RIgid Wrapped Up

Instructor: Kim Keast

Date:  Tues. Oct 19 - Wed. Oct 21
Workshop Details

Caning and Mokume-gane in Metal Clay

Instructor: Hadar Jacobsen

In this 2-day advanced workshop you will learn how to use caning techniques to create metal surfaces that look like millefiori and mokume-gane (wood grain). You will use these surfaces to make several pieces of jewelry, including hollow forms.
We will be using mainly a combination of copper and bronze clay. The focus of the class is on learning techniques rather than on firing. We may fire some demonstration pieces, but everything that you create in class you will need to fire in your own kiln after the workshop, or have it fired for you for a fee. The firing and finishing processes will be demonstrated from beginning to end.

Date:  RESCHEDULED for Feb 2 & 3, 2010
Fee: $325.
Workshop Details Click Here to Register

Art at the Ranch!
Special Event - FREE!

ART! Music! Food!

This 2 day art festival presents high end local art and craft with live musical entertainment scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday takes place on the back lawn of the beautiful Amado Territory Ranch. Food booths include Kristofer's Bistro and the Amado Steak House. Artists Studios also open during the festival include event organizer, artist, Michael Jayme, Karon Leigh @ exPRESSive Arts Studio and Rebecca O'Day of Straw House Gallery & Studio.

Saturday: Larry Redhouse Jazz Trio @ 12 noon
Sunday: R. Carlos Nakai with Will Clipman and William Eaton @1pm

Date:  Sat, Nov. 27 - Sun. Nov. 28, 2010 10am - 5pm each day
Details: For more information view the pdf flier by clicking here.

Clay Monoprint
Instructor: Mitch Lyons

Since 1968 he has been pioneering his image making from a slab of clay. First a slab of stoneware clay is rolled out about 1/4" thick. After allowing the slab to dry to a "leather hard" consistency, colored slips are made using China clay and permanent pigments. These colored slips are brushed on, dried and rolled into the clay slab, one color over another, building the design with images, colors and textures on the "matrix".

Once the slab is rolled flat, a moistened piece of paper/canvass is placed over the slab. Pressure is applied using a rolling pin to transfer the clay slips onto the substrate. Because China clay is inert and the pigments used are permanent and stable, the clays remain intact and will give pleasure for many years.

Date:  Wed. Dec. 8 - Fri, Dec, 10, 2010
Workshop Details Click Here to Register

Reclaiming the Spontaneous Image
Instructor: Lauren Mantecón.  
A Mixed-Media, Painting and Idea-Generating Process
Beginner Minds Welcome

Date:  Tues. Dec. 14 - Thurs, Dec, 16, 2010
Workshop Details Click Here to Register

Why is it so Important to be Spontaneous?

Each of us possesses a strong creative ability. Life is a process of creation and discovery. Color, line and metaphor provide a subtle language that we can access at any time. Our souls speak to us in imagery and through symbolism in dreams, 
in our daily lives, and through the act of spontaneous image making.

Come explore three day's of tapping  into your intuitive impulses, and bridging trust with your instinctual responses to art making. Lauren facilitates individual engagement using innovative techniques such as  idea-generating exercises, and visualizations that break through self-imposed barriers. 
In a safe and playful environment Lauren leads participants into authentic engagement with the act of making.

Through demos, and process we will explore mark-making, paint, collage, wax, and handmade gesso. This is an excellent workshop for those seeking to expand their art practice and stimulate their hidden muse. 

Encaustic Collagraph
Instructor: Elise Wagner

Artist, Elise Wagner developed her original style which combines encaustic painting with printmaking techniques in the most creative and unique workshop.  Learn the basics, the history of the encaustic medium and various application methods. Then later in the day, use collage materials or anything you bring to class you would like to experiment with.  Leave with one or more finished pieces ready to hang. Beginners are welcome to sign up this Weekend Wax Immersion that is packed with learning. It is designed as a mini-retreat for artists with an emphasis on collage and will address specific techniques such as xerox transfer, adhereing photos and mixed media.

Participants are encouraged to bring works in progress and specific project ideas, collage materials or any tools or brushes you like using.

Date:  Tues.-Wed. Jan 4 - 6, 2011
Fee: $425.
Workshop Details: Click Here to Register!

Trashy Novels
Instructor: Michael DeMeng

Now I’m of a belief that to be a great artist you need to put yourself, body and soul, into your pieces. So perhaps I’m taking it a bit far with this idea, but hey why not create a nice little space for you to dwell in after you “shuffled off this mortal” coil? In this class we’ll be making mixed media urns or reliquaries to house very special items (heirlooms, old letters, or even YOU) for posterity. Sure it sounds a bit morbid but that doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun with the idea.

