Friday, November 19, 2010

YES, WINTER WORKSHOPS ARE HAPPENING!


hi everyone! here are the workshops we are offering this season. hope to see you all here. feel free to call/email me with any questions: 831.588.5412 or kcellison@me.com
and happy holidays! wow, here already. where does the time go?

SAT. 12/4: COOKIE CUTTER ORNAMENTS 9AM-12PM
IT’S OUR TRIED AND TRUE. WE OFFER IT EVERY YEAR, AND IT ALWAYS FILLS. EACH ARTIST WILL PAINT, WIRE AND BEAD 3 INDIVIDUAL ORNAMENTS. MADE OUT OF SALT DOUGH, AND CUT OUT OF COOKIE CUTTERS, THESE ORNAMENTS START OUT LOOKING VERY MUCH LIKE PLAIN COOKIES, AND THEN THEY GET TRANSFORMED INTO BEAUTIFUL, LITTLE MASTERPIECES WITH SO MUCH PERSONALITY, YOU WILL LOOK FOR THEM TO COME OUT EVERY YEAR SO YOU CAN HANG THEM ON YOUR TREE. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$65.

SAT. 12/11: WHIMSICAL HOLIDAY PAINTING 10AM-12PM
WORKING WITH WATERCOLOR, OIL PASTELS, AND TEMPERA PAINTS, YOUNG ARTISTS WILL CREATE 2 VERY SPECIAL PAINTINGS. THEY WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH STEP BY STEP, AND OFFERED POINTERS ALONG THE WAY. THIS IS THE PERFECT WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS AND FOR SIBLINGS TO TAKE TOGETHER. YOU CAN MAKE THESE PAINTINGS INTO CARDS OR CALENDARS AND MORE!
$40.

SAT./ SUN. 12/11 & 12: AWAY IN A MANGER 1PM-4PM
THIS IS A CLASSIC WORKSHOP THAT WE HAVEN’T OFFERED IN A FEW YEARS, BUT WE HAVE UPDATED IT! INCLUDES ALL WOODEN FIGURES/ANIMALS AND A HANDMADE WOODEN MANGER THAT THE KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO PAINT AND DECORATE. THESE ARE GOING TO BE AMAZING! ARTISTS WILL BEGIN WITH A MANGER SCENE BACKGROUND IN THE SHAPE OF A BARN. THEY WILL THEN GET WOOD CUTOUTS OF MARY, JOSEPH, BABY JESUS, SHEPHERDS, WISEMEN AND ANIMALS TO PAINT AND POSITION IN THE NATIVITY SCENE. AFTER WE PAINT, WE WILL DECORATE WITH REAL STRAW, DRIED MOSS AND SOME GLITTER. TRULY SOMETHING YOU WILL CHRISH FOREVER.
$175.00


SUN. 12/12: WOODEN ANIMALS 1PM-5PM
ARTISTS WILL GET TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE “CLASSICS”: ZOO, FOREST OR A GARDEN THEME FOR THIS PROJECT. OR FROM A NEW THEME! HOLIDAY: SANTA, REINDEER, HOUSE, DOVE, OR WINTER: HOUSE, SNOWMAN, CARDINAL, TREE. OR ICE: POLAR BEAR, FISH, PENGUIN, IGLOO. 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.

SAT. 12/18: HANDMADE CARDS 10AM-1PM
MUCH LIKE LAST YEAR, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE MAKING GIFT TAGS! STARTING WITH LOTS OF PRINTED AND SOLID PAPERS, ARTISTS WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH MAKING SOME VERY SPECIAL CARDS TO GIVE TO LOVED ONES THIS YEAR. SOME WILL BE PAINTED, SOME COLLAGED, SOME DRAWN, OTHERS WILL BE LAYERED WITH FABRICS AND RIBBONS. THERE WILL BE SEWING ON SOME AND GLITTER AND GEMS ON OTHERS. YOU MOST LIKELY WILL NOT WANT TO GIVE THEM AWAY!
$65.

SUN. 12/19: WINTER CANVAS 1PM-4PM
ARTISTS GET FOUR 9X12 CANVASES TO PAINT THEIR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS AND WINTER SUBJECTS: PENGUINS, SNOWMAN, SANTA, REINDEER, TREES, WHITE DOVES AND MORE! WE ARE ADDING CLAY ELEMENTS TO THIS PROJECT THIS YEAR. THE PROJECT WILL BE FINISHED IN A HANDMADE REDWOOD FRAME FOR YOU TO KEEP FOREVER! GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$125.

GIFT MAKING WEEK:
COME INTO THE STUDIO AND MAKE SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST FOREVER: MADE BY YOUR VERY OWN HANDS!

TUES. 12/21:A RUSTIC SIGN 10AM-1PM
USING WEATHERED, PAINTED WOOD AS THE BACKGROUND, ARTISTS WILL PAINT A WONDERFUL SIGN FOR YOU TO HANG AS A WELCOME TO YOUR HOME OR ANYWHERE ELSE YOU CHOOSE TO PUT IT. SOME IDEAS FOR SIGNS ARE: “HAPPY HOLIDAYS,“THE BEACH,” “WELCOME,” “THE SMITH FAMILY.” ALL SIGNS WILL BE FRAMED. OPTIONAL HOOKS ARE AVAILABLE TO ORDER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOUR SIGN INTO A COAT OR TOWEL RACK.
$75.

WED. 12/22: TEXTURED CANVAS 10AM-1PM
ARTISTS MAY CHOOSE THE HOLIDAY SUBJECT THEY WANT TO PAINT- LIKE A SNOWMAN, A REINDEER OR SANTA. ONCE PAINTING IS FINISHED THE ARTISTS WILL ADD DIMENSION TO THEIR WORK WITH TEXTURING PASTE, REAL FELT FOR A SCARF, BUTTONS FOR EYES AND A CLAY CARROT FOR A NOSE. THE FINAL PROJECT WILL BE FINISHED OFF WITH GEMS AND GLITTER. A WONDERFULLY FUN HOLIDAY TREAT. AND GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$75 UNFRAMED/$125 FRAMED

THURS. 12/23: UP ON THE ROOFTOP 10AM-1PM
USING A 16X20 SIZED CANVAS, ARTISTS WILL DRAW AND PAINT OUT A CITY FULL OF BRIGHT HOUSES AND TREES AND PAINT IN A VAN GOGH INSPIRED SWIRLED SKY AS THE BACKDROP. THEN THEY WILL PAINT CLAY REINDEER TO ATTACH TO THE CANVAS. FINISHING TOUCHES WILL BE GLITTER AND GEMS IF WANTED. A BRIGHT AND HAPPY AND PIECE OF CHRISTMAS TO CELEBRATE WITH FOR YEARS TO COME. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$75 UNFRAMED/ $100 FRAMED

DISCOUNTS APPLY IF YOU SIGN UP FOR ALL 3 DAYS!

*IF YOU SEE A WORKSHOP YOU WANT TO TAKE BUT YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, CONTACT US TO HELP YOU.

*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.

*IT IS RECOMMENDED AND APPRECIATED THAT ARTISTS BRING IN THEIR OWN HEALTHY SNACKS FOR ALL WORKSHOPS THEY ARE ATTENDING.