Upcoming Classes
Art is the journey of a free soul.
Alev Oguz
Nature Inspired Art from a Forest Bath
Tuesdays 7-8:30 pm: 7.11 | 7.18 | 7.25
Suggested Donation $15
3+ individuals min. Max. 12 people
Sink into nature at the Garfield Nature Preserve &/or take a creek walk. Notice what you are drawn to. Then create your own art piece using art materials & natural elements found in nature.
Adult Art Therapy
Wednesdays: 7.12 |7.19 |7.26 7pm-8:30pm 3+ individuals min. Max. 12 Suggested Donation $15
Join us for an evening of settling into the space, exploring with a variety of materials (oil pastels, water color, alcohol inks, acrylic paint, printing ink and brayers, etc), and creating with ease as you listen to your body simply asking you to play. Each week you will create a new piece of art to keep.
Sumi-e Ink Painting
Mondays: 7.17 | 7.24 | 7.31 Ages: 18+ 7:00-8:30PM Min. 3 Max. 12 participants
Come explore the art of Japan through Sumi-e ink painting by creating:
Kanji Characters & Bamboo
A Dragon
An animal of your choice
Does your child enjoy creating and painting? Wonderful! This intimate class capped at 12 students will explore nature and objects we are drawn to through various mediums (installation art, 3-D & 2D). Artworks will be made from found objects, watercolor, acrylics, & our own paints through live plants found in nature as well as food to enhance our skills. The artwork will reflect your child’s inspiration & experience. Each week we will focus on different found & grown materials and how we feel lead & driven to interact & create with them.
Nature Inspired Sculptures, Paintings & Installation Art
Tuesdays: 7.18 | 7.25 | 8.1 Ages: 6-8 9 AM- 12PM Min. 3 Max. 12 participants
Intermediate Sculptures, Paintings & Installation Art
Tuesdays: 7.18 | 7.25 | 8.1 Ages: 8+ 1-4 PM Min. 3 Max. 12 participants
Does your child enjoy creating and painting? Fantastic! This intimate class will explore nature and objects we are drawn to through various mediums in greater depth (installation art, 3-D & 2D). The found materials will inspire our art & compositions! Artworks will be made from found objects, watercolor, acrylics, & our own paints through live plants found in nature as well as food to enhance our skills. The artwork will reflect your child’s inspiration & experience. Each week we will focus on different found & grown materials and how we feel lead & driven to interact & create with them.
Insects up Close
Wenesdays: July 12 | 19 | 26 Ages: 5-7 9am-11:30am Min. 3 Max. 12 participants
Do you enjoy insects? Great! This class will explore insects through collage, sculpture, & painting. After exploring in nature we will create through observation & imagination. Each week your child will take home a created artwork.
July 12 Spacebugs (Sculpture) July 19 Ladybugs (Collage) July 26 Praying Mantis & Butterflies (Drawing & Painting)
Drawing & Painting Animals!
Wednesdays July 12| 19 | 26 Ages: 5-7 12:30pm-3:00pm Min. 3 Max. 12 participants
Do you love animals? Come create & learn more about animals in the world around us! This class will explore fish, birds, and mammals through painting & drawing. Each class we will create a completed composition.
July 12 fish (oil pastel &watercolor) July 19 birds (pencil, sharpie, watercolor) July 26 mammals (drawing & painting)
Sumi-e Ink Painting
Mondays: 7.17 | 7.24 | 7.31 Ages: 8+ 9:30a-12:00p Min. 3 Max. 12 participants
Come explore the art of Japan through Sumi-e ink painting by creating:
Kanji Characters & Bamboo
A Dragon
An animal of your choice