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Code Class Age Instructor Materials Desc.
9:00 - 12:00
av8701 metal + jewelry design 12+teens Jay Sharpe $10 View
Using metalsmithing tools to learn the techniques of cutting, piercing, and soldering, students will learn to fabricate their own 3-d art forms or jewelry out of sheets of brass, copper, aluminum, and wire.[X]
av8702 stained glass 10 -13 Mary McNeil $10 View
Students have an endless variety of designs from which to choose and will learn to cut glass and solder it together to form their own colorful stained glass creations. [X]
av8703 painting/still life + nature 9 - 12 JC Gilmore View
Using acrylic paints, watercolor and pencil, students will learn to draw and paint like a pro and discover the principles of color, line, texture and composition to create paintings with strong, exciting images. We will find subjects that students like and learn how to re-create them realistically in paintings and drawings. [X]
av8704 wheel throwing 12+teens Matt Isaacson $20 View
av8705 fashion illustration 1 10 -13 Catherine Southall View
Put yourself in the shoes of a fashion designer for the week. Learn how to design & illustrate your own fashions and accessories while enhancing your drawing and painting skills. Students will use watercolor, ink and colored pencils to design fabrics & a fashion collection. This class is a prerequisite for Fashion Illustration 2.[X]
av8706 b+w darkroom photography 9 - 12 Devon Johnson $30 includes film, processing, paper, negative sl View
b+w darkroom photography: Students will learn to visualize through the camera’s lens as they compose pictures with a 35mmcamera. The course includes lessons on composition, timing, subject matter, and basic camera operations, a picture-taking field trip on Tuesday, and darkroom time for printing the rest of the week. Students are encouraged to bring in a 35mm camera, or may borrow one of ours for the week.[X]
av8707 animation 6 - 8 Kirk O'Brien View
Working with drawings, paper cut-out, & clay, students will grasp the secret process of bringing inanimate subjects to life as they design and produce their own 2-D and 3-D animation sequences.[X]
10:30- 12:00
av8708 fun with puppets 6 - 8 Sarah Hand View
Young artists will be inspired by things all around to create puppets of imaginary animals and monsters, and critters out of fabric, special papers, string, and found treasures. As a class, we will create a simple puppet theatre, and our last class of the week will include an original puppet show finale for parents and friends![X]
av8709 masters in arts 3 - 5 Jessica Bauserman View
Artists young and old will get a bit of art history while learning artistic tricks and techniques. We'll be inspired by famous art such as Vincent Van Gogh’s impasto paintings, Henri Matisse's collages, Andy Warhol's stencils and prints, and Cindy Sherman's character photographs, and have fun using their styles to create our own quirky, original pieces of art. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian in this class. [X]
12:45 - 3:45
av8710 metal + jewelry design/magpie 9 - 12 Lynalise Woodleif $10 View
Using metalsmithing tools, hammered copper, and embellishments such as shells and pearls favored by early Native Americans, students will learn to fabricate their own charms and create an assemblage-style necklaces and bracelets out of brass, copper & aluminum wire.[X]
av8711 maskmaking 8 - 10 Jessica Bauserman View
Masks are for celebrations! Incorporating Puerto Rican, African, and Latin American festival Students will create papier mache and plaster masks using sculptural techniques that include mixed media applications and decorative painting. [X]
av8712 book arts 9 - 12 Meg Rodgers View
Students will create books from scratch, make their own paper, and learn the art of book binding. Projects will include origami books, accordion books, making pulp paper, gold leafing, collage, assemblage and exploration of the history of books.[X]
av8713 giant parade puppets 9 - 12 Sarah Hand View
Spend the week constructing really big puppets! We’ll make giant masks, big scenery, noisemakers, and amazing creatures like a many-legged dragon and a very big monster – all of them big enough to wear, and some might even be 5 feet tall! At the end of the week, we’ll have a parade and giant puppet show for our families.[X]
av8714 fashion illustration 2 10 -13 Catherine Southall View
Each student will design & illustrate fashions using the decades of the 1900’s as an inspiration to create fashion panels for a book. Special studio set-ups, lighting, and a dress form will enhance students’ fashion drawing & painting skills. Prerequisite: Fashion Illustration 1.[X]
av8715 b+w darkroom photography 12+teens Christopher Wiedeman $30 includes film, processing, paper, negative sle View
Students will learn to visualize through the camera’s lens as they compose pictures with a 35mmcamera. The course includes lessons on composition, timing, subject matter, and basic camera operations, a picture-taking field trip on Tuesday, and darkroom time for printing the rest of the week. Students are encouraged to bring in a 35mm camera, or may borrow one of ours for the week.[X]
av8716 graphic design 10 -13 Ken Rayher View
Want to make colorful, fun illustrations and graphics on the computer? This class will show you just how the pros do it. Beginning with demonstrations of the programs, students will soon be able to create printed computer illustrations using Illustrator CS2 and Photoshop on Mac G5 computers. We will put what they\'ve learned to use designing and creating an original t-shirt to take home at the end of the week. [X]
av8717 animation 6 - 8 Kirk O'Brien View
Working with drawings, paper cut-out, & clay, students will grasp the secret process of bringing inanimate subjects to life as they design and produce their own 2-D and 3-D animation sequences. [X]
av8718 drawing + painting/gestures 9 - 12 Kendra Wadsworth View
Emphasis is on learning the structure of the figure as well as exploring various media and painting techniques. We will work on gesture drawings, using ourselves as models and have fun experimenting with composition and color.[X]

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