Hi everyone!
Hard to believe summer is almost here! Here is the summer schedule that has been sent out this week. If you have any questions or would like a schedule with a registration form mailed to you, then just call at the number posted on here. I think the workshops will fill quickly as we are much smaller again this summer and not letting as many little artists in per workshop.
Happy sunny days to you!
BLUE APPLE STUDIOS 2010 SUMMER SCHEDULE
ART HOUSE FOR KIDS
SANTA CRUZ, CA
(831)588.5412
JUNE
6/14&15TH: : BIRDS OF A FEATHER 9:-11:30AM 2 DAY
IF YOU LIKE FOLK ART AND BIRDS, THEN THIS IS THE WORKSHOP FOR YOU!! WORKING ON CANVAS, WE WILL START BY CREATING A TREE, AND THEN WE WILL ADD FOLK ART RENDITIONS OF SEVERAL BACKYARD VARIETIES OF OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS. WE WILL THEN ADD TEXTURE, CLAY, BEADS, GEMS, WIRE AND MORE.
$90.
6/16 & 17TH: : JOIN THE CIRCUS 9:-11:30AM 2 DAY
COME ON IN AND MAKE A CIRCUS!!! ELEPHANTS, SEALS BALANCING A BALL ON THEIR NOSE, CLOWNS, HORSES, TIGHT ROPES AND MORE!! WORKING WITH CLAY AND ACRYLIC PAINT, ARTISTS WILL PAINT MANY CIRCUS ITEMS, AND THEN PAINT A BACKGROUND CIRCUS SCENE FOR ALL THEIR PIECES TO FIT ON. GREAT FOR AGES 4+.
$90.
6/22-24TH: HANGING WALL FOUNTAIN 10AM-12PM 3 DAY
EACH ARTIST WILL GET 12 BISQUED TILES TO PAINT AND ARRANGE IN ORDER TO CREATE THEIR OWN FOUNTAIN DESIGN. AFTER PAINTING WE WILL HAVE THE TILES FIRED. TILES WILL THEN BE ATTACHED TO A WEATHERED-WOOD WALL PIECE THAT WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A FOUNTAIN. THIS ONE WILL BE STUNNING.
$175.
6/22-24TH: SUMMER GARDEN BOXES 2PM-4PM 3 DAY
ARTISTS WILL EACH GET THEIR OWN PLANTER BOX TO PLANT WHICHEVER SUMMER VEGES AND FLOWERS THEY MAY CHOOSE. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY WILL GET TO PAINT THE BOXES AND ADD SOME DECORATIVE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS TO THEM. MADE OUT OF RECLAIMED REDWOOD.
$150.
6/28-30TH: : MERMAIDS, SHARKS, SEA TURTLES AND MORE! 10-12PM 3 DAY
YOUR ARTIST WILL GET TO PAINT ANY SEA CREATURE THEY WANT TO ON 3 INDIVIDUAL CANVASES. THEY WILL GET TO TEXTURE, CLAY AND PAINT WITH ACRYLICS ON ALL THREE. IF OCEAN LIFE IS YOUR THING, THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!!
$95.
6/29-7/1: 4 SEASONS 2-4PM 3 DAY
WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL…PAINTING ON 4 DIFFERENT CANVASES, ARTISTS WILL PAINT ONE SEASON ON EACH CANVAS. ARTISTS WILL THEN COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY PAINTING AND DECORATING A HANDMADE REDWOOD FRAME.
$125.
JULY:
7/6-8TH: MOSAIC CRITTERS 10AM-12PM 3 DAY
ARTISTS MAY CHOOSE CATS, DOGS, DRAGONFLIES, BUTTERFLIES, TURTLES OR ANY OTHER LIVING CREATURE TO SERVE AS THE SHAPE OF THEIR MOSAIC. THESE SHAPES WILL BE CUT OUT OF WOOD AND THE ARTISTS WILL THEN COVER THEM WITH STAINED GLASS PIECES TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL MOSAIC. AFTER THE GLUE HAS DRIED, ARTISTS WILL GROUT THE PIECE. THESE WORKS OF ART LOOK GREAT HUNG BY WIRE OR ATTACHED TO A METAL STAKE FOR THE GARDEN.
