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Welcome to the Classes and Workshops site. Thank you for finding the site and looking over the offerings. I hope to see you at an in person workshop or online for a fun and creative process learning experience.
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Papermaking Workshops 2024-2025
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JOURNALS INSPIRED BY WOMEN ARTISTS
$150.00
JOURNALS INSPIRED BY WOMEN ARTIST
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 20, 27, AND APRIL 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2025
7-8:30 PM EST
Whether you need a journal for writing, sketching, stitching, mixed media or gifting you will know upon class completion that you can make seven different beautiful journals all kinds of ways with different style bindings and shapes lovingly constructed with all kinds of materials for the pages and covers.
A simple bookbinding supply list will be emailed to registrants with suggested optional supplies and tools.
Leave your cares behind one evening a week for this seven week series and travel the world learning about museums, exhibitions and strong women artists. Immerse yourself with colorful and inspiring art history of women artists who have left lasting impressions on the art world. Learn from their experiences and discoveries.
- Each session provides a plethora of visual beauty and demonstrations to assist participants with the completion of seven separate fall journals just in time as the holiday season approaches.
- Record the recipes, garden notes, family gatherings, bird watching, daily sketches, writings, meditations, observations and more. Fill your books yourself, leave them blank or gift them to that special person.
- An optional materials supply list will be emailed to Registrants. During the seven sessions you may choose to create along with the facilitator or view the demos and create your journals later.
- Demonstrations will cover painting techniques with a variety of paint mediums, inks and dyes. Printmaking encompasses screen prints, gel plates, relief and planographic techniques. Collage, photomontage, image transfer and cloth images will add to the fun.
- Cloth and paper will be used for covers and pages. Quilters and mixed media artists may be inspired from the demos to create stand alone pieces or quilt blocks.
Beautiful bindings as embellishment and function will have your completed journals ready for you to fill with fall’s splendor.
MARCH 13, 7-8:30 PM EST
MEXICAN PAINTER
Frida Kahlo
Born July 6, 1907, died July 13, 1954
MARCH 20, 7-8:30 PM EST
PATTERN AND DESIGN
Hilma af Klint
Born October 26, 1862, died October 21, 1944
MARCH 27, 7-8:30 PM EST
AMERICAN PAINTER - BYZANTINE MOSAICS
Alma Thomas
Born September 22, 1891, died February 24, 1978
APRIL 3, 7-8:30 PM EST
MARIMEKKO - PRINTMAKING
Armi Ratia
Born July 13, 1912, died October 3, 1979
APRIL 10, 7-8:30 PM EST
ART COLLECTOR
Peggy Guggenheim
Born August 26, 1898, died December 23, 1979
APRIL 17, 7-8:30 PM EST
GERMAN DADA ARTIST - PHOTOMONTAGE
Hannah Hoch
Born March 16, 1799, died June 9, 1871
APRIL 24, 7-8:30 PM EST
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST
Lee Krasner
Born October 27, 1908, died June 19, 1984
This class will meet on Zoom. Registrants will be provided with meeting details for class entry. Please become familiar with Zoom applications before class this will provide for a more relaxing experience at class time. Note taking suggested.
The class is lecture style with hands on demonstrations, examples and time for answering questions. Student participation during class time is invited. The class will be recorded for viewing and downloading.
Blue Lovers Blues
$50.00
Blue Lovers Blues
Wednesday, March 12, & 19, 2025
7:00 - 8:30 PM, EST
If you are new to the cyanotype process, have years of experience, love stitch books, are new to creating handmade books or are just looking for a fun experience with fiber art and alternative photography processes this workshop just might be for you.
I know how many of you love dyeing with indigo and having taught growing, dyeing and vat formulation classes for years many have shared that they may never set up a vat at home. They just love the dyeing process in a group setting. So, if you love the look of indigo blues then you may just get excited about the deep and beautiful shades of Prussian blue produced with the cyanotype method. Cyanotype provides that same joyful element of surprise we all love when pulling an indigo dyed fabric or paper from the vat. The difference is that surface design with cyanotype takes less time, produces just as beautiful results and provides more options for design and personal storytelling or making images of your materials that are endearing.
Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic processes dating back 183 years. Since the invention of the process it’s been used to copy notes, capture photographic illustrations and architectural plans before photocopying and computer printers were ever dreamed of.
