Purple Twig

Drawing is an incredible way for kids to express themselves and all you need is a pencil and paper. We will also be using charcoal, watercolor, chalk pastels all the while learning basic techniques in drawing from perspective, proportion and shadow. We will draw from life and draw from our imagination. Printmaking is a lovely partner for drawing, learning about multiples and monoprinting. 

This is a process oriented class focused on furthering your child's creative confidence. While exploring all kinds materials, clay, glue, wood, recycled materials, beads, buttons and fabric students will learn to problem solve, verbalize their ideas and further creative thinking.   They will participate in the joyful learning through exploring sensory based materials while learning age appropriate skills. 

I will provide materials to be picked up before class including glazes. We will fire the kiln twice duing this class. There will a few days during the session to drop off work to fire and pick up new materials needed. All our clay is lowfire class and we will be using underglazes. 

We will be making pinch pots and coiled pots and animal scultpures. 

We will look at all kinds of cultures that have historically used masks, from Africa to Mexico to Indonesia, making both ones that are worn and ones that hang on the wall. This class is a great way to explore all kinds of materials, from paper to cardboard to ceramics using the mask as the main subject. 

All materials will be provided for this online zoom weaving class. You will learn the tabby stitch, soumak stitch, looped tabby stitch, rya knot, lark’s head knot and  how to add tassels to different kinds of weavings and wall hangings. This is great for either a beginner but we will also have some new projects for those who have taken the class before. 

After registration we will contant you with a prefered colored scheme for your weavings and try to provide the materials you desire. 

This class is for students who have taken ceramics with us before. We will skip the basics and move on to creating sculptures, masks as well as larger vessels. I will provide materials to be picked up before class including glazes. We will fire the kiln twice duing this class. We will have a few drop off days during the session to drop off works to be fired. 

In this bookmaking class we will focus on a few ways to bind a book. We'll make accordion books and do sew bindings. We will use cardboard and even make a ceramic one. We will be learning a variety of watercolor techniques, do some collaging and focus on creating collections and books to hold them. 

This isn't your ordinary collage class. Collages can be beautiful made from colorful vibrant papers and they can be funny made from animal images.  Students will explore both the abstract collage inspired by Matisse and representational collages inspired by the Dadaist movement.  Students will learn elements of design and composition. All materials will be provided and ready to be picked up before class begins. 

This is a family class for a family of 4. We will work with you to make coil pots and the many forms they can take. This is a 2 part class. The first class we will form our ceramic piece and the second class we will glaze them. You will have a choice of glaze colors you would like to work with. I will provide materials to be picked up before class including glazes. You will then drop the pices off to be fired.