Friday, November 7, 2014

HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS ARE HERE!

The most wonderful time of the year is coming, ready or not! Below, you will see the workshops we are holding this season. Please let me know if you want in as soon as possible. My holiday workshops fill so quickly! Here's to a healthy, happy holiday time for all of us. Remember to slow down and enjoy eachother somehow in the midst of the craziness this season brings. Hope to see you in here. Call or email with any questions or to sign up: 831.588.5412 or kcellison@me.com

Blue Apple Studios Holiday Workshops Schedule

SUNDAY 11.30: HOLIDAY PAINTING 1-4PM
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. WE WILL EVEN SERVE UP SOME HOT COCOA AND HOMEMADE COOKIES.
A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF CHRISTMAS SEASON! (AND THEY MAKE GREAT CARDS AND GIFT TAGS IF YOU MAKE COPIES OF THEM!)
$50.

FRIDAY 12.5: ART SHOW HAPPENING AT LEO KIDS IN SANTA CRUZ!!!
LEO KIDS IS A FABULOUS TINY CHILDREN'S BOUTIQUE/TOY SHOP LOCATED ON THE WESTSIDE IN SANTA CRUZ (ON SWIFT STREET RIGHT NEXT TO CAMERON MARKS BOUTIQUE). THE OWNER JULIE, HAS ASKED TO DISPLAY WORK FROM BLUE APPLE STUDIOS AND HOST AN ART SHOW IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE 5TH OF DEC. MORE DETAILS TO COME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME OF YOUR WORK DISPLAYED, PLEASE CONTACT ME. WE ARE VERY EXCITED! JULIE IS EXTREMELY TALENTED, AND IT'S AN HONOR SHE EVEN ASKED US TO BE A PART OF HER ADORABLE SHOP.

SATURDAY 12.6: HANDMADE HOLIDAY/WINTER CARDS 10AM-1PM OR 2PM-5PM
WE OFFER THIS WORKSHOP EVERY YEAR, AND IT ALWAYS FILLS! STARTING WITH LOTS OF SOLID PAPERS, ARTISTS WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH MAKING SOME VERY SPECIAL CARDS TO GIVE TO LOVED ONES THIS YEAR. ALL WILL BE DRAWN AND PAINTED USING PENCIL, SHARPIE AND WATERCOLOR AND SOME 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! OFFERED AT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES THIS DAY, MORNING OR AFTERNOON.
$75.

FRIDAY 12.12: WINTER BERRIES AND FLOWERS 3:30-5:30
WORKING WITH HEAVY WATERCOLOR PAPER, ARTISTS WILL DRAW AND PAINT WINTER BERRIES ON BRANCHES, AND SOME CLASSIC WINTER BLOOMS. EACH ARTIST WILL HAVE 2 FINISHED PAINTINGS WHEN DONE WITH THE WORKSHOP.
$50.

SATURDAY 12.13: COOKIE CUTTER ORNAMENTS 10AM-1PM OR 2PM-5PM
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. OFFERED AT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES THIS DAY, MORNING OR AFTERNOON.
$75.

FRIDAY 12.19: WHIMSICAL WINTER ANIMALS 3:30-5:30PM
WORKING ON HEAVY WATERCOLOR PAPER, ARTISTS WILL DRAW AND PAINT WINTER ANIMALS (POLAR BEARS, BIRDS, WINTER OWLS AND MORE) AND ADD FUN ELEMENTS ON THEM, LIKE A SCARF OR HAT ETC. EACH ARTIST WILL HAVE 2 FINISHED PAINTINGS WHEN DONE WITH THE WORKSHOP.
$50.

SATURDAY 12:20 WINTER CANVAS 10AM-1PM
WORKING IN MIXED MEDIA, ARTISTS WILL GET TO PAINT 3 SEPARATE 12X12 CANVASES, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT SUBJECT: TREE, SNOWMAN, REINDEER, CARDINAL, DOVE, PENGUINS, POLAR BEAR ETC. THEY WILL THEN BE ABLE TO ADD FABRIC AND GEMS TO DETAIL THEM. THESE WILL BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL CHERISH BRINGING OUT EVERY SINGLE YEAR. MAKES GREAT GIFTS TOO!
$85.

*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 ME AT 831.588.5412 OR KCELLISON@ME.COM

THANKS,
CAYCE ELLISON