Since the conception of the cyanotype process the techniques have virtually stayed the same with few variations and introductions of simple ways to tone developed images.
Cyanotype has no need for a camera, darkroom or any special equipment. The UV rays of the sun even on a cloudy day will provide surprising and beautiful results. Learn about using the sun, clouds and other light sources for developing on a rainy day.
The workshop covers mixing solutions, using pretreated materials and ways to alter your prints with the natural tannins from items found in your pantry and garden.
Learn how to make prints from your photo negatives, how to make negatives, drawings, three dimensional objects, transparencies, textiles, botanicals and other interesting surprises that make for interesting compositions inspired from your imagination.
Combining your fabric and paper stashes learn how to create your own original art, small stitch books, journals, scrolls, patches and fun additions to other projects. Gift items like tags, cards, gift bags and wrappings.
Some fascinating photography history will be shared and plenty of visual stimulation and inspirational examples to excite your senses and get you eager to create.
Bookbinding techniques will be covered for providing a variety of ways to bind cloth books of different sizes, thicknesses and for those with hardcovers. Expect to learn a minimum of six binding techniques.
Participation in this workshop will have you feeling confident with adding this photographic process to your creativity endeavors and ready to expand your own creative ideas to fully enjoy all that the cyanotype process can provide.
Supplies, materials, tools, vocabulary and resources will be covered. An optional suggested supply list will be emailed to all students.
This class will meet on Zoom. Registrants will be provided with meeting details for class entry. Please become familiar with Zoom applications before class. This will provide for a more relaxing experience at class time. Note taking suggested.
The class is lecture style with hands on demonstrations, examples and time for answering questions. The class will be recorded for viewing and downloading.
ARTIST BOOKS INSPIRED BY THE LADIES OF LITERATURE
$150.00
ARTIST BOOKS INSPIRED BY THE LADIES OF LITERATURE
MONTHLY MEETINGS ON A TUESDAY, 7-8:30 PM EST
MARCH THROUGH DECEMBER 2025
Throughout history, some of the most influential women have been writers, poets, and essayists; breaking social barriers, challenging the status quo, and questioning the rules through the art of their writing. Their literary contributions have enriched cultural landscapes. From renowned classics to contemporary masterpieces, we will examine the legacy of famous female authors whose works continue to inspire generations.
This session is all about connecting with ladies of literature for inspiration in creating one or two handmade books over a period of eleven sessions. Each session provides for ideas, techniques and inspiration along with history and readings from some of the best known women authors. Registered students are asked to participant in class sessions and will be given assignments to complete and share in class.
What a fun way to create a handmade artist book that can be useful for providing sketching and writing prompts connecting you to the past and allowing for your contributions of the present and future. In addition, short reading assignments will allow participants to enjoy some of the work that made the authors.
Expect to learn how to make a clam shell box, learn and practice different bindings to bind and assemble your completed book or books. Your beautiful finished book art will be a reminder of the many books you have read and those to add to the reading list. Guidance will be given on ways to design your project.
Explore quick writing exercises for relaxation as your journey with the author begins. No writing experience, art experience, book making experience required only the desire to learn and enjoy the journey.
Each session will scaffold ways to embellish the page from text to artistic applications for ideas and learning opportunities for participants to enjoy incorporating into their art making.
The class will meet on Zoom on the following dates with a featured author:
Tuesdays, 7-8:30 PM - Monthly March through December, 2025
Question and Answer Session for Registrants to Prepare - Monday, March 17, 7:00-8:00 PM EST
Class Dates:
Tuesday, March 25 - Emily Dickenson
Tuesday, April 22 - Virginia Wolff
Tuesday, May 20 - Eudora Welty
Tuesday, June 24 - Mary Oliver
Tuesday, July 22 - Flannery O'Connor
Tuesday, August 19 - The Bronte Sisters
Tuesday, September 9 - Harper Lee
Tuesday, October 21 - Agatha Christie
Tuesday, November 11 - Louisa May Alcott
Tuesday, December 16 - Gertrude Stein
The classes will be recorded and links for resources along with fun information will be included as part of the class. Participation in class is expected. If you will not be able to attend any of the classes this offering may not be for you. Thank you for considering this when registering. If the instructor misses a class for any reason the class will be made up. No refunds.
The hands on segments will share opportunities to learn ways to approach