GET INSPIRED!
To register for a workshop, please call the store: 604-873-2825
MESSING AROUND WITH PAPER (aka Alternative Bookbinding)
- A Newbies Series workshop**
Lianne Mitchell not only sports a great name, she's a talented bookbinder who will spend the day teaching you simple bookmaking projects. You'll learn four forms of the folded book: the accordion, the gate-fold, the 8-fold and the wallet fold. These books are incredibly versatile, get you thinking outside the box and allow you to explore the different possibilities of a single piece of paper. If you're a teacher or parent, this class offers some unique projects you can do with your kids. What fun!
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 11:00 to 5:00 $70.00
COMBINING COLLAGE AND BEESWAX
What an opportunity to experiment with wax! Join Shary Bartlett in this wonderful, sweet-smelling workshop as she shows you how to create textural pieces of art using molten beeswax and non-toxic encaustic waxes. Learn how to enrich your art projects with mixed media ephemera, dried plants, oil paint, pastels, photographs and metallics. This is your chance to try out these popular techniques before making an investment into encaustic waxes. And, of course, beeswax is easily available if you want to recreate the fun at home.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10 11:00 to 5:00 $98.00 (includes beeswax and encaustic waxes)
VISUAL ART JOURNALLING
The journal is a time-honoured medium to express innovative beginnings and celebrate the joy of creativity. You’ve looked at them in books and hundreds of magazines. Isn’t it time you started journalling, yourself? Using a variety of mixed media art techniques and writing exercises, Shary Bartlett will help you craft an inspiring personal journal of your own.
RubyDog's Art House hosted this class a couple of years ago, at the Main Street store. I, myself, sat in on part of it and had a great time. Learnt some amazing new techniques and was truly inspired. A wonderful, wonderful way to spend your Wednesday nights.
3 WEDNESDAYS IN APRIL APRIL 13 to 27
THURSDAY, MAY 5TH
6:30 to 9:00 $175.00
If you want just a small inkling of the massive potential and versatility of visual journaling, search ‘Art Journals’ at www.flickr.com
MESSING AROUND WITH PAPER (aka Alternative Bookbinding)
- A Newbies Series workshop**
Lianne Mitchell not only sports a great name, she's a talented bookbinder who will spend the day teaching you simple bookmaking projects. You'll learn four forms of the folded book: the accordion, the gate-fold, the 8-fold and the wallet fold. These books are incredibly versatile, get you thinking outside the box and allow you to explore the different possibilities of a single piece of paper. If you're a teacher or parent, this class offers some unique projects you can do with your kids. What fun!
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 11:00 to 5:00 $70.00
COMBINING COLLAGE AND BEESWAX
What an opportunity to experiment with wax! Join Shary Bartlett in this wonderful, sweet-smelling workshop as she shows you how to create textural pieces of art using molten beeswax and non-toxic encaustic waxes. Learn how to enrich your art projects with mixed media ephemera, dried plants, oil paint, pastels, photographs and metallics. This is your chance to try out these popular techniques before making an investment into encaustic waxes. And, of course, beeswax is easily available if you want to recreate the fun at home.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10 11:00 to 5:00 $98.00 (includes beeswax and encaustic waxes)
VISUAL ART JOURNALLING
The journal is a time-honoured medium to express innovative beginnings and celebrate the joy of creativity. You’ve looked at them in books and hundreds of magazines. Isn’t it time you started journalling, yourself? Using a variety of mixed media art techniques and writing exercises, Shary Bartlett will help you craft an inspiring personal journal of your own.
RubyDog's Art House hosted this class a couple of years ago, at the Main Street store. I, myself, sat in on part of it and had a great time. Learnt some amazing new techniques and was truly inspired. A wonderful, wonderful way to spend your Wednesday nights.
3 WEDNESDAYS IN APRIL APRIL 13 to 27
THURSDAY, MAY 5TH
6:30 to 9:00 $175.00
If you want just a small inkling of the massive potential and versatility of visual journaling, search ‘Art Journals’ at www.flickr.com
LITHUANIAN DECORATED EGGS
Just in time for Easter! Learn to decorate eggs with traditional Lithuanian folk patterns. This is not Ukrainian egg decoration which, although beautiful, is more time consuming and detailed than we are really interested in pursuing. Birute Macijauskas will show you an easier, and just as gorgeous, technique.
The eggs are batiked using beeswax, then dyed with natural dyes from plants such as onions, red cabbage, beets and blackberries. Although this class is geared to showcase the traditional way of decorating, the techniques learnt can be used in myriad experimental ways.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19 6:30 TO 9:00 $43.00 (includes all supplies)
The eggs are batiked using beeswax, then dyed with natural dyes from plants such as onions, red cabbage, beets and blackberries. Although this class is geared to showcase the traditional way of decorating, the techniques learnt can be used in myriad experimental ways.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19 6:30 TO 9:00 $43.00 (includes all supplies)
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THE AMAZING FOLDED TAG BOOK
Take squares of paper, fold them down to 1/4, tape them together, decorate a bunch of tags, hang them from the centre of your book and, voila, a tag book that will wow everybody who views it.
This amazing little book is a reworking of a children’s fold-out caterpillar book and is often call an Origami Tag Book. This is a project that looks difficult but is actually really simple. Using decorative papers, tags, fibres, collage techniques and embellishments, you’ll spend the evening creating an exquisite piece of art.
You are going to be surprised when you learn the versatility of this book! There are several samples in the store.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 6:30 to 9:00 $46.00
This amazing little book is a reworking of a children’s fold-out caterpillar book and is often call an Origami Tag Book. This is a project that looks difficult but is actually really simple. Using decorative papers, tags, fibres, collage techniques and embellishments, you’ll spend the evening creating an exquisite piece of art.
You are going to be surprised when you learn the versatility of this book! There are several samples in the store.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 6:30 to 9:00 $46.00
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ART BANGLES
Drooling over all those art bangles online? Why not make your own? Cindy Groner will guide through an evening of fun and bracelet decoupage. Leave with one or two pieces of wearable art!
Two samples are pictured below and you can view more of Cindy's wonderful bangles on her Etsy site. www.cindyg.etsy.com
THURSDAY, APRIL 28 6:30 to 9:00 $42.00 (Price includes all materials, except the bangles, which can be purchased
during the workshop. Price varies from $2.00 to $3.50, depending on size and thickness)
PLEASE NOTE:
This workshop has been delayed due to temporary, availability problems with the raw wood bangles. Watch the newsletter for rescheduling.
Two samples are pictured below and you can view more of Cindy's wonderful bangles on her Etsy site. www.cindyg.etsy.com
THURSDAY, APRIL 28 6:30 to 9:00 $42.00 (Price includes all materials, except the bangles, which can be purchased
during the workshop. Price varies from $2.00 to $3.50, depending on size and thickness)
PLEASE NOTE:
This workshop has been delayed due to temporary, availability problems with the raw wood bangles. Watch the newsletter for rescheduling.
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** The Newbies Series includes workshops given by artists who have not taught before. In return for your willingness to participate, the price of the class has been discounted.
