Summer+Art+Workshops

=SUMMER ART WORKSHOPS = =HELD ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY Click here for calendar=

=PROJECTS =

= = =** Faux Wood Owl - 2 weeks (four 2-hour sessions) $32 plus $8 materials fee **= ==Faux wood picture made with cardboard glued onto wood. Students will learn about composition, line, form, space and texture. Project utilizes the skills of drawing, cutting, gluing, painting, and glazing. Students will learn tips for drawing owls and other birds. They will also learn about artists who specialize in painting or drawing birds.==

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= = = = = Eric Carle - 2 weeks (four 2-hour sessions) $32 plus $8 materials fee =

==Eric Carle calls himself a "picturebook writer". Students will study his technique and produce a picture by painting paper then drawing, cutting and gluing their own designs. Students will learn about analogous and complimentary colors, painting with acrylics, shape, texture and composition.==

= = = = = = = = = ** Multi Cultural Art Projects - ** 2 weeks (4 two-hour sessions Tues/Thursday) $32 plus $8 materials =

[[image:mali_cloth.jpg width="123" height="154" align="left" caption="Juni age 5"]] ** Mali Mudcloth **
** Bogolanfini (“Bo-ho-lahn-FEE-nee”), which translates as “mud cloth” is a long established tradition among the Bamana, people of Mali, Africa. ** **We will work with the elements of line, texture and space. Each student will create a cloth with their own designs and symbols. The designs are painted on unbleached muslin using a tube of paste mixture, allowed to dry, dyed, rinsed and mounted. This is a messy, fun project with delightful results.** ** Click here for pictures and more information. **

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= ** Drawing - 2 weeks (four 2-hour sessions) $32 plus $8 materials fee **= = Figure Drawing - The students will learn proportions of the human head and body at various ages. They will learn about and use various types of drawing pencils to draw several heads and figures and a self-portrait.= = = ===** Drawing with perspective - The students will learn one and two point perspective. They will use this information to draw several scenes. Using ink and watercolor they will paint one of these scenes. **===

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