ONLINE: Making Comics (Ages 12-14)
Learn everything about creating your own cartoon characters and telling their story in your very own comic.
read moreLearn everything about creating your own cartoon characters and telling their story in your very own comic.
read moreLearn the basics of using a sewing machine and simple hand sewing stitches to create your very own designs! Choose from a variety of fabrics to complete two or three projects, such as pillows, eye masks, etc.
read moreExplore bookmaking and create both books and sketchbooks. We’ll experiment with various media to make personalized, beautiful art objects.
read moreExplore the jungle through different art techniques. Make 2-D and 3-D animals such as chameleons, tree frogs, snakes and toucans in various media, including tempera paint, oil pastels and watercolors.
read moreLearn to make decorative tiles with stamps, sculptural elements, and stencils. Learn about ceramic artists and hone in on your own style. Use broken tiles to learn the art of mosaics, and make a small mosaic to take home.
read morePokémon and monsters and imaginary friends, oh my! This clay class will introduce hand-building techniques such as pinching and coiling. Students will discuss animal characteristics and learn to sculpt real and imaginary creatures in their natural habitat. Walk away with two or three sculpted creatures!
read moreExperiment with different kinds of relief printmaking, focusing on materials that can be found in most homes.
read moreLearn several watercolor techniques that will prepare you to paint abstract and landscape scenes. Techniques include painting on wet and dry paper, oil resist and using eyedroppers.
read moreDo you love tiny objects and working with clay? Have fun making miniature clay animals, fairy garden furniture, tiny food, beads, pendants and more!
read moreExplore all things related to flight and our skies by making kites, looking at how birds fly and even studying outer space. To learn more about these ideas, we’ll use different art media and techniques such as origami, sculpture, painting and more.
read moreExplore bookmaking and create both books and sketchbooks. We’ll experiment with various media to make personalized, beautiful art objects.
read moreLearn to accurately draw a portrait using various methods. Create your own portrait and make it go wild with a pop art color scheme!
read morePokémon and monsters and imaginary friends, oh my! This clay class will introduce hand-building techniques such as pinching and coiling. Students will discuss animal characteristics and learn to sculpt real and imaginary creatures in their natural habitat. Walk away with two or three sculpted creatures!
read moreEnjoy a fun-filled week of creating animal-themed masterpieces. We’ll explore a variety of media, including paint, clay, found objects and papier-mâché. Along the way, students will learn animal facts, and enjoy lots of animal themed games and stories.
read moreDiscover the magic of relief printmaking! Explore color and texture in order to create one-of-a-kind prints. Experiment with foam plates and linoleum as well as found and recycled objects like bubble wrap and string. Learn about professional printmaking tools and processes while experimenting and having fun!
read moreDiscover the wonders of color and cloth by exploring fabric dyes and tie-dye techniques. At the end of the week, we’ll use our collection of dyed fabric to create a tote bag using the sewing machine.
read moreUsing primarily light, create handmade, pinhole cameras to make black and white portraits in the darkroom.
read moreExplore the world of fashion illustration. We’ll look at how to set up a base model, draw fun and fabulous outfits, look at color basics, and have themed challenges.
read moreLearn how to screen print by making posters and t-shirts. We’ll cover lots of approaches within this versatile medium, including creating hand-drawn stencils with your own design. Learn about printing, registration and color mixing using water-based, non-toxic acrylic ink. Experimentation is encouraged!
read moreExplore a variety of art media while creating fantastical art. Unicorns, Wizards, and other magical creatures will emerge!
read moreUsing digital cameras or a smartphone and the creative process, you’ll produce a series of fun, photographic stories with your own toys. Learn story development and photo tips specific to toy photography, which is a professional genre of photography. You’ll also learn basic photo editing techniques using Adobe Lightroom.
read moreLearn the basics of wheel throwing, trimming and glazing. This extended, two-week class offers more time to practice on the wheel and more opportunities to complete projects. Create handmade functional pottery, experiment with various glazes and learn about safety in the ceramics studio.
read moreLearn about architecture from around the world and create your own clay city!
read moreLearn a variety of ceramic hand-building techniques such as pinch pots, coil and slab building. You’ll learn to create functional vessels and creative sculptural objects.
read moreExplore creative aspects of printmaking by making hand-carved styrofoam plates, glue prints, safety cut prints and photo emulsion prints. We’ll also learn how to make multiples of our drawings to create editioned prints, just like professional printers. After class, you can give away prints to your friends and family!
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