Date:  Wed. Jan 19 - Fri. Jan 21
Fee: $425.
Workshop Details:

Caning and Mokume-gane in Metal Clay

Instructor: Hadar Jacobsen

In this 2-day advanced workshop you will learn how to use caning techniques to create metal surfaces that look like millefiori and mokume-gane (wood grain). You will use these surfaces to make several pieces of jewelry, including hollow forms.
We will be using mainly a combination of copper and bronze clay. The focus of the class is on learning techniques rather than on firing. We may fire some demonstration pieces, but everything that you create in class you will need to fire in your own kiln after the workshop, or have it fired for you for a fee. The firing and finishing processes will be demonstrated from beginning to end.

Date:  RESCHEDULED for Feb 2 & 3, 2010
Fee: $325.
Workshop Details Click Here to Register

New Dimension Encaustics

This workshop is intended for experienced encaustic artists who want to break the 2-D boundary and explore their work in 3-dimensional form. Students are encouraged to let go of preconceived ideas, take risks, work spontaneously - and have fun! We will sculpt, paint, sew and mold using clay, concrete, plaster, fibers, found objects and more. Creating dimensional pieces that employ the layering, color and luminosity that is so unique to the encaustic method.

Instructor: Karon Leigh & Randi Harper|

Website: New Dimension Encaustics

Date:  Tues. Feb. 1 - Thurs. Feb. 3, 2011
Workshop Cancelled.

Etched Copper Locket:

Lockets have been used for centuries as a way to a treasured photograph or other keepsake close at hand. Lockets also give the wearer the power to grant or deny access to outsiders to the mystery secreted inside. In this class you will construct a hinged locket similar to the examples. The fabrication of the locket with a hinged cover will be accomplished using a variety of cold connection techniques.

Instructor: Richard Salley

Website: Richard Salley Website

Date:  Mon. Feb. 7 - Wed. Feb. 9, 2011
Workshop Details CANCELLED

Starving to Successful

Instructor: Jason Horejs
- Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

Gain insight into what a gallery owner is thinking as he or she reviews your portfolio. Understand why the most common approaches artists make to galleries are largely innefective. Learn what most artists fail to do in preparing their work for sale.
"Starving" to Successful will change the way you look at the artist/gallery relationship, and will set your art career on a new path. Register today to begin building your success.

Date:  Wed. Feb. 23, 2011
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Mixed Media Image & Surface Design
Instructor: Darlene Olivia McElroy

Using mixed media and image transfers, come tell your unique story. Using everything from packing tape to shaving cream to gold leaf, this class will explore a wide range of transfer and surface techniques. Learn how to combine and integrate the different media to pull together a finished piece. Discover the new tools and ideas you need to explore this exciting way of making art that is at once both intensely personal and expressive.

Date: Mon. Mar. 7 - Wed. Mar. 9, 2010
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Primitive Abstract Narrative
Instructor: Jesse Reno

Coming Soon. techniques that promote introspection, through random actions, methods and expressions, we will build up and break down and edit multiple mixed media paintings, various painting demos on techniques and engagement in the creative process.. most pronounced will be learning to see our work as it happens rather then seeing it before it happens. for me this is the truest and most fluid way to engage in ones work. through layering editing and accessing our steps we will learn to let go of our inhibitions and find our truest selves in our work while learning to paint free of tension.. the biggest piece of the puzzle to becoming a great artist is to enjoy your process so you are driven to create and push yourself a little bit further each time.

Date: Tues. Mar. 15 - Thurs Mar. 17, 2010
Workshop Cancelled.

Santa Cruz Valley Artists Open Studio Tour

Date: Sat. & Sun. April 2-3, & April 9-10 from 10am - 5pm each day.
Visit the Tubac Center of the Arts for more details and to pick up a studio tour catalog.

Encaustic & Pigment Stick
Instructor: Shawna Moore

For this workshop we will simplify the encaustic studio and the process of painting.  Using thin coats of encaustic paint (wax) applied with bigger brushes and high quality pigment in stick form, we will "trap" our marks, drawings and mistakes under layers of wax to create rich and dynamic images. Learn how to create smooth, depth filled paintings involving abstract and landscape imagery. Day one will cover the basics and the buildup of depth and texture in an abstract painting. Day two will be spent on landscape imagery. Collage will be covered on day three. If you are new to encaustic painting, don't worry, we will cover the basics to get you started and then begin adding design, image and additional media to the process. Enjoying using R&F Paints delicious encaustic paint and pigment sticks as part of your materials fee. Students should plan on bringing wooden panels to work on, panels also available for purchase

Date: Tues. April 5 - Thurs April 7, 2010
Workshop Details Click Here to Register!