/vintage book with images/photographs/illustrations you love, to be altered. (Book should lay flat when worked on and preferably not glossy)
-Acrylic Paints (a few colors of your choice), a container for water, paper towels or/and rags
-White Gesso
-Black Gesso
-A couple of different size brushes, from very thin to wide and flat
-Scissors
-Matte or Soft Gel (Liquitex, Golden)
-Fine permanent black pens.
-A nice size of a personal collection of collage papers, blank (or almost blank, like old letters, pages from old books, etc.), miscellaneous images, original or photocopies, pages from magazines and old book, etc.
Sandy Moore
9:00 - 4:30
Thur Oct 23
$185.00
In this immersive class, you will explore the dynamic and expressive medium of fabric collage to create a striking female guardian spirit, guide, or totemic figure. Using color and composition, you will craft a unique artistic representation of the beauty, strength, protection, and resilience women bring to your life. Your guardian figure could be very personal, drawing on the women you have known and cherished or she might be imagined, magical and mysterious. What does your guardian spirit look like. Let’s find out together. This art class offers a unique opportunity to blend creativity with meaning, allowing you to express your vision of strength and guardianship through fabric collage. It encourages artistic exploration while fostering a sense of community and inspiration. At the end of the class, you will have created a unique fabric collage artwork ready for hanging or further embellishment. You will have learned to work with fabric in a new and creative way and you’ll have a deeper appreciation of symbolic storytelling in visual arts. No sewing required
*This is a stand-alone class. However, it is a companion class to Fabric Dyeing – 16 x 20 Inch Gel Plate. What could be more perfect than incorporating your hand dyed fabrics into your personal vision of the guardian, ‘she who watches.’
Materials fee $25 paid at the beginning of class includes:
Fabric scraps in a full range of colors, prepared with Steam-A-Seam
Steam-A-Seam 2
Silicone mats
16x20 background canvas board or base fabric
Sketching paper and drawing tools
Tracing paper
Tape
Fabric paint and brushes
Inktense Blocks
Supplies Needed to Bring to Class:
Come with a plan, inspirational images, or sketches. It is important to have source material so you don’t spend valuable class time searching for an idea. We will be working in a 16x20 format.
Fabric pieces or textiles with sentimental value if available
A variety of commercial or hand dyed fabric in a palette you would like to work with. You will want light, dark, and medium values; solids and prints (small prints work best). Suggested minimum of 10 fat quarters. Your scraps are often your best resource.
Good fabric scissors, both large and small
Paper scissors
Micah Goguen
9:00 - 4:30
Thur Oct 23
$185.00
Join artist Micah Goguen as we layer media using basic compositions and color theory followed by stencil application, texture paste and embellishments. The theme is on native plants and templates will be provided for you. Explore two different compositions allowing you to alternate back and forth. Each participant will leave with two completed 8 x 8 works. The image is transferable so no drawing skills are required. Add your own flare by selecting your favorite colors and stencil designs. All materials are included and no previous experience is required. Guests will learn collage application, stencil application, uses of gels and pastes, principles of design and color theory.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Materials to keep:
• (Qty 2) Ampersand 8 x 8 Gessobords
• Collage Papers
• Stencil applicators
• Image template
Materials to share:
• GOLDEN SoFlat Acrylics
• GOLDEN Light Molding Paste
• GOLDEN Heavy Gel Matte
• GOLDEN Soft Gel
• GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics
• GOLDEN High Flow Acrylics
• SilverBrush SilverSilk 88 Long Handle set
• TCW Stencils
• Paint pens
• Saral Transfer Paper
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
• Paper Towels
• Apron
• Scissors (optional)
• Playful Attitude
Helene Knott
9:00 - 4:30
Thur Oct 23
$185.00
In Mexico, they celebrate Día de Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) around the same time Western cultures commemorate All Souls Day and Halloween. This colorful festival is full of joy rather than horror, honoring one’s beloved family and friends who have departed from this earth. During the festival, Ofrendas (altars) are set up for those who are being remembered. Offerings of flowers, candles, favorite foods, and treasured memorabilia are arranged to welcome the spirits of the departed loved ones. It is a beautiful ceremony full of tradition. No Day of the Dead Celebration is complete without skulls. Skulls made of papier mache, skulls carved from wood, Skull masks, and skulls formed of sugar or baked as cakes and breads… Skulls are beautifully adorned with flowers and sometimes with the name of a departed (or in some cases, still living) person on them.
In this workshop, you will create a panel featuring a skull from felt stitched to a colorful folk art background and then embellish it with flowers cut from botanical prints. The flowers are further adorned and held in place with various hand embroidery stitches. If you'd like to, you can finish your collage by embroidering the name of one of your own departed loved ones as a memorial to them or of someone still living. By doing so, you are not wishing them harm but saving them a place in the afterlife.
