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Instructor Name: Sophia DeJesus-Sabella Date: July 21, 2022 Time: 10:00 - 1:00 Darning is the technique of mending a hole in cloth by stitching and interweaving yarn by hand. The process incorporates embroidery and weaving to create beautiful, functional repairs. We will move through the mending process from start to finish, learning embroidery stitches, weaving patterns, and color theory […]
Instructor Name: Kait Lennon Date: July 23, 2022 Time: 10:00 – 2:00 Workshop Description This workshop will have us reconnecting with nature and ourselves, to slow down, focus and observe. Venturing outside, we’ll pull inspiration from the landscape around us. Whether you feel a strong connection to a particular plant, the dance of the leaves […]
Instructor Name: Suzanne Lacke Date: July 26, 2022 Time: 10:00 – 4:00 Drawing the human figure is one of the finest things one can do for visual awareness no matter what their art practice is. The process helps you “see” and expand your vision. It engages you in studies of shape, form, light and dark, […]
Instructor Name: Carol Wax Date(s): July 30 &31 Time(s): 9:00- 5:00 each day In this two-day workshop, participants learn how to prepare a mezzotint ground and the proper use of tools and techniques for creating and printing an image. Demonstrations of alternative grounding methods, use of mezzotint with other intaglio techniques, ways to correct mistakes, […]
Instructor Name: Ben Parker Date(s): July 30th Time(s): 10:30 – 12:00 Students will learn the basics of origami corrugations, a style that allows them to create incredible, mountainous origami forms that bend the light in interesting ways. Click here to register: https://fivepointsarts.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fivepointsarts/event.jsp?event=427&
Instructor Name: Ben Parker Date(s): July 30th Time(s): 1:00– 3:00 Students will learn the basics of origami corrugations, a style that allows them to create incredible, mountainous origami forms that bend the light in interesting ways. Click here to register: https://fivepointsarts.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fivepointsarts/event.jsp?event=428&
Jane Rainwater Artist’s statement: My work is beautiful and ugly. People are often attracted to the aesthetics of an image or object that stimulates desire. Decorative objects are collected and exhibited in the home as status symbols of affluence and refinement. My work engages the viewer with its seemingly innocent decorative delight; yet upon closer […]
“…this ever-evolving diversity challenges the idea of a single dominant vision of the American identity, encouraging Americans to embrace inclusion and pluralism.” – Ellis Island Museum. “The New Americans” is a physical display of heritage, genealogy, and homeland. My paternal relatives fled to America in the 1930s from Frankfurt, Germany. I was brought […]
John Keefer’s paintings are large, dramatic, and beautifully rendered metaphoric representations of the artist’s inner turmoil with the current social and political affairs from around the world. Keefer pessimistically states, “My paintings are me being dragged kicking and screaming into a meaningless present.” The paintings depict overwhelming distress, as ships on open seas erupt in […]
Instructor: Souby Boski Date: Friday, August 5th Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM This workshop is intended for anyone who wants to explore non-representational painting by experimenting and applying free expression of one’s personal perception. Students of all levels develop a working knowledge of abstract painting, challenging them to see and interpret in new ways. Using acrylic paint, graphite, […]