Week 1- Altered Book Nook We’ll learn about the practice of altering old disused books and making them into works of art. Then we’ll choose our own book and learn how to cut a niche in it, glue the pages together, and create our own masterpiece!
Week 2 – Clay Whimsies In the spirit of Dr. Seuss we will explore the joys of clay and color. First, we will form simple geometric and organic shapes. Three-d design principles and shapes will be taught as well as sculptural balance. Then we’ll choose pleasing colors and finishes. Our pieces will then be embellished with glass glitters, beads and small decorative objects.
Week 3 – Portraits We’ll go over several different techniques to paint /draw a portrait. In the class, we will be focusing on drawing & then painting accurate face proportions, wandering through facial expressions, looking at color choices and their effects, creating quirky blind contour drawings, and building painterly texture. We will be working small to allow for a lot of exploring and letting go and moving on. Once you find your favorite method of painting portraits you will then paint, paint, paint until you have 9 or more portraits to be mounted onto a sheet of mat board.
Week 4 – Topsy Turvy Doll These topsy turvy dolls/creatures are pieced with hand painted fabrics, some have clothes, some don't. Flip one over to discover another. They are just fun and silly with lots of possibilities to embellish.
Tuesday Art Class
(boys’ class)
Will include the first 3 classes but we will replace the Topsy Turvy doll with:
Week 4 – Mad Mysterious Masks There’s something magical about masks. Maybe that’s why they’ve been around for centuries. In this class we’ll each first imagine our own mythical creature or person. Then we’ll create an elaborate mask to represent that being/person using a combination of new and found materials.