$125
7/12-13TH: WOODEN ANIMALS 10AM-12PM 2 DAY
ARTISTS WILL GET TO CHOOSE BETWEEN: ZOO, FOREST OR A GARDEN THEME FOR THIS PROJECT. EACH ARTIST WILL GET 4 PRECUT CRITTERS TO PAINT AND DECORATE WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF PAPERS, BUTTONS, FABRIC, YARNS AND MORE. AFTER THEY ARE FINISHED ALL PIECES WILL BE SEALED WITH A CHILD SAFE SEALANT TO PROVIDE HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT BY PLAYING WITH OR JUST MAKING A CUTE SHELF PIECE. COMES IN A HANDMADE WOODEN CRATE. PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH THEME YOUR ARTIST WANTS TO MAKE BEFORE WORKSHOP BEGINS. ZOO: GIRAFFE, ELEPHANT, TIGER, TREE, . FOREST: SQUIRREL, OWL, BIRD, TREE. GARDEN: FLOWER, BEE, LADYBUG, CATERPILLAR. GREAT FOR AGES 4+
$85.
7/14-16: GARGANTUAN CANVAS 10AM-12PM 3 DAY
IF YOU HAVE AN ARTIST WHO LIKES TO PAINT GIANT PAINTINGS, THEN THIS IS THE WORKSHOP FOR THEM!!! ARTISTS WILL GET TO CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF LARGE SIZED CANVASES AND DESIGN AND PAINT THEIR OWN HUGE CANVAS! LIMITED TO 6 STUDENTS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PARENTS TALK TO CAYCE FIRST BEFORE THE WORKSHOP STARTS IN ORDER TO GET IDEAS OF WHAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO PAINT.(ADD AN OPTIONAL HANDMADE REDWOOD FRAME FOR ADDITIONAL $50.00) GOOD FOR MOST AGES.
$150
7/19-20TH: IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE 9:30-11:30 2 DAY
FULL OF TIGERS, BEARS, SNAKES, MONKEYS, WILD BIRDS AND SO MUCH MORE! ARTISTS WILL GET TO PAINT ALL THESE CREATURES ON 4 10X10 CANVASES. THEN THEY WILL PAINT A JUNGLE BACKGROUND TO COMPLETE THE PIECE. ARTISTS MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO USE FABRIC AND OTHER MATERIALS TO FINISH THEIR PROJECT.
$100. UNFRAMED/ $125. FRAMED
7/21-23: “ME” COLLAGE ON CANVAS 9:30-11:30AM 3 DAY
ARTISTS WILL PAINT OR APPLIQUÉ WITH FABRIC A CENTER CANVAS WITH THE LETTER OF THEIR NAME AND DESIGN IT THE WAY TO THEY WISH. THEN THEY WILL DESIGN SMALLER CANVASES TO BE PLACED AROUND THE CENTER CANVAS. THESE SMALL CANVASES WILL BE PAINTED and collaged BY THE ARTIST TO DEPICT ALL THE THINGS THEY LOVE: FLOWERS, ANIMALS, FAMILY, VACATION SPOTS, PETS AND MORE. WE WILL BE USING ACRYLIC PAINT, DECOPAUGE, GEMS, BEADS, GLITTER AND MORE. THIS PROJECT WILL BE FINISHED OFF BY PAINTING AND DECORATING A CUSTOM, HANDMADE REDWOOD FRAME IF THEY CHOOSE.
$125.
7/26-27: CHALKBOARD FRIENDS 9:30AM-11:30AM 2 DAY
ARTISTS WILL GET TO CHOOSE WHATEVER SHAPE THEY WANT THEIR CHALKBOARD TO BE. WHETHER IT IS AN ELEPHANT, BIRD, FLOWER, ALLIGATOR…IT’S UP TO THEM! THEN THEY WILL PAINT THE SHAPE WITH CHALKBOARD PAINT, AND ATTACH FABRIC IN PLACES FOR THE EARS, OR TRIM ON ANY SMALL PLACES THEY CHOOSE. THEY WILL ALSO GET TO PAINT THEIR OWN CHALK LEDGE. PERFECT FOR IN THEIR BEDROOM, ART SPACE OR ANYWHERE YOU NEED TO HANG A PLACE FOR THEM TO DRAW.
$75.
7/28: GARDEN DELIGHT 9AM-12PM 1 DAY
FULL OF FLOWERS, BUGS, BIRDS AND MORE. ARTISTS GET THEIR OWN CANVAS AND SOME CLAY TO DESIGN AND PAINT THEIR GARDENS. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF ADDING GEMS AND SOME GLITTER FOR THE FINALE. PERFECT FOR A BEGINNER TOO.
