APRIL AND MAY WORKSHOPS

Happy almost spring everyone! Here is the workshops added for April and May. I have a couple more examples I want to take pics of and post, so hopefully I will be doing that soon. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call or email me. Thank you all for your continued support in our studio. Hope to see you here!

APRIL

4.5: PET’S PORTRAIT 10-1PM
BRING IN A PHOTO OF YOUR PET AND LEARN HOW TO PAINT THEIR PORTRAIT!! THIS PROJECT WILL BE PAINTED WITH ACRYLICS ON A 16X20 CANVAS WITH A OPTIONAL CHOICE OF GETTING IT FRAMED.
$75. UNFRAMED/ $100. FRAMED

4.12: WOODEN SPRING TABLE CENTERPIECE 10-1PM
BIRDS, CHICKIES, RABBITS, FLOWERS IN GRASS AND MORE. ARTISTS GET TO CHOOSE 3 DIFFERENT OR SAME SUBJECT(S) AND PAINT THEM, ADD WIRE WHISKERS, FABRIC, FEATHERS ETC. ALL OF THEM HAVE THE OPTION OF ADDING TALL WOOD GRASSES TO THE BASE OF EACH OF THEM OR ADDING HOOKS TO HANG THEM.
$75.

4.19: SPRING ANIMALS CANVAS 10-1
ARTISTS WILL BE PAINTING THE SUBJECTS OF SPRING ANIMALS WITH ACRYLIC PAINT ON A 16X20 CANVAS. WE WILL TEXTURE THEM, ADD FABRIC AND GEMS, CLAY CARROTS AND MORE.
$75. UNFRAMED/$100. FRAMED

4.26: AFRICAN ANIMALS 1-4PM
WORKING WITH OIL PASTELS AND WATERCOLOR, ARTISTS WILL DRAW AND PAINT DIFFERENT ANIMALS FROM AFRICA. EACH ARTIST WILL COME AWAY WITH 2 FINISHED PAINTINGS.
$50.

MAY

5.3: PET’S PORTRAIT (AGAIN!) 1-4PM
SAME AS ABOVE WORKSHOP JUST OFFERED AT A DIFFERENT DAY/TIME

5.10: MOTHER’S DAY FLOWERS 10-1PM
WORKING WITH LIVE FLOWERS, ARTISTS WILL ARRANGE THEIR OWN FRESH FLOWERS BOUQUET AND THEN WE WILL PAINT WHAT WE MAKE ON A 9X12 CANVAS. EACH ARTIST WILL COME AWAY WITH A FRESH BOUQUET OF FLOWERS IN A VASE AND A PAINTING THAT WILL LAST FOREVER.
$75.

5.17: UNDERSEA LIFE 10-1PM
ARTISTS WILL EACH GET 3 9X12 CANVASES AND PAINT AN OCEAN SUBJECT ON EACH CANVAS. SHARKS, WHALES, FISHES, MERMAIDS AND MORE. WE WILL THEN ADD REAL SHELLS, GEMS ETC FOR FINISHING TOUCHES.
$95.

5.17: UNDERSEA LIFE (AGAIN!) 2-5
SAME WORKSHOP, JUST DIFFERENT TIME.

*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.
All workshops are held at our Santa Cruz location unless otherwise noted. If you have more questions, please email or call Cayce: kcellison@me.com/831.588.5412

WORKSHOPS 2014

Happy 2014!Here is the workshop schedule through March. I will be updating it for April and May in the next month. Please email me or call me if you want to sign up. As always, it is a good idea to pack a healthy snack with your child when they come to class. Hope to see you here and here's to a great New Year! xo Cayce

Unless otherwise noted, all of the workshops that are offered for $50. will be drawing and painting. Artists will work with tempera paint, oil pastel and watercolor paints on fine watercolor paper. Each child will come away with 2 finished pieces at the end of class.

1.11.14: WINTER BIRDS (owl, cardinal and kingfisher) 10AM-1PM $50.
1.11.14: POLAR BEARS AND PENGUINS 2-5PM $50.
11.18.14: WINTER ANIMALS (fox and winter rabbit) 10AM-1PM $50.

