Realism vs Abstraction in Landscape Using Oil, Various Mediums & Mixed Media Studio Workshop : Alternate Session
This workshop will cover two main topics: Pushing one’s landscape artwork with a variety of mediums and tools as a way of loosening up, as well as heavy discussion on changing design and composition to push outside the obvious.
Melting Magic - Encaustics
Let your creative blocks melt away with this exuberant experience with the oldest form of painting (think Egyptian mummy portraits)!
Youth Pottery: Bowls, Bowls, Bowls!
The September installment invites our younger artists to help us fight hunger as part of our Empty Bowls project. Learn to throw bowls, have fun, and do it all for a good cause! This workshop meets for a total of three(3) sessions from 3:30 - 5:00pm on September 7th, 14th, and 21st. The tuition is $120/person and includes all three sessions. Appropriate for students ages 5 and up.
From Realism to Abstraction
Simplification is the main focus of this class. An overview of techniques to use in your realistic or abstraction work with oil painting is our goal. Karen teaches two ways of using very limited usage of oil paints to learn palette knife techniques.
Still-life in Oils with Gina Brown: Alternate Session
This 2 day still life oil painting workshop is for all level artists, *beginners to advanced, that want to learn a new style of painting that results in loose and free paintings.
Animal Sculpture
A three-day intensive, hands-on workshop for participants to sculpt an animal of their choice utilizing basic hand building techniques.
Resident Artist Series: Beginner Potter's Wheel (October)
Beginner Potter’s Wheel making PUMPKINS!!! All the basics you will need to know to get started working on the potter’s wheel. We will make pumpkins in honor of the season. The class meets from 10am - 12pm/noon on: October 4th, 6th, 11th, 13th
Youth Pottery: Clay Pumpkins
Join the Halloween fun! The October installment of our Youth Pottery series provides the opportunity to create clay pumpkins using the pinch pot method, then decorating our creations using cut outs and faces! This workshop meets for a total of three(3) sessions from 3:30 - 5:00pm on October 12th, 19th, and 26th. The tuition is $120/person and includes all three sessions. Appropriate for students ages 5 and up.
Youth Pottery: Christmas Ornaments & Clay Gingerbread Houses
Get into the holiday spirit with the November installment of our Youth Pottery series! Learn to make lidded containers using the slab machine, a skill that can then be applied to creating your own Christmas ornaments and clay gingerbread houses. This workshop meets for a total of three(3) sessions from 3:30 - 5:00pm on November 2nd, 9th, and 16th. The tuition is $120/person and includes all three sessions. Appropriate for students ages 5 and up.
Resident Artist Series: Beginner Slab Work (November)
The November installment of our Resident Artist Series will focus on providing you with all the basics you will need to know about using hand building techniques and the slab machine to make christmas ornaments, gnomes, and other related holiday projects. The class meets from 10am - 12pm/noon on November 8th, 10th, 15th, and 17th.
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Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)
Funded in part by a grant from South Arts
in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.