UKULELE BUILDING (Class 1)
~With Sam Rosen
Class: '1'
January 12 - March 16, 2010
(Tuesday's, 10 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition: $275 (Member), $305 (Non-Member)
Supply Fee: $90
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 8 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
supply fee payable to instructor on first day of class.
no drop-in
The workshop is intended for beginners; however the experienced woodworker will enjoy the challenge. Everyone will be making a tenor ukulele. Each of the makers can add a different embellishment to the instrument to make it truly their own.
PRINTMAKING: Monotype vs. Monoprint
~With Hiroki Morinoue
Class: 'A'
February 9 - March 16, 2010
(Tuesday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $160 (Member), $190 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 5 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $30 (member), $45 (non-member)
Understand the basic differences between monotype and monoprint as you work through the processes of creating both of these distinguished forms of printmaking. The processes will include direct painting on plexiglass or wood, drypoint techniques and relief printing on MDF (medium density fiber) board. Learn monotype techniques in combination to your relief printing and dry-point and understand the subtle balance of surface details. Other techniques maybe introduced if it can be an immediate solution to the personal image of each student. Students will be expected to experiment and explore with various approaches inspired by each form of printmaking.
FIGURATIVE PAINTING: Inspiration by the Bay (Class 1)
~With Gerald Lucena
This class has been postponed for the following reason:
*THIS CLASS HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH Beginning Drawing- Linear vs. Painterly.
Please contact us about further shceduling or refunds.
Tuition: $195 (Member), $225 (Non-Member)
Level: Intermediate
Miscellaneous:
*Previous experience in figure drawing and painting required.
Single session: $35 (member), $50 (non-member)
This course is for students with a strong interest in developing a body of work based on the human form. The focus will be on the study of the Bay Area Figurative School and the artist that have revived figurative work following Abstract Expressionism from the mid 20th century. Works by David Park, Elmer Bischoff, Joan Brown, Nathan Oliveira, and Richard Diebenkorn will serve as inspiration as students create 3-5 large canvases emphasizing color, expressive brushwork, figure/ground relationship, emotive content, and dynamic composition. Students should bring their own reference materials to class to work from, such as drawings or photos. A model will be available for the first hour of most sessions. Demonstrations of techniques, group discussions, and individual critiques will help foster the development of the student-artist to discover personal forms of expression.
LIFE DRAWING (Class 1)
~With Janny Pruden
Class: '1'
February 10 - March 17, 2010
(Wednesday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 7 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $25
Students participate by drawing in their chosen medium by observation of a live model in an intimate setting. Let this practice be the core of your next drawing or painting. This class is a wonderful way to get back into the arts, and develop your drawing skills.
CERAMICS: Exploration in Ceramics
~With Tomoko Nakazato
Class: 'A'
February 10 - March 17, 2010
(Wednesday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $180 (Member), $210 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 8 seats remaining
This course covers all of the basic ceramic techniques you need to start your ceramic experience, such as; basic hand-building techniques, designing and glaze decoration basics, and introduction to throwing on the wheel. It will also feature fun and rather unconventional techniques, which will spark your imagination and inspire you to create truly original ceramic work of your own, whether sculptural or functional. With hands-on demonstrations and open dialog among instructor and classmates, you will not only learn useful tools for forming an authentic visual language and style, but also how to conceptualize and analyze your ideas and artwork in the context of ceramic history.
CERAMICS: Taking the Next Steps
~With Tomoko Nakazato
Class: 'A'
February 10 - March 17, 2010
(Wednesday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuition: $180 (Member), $210 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners
Enrollment: 8 seats remaining
This class will provide a safe and supportive environment with some basic clay experiences to advance skills. As students develop authentic concepts and styles, various surface decorations, glaze applications and firing techniques (Raku, multiple firing) are introduced in depth as ways to discover new ceramic surfaces. You may take a mixed media approach in finishing. At the end of the session, each student will feel confident in their skills to build structurally sound forms, and will have discovered various possibilities in ceramic techniques.