$75.
AUGUST:
8/3-5: BIRDHOUSE 9AM-11AM 3 DAY
USING WEATHERED WOOD AND A CORRUGATED METAL ROOF TO START, ARTISTS GET TO DESIGN AND HELP BUILD THE BASIC SHAPE OF THEIR BIRDHOUSE. THEY WILL THEN PAINT IT, AND ADD DECOPAUGUE TO IT ALONG WITH SOME ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST OF THEIR OWN PREFERENCE.
$175.
8/3-5: FABRIC AND PAINTING 2-4PM 3 DAY
MUCH LIKE OUR ANDY WARHOL WORKSHOPS IN THE PAST, ARTISTS WILL PRIMARILY BE WORKING WITH FABIC AND PAINT. EACH ARTIST WILL GET 4 CANVASES TO WORK WITH AND THEY WILL CHOOSE ONE IMAGE THEY WANT TO USE. MAYBE IT’S AN OWL, A TREE, A BIRD, A FOX…WHATEVER THEY DECIDE. WE WILL USE THAT IMAGE AND DECOPAUGUE IT ON ALL OF THE CANVASES.
$100. UNFRAMED/$125. FRAMED
8/9-10: MY OWN LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD 9AM-11:30AM 2 DAY
USING CLAY AND A PALLET KNIFE TO ADD TEXTURE, ARTISTS WILL GET TO “BUILD” UP THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS, DESIGNING THE HOMES THERE AND THE TREES THAT ARE PLANTED. MAYBE THERE IS GRASS, MAYBE THERE ARE APARTMENT BUILDINGS, WITH LAUNDRY LINES AND SWING SETS NEARBY. PERHAPS THERE ARE CATS IN THE YARDS, AND GARDENS PLANTED. THE KIDS GET TO DO SOME CITY PLANNING AND MAKE THEIR VERY OWN SPACE TO “LIVE.” GREAT FOR ALL AGES
$90.
8/16-18TH: VERY TEXTURED ANIMALS 9AM-11AM 3 DAY
EACH DAY WE WILL BE DRAWING AND PAINTING A DIFFERENT ANIMAL ON A SEPARATE CANVAS. WE WILL BE USING DIFFERENT SIZE CANVASES TO MATCH OUR ANIMAL SHAPE. WE WILL BE UTILIZING TEXTURE AND PALLET KNIFE TECHNIQUES. AT THE END OF THE WORKSHOP, ARTISTS WILL HAVE 3 DIFFERENT CANVASES WITH A DIFFERENT ANIMAL ON EACH ONE. PERFECT FOR THE LITTLE ONES WHO LOVE ANIMALS.
$95.
8/16-18: VERY TEXTURED FLOWERS 2-4PM 3 DAY
SAME IDEA AS THE ABOVE WORKSHOP, BUT THIS TIME WE WILL BE PRIMARILY WORKING WITH FLOWERS AND ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL. THERE IS SURE TO BE GEMS AND GLITTER INVOLVED WITH THIS ONE TOO. GREAT FOR ALL AGES. WHAT FUN!
$95.
*HANDMADE REDWOOD FRAMES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY PIECE OF ART MADE AT THE STUDIO. PRICES START AT $25 DEPENDING ON SIZE. JUST LET CAYCE KNOW.
*private lessons are available as time permits all summer long for $50. Per hour.
If there is a workshop that you would like to take, but cannot make it due to scheduling difficulties, please contact Cayce to see about other options.
*It is recommended and appreciated that artists bring in their own healthy snacks for all workshops they are attending.
Blue apple studios policy:
All workshops require a $50.00 deposit per workshop in order to get a space reserved. The remaining balance is due in full the first day of the workshop. All deposits are nonrefundable. If a student notifies BAS of their inability to attend 2 weeks prior to the workshop, the deposit may be transferable to another workshop. Cancellations made within the 2-week period result in a loss of deposit. There are no cash refunds. There are no make-ups for workshops. If there are less than 5 students signed up for a workshop, BAS reserves the right to cancel that workshop, in this case, your deposits may be transferable to other workshops. Please refer to the BAS policy located at the studio for more detailed information or feel free to call us. If you don’t hear from us soon after you have sent in your paperwork, it means you have gotten into the workshops you signed up for.
*We have moved!! We are now holding classes at our home studio in Santa Cruz. Call for more info: 831.588.5412
