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Glassblowing (Register)Saturday and Sunday, 2-6 p.m.
Oct. 18-19
Registration Fee: $325.00
Instructor: Matt Janke
In this course, students learn basic techniques, including gathering, marvering, bubble blowing and color application. The project-oriented structure of the workshop allows students to create tumblers, paperweights and blown fish. Students should dress for the season and are required to provide their own safety goggles or glasses. All other workshop materials and supplies are included in the registration fee.
This course is conducted at Janke Studios in the Studioplex Art Center. Detailed directions to the studio location are provided to registrants.
Matt Janke and his wife, Kim, are the owners and operators of Janke Studios in the Studioplex on Auburn Avenue. Janke also owns a studio in the Nunn Complex in Marietta. In addition to being a noted glassblower, he is an accomplished jewelrymaker.
Canvas Stretching (Register)Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Nov. 1
Registration Fee: $75.00
Instructor: Reco Sturgis
This hands-on workshop, designed for beginning painters and those who have never prepared their own canvases, outlines the correct use of necessary tools, various types and weights of canvas, priming methods, and stretcher and crossbar selection. All supplies are provided.
Reco Sturgis has worked as the manager of one of Atlanta's major art supply houses, where he oversaw an inventory of more than 500,000 art-related materials and supplies. His broad base of knowledge extends to virtually all artistic disciplines. Sturgis is also a certified custom framer.
Abstracted Figure Study (Register)Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Nov. 15-16
Registration Fee: $75.00
Instructor: Kimberly Landers
This course concentrates on proportion instead of details. A variety of sketching styles are practiced in several different media. Direct observation studies (using live models) in loose, expressive styles help students create drawings that can be combined into a finished piece of work. A mixed-media collage of your sketches culminates in your final project. Students should bring inks, watercolors, brushes and a variety of drawing supplies, such as graphite, charcoal and oil pastel.
After more than a decade of teaching in the Georgia Public School System,
Kimberly Landers recently began to pursue her artistic career. She has exhibited extensively throughout Atlanta and has been included in more than 20 regional shows in the last few years. Landers' primary medium is paint, and she uses bold colors with an idealized drawing style. Extensive travel, both personal and as a teaching guide, has influenced her artistically.
Rubber Stamp Printing (Register)Saturday, 12-5:30 p.m.
Oct. 25
Registration Fee: $75.00
Instructor: Kimberly Landers
This one-day workshop is a refined process of an old favorite: potato stamping. Emphasis is placed on color theory and repitition. Designs will be graphic in nature, similar to textile design. Students carve designs into 1" square erasers and use them as the basis for several versions of repeating designs, exploring alternative techniques with the same stamp. Bring a small set of acrylic paints and a small flat-bristled brush set.
After more than a decade of teaching in the Georgia Public School System,
Kimberly Landers recently began to pursue her artistic career. She has exhibited extensively throughout Atlanta and has been included in more than 20 regional shows in the last few years. Landers' primary medium is paint, and she uses bold colors with an idealized drawing style. Extensive travel, both personal and as a teaching guide, has influenced her artistically.
Holiday Card (Register)Saturday, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Nov. 15
Registration Fee: $75.00
Instructor: Margaret Estes
Simple pop-up techniques, printmaking and more will be used to create an array of creative cards for friends and family. Participants will create 4 cards while learning techniques that can be used to develop a series of personalized cards on their own. Materials for 4 cards are included in the registration fee. Additional materials will be available for purchase from the instructor.
Margaret Estes has taught at the High Museum of Art, Spelman College and Dekalb County schools. She has a long history of community involvement through Georgia Council for the Arts, Fulton County Arts Council and Dekalb County Council for the Arts, and has been a recipient of numerous regional grant awards.
Holiday Card (Register)Sunday, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Nov. 16
Registration Fee: $75.00
Instructor: Margaret Estes
Simple pop-up techniques, printmaking and more will be used to create an array of creative cards for friends and family. Participants will create 4 cards while learning techniques that can be used to develop a series of personalized cards on their own. Materials for 4 cards are included in the registration fee. Additional materials will be available for purchase from the instructor.
Margaret Estes has taught at the High Museum of Art, Spelman College and Dekalb County schools. She has a long history of community involvement through Georgia Council for the Arts, Fulton County Arts Council and Dekalb County Council for the Arts, and has been a recipient of numerous regional grant awards.
