SO, we have been thinking and discussing teaching for months now. It has taken me awhile to decide this but I think it is truly the best fit for everyone (hoping!). I know it is for us.
I will not be teaching weekly classes this fall. BUT, I will be teaching Weekend Workshops almost every weekend. I am very excited to do this. Some of them will be just like taking a class (except it will be longer) during the week with me, and some will be like a workshop. I like the change every week. And the weekend timing is good (sorry soccer players)because of traffic (bridge is almost done!) and other school runnings during the week. I also like that you can pick and chose whatever workshop you want to take and not be obligated every single week to come (although, I would love to see you all here every week.) And one more like is, I am done scheduling everything for the rest of the year. I have all of the workshops here posted until Christmas.
All of these will be offered in my Santa Cruz studio and you might even get a peek at little Maggie if you come (happiest baby EVER!), although she will most likely be napping in the house while I am teaching. Please let me know if you have any questions. Email and phone # listed at bottom of this post.I am really looking forward to seeing you all this fall/winter!
WORKSHOPS 2013
MUCH LIKE WE DO IN OUR WEEKLY CLASSES, ARTISTS WILL BE WORKING IN OIL PASTEL AND WATERCOLOR/GOUACHE TO DRAW BRIGHT PAINTINGS OF ANIMALS. THESE ILLUSTRATIONS WILL BE TAKEN FROM MY OWN PERSONAL PAINTINGS AS THE INSPIRATION. EACH ARTIST WILL COME AWAY WITH 2 FINISHED PIECES ON FINE WATERCOLOR PAPER. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$50.
SATURDAY 9/14: SOUPCAN LAMP 10AM-1PM
TAKING A SIMPLE CAN OF FAMILY SIZE SOUP WE WILL BE REPURPOSING IT INTO AN AWESOME AND PERSONAL PIECE OF ART. ARTISTS WILL PAINT WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE AROUND THE WHOLE LAMP AND JER WILL MAKE IT INTO A LAMP AND ATTACH IT TO A WEATHERED PIECE OF WOOD TO HANG FROM THE CEILING. IT’S BEEN ALMOST 9 YEARS SINCE WE HAVE OFFERED THIS WORKSHOP! AND THEY TURNED OUT AMAZING. GREAT FOR AGES 5 AND OLDER.
$85.
SAME AS ABOVE WORKSHOP BUT WE WILL BE DRAWING AND PAINTING DIFFERENT ANIMALS THIS WEEK. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$50.
FRIDAY 9/27: HAUNTED HOUSES 3:30-6:30PM
ARTISTS WILL TAKE A CUSTOM BUILT 18-24” HAUNTED HOUSE PAINT IT AND DECORATE IT WITH LITTLE STUFFED GHOSTS AND BATS. THE HOUSES WILL HAVE A LIGHT INSTALLED TO MAKE THE WINDOWS LIGHT UP AT NIGHT. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$125.
SATURDAY 9/28: HALLOWEEN MOBILE 10AM-1PM
EACH ARTIST WILL HAVE 5 WOODEN CUTOUT HALLOWEEN THEMED SHAPES: CAT, GHOST, BAT, JACK O LANTERN, SKULL (OR 5 OF THE SAME IF THEY CHOOSE). THEY WILL PAINT AND PUT BUTTONS, FABRIC, GEMS AND GLITTER ON THEM. WHEN THEY ARE DRY, WE WILL SEAL THEM AND ATTACH THEM TO A PAINTED BLACK BRANCH. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$95.
SATURDAY 10/5: HALLOWEEN TREE 10AM-1PM
ARTISTS WILL MAKE WOODEN ORNAMENTS: CAT, PUMPKINS, GHOST, BATS ETC. (OR 5 OF THE SAME IF THEY CHOOSE) AND THEN HANG THEM FROM A BLACK STICK TREE. THE TREE WILL BE PUT INTO A CYLINDER VASE FILLED WITH SAND TO HOLD THE BRANCH SECURE. ARTISTS WILL ALSO BE PAINTING A LARGE PIECE OF PAPER (OR CHOSING THEIR OWN FABRIC) TO PUT INSIDE THE VASE TO DECORATE THE BOTTOM. (NOTE: THIS HALLOWEEN TREE CAN EASILY BE CHANGED INTO A HOLIDAY OR SEASONS TREE: PUTTING BRIGHT COLORED FALL LEAVES AND THANKFUL NOTES ON IT, CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS, EASTER EGG ORNAMENTS ETC.) SOMETHING YOU CAN KEEP UP YEAR ROUND! GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$100.
AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN…IT IS ALWAYS FILLED! 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 TO 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) GREAT FOR MOST AGES. $175.
A MORNING FULL OF FLOWERS AND GARDEN BUGS. WORKING IN OIL PASTEL AND WATERCOLOR/GOUACHE ARTISTS WILL COME AWAY WITH 2 FINISHED PAINTINGS ON FINE WATERCOLOR PAPER. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$50.
SATURDAY 10/26: TREASURE BOXES 10AM-1PM
ARTISTS WILL BE ABLE TO PAINT AND DECOUPAGE THEIR OWN HANDMADE BOX. A PERFECT LITTLE PLACE TO PUT ALL THEIR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, JEWELRY, PHOTOS AND MORE. AFTER THEY ARE DONE PAINTING, DECOUPAGING, AND ADDING GEMS ETC. TO THEM, WE WILL SEAL THEM SO THEY ARE NICE AND SHINY. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$75.
COME INTO THE STUDIO AND CHOSE FROM A HUGE VARIETY OF FAMOUS PAINTINGS. WORKING WITH ACRYLIC PAINT, ARTISTS WILL GET TO CHOSE THE ARTIST/PAINTING THEY WILL RECREATE ON THEIR OWN CANVAS. THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT SIZES OF CANVAS TO CHOOSE FROM. ALWAYS A FAVORITE. GREAT FOR AGES 6 AND OLDER.
A MORNING OF BIRDS! WORKING WITH OIL PASTEL, SOFT PASTEL AND WATERCOLOR/GOUACHE ARTISTS WILL CREATE 2 FINISHED PAINTINGS ON FINE WATERCOLOR PAPER. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$50.
WE OFFER THIS WORKSHOP EVERY YEAR, AND IT ALWAYS FILLS! 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!
$75.
SAME AS ABOVE BUT OFFERED AT A LATER TIME.
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.
$75.
SATURDAY 12/7: COOKIE CUTTER ORNAMENTS 2PM-5PM
SAME AS ABOVE BUT OFFERED AT A LATER TIME.
ALL YOU ARTISTS AGES 4-9, COME ON OVER TO THE STUDIO FOR SOME GREAT PAINTING TIME. ARTISTS WILL BE WORKING WITH OIL PASTEL, TEMPERA PAINT AND WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, AND THEY WILL COME AWAY WITH 2 BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS THEMED PAINTINGS. A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF CHRISTMAS SEASON! (AND THEY MAKE GREAT CARDS AND GIFT TAGS IF YOU MAKE COPIES OF THEM!)
$50.
SAT. & SUN. 12/14 & 15: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CANVAS 2PM-5PM
YES, THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING. THIS IS HANDS DOWN, ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE WORKSHOPS WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. WE HAVEN’T OFFERED IT IN A FEW YEARS AND I AM SO EXCITED! ARTISTS WILL GET 12 6X6 CANVASES AND PAINT ONE OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS ON EACH CANVAS. THE CANVASES WILL BE FRAMED WITH A RUSTIC, HANDMADE FRAME TO FINISH OFF THE PIECE. IN ALL MY YEARS OF DOING WORKSHOPS, THIS CONSISTENTLY TURNS OUT SOME OF THE MOST SURPRISING AND DELIGHTFUL PROJECTS. IT PROMISES TO BE SOMETHING YOU WILL CHERISH FOREVER. GREAT FOR AGES 7 AND OLDER.
$165.
ARTISTS WILL EACH GET 4 9X12 CANVASES TO PAINT A WINTER/HOLIDAY SUBJECT ON EACH CANVAS. WE WILL THEN PUT THEM TOGETHER IN THE ORDER YOU WANT, AND FRAME THEM IN A RUSTIC, HANDMADE REDWOOD FRAME. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$125.
*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.
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.