Materials Fee $45 paid at beginning of class includes:
A colorful background panel, felt for the skull, a variety of fabric pieces (pre-treated) with lightweight fabric adhesive, templates, beads/sequins, embroidery floss, and needles.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Craft Scissors: With sharp blades to cut fine details.
A Thimble: If you prefer hand sewing with one.
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Thur Eve Oct 23
$100.00
The use of collage with watercolor is a spacious art process allowing for much experimenting. In this workshop students will be guided in how to create mixed-media artworks with collage elements and watercolor paints. The combining of various paper scraps with color and texture leads to vibrant tapestries of unique artworks. This is a beginner friendly class that is also suitable for the seasoned art maker who wants to grow their skill. Each student will create a minimum of two artworks on 9x12 paper.
ALL SUPPLIES included in your material fee. See below. You are welcome to bring your fave supplies to add to the fun.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Watercolor paint with brush
Watercolor Paper
Spray Bottle
Collage elements
Glue
Water Cup
Paper Towels
Shared supplies include stencils, stencil spray, acrylic markers, scribble sticks, rubber stamps
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
YOU JUST BRING YOU!
Micah Goguen
6:30 - 9:30
Thur Eve Oct 23
$100.00
Join artist Micah Goguen as we cruise through this fun class learning how to apply GOLDEN Heavy Gel Matte to get a soft and translucent textured scape without any previous experience. We will be using Ampersand Gessobords and traceable templates to layout the design. Then we will learn to fill in with color like paint by number and finish with palette knife texture using the gel. All materials are included and no previous experience is necessary. Wind down and rest your brain while you enjoy this session.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Materials included:
(To Keep:)
- Ampersand 8 x 10 Gessobord
- Color Image and Traceable template
- Product Literature
(To Use:)
- GOLDEN SoFlat Acrylics
- GOLDEN HEavy Gel Matte
- GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics
- SilverBrush Silversilk 88 Long Handle brushes
- Saral Transfer Paper
- Palette Knives
- Watercups
- Palettes
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
-Apron
-Paper Towels
-Playfulness
-Willingness
Stephanie Burton
9:00 - 4:30
Thur/Fri Oct 23-24
$365.00
We will start the first day making our own collage papers in a cohesive color palette.
I will demonstrate various techniques including mark-making, stamping, stenciling and using multiple mediums! We will decorate on a variety of different papers including tissue which creates a wonderful translucent overlay. Everyone loves this technique! Together we will explore easy and fun techniques which will make your creative process feel inspiring & effortless! You’ll create your very own collage paper stash with diverse textures and colors to add visual interest to your artwork and have loads of fun doing it!
On day two we will create a beautiful cohesive collage painting series using our
hand-made collage papers. I will start out demonstrating how I approach my collage painting series. You will walk away with new creative knowledge & techniques that you can apply right away to your mixed media art as well as a cohesive painting series on wood panels.
Materials Fee $25 paid at the beginning of class includes:
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Tammy Gilley
9:00 - 4:30
Thur/Fri Oct 23-24
$370.00
Unlock the art of layering and collage in the Found Objects Workshop. In this step-by-step experience, you’ll transform vintage papers, ephemera, and mixed-media techniques into a one-of-a-kind art journal. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned artist, this workshop will inspire you to experiment, play, and create pages that tell your unique story. Take your vintage art journaling to the next level as experiencTammy guides you through the process of creating richly textured, meaningful pages using found papers, ephemera, and layered techniques. With hands-on demonstrations and creative exercises, you’ll gain the confidence to craft pages that tell your story with depth and soul.
In this workshop you will learn:
By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a beautifully layered art journal filled with rich textures, meaningful ephemera, and your unique creative voice. More than just techniques, you’ll gain the freedom to trust your intuition, embrace imperfections, and develop an art journaling practice that feels soulful and effortless. You’ll leave with a finished journal and the skills to keep creating beyond the workshop.
Hello there, you creative soul! Looking so forward to meeting you in October. You’ll want to bring along the following items for your Found Objects journal. Keep your palette simple, making selections from 2-3 of your favorite colors.
Supplies Needed:
Vintage book - check your local thrift shops and on Etsy or Ebay. Look for a cover that appeals to your creative soul.
Watercolor paper. 9”x12” I use Fabriano Artistico Hot Press 140#, but bring whatever you prefer/have on hand.
Assorted papers - whatever you have on hand. I’ll be using a lot of my vintage papers, tracing paper, vintage ledger pages, decorative papers, handmade papers…whatever I have on hand that sparks my interest.
2-3 of your favorite paints - watercolor, acrylic, gouache, whatever you love using
2-3 of your favorite paint brushes
Palette paper or your travel paint palette if you have one
Unprimed canvas or drop cloth. Cut to 3”x24”, 1 piece
Glue stick
Yes Paste
Bone folder
Exacto knife
Embroidery floss, 2-3 colors
Washi tape - 2-3 favorites
12” metal ruler
Pens, markers, colored pencils of your choice.