Beginning Drawing: Linear vs. Painterly (Class 1)
~With Gerald Lucena
Class: '1'
February 11 - March 18, 2010
(Thursday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 6 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $30 (member), $45 (non-member)
"...drawing is not for the timid. You may have come across a how-to book that lays out a step by step method meant to prevent failure, but you'll soon find out it also prevents success. The best that a safe approach can do is to habituate a young artist's work into perpetual mediocrity...it is through the gamble that we keep our work alive and growing" - R. Winter from On Drawing
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of drawing while exploring properties of two distinct formal languages: the linear and the painterly. An emphasis will be on a series of inter-related problems dealing with observation, mark-making, visual language, and the development of necessary technical skills. These drawing problems will intensify the student's perception and understanding of line, shape (positive/negative), tone (value), texture, space (linear/atmospheric perspective), volume, movement (gesture), and composition (structure). Instruction and demonstrations on the use of various drawing materials and processes along with a look at traditional and contemporary drawings will help students identify the range of drawing as an expressive medium, one that spans from the linear (analytical, hard edge, attention to linear detail) to the painterly (tonal, emotive, gestural) from the conceptual act of mark making to the human need to define the world through narratives. Subject matter will include still-life studies, landscape, interior spaces, and the human form (self-portrait, hands). The session will culminate with students creating a final series of drawings that will hopefully serve as a springboard for further development toward the evolution of the students own personal means of expression.
DRAWING: Beginning Drawing
~With Mac McKenna
Class: 'A'
February 12 - March 19, 2010
(Friday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $145 (Member), $175 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners
Enrollment: 0 seats remaining
This class is designed for students who wish to learn that academic drawing is not only a step to better painting and printmaking but that it is primarily a creative artistic discipline in itself. Charcoal, pencil and ink, monochromatic washes mixed with an understanding of composition, values, anatomy and applied perspective will be the learning step to full enjoyment of the at of drawing.
MIXED MEDIA: Lost and Found (Class 1)
~With Gerald Lucena
Class: '1'
February 13 - March 20, 2010
(Saturday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Enrollment: 10 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $30 (member), $45 (non-member)
*previous experience in assemblage, collage, mixed media drawing, and painting.
Transformation in material, meaning, and content will be the focus of this course as students begin to develop authentic and personal forms of expression through the mixed-media process. Students will work with 50% to 100% found and recycled materials dealing with the theme of Lost and Found employing symbolism, metaphors, and storytelling to create pieces that expand on the conceptual and material aspects of the students' current work. The works of Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp/Dada, Kurt Schwitters, Robert Raushenberg, Betye Saar, and others will be discussed to provide historical context to the process as well as establish a platform for students to begin to talk about their own work. The class will be a balance of intensive studio practice, open group discussions, individual critiques, and final presentations of completed projects.
CERAMICS: Master the Pottery Wheel (Class 1)
~With Claire Seastone
Class: '1'
February 13 - March 20, 2010
(Saturday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $180 (Member), $210 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 0 seats remaining
This class will put emphasis on wheel throwing and altering of wheel-thrown forms. We will work on the potter's wheel and explore a variety of decorative techniques such as carving, scraffito, and wax-resist. The class is open to anyone interested in working with clay.
PAINTING: Watercolor on Location
~With Hiroki Morinoue
This class has been postponed for the following reason:
*THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT.
Please contact us about further shceduling or refunds.
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
"White paper can be very intimidating to work on. I always say that with watercolors you paint the shadows and save the lights; if you have learned only this, you have certainly learned the very basic approach to watercolor painting. Since this is a plein air painting class, we'll be working on fairly small pieces. Keep your art supplies to the very minimum. For this session I want you to work small and focus more on composition and how you see and interpret your environs."
CULTURE: Floral Extravagance
~With Scott Seymour
Class: 'March'
March 3 - March 17, 2010
(Wednesday's, 3 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 10 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $70 (member) $85(non-member)
Each morning students will create their own arrangement with his guidance. At the end of each class, students will receive a critique on their piece as well as learn how to critique the work of others. Learn how to make your own floral arrangements for any special occasion!
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Intro to Logo Design
~With Nathan Blades
This class has been postponed for the following reason:
Did not reach minimum enrollment.
Please contact us about further shceduling or refunds.
Tuition: $70 (Member), $100 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners
An introduction to logo design utilizing traditional techniques with pen and ink on tracing paper. Students will gain an understanding of how to create a personal logo or monogram through the use of a collaborative critique from the class to help focus the ideas that are presented each session. Graphic composition and the underlying visual representation/message will be a big part of the learning experience. During critiques students will be able to focus the thumbnail idea process into working comps that will ultimately lead to a clean black and white logo design.
