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 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
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.
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.
This is a personal introduction into altered art and assemblage. These prayer boxes are not specific to a religion. They are for anyone who sends out prayers and/or good energy. The way they work is that you write down your prayer requests and place in the box. Then you can hold the box and focus on your prayers that are in there and send love and devotion. The tin fits easily in your hand and can be held while you are praying.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Learn to turn book pages (no worries- these come from books ready for the trash bin) into beautiful roses. These can be used in vases, in multi-media art, or any altered art project. Bouquets or art- your choice. All supplies will be provided by the instructor.
Gesso and watercolor used together can create dynamic pattern and flow. Learn several different techniques to create interesting backrounds for multi media art or in use in your art journal.
Inchies and Twinchies are tiny little pieces of art only 1”x1” or 2”x2”, respectively. By focusing on a tiny area, it can help jumpstart your creativity and inspire larger creations. You will learn how to approach and compose such small pieces of art and, in turn, what you can do with your finished inchies and twinchies.
Adding embroidery to background designs can add compelling detail and texture to create new compositions. Learn the ins and outs of using a needle and thread with paper without ruining the paper. Learn traditional stitches and more contemporary ones to complete your designs.
Learn to make a miniature sculpture of flowers no bigger than 2”-3”. We will be making the the base, the vase, and the flowers out of cold porcelain. Learn the option of making this an edible sculpture as well. All supplies will be provided.
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.