Small is beautiful! We’ll make hands full of tiny books in three styles (accordion, dragon, wrap-around cover), all under three inches square. Not only are tiny books adorable, working at this reduced scale allows us to work easily and quickly and to think about how scale changes our experience. No prior bookbinding experience is required. […]
read moreCome and make art side by side as a family. Each week, families will explore a new medium and create a beautiful project together. Explore different art media to create an under the sea collage!
read moreCome and make art side by side as a family. Each week, families will explore a new medium and create a beautiful project together. We will construct colorful, papier-mâché lanterns to light up our springtime evenings!
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 moreInvestigate the principles of flight by making paper airplanes, kites and learning about flying machines, both real and imagined.
read moreLearn about the structure and formation of the solar system, then consider different elements of outer space, such as stars, planets, and the moon. Using the papercraft process of quilling, we’ll create depictions of the moon, sun, solar system and constellations. You’ll get to design your own celestial object!
read moreEveryone has a story to tell. Combine character drawings, environments and dialogue to create your very own picture books. This course gets everyone drawing their own characters on the first day, and then dives into techniques for visual storytelling. We’ll create several books using a variety of media and look at picture books at the […]
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 moreInvestigate the principles of flight by making paper airplanes, kites and learning about flying machines, both real and imagined.
read moreHave some big ideas for the new year? Ready to make some changes and bring forth more clarity? Put your ideas on paper and manifest your 2021 dreams! Celebrate the end of 2020 and join in for some meditation, visualization, and conversation while creating vision board collages.
read moreLooking for a beautiful handmade gift to give for the holidays? In this class, you will learn to make an accordion pleat book using a variety of beautiful papers for decoration inside and out. You will have the opportunity to make books and will leave with the skills to make more on your own!
read moreExplore the history of paper quilling (quilling filigree) from the 18th century and how the art form has evolved in the hands of contemporary artists such as Yulia Brodskaya. You’ll learn how to use a quilling tool and techniques to manipulate paper into various shapes. Students will plan and map out their work and then […]
read moreHave you ever wanted to create your own journal or sketchbook? In this class, we’ll explore the coptic bookmaking technique. We will create multipage books from a drawing pad. Using the pages and back cover of the drawing pad, we will deconstruct the pads, and remake them into handmade journals.
read moreLearn to carve rubber stamps and use them to make decorative papers and greeting cards. The workshop will cover carving, image transfer, and repeat pattern techniques. The workshop will also introduce fundamentals of 2-D repeat pattern design. Students will produce repeating patterns with their own rubber stamps to create decorative papers and cards.
read moreExplore the possibilities of making art with paper by learning quilling techniques. Transform paper strips by rolling, shaping and gluing them together to create a unique and 3-D, radial design project.
read moreIn this class, you will learn a new art technique each week then will have an opportunity to use it in your journal following a prompt from the instructor or your own leading.
read moreThis two-hour studio course is designed for anyone interested in the techniques and development of visual journaling. We’ll review the contributions of visual diarists such as Dan Eldon and Frida Kahlo. Each session will begin with a short presentation on a visual diarist, technique or significant artist with follow up time for guidance, feedback and […]
read moreMake your message move! Learn basic paper engineering techniques for cards that pop. You’ll make amazing cards to give, send or keep.
read moreGet in touch with your intuition! Students will learn about SoulCollage, a process in which you make a deck of cards for personal readings one at a time. They are easy, fun and satisfying to make and use. SoulCollage cards can help us to answer life’s questions. Personal readings from our own cards aid with […]
read moreLearn three techniques for creating infinite visual patterns. In spiritual traditions across the world, mandalas, labyrinths and other repeating patterns are used to help us calm and center ourselves, and get in touch with our interconnectedness with each other and the natural world. While we learn new drawing and design skills, we’ll also be learning […]
read moreThis class will explore artists books, specifically tunnel books, that make use of visual tricks of depth and perspective, and incorporate line, color, storytelling, and construction skills. Students will work through developing and constructing a tunnel book of their own, based off of their own independent research and interests.
read moreExplore SoulCollage®, a process of listening to intuition and making a unique set of cards for personal readings that can help us answer life’s questions. Personal readings from your own cards aid with acceptance and self-reflection. They are easy, fun and satisfying to make and use. Cards are to be used for personal readings only.
read moreExplore the possibilities of making art with paper by learning quilling techniques. Transform paper strips by rolling, shaping and gluing them together to create a unique, 3-D project.
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