CULTURE: Ipu Decoration, Ni'ihau Method
~With Michael Harburg
Class: 'A'
March 20 - May 29, 2010
(Saturday's, 11 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $180 (Member), $210 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 10 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
*Classes are held every other Saturday
Supply fee: will apply accordingly, payable to the instructor.
Harburg will introduce and share the history and knowledge of a uniquely Hawaiian medium, the art of "Umeke Pawehe", the decorated ipu. He will teach the techniques and process necessary for the successful creation of a decorated ipu using the Ni'ihou method of dyeing. Students will also learn the cultivation of the ipu, when to harvest, storage till use, etc.
CERMICS: Surface Decorations and Alternative Firing (Class 1)
~With Tomoko Nakazato
Class: '1'
March 24 - April 28, 2010
(Wednesday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $180 (Member), $210 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 8 seats remaining
In this class, students will create hand-sculpted and wheel thrown pieces while experimenting with various surface decoration and glazing techniques. Stenciling, tracing and scraffito are some of such easy-yet-gratifying decoration methods. New techniques of glaze applications and firings (Raku, multiple firings) will also be introduced. At the end of the session, each student will have wide ranges of understandings in ceramic surfaces and glazes, which will help in presenting his/her idea effectively in a finished form.
CERMICS: Surface Decorations and Alternative Firing (Class 2)
~With Tomoko Nakazato
Class: '2'
March 24 - April 28, 2010
(Wednesday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuition: $180 (Member), $210 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 8 seats remaining
In this class, students will create hand-sculpted and wheel thrown pieces while experimenting with various surface decoration and glazing techniques. Stenciling, tracing and scraffito are some of such easy-yet-gratifying decoration methods. New techniques of glaze applications and firings (Raku, multiple firings) will also be introduced. At the end of the session, each student will have wide ranges of understandings in ceramic surfaces and glazes, which will help in presenting his/her idea effectively in a finished form.
CERAMICS: Master the Pottery Wheel (Class 2)
~With Claire Seastone
Class: '2'
April 3 - May 15, 2010
(Saturday's, 7 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $180 (Member), $210 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 8 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
*There will be no class April 24th due to Spring Art Festival.
This class will put emphasis on wheel throwing and altering of wheel-thrown forms. We will work on the potter's wheel and explore a variety of decorative techniques such as carving, scraffito, and wax-resist. The class is open to anyone interested in working with clay.
FIGURATIVE PAINTING: Inspiration by the Bay (Class 2)
~With Gerald Lucena
Class: '2'
April 6 - May 11, 2010
(Tuesday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuition: $195 (Member), $225 (Non-Member)
Level: Intermediate
Enrollment: 12 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
*Previous experience in figure drawing and painting required.
Single session: $35 (member), $50 (non-member)
This course is for students with a strong interest in developing a body of work based on the human form. The focus will be on the study of the Bay Area Figurative School and the artist that have revived figurative work following Abstract Expressionism from the mid 20th century. Works by David Park, Elmer Bischoff, Joan Brown, Nathan Oliveira, and Richard Diebenkorn will serve as inspiration as students create 3-5 large canvases emphasizing color, expressive brushwork, figure/ground relationship, emotive content, and dynamic composition. Students should bring their own reference materials to class to work from, such as drawings or photos. A model will be available for the first hour of most sessions. Demonstrations of techniques, group discussions, and individual critiques will help foster the development of the student-artist to discover personal forms of expression.
CULTURE: Floral Extravagance
~With Scott Seymour
Class: 'April'
April 7 - April 21, 2010
(Wednesday's, 3 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 10 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $70 (member) $85(non-member)
Each morning students will create their own arrangement with his guidance. At the end of each class, students will receive a critique on their piece as well as learn how to critique the work of others. Learn how to make your own floral arrangements for any special occasion!
LIFE DRAWING (Class 2)
~With Janny Pruden
Class: '2'
April 7 - May 12, 2010
(Wednesday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 12 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $25
Students participate by drawing in their chosen medium by observation of a live model in an intimate setting. Let this practice be the core of your next drawing or painting. This class is a wonderful way to get back into the arts, and develop your drawing skills.
