Classes

University of Wisconsin- Parkside

Collaboration Classes

all classes held at Lemon Street Gallery unless noted otherwise

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You will be directed to the University of Wisconsin- Parkside website in order to register and pay for your class.

P Ceramics

6 Sat Feb 4 – March 10 10am-12:30pm

Designed for beginning ceramics students, this class is structured like a workshop so that intermediate students can work independently with the guidance of a skilled instructor close at hand. You’ll be introduced to clay, while learning many of the methods used for building, surface decoration, glazing, and finishing hand-built pottery or sculpture.

Instructor:

Phyllis Boateng

Supply Fee: Clay is purchased from the gallery for

$1/pound and includes glazes/firing.

Fee:

$80

P Collage & Mixed Media New Class!

1 Sunday Feb 5 Noon-3pm

Perfect for beginners, students will learn how to apply simple collage and mixed media techniques to the creation of a finished art piece on a 5 x 7 canvas board. A wide variety of quality materials will be provided, but feel free to bring along appropriate photos, paper pieces, and personal memorabilia for possible use in your artwork. Students are encouraged to think of a subject for their piece in advance.

Instructor:

Deborah Madigan

Supply fee: $15

Fee:

$45

P Stained Glass

Sunday Feb 19 9am-Noon

This hands-on class introduces students too copper-foil method (Tiffany style) stained glass craft by completing a small project. You will design a small sun-catcher, select and cut the glass, grind each piece, foil them and then solder the glass pieces together. All supplies provided.

Instructor:

Melanie Hovey

Supply fee:

$5 to instructor

Fee:

$45

P Build a Canvas

1 Saturday February 25 10am-2pm

Students will learn how to construct a stretched canvas from scratch using 1x2s, raw canvas, nails, staples and primer. There will be enough materials and time for each student to walk away with at least three completed canvases in sizes and shapes of their design. Bring a hammer.

Instructor:

Eric Houghton

Material fee: $10 to instructor

Fee:

$45

P Intro to Acrylic Painting

5 Thurs Feb 23 – Mar 22 6:30-8:30pm

Learn all the basic painting skills while you turn your ideas into an original art piece. Instruction will cover design concepts while planning your work, learning to mix colors, and paint application techniques with assistance from an artist who LOVES to paint. Students will need a picture or photo of what they’d like to paint, their own acrylic paints, brushes, a pallet knife, water container, acrylic gel medium and an 18x24 or smaller canvas.

Instructor:

Eric Houghton

Fee:

$75 +

P Encaustic Painting Seminar

1 Saturday March 3 9am - 2 pm

Encaustic is an ancient method, which combines oil paints, varnish and beeswax to create a textural painting of remarkable color. The paint/wax mixture is applied with a palette knife, then heated until it melts and flows. This class is for beginner and intermediate painters. Bring oil paints if you have them and a lunch.

Instructor: Kathleen Laybourn MFA

Supply fee:

$12 to instructor

Fee:

$60

P Marbling on Silk

3 Tuesdays March 6-20 6-8pm

Learn an enchanting technique for dying silk! Like marbled paper, marbled silk has a wide variety of uses, from a one-of-a-kind scarf to luxurious pillow cover.

Instructor:

Jurga Petkus

Supply fee:

$13 to instructor

Fee:

$60

P Intro to Pastels New class!

1 Saturday March 24 1-5pm

Learn the art of drawing with pastels. Working from photograph, students will learn how to layer color and marks to create vibrant and accurate pastel drawings. This is a great opportunity to learn about color and composition. Artist, Beki Borman, will demonstrate how to get started. Step by step instructions on how to build your image will help you along the way. Supplies included!

Instructor:

Beki Borman

Supply fee:

$25 to instructor

Fee:

$60