2017 Summer Art Classes

***All of our summer classes would be terrific for young artists as well as teens. Everyone will be able to be successful and challenged at their own level.

Tuesday-Friday June 6-9

Batik

artist credit

The art of decorating cloth in this way, using wax and dye, has been practiced for centuries. In Java, Indonesia, batik is part of an ancient tradition, and some of the finest batik cloth in the world is still made there.
Students will study way these beautiful textiles are created in Indonesia and then create a design of their own that will be transferred to fabric using glue rather than wax. Students will paint their fabric and then wash out the glue leaving them with a one of a kind wall hanging. 
9:00-10:15
$45 per artist 5 years and up

Metal tooling

Metal tooling is a centuries-old art in which a soft metal is worked with a rounded tool on the back side in order to create a raised design on the front. Mexican and South American artists call this art form repajado, and it is also referred to as repoussé or embossing.
Students will study the art from South America and create their own design that will be embossed on a metal sheet. We will mount our work and give it a patina finish as well!
10:30-11:30
$40 per artist 5 years and up

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Thursday-Friday June 15 and 16

Georgia O'Keeffe inspired acrylic painting class

Georgia O'Keeffe was an American artist. She was best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe has been recognized as the "Mother of American modernism"
Students will learn about O'Keeffe and her contributions to art history. We will learn about composition as we create our own painting in the cropped style O'Keefe used. Students will work with acrylic paint on canvas.

9:00-11:00 am
$36 per artist 5 years and up

Yaacov Agam inspired optical illusion drawing

Yaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.
Artists will study the incredible art of Agam and create their own optical illusion using 2-3 of their own original drawings/paintings.




12:00-2:00 pm
$36 per artist 5 years and up

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Tuesday-Friday June 27-30

Clay and basket fusion
Combine a clay pot with reeds to create a sculptural vessel that fuses two ancient techniques! Students will create a hand built clay bowl then we will add natural reed to the bowl and weave a basket like top. This vessel is a sculptural celebration of two ancient crafts “woven” into one!

9:00-10:15
$45 per artist 5 years and up





Fiona French watercolor painting

Fiona French is a writer and illustrator of many children's books. She uses many different media in her illustrations. Students will study the art of Fiona French and create a unique watercolor painting using black glue to give it a stained glass look.

10:30-11:30am
$36 per artist 5 years and up

Adult and Teen Summer Classes

Illustrator Study - Megan Coyle
Megan Coyle is a collage artist and illustrator who currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area. She creates collages entirely from magazine strips with a process that she calls “painting with paper.” We will look at some of her illustrations and watch a video about her process. Students will paint with paper to create their own image.

Thursdays June 9 and 16 from 7-9:00 pm

Fees = $40 all supplies included 

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Landscape Watercolor

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In this class we will review some basic watercolor techniques and work on a series of landscape studies meant to teach color washes, color layering, lifts and much more. Bring yourself, a friend, a spouse, or a teen and have some fun as we work together step by step.

Thursdays June 23 and 30 from 7-9:00 pm

Fees = $40 all supplies included









Email artwithaubrey@gmail.com or call 765-237-9002 to register today!

Summer Art Camp 2016

We have several fun and educational art camps planned for June. Send and email to artwithaubrey@gmail.com to register or to ask any questions.



Bookmaking
In this class we will be creating a book as well as the story and illustrations to go inside. We will do some painting, drawing, writing and, of course, book making! Come and learn how to make a surprise ending book that you can duplicate on your own all summer long to document your adventures!

JUNE 8-10
9:00 -10:15 am Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
Artists 5 years and older
Fees = $36 per student all supplies included





Famous Artist Study- Alexander Calder
With a degree in mechanical engineering and a passion for the arts, Alexander Calder experimented with Kinetic art through the creation of two different types of sculpture: the mobile and the stabile. Composed of delicately balanced components that respond to air currents, Calder’s mobiles are graceful and poised. In contrast, stabiles are non-moving sculptures. This lesson is inspired by the mobile art of Alexander Calder and the theory of kinetic energy, with a focus on the principles of balance and movement. (source)


JUNE 8-10
10:30-11:45 am Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
Artists 5 years and older
Fees = $36 per student all supplies included

Preschool Art Camp
We will have a lot of fun doing storybook art with your younger artists in this class. We will read a book together and work on painting and cutting and gluing and drawing a project designed to go along with the book we read.