Beginning Drawing: Linear vs. Painterly (Class 2)
~With Gerald Lucena
Class: '2'
April 8 - May 13, 2010
(Thursday's, 6 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 12 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $30 (member), $45 (non-member)
"...drawing is not for the timid. You may have come across a how-to book that lays out a step by step method meant to prevent failure, but you'll soon find out it also prevents success. The best that a safe approach can do is to habituate a young artist's work into perpetual mediocrity...it is through the gamble that we keep our work alive and growing" - R. Winter from On Drawing
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of drawing while exploring properties of two distinct formal languages: the linear and the painterly. An emphasis will be on a series of inter-related problems dealing with observation, mark-making, visual language, and the development of necessary technical skills. These drawing problems will intensify the student's perception and understanding of line, shape (positive/negative), tone (value), texture, space (linear/atmospheric perspective), volume, movement (gesture), and composition (structure). Instruction and demonstrations on the use of various drawing materials and processes along with a look at traditional and contemporary drawings will help students identify the range of drawing as an expressive medium, one that spans from the linear (analytical, hard edge, attention to linear detail) to the painterly (tonal, emotive, gestural) from the conceptual act of mark making to the human need to define the world through narratives. Subject matter will include still-life studies, landscape, interior spaces, and the human form (self-portrait, hands). The session will culminate with students creating a final series of drawings that will hopefully serve as a springboard for further development toward the evolution of the students own personal means of expression.
UKULELE BUILDING (Class 2)
~With Sam Rosen
Class: '2'
April 13 - June 15, 2010
(Tuesday's, 10 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition: $275 (Member), $305 (Non-Member)
Supply Fee: $90
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 5 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
supply fee payable to instructor on first day of class.
no drop-in
The workshop is intended for beginners; however the experienced woodworker will enjoy the challenge. Everyone will be making a tenor ukulele. Each of the makers can add a different embellishment to the instrument to make it truly their own.
MIXED MEDIA: Lost and Found (Class 2)
~With Gerald Lucena
Class: '2'
April 17 - May 29, 2010
(Saturday's, 7 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Enrollment: 12 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $30 (member), $45 (non-member)
*previous experience in assemblage, collage, mixed media drawing, and painting.
Transformation in material, meaning, and content will be the focus of this course as students begin to develop authentic and personal forms of expression through the mixed-media process. Students will work with 50% to 100% found and recycled materials dealing with the theme of Lost and Found employing symbolism, metaphors, and storytelling to create pieces that expand on the conceptual and material aspects of the students' current work. The works of Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp/Dada, Kurt Schwitters, Robert Raushenberg, Betye Saar, and others will be discussed to provide historical context to the process as well as establish a platform for students to begin to talk about their own work. The class will be a balance of intensive studio practice, open group discussions, individual critiques, and final presentations of completed projects.
CULTURE: Floral Extravagance
~With Scott Seymour
Class: 'May'
May 5 - May 19, 2010
(Wednesday's, 3 weeks)
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $150 (Member), $180 (Non-Member)
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 10 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
Single session at $70 (member) $85(non-member)
Each morning students will create their own arrangement with his guidance. At the end of each class, students will receive a critique on their piece as well as learn how to critique the work of others. Learn how to make your own floral arrangements for any special occasion!
UKULELE BUILDING (Class 3)
~With Sam Rosen
Class: '3'
July 6 - September 7, 2010
(Tuesday's, 10 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition: $275 (Member), $305 (Non-Member)
Supply Fee: $90
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 8 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
supply fee payable to instructor on first day of class.
no drop-in
The workshop is intended for beginners; however the experienced woodworker will enjoy the challenge. Everyone will be making a tenor ukulele. Each of the makers can add a different embellishment to the instrument to make it truly their own.
UKULELE BUILDING (Class 4)
~With Sam Rosen
Class: '4'
October 5 - December 7, 2010
(Tuesday's, 10 weeks)
Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition: $275 (Member), $305 (Non-Member)
Supply Fee: $90
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
Enrollment: 7 seats remaining
Miscellaneous:
supply fee payable to instructor on first day of class.
no drop-in
The workshop is intended for beginners; however the experienced woodworker will enjoy the challenge. Everyone will be making a tenor ukulele. Each of the makers can add a different embellishment to the instrument to make it truly their own.