Anna has been a practicing artist for over 30 years in many different mediums and has been teaching for 20. She is currently a member of Stella’s Art Gallery and is a Collaborative Mixed Media and Assemblage artist who creates as part of a mother/daughter team.
Learn to use recycled paper to “paint” this lunar landscape. You will learn how to make pulp and then apply it to a canvas to create a beautiful picture. You can copy the example or make your own composition.
All supplies will be provided by the instructor.
Teens and adults welcome.
Let’s dream of Spring and make some Poppies! Learn to take tissue paper, and using a simple stripping coloring method, create a gentle ombre effect, to make petals. Then use those petals to create some beautiful flowers that you can put in a vase or incorporate into an assemblage project. Open to teenagers and adults
Want to learn how to upcycle paper to make your own paper bowl? This class show you how to prep your paper, how to make the pulp, and mold it into a bowl.
All supplies will be provided and each student will leave with a minimum of two small bowls.
Open to teenagers and adults.
Channel your inner BOHO and learn to make small beautiful weavings without a loom. Learn how to pick the right stick, how to lash on a warp, and then learn to manipulate different colors of yarn for texture and shape.
Learn how to take a vintage photo and add texture and interest with hand embroidery (also called slow stitching). You will learn the techniques you need to use in order to take a skill that is traditionally done on fabric and do it on paper. No embroidery experience is necessary.
Duration: 2 hours
In this class you will learn some foundational stitches that can help you explore hand embroidery- running stitch, back stitch, chain stitch, lazy daisy, French knot, and satin stitch. In addition you will learn to set up your embroidery hoop and how to transfer designs. Each student will leave with their own hoop, needle, and floss so that they can continue practicing at home and start their own sampler.
Duration: 2 hours
This is a great beginner class on assemblage. You will learn how to work with found objects, which adhesives to use, and how to mix them with other artforms. You will also learn some quillish- an adaption of quilling. All supplies will be provided by the instructor. Teens and Adults welcome.
Use slow stitching to embellish vintage photographs. This spin gives them an “Art” look and gives something unique to display. Learn how to form your stitches and which supplies to use. Teens and adults welcome.
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We will be creating DIY translucent stickers. Learn how to make them and use them as layers in your Art Journal. This is a fun and easy way to add to your fodder!
All supplies are provided by the instructor but feel free to bring anything of your own that you may want to include.
Teens and Adults welcome.
Learn how to make mini pieces of art using mixed media techniques on rescued playing cards. These are fun to do and also give you the opportunity to play with ideas on a small scale before launching into a larger piece. All supplies will be provided. Each student will leave with up to 6 cards (or as many as you can complete). Open to teenagers and adults.
Anna has been a practicing artist for over 30 years in many different mediums and has been teaching for 20.She is currently a member of Stella’s Art Gallery and is a Collaborative Mixed Media and Assemblage artist who creates as part of mother/daughter team.
Life can be loud and overwhelming. Mindfulness coloring can quiet our minds and give us a chance to focus on the moment. Science backs the benefits of this and likens the results to that of meditation. This class will give you a chance to slow down and give yourself an hour of self-care. All supplies will be provided with several different coloring mediums available. However, you are welcome to bring your own if that makes you smile. Teens and Adults welcome.
Do you enjoy poetry but aren’t confident in writing it yourself? Maybe you can be a poet but didn’t know it! Learn to peruse text in an intuitive way, create a poem, and decorate around the words. Or even black out the entire background! All supplies will be provided by the instructor. Teens and Adults welcome.
Envelope journals are a fun and easy way to make an art journal that can shape shift into a small scrapbook, a beautiful organization system, or gift wrap alternative for those boring gift cards. Each student will be making a book-style journal as well as an accordion journal and a folio, as well as getting an intro to mixed media 101. All supplies will be provided by instructor. Adults and teens are welcome.
Anna has been a practicing artist for over 30 years in many different mediums and has been teaching for 20. She is currently a member of Stella’s Art Gallery and is a Collaborative Mixed Media and Assemblage artist who creates as part of a mother/daughter team.
Tag Journals are great alternative to large art journal. If you are strapped for time, this is a great way to start small. It can accommodate drawing, painting, or mixed media. It can also be used for affirmations, goal keeping, or collecting memorable quotes. Students will leave with as many tags as they can complete during class. All supplies will be provided.
Anna has been a practicing artist for over 30 years in many different mediums and has been teaching for 20. She is currently a member of Stella’s Art Gallery and is a Collaborative Mixed Media and Assemblage artist who creates as part of mother/daughter team.
Altered Canvas is a great starting point for learning mixed media and assemblage.
We will be taking small stretched canvases and turning them around to create a great vignette using many different mediums and methods.
Open to teens and adults.