JUNE 13-16
9:30-10:15 am Monday - Thursday
Artists 3-6 years old
Fees= $30 per student all supplies included

Famous Artist Study- Seurat/ pointillism
In this class we will study the life and work of Georges Seurat, French draftsman and painter (1859-1891). Georges Seurat is chiefly remembered as the pioneer of the Neo-Impressionist technique known as Pointillism, an approach associated with a softly flickering surface of small dots or color. We will learn this technique and use it to create our own pointillism painting. Artists will learn color theory and composition while creating their painting


JUNE 13-16
10:30-11:45 am Monday- Thursday
**Artists 5 years and older
Fees = $45 per student all supplies included







Living Artist Study- Chuck Close

Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close is an American painter/artist and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. Close is known for using creative and intricate patterns to portray a human portrait. We will study his work and create a still life painting inspired by his style of using detailed patterns to create an image.

JUNE 20-23
9:00-10:15 am Monday- Thursday
Artists 8 years and older
Fees = $45 per student all supplies included

Illustrator Study - Megan Coyle
Megan Coyle is a collage artist and illustrator who currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area. She creates collages entirely from magazine strips with a process that she calls “painting with paper.” We will look at some of her illustrations and watch a video about her process. Students will paint with paper to create their own image.




JUNE 20-23
10:30-11:45 am Monday- Thursday
Artists 5 and older
Fees = $45 per student all supplies included

Summer Art Camps 2015

Story Quilt Paintings
June 1-4
4 classes 10-11:00am each day Mon-Thurs
ages 5 and up
Fees = $36

"The story quilt is an art form that features in many different cultures around the world. The leading contemporary artist working in this area is Faith Ringgold. Faith Ringgold has used both personal stories and historical memories as inspiration for her quilt artworks. Visit www.faithringgold.com/ for more information about her and her work."source

In this class we will study the work of artist and illustrator Faith Ringgold. We will make a series of painted papers to use as quilt blocks. We will design an illustration to tell a story and we will use crayon resist and watercolor painting to complete it. We will
put together all of the elements to create a large story quilt painting.


Pop up and Movable Illustrations

June 8-11
4 classes 10-11:00am each day Mon-Thurs
ages 5 and up
Fees = $36

Ever wanted to make a card or a book with moving parts or images that pop up? This is the class for you! In this class we will begin by creating a series of painted papers to use in collaboration to create animals and bugs in the style of artist and illustrator Steve Jenkins. We will then create a page layout as a background and add our animals and bugs as pop up and / or movable illustrations! Lots of painting, cutting, and gluing!

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Water Color painting
June 15-18
4 classes 10-11:00am each day Mon-Thurs
ages 5 and up
Fees = $36

Learn some skills to enhance your watercolor paintings. In this class we will be learning several watercolor techniques. We will also study color theory and color mixing. We will use this information to create some wonderful finished paintings.










Paper Mache Animals
June 22-25
4 classes 10-11:00am each day Mon-Thurs
ages 5 and up
Fees = $36

Get ready to be creative and be messy! This class is a lot of fun. We will create an armature for our creature, cover it in a couple of layers of paper mache, and add details in paper mache clay. Finally we will complete our sculptures by painting them in acrylic based paints. It is important to dress for the mess in this class.



Contact me at artwithaubrey@gmail.com to register or for more information!

Paper Mache Summer Art

We had another great paper mache class this summer! 

Follow the photos to see the progression of our fantastic animals! The kids were so creative and patient with the process and their work paid off in the end.

OUR STRUCTURES

ALL PASTED UP!

They already have so much personality!

Painting day!