Its perfect timing to play with hot wax when its 2 degrees out!

Come and join us for a special workshop on Sunday, January 25th from 9 - 3 PM to learn the "Art of Encaustic Painting" .... the cost is $75 includes everything. More information below about this fabulous winter workshop!

 

Encaustic Painting 101

Sunday, January 25th  9 AM – 3 PM.  $75. Includes materials .

What are encaustics? How do artist’s use encaustics? What is the history of encaustics? Learn this, plus how to layer, fuse and make a variety of marks in this seductive medium. Learn painterly approaches plus how to etch and scrape into the surface. Take your flat collections such as your drawings, collected papers, pictures and embellish them into the wax! Leave with two small finished paintings and artistic inspiration!

We will also briefly touch on proper studio ventilation, wax safety, and how to “finish” their artworks in terms of framing and care. Class time will be divided between demonstrations, individual work time, and discussion. Encaustic Medium will also be for sale. TO REGISTER: Email helene@helenefarrar.com or call (207) 485 5691

In 2015, Let Your Inner Artist Bloom!

Here are some beginning thoughts on how to create a culture of creativity for yourself and/or your child in the new year.

Let go of ideas of perfection. Give perfection up.  And give yourself permission to meander. Record ideas. Doodle.  Open the door and leave the house. Go to the museum. Go to your local art gallery and spend more than one minute looking at each art piece. Take a walk outside.  You know that Art doesn’t occur on its own. You have to get moving and open your eyes. …..Kids make what we perceive as junk, but they have it right. They are having “experiences”. Process drives them not what happens at the end. We could learn a lot from these little people.

Start sketching with a pen and carry a little blank book with you everywhere. Don’t let something in your head be lost again. And say goodbye to erasing. Draw more lines, cut more shapes, listen to more music. Erasing is bad for the paper and bad for your soul. It tells you that what you are doing is not good enough. Shut those voices down. Now get moving. You have a lot to do. It is going to be a year where you've been creative. Yes, it is!

Winter Art Workshops 2015, A little something for everyone!

Open House this Saturday! And Snowglobe Making Coming Soon!

Fall Workshops Start October 15th! For Kids "Monster Manufacturing" and "Cartooning" and For Adults "Getting A Little Start in Art"

ALL WORKSHOPS and EVENING CLASSES 
for KIDS and Adults START October 15th!

FOR KIDS
"Monster Manufacturing" Wednesday, October 15th  5 - 6 PM 
5 weeks $100. includes snack and all materials  Instructor: Adrienne Beacham 
See more about Adrienne under "More About Our Instructors"
In this creature-creation workshop, young Frankensteins are invited to bring their imaginary monsters out into the world. Friendly, scary, or strange, we’ll develop a character through drawings, paintings, and short stories and then turn our newly created personalities into sewn, stuffed monsters. Students will learn basic sewing skills, as well as how to construct very simple patterns. 

"Cartooning" Thursday, October 16th 5 - 6 PM
5 weeks $100. includes snack and all materials Instructor: Tyson Pease
See more about Tyson under "More About Our Instructors"
Comics are a magical mix of text and words that can make for mighty, imaginative stories. In this five-week course, students will learn the basics of creating comics and developing their own characters. Students have the opportunity to leave the workshop with their own finished character designs and comic strips.

 FOR ADULTS
“Getting A Little Start In Art” Starts October 15th
5 Wednesday Evenings
7:30 - 9 PM $70. / class or $15 each 
Every person has the right to make art! Come and let us help you find your inner artist! While exploring new mediums (materials), learn how artists gather ideas and bring them to fruition! Make stuff in a accepting and positive atmosphere!

“Drawing for the Beginner”  Starts January 14th
5 Wednesday Evenings
7:30 - 9 PM $70. / class or $15 each
Most individuals give up drawing around the age 11. Its time to pick up that pencil again and learn how to "see". We will explore basic drawing concepts including contour drawing, recording light and shadow, and gesture.  We will also discuss Artists using contemporary and historical drawing methods.

2014 Fall Class Schedule for Kids and Adults Here!

 

Art Classes for Kids, Fall 2014 are HERE!