Zentangled Critters
After looking at patterns in nature, young artists will create a unique animal from checkerboards, spirals, weaves and geometic shapes. What bold animal lurks in your imagination?
Scratchboard Animals
Circles, squiggles, lines
and cross-hatching. Design
an animal in its environment
by scratching a variety of
textures into an inked
surface.
25 person limit, 1.5 hours, all materials provided. For children ages 8 - 13.
Most workshops $300 unless otherwise stated.
Haunted House at Night
Join in on the spooky fun as we paint a night sky & landscape using colored tissue and add a haunted house in silhouette!
*extra materials charge
Always available...
Optical Illusions
Young artists will learn of
Victor Vasarely, known as the
founder of optical art. We'll
learn how to alter line and
shading in order to fool the
eye, and create 3-D art on
flat paper!
Wire Sculpture*
Using a variety of wires, found objects, beads and baubles, we’ll create a unique character of our own imaginative design.
2020 Summer Workshops
Special "Online Only" art demo workshops for kids & adults
Pop-Up Butterfly
Flutter into Spring with a paper-engineered card. Kids will make this butterfly pop-up unique using sharpies and colored pencils.
Embossed Aluminum Design
Take zentangles a notch
higher by embossing designs
on aluminum sheets. We'll extend that design to the
border with colored pencils.
PAPER ENGINEERING
Investigate the fine art of
cutting and folding shapes
into 3-dimensions in this
pop-up card.
We'll finish it off by using
markers and colored pencils.
SURREAL HOUSES
Young artists will explore
Zentangle and architectural
design with fantasy elements.
Markers and colored pencils completes the vision!
ANIMALS ODDITY PRINTS
We'll create a new kind of
animal by carving into a foam
sheet and pulling a black ink
print. Painting in details will
follow.
Pop Art Portraits
Bring a contemporary feel
to a retro comic book style!
Young artists will use ink
along with colored pencils
to give life to a new Manga-
inspired character!
Origami-to-Go
In this step-by-step guided
workshop, we'll begin with
simple designs and progress
to the more challenging
dog, rabbit and jumping
frogs!
Decorative Dots
Young artists will blend a dot paint technique with shimmering metallic paint markers to create an imaginary animal in this unique decorative design workshop.
Alpine Tree Bookmarks
After creating our own
colored and textured
paper, we'll create a winter
wonderland of bookmarks
with collage and spangles.
Great for gift-giving!
Traveling art workshops designed to inspire the young and young-at-heart.
For children, ages 8 - 13
Wild Portraits
Are you a lion, tiger or bear? Maybe you have wings of an eagle! Young artists will use chalk and oil pastels to reveal their wilder side!
Step-by-step demo from drawing to finished art that is easy to follow. Receive a digital link to be displayed however you choose on your library's Events category.
(suggested: YouTube premiere date and time)
$100
Quilled Animals
Twist, pinch and curl colored strips of paper and explore the variety of designs that can be made with quilled paper. Then create a scene with your favorite animal!
Step-by-step demo of 3 separate origami projects. No special materials required, we us ordinary papers found in most households, cut to squares. Receive a digital link to be displayed however you choose on your library's Events category. (suggested: YouTube premiere date and time)
$100
Wildlife Birds
Using a limited palette of
acrylic paint colors, young artists will create a wildlife bird of their choosing on a dark
background. Discover how
many blended colors you can make from 3 choices!
Wax Resist Watercolor
After learning about the
process of dyeing batik
fabrics, artists will draw
with wax crayon and apply
watercolors. We'll learn
wet-in-wet painting and
texturizing techniques.
Print Station
Young artists will gain an
understanding of block
printing. Using various tools,
they will design and carve
an image, ink it, and pull a
unique monoprint.
OCEAN LIFE PASTELS
Young artists will be
invited to render their
favorite sea creature and
render it in oil pastels.
Add a simple or complex
background and discover
your deep-sea creature in
all its glory.