Create in the 3,000 year old Asian art style of Sumi-e painting using ink, special brushes, and rice paper. Experience painting in the traditions of ancient masters of an art form that developed alongside the invention of the basic strokes of character writing. Philosophy, traditions, techniques and set-up will be covered. Themes include bamboo, blossoms, plants, insects, animals and other elements of nature. This workshop is ideally suited for beginners, artists and non-artists and teachers who wish to add Sumi-e to their multicultural classroom experience. Materials provided, including quality brushes that participants keep. Students will receive a Sumi-e kit and supplies.

When you see a painting, what do you feel? When you look at a photograph, what memories surface? Tap into your creativity with the use of paintings, photographs, and objects as award-winning writer Elaine Person prompts you to write original stories, poems, and essays. Learn writing tools and techniques. Different genres of writing and reflection will be discussed. Short lunch break provided. Students will leave this workshop with their own written words.

Discover how to create more expressively through self-awareness and releasing expectations. This approach of creating abstractly will allow you to trust your instincts while incorporating the organic process of abstract painting. Demos and guided exercises will help you achieve more liberating paintings. Acrylic paints only. Some materials provided.

***This Two-Day Workshop will meet on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20.***
Professional sculptor David Cumbie guides students as they create life-size busts. Students will learn techniques for capturing accurate proportions of the head and a variety of facial features during this intensive, two-day workshop.

***This Two-Day Workshop will meet on Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22.***
Professional sculptor David Cumbie guides students as they create life-size busts. Students will learn techniques for capturing accurate proportions of the head and a variety of facial features during this intensive, two-day workshop.

Oil and cold wax medium are beautifully suited for creating color and texture that transforms from subtle to bold. Discover the versatile methods that can be applied when painting with oil and cold wax. After demos and discussions, students will explore and discover on your own. Oil painting experience recommended.

Now that you’re comfortable with centering and pulling short walls, let’s make more dynamic forms and work on achieving some height through bowls, cups, vases, pitchers, and anything else you can imagine. This class is ideal for anyone comfortable with centering up to an advanced level student.
Prereq: Beginning Wheel Throwing

Explore your creativity while focusing on functional serving ware through a variety of handbuilding processes. Students of all levels will learn and explore new skills and techniques and how to apply the visual elements and principles of design to create serving vessels of their own design and imagination.

Dive into honoring the beauty of culture clay techniques from around the world. Emphasis will be on the building processes, form structure and decoration techniques that make the culture we are focusing on unique.