CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Spring 2008 Adult Workshops

These one or two-day programs, taught by visiting artists and Wayne Art Center faculty, allow our members and friends to study special art topics in depth.

To register, download and print the Spring 2008 Brochure [PDF, 3.77MB]



Terry Kovalcik, Crane Pendant
Precious Metal Clay Jewelry (PMC)
Instructor: Terry Kovalcik
Saturday & Sunday, March 29 & 30, 2008
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
$225 Members / $245 Non-Members (Materials Included)

THIS BEGINNER'S WORKSHOP WILL EXPLORE THE SEEMINGLY ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES OF CREATING SILVER JEWELRY WITH PRECIOUS METAL CLAY. It will introduce you to the different types of PMC (lump, sheets, and paste) in an easy step-by-step format. Topics covered in the workshop include: creating forms, carving,molding, texturing, firing, oxidizing and polishing. Participants will explore these techniques with an eye toward finding their own voice and style through a choice of projects - pendants, hollow forms, decorative beads, constructed forms and earrings.

PMC is a unique jewelry making material. This user-friendly product is a malleable substance that is composed of fine silver particles in an organic binder. It can be sculpted and manipulated like potter's clay.After firing in a kiln, all that is left is your unique design in pure (.999) silver.
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Elements of ArtQuilts
A How-To Workshop in conjunction with the ArtQuilt Elements exhibition

Saturday, April 26th, 2008
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
$60 per person (including lunch)

Quilt artists will demonstrate their surface design techniques. Learn seven different techniques from these artists:

Machine Quilting Techniques
Cindy Friedman

Curved Piecing
Christina Johnson

Photo Transfer
Marion Mackey

Silkscreen Printing w/ Fiber Reactive Dyes
Wendy Osterweil

Surface Design
Lonni Rossi

Iteration & Reiteration
Bette Woolsey

Shibori
Janell Wysock


To register, download the Workshop Schedule & Registration Form [PDF, 16KB]



Jean Uhl Spicer, Marizon
Watercolor: Floral & Landscape
Instructor: Jean Uhl Spicer
Saturday & Sunday, April 26 & 27, 2008
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
$180 Members / $200 Non-Members

ENJOY 2 FUN DAYS OF LEARNING HOW TO ACHIEVE DRAMATIC EFFECTS WITH WATERCOLOR IN YOUR SUBJECT MATTER. We will investigate floral painting techniques on Saturday, and move to landscape painting on Sunday. Have a few personal photos available.


Landscape: Draw, Paint, and Pastel
Instructor: Carol Kardon
Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3, 2008
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
$180 Members / $200 Non-Members

FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE IMPRESSIONISTS, WE WILL SEEK TO CAPTURE THE EFFECTS OF NATURE. The emphasis will be on maintaining that initial impression with specific attention to overall simplicity, relating harmony and attention to color. Fleeting and elusive light is the ever present challenge for the painter. Demonstrations will be in pastel and oil; however, all media will be welcome.
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LUXURIOUS Paste Paper
Instructor: Mark Wangberg
Saturday, June 14, 2008
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
$110 Members / $120 Non-Members
$15 Material Fee

TAKE THIS WORKSHOP AND CREATE LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL PAPER FOR BOOKS, COLLAGE, CARDS, FOLDERS, PAMPHLETS, ORIGAMI... LUXURIOUS PAPER! You will learn many different techniques for making paste papers, both traditional and experimental. Great handouts with all the directions and materials for you to continue at home! For beginners or experienced students. Teens & Adults.



Roger Dale Brown, Mountain Stream
Painting in Plein Air
Instructor: Roger Dale Brown (2008 Plein Air Festival Juror)
Monday - Wednesday, May 19 - 21, 2008
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
$270 Members / $300 Non-Members

THIS THREE DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED FOR THE BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE ARTIST AS WELL AS THE PROFESSIONAL, WITH INSTRUCTIONAL WORK DESIGNED FOR EACH EXPERIENCE LEVEL. Class exercises will cover seeing color, value, shape, form and composition. Students will learn valuable tools on how to gather information to produce a large studio painting. This will include painting on location, using photos as reference, and drawing. Individual and group critiques will be offered.