1.25 & 26.14: GARGANTUAN CANVAS 10AM-12PM
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) GOOD FOR MOST AGES. $175.

2.1.14: BE MY VALENTINE 10AM-1PM
IT'S BACK!!!COME INTO THE STUDIO TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN VALENTINE'S CARDS. EACH ARTIST WILL COME AWAY WITH 10 HANDMADE CARDS (much like our Christmas cards workshops), PLUS, ENOUGH LITTLE HANDMADE VALENTINES TO HAND OUT TO ALL THE SPECIAL SOMEONES IN THEIR LIFE (great for getting everyone done in their classes at school). THIS PROMISES TO BE A BEAUTIFUL OUTCOME! IT IS A TRIED AND TRUE, FAVORED WORKSHOP. WE ALWAYS FILL UP IN THE PAST, SO SIGN UP EARLY TO RESERVE A SPACE!
$75.

2.8.14: Flower Still Life Canvas 10AM-1PM
Artists will draw and paint from a still life set up in class. Working with acrylic paint, they will be using brushes and pallet knives to add certain textures. Each person will come away with a finished canvas ready to hang on your wall.
$75.

2.22.14: WOODLAND ANIMALS(Deer,Raccoons,Owls,birds,bunnies) 10AM-1PM $50.
3.1.14: JUNGLE ANIMALS(Tigers, monkeys, toucans and more) 1-4pm $50.
3.15.14: Spring Flowers 1-4pm $50.

3.22.14: BUDDING BRANCHES ON CANVAS 1-4PM
Spring is here! Celebrate it by making your own canvas full of spring. We will be using pallet knives for an extra texture.Artists come away with a finished 16x20 canvas.
$75.

3.29.14: GARDEN CANVAS 1-4PM
COME INTO THE STUDIO FOR THIS ONE-DAY WORKSHOP TO CREATE A WHIMSICAL GARDEN ON CANVAS. FILLED WITH BRIGHT DOTTED FLOWERS, TALL GRASSES AND THEN EMBELLISHED WITH GEMS AND GLITTER THIS WILL BE A PLEASURE TO CREATE AND A BRIGHT SPOT ON YOUR WALLS FOR YEARS TO COME. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$85.

And be on the lookout for Pet's Portrait for April!

And for some Spring Animals:

Please call or email me if you have any questions: 831.588.5412 or kcellison@me.com

2013 SCHEDULE

Hello to everyone! I trust you have all had a wonderful summer. We are getting to the end, and as always, I can't believe we are here already. School...What??? The nice thing I look forward to is our indian summers and our crowdless beaches come fall. And in some ways, I like the rhythm of what fall brings with it's schedules and routines again.

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

SATURDAY 9/7: WHIMSICAL ANIMALS PT.1 10AM-1PM
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.

SATURDAY 9/21: WHIMSICAL ANIMALS PT.2 10AM-1PM
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.

SAT & SUN 10/12&13: GARGANTUAN CANVAS 10AM-1PM
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.

SATURDAY 10/19: FLOWERS AND BUGS 10AM-1PM
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.

SAT. & SUN. 11/2 & 3: OLD MASTERS CANVAS 10AM-1PM
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.

SATURDAY 11/16: BIRDS 10AM-1PM
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.

SATURDAY 11/30: HOLIDAY HANDMADE CARDS 10AM-1PM
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.

SATURDAY 11/30: HOLIDAY HANDMADE CARDS 2PM-5PM
SAME AS ABOVE BUT OFFERED AT A LATER TIME.

SATURDAY 12/7: COOKIE CUTTER ORNAMENTS 10AM-1PM
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.

SUNDAY 12/8: HOLIDAY PAINTING 2PM-5PM
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.

SATURDAY 12/21: WINTER CANVAS 10AM-1PM
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.

CALL OR EMAIL TO SIGN UP: 831.588.5412 or kcellison@me.com

*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.