Vintage papers and other collected ephemera. For example: pages torn from old books, ledger pages, tags, vintage wallpaper, sheet music, vintage maps, old letters, envelopes, postcards, postage stamps, wine labels, perfume labels, photographs, vintage ribbons, fabric scraps, charms, beads, buttons, etc.
What else do you collect? Raid your treasures and bring along those items that speak to your heart right now.
My thoughts on art supplies:
These journals will come together beautifully with items you probably already have. Go shopping in your own home. Use what you already have on hand. Keep it simple, pack light, make art. xo
Some of the items on this list include an affiliate link where I receive a small commission if you make a purchase, so thank you in advance for your support! You may have your own favorite products, so please use those. These links are for folks who need suggestions. Please know that I would never recommend anything that I don’t personally LOVE myself.
Jesse Reno
9:00 - 4:30
Fri Oct 24
$185.00
This class is open to all levels including those who have never painted before. this is a great class for anyone who has struggled with or would simply like to explore new and expressed ways of creating faces. using fun simple techniqes we will carve imagery into - ez carve printing blocks, and experiment with mono printing. allowing us to print the imagery in a variety of ways. its more about the way we print the image then the complexity of the carving. in most cases the simpiler the better. Once we have experimented with carving and printing we will be ready to work the pieces into expressed artifacts. reshaping, and reworking the imagery in ways that give it an aged and weathered look. we will use text and symbols to add meaning and question within the work.
Using block printing as a base for creation will allow experimentation without the fear of mistakes. We will be able to repeat the imagery with ease by simply reprinting from our carvings. this repeated imagery will encourage us to experiment with new techniques like subtraction methods and compare the various printing and redefining methods against one another. the techniques are quick simple and imediate keeping things fun and moving forward.
These techniques and concepts work perfectly in connection with any of my other painting methods. So if youve taken a class with me previously these techniques will act as new tools which you can incorporate with any other concepts you have learned.
If you would like to learn more about my teaching style and my background you can check out the videos below
In this video I explain my ideas and motivation while painting. if you ever wanted to take a class with me this video will give you a good idea of how I teach and think about painting.
https://www.facebook.com/521281040/videos/10158785508571041/
This 6 minute video shows me painting a 8x12 ft mural from start to finish in time lapse with text explaining my ideas while creating the piece
to see over 3000 examples of my work and to find out more check out my site - www.jessereno.com
Kit fee of $25 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
large sheets of 100lb bristol paper
non toxic acrylic paint
ez cut printing blocks
carving tools
Supplies Needed to Bring to Classs
a mix of brushes - nothing fancy you can bring what you have on hand or cheap brushes will do fine i generally dont spend more than 3$ on a brush
you should b ring at least
1 - flat brush 1/2in-1in
1 fan brush
1 ship brush 1-2in
oil pastels craypas work great and are super cheap
small pack of 8
Susan Schenk
9:00 - 4:30
Fri Oct 24
$185.00
Capture landscapes and architecture using maps and magazine pages to create striking, realistic or imaginary art scenes with or without buildings. Discover how to use recycled paper as if it is paint to create a unique work of art. Landscapes, houses, barns, grain elevators, bridges, cityscapes…no limit. You will be guided through the technical challenge of making realistic renderings from recycled materials, and produce one or two frame- ready works of art. No drawing skills needed.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Inspirational landscape photos or pages from a travel brochure or calendar. For fun, bring an 8 ½ x 11 photocopy of a photo of a house or place with meaning to you
Scissors that you like
Optional: a cutting mat and Exacto knife if you have it.
Old magazines and maps to cut up; paper that you like including maps, sheet music, Gelli papers, scrapbook papers, junk mail
All materials are provided including
Additional maps, magazines and images plus everything else you will need.
Samples
Micah Goguen
9:00 - 4:30
Fri Oct 24
$185.00
Join artist Micah Goguen as we learn about color mixing with minimal colors in this fun and fulfilling course. You can select one of several designs and flowers to work on an Ampersand 8 x 8 panel. A trace template will be provided so no drawing or painting experience is required. Micah will show you a simple and effective way to mix a color range while you plug in the colors like a paint by number. We will finish the process by layering GOLDEN Glass Bead Gel which dries clear to glisten and glimmer to showcase your colors. This is a goof proof class guaranteed to help you walk away with something beautiful.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Materials include:
(To Keep)
- Ampersand Gessobord size 8 x 8
- Color image and trace template
- Product Literature
(To Use)
- SilverBrush SilverBrush 88 Long Handle Brush Set
- GOLDEN SoFlat paints
- Saral Transfer Paper
- Pencils
- Watercups
- Paint Palettes
- GOLDEN Glass Bead Gel
- Palette Knives
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
- apron
--paper towels
- willingness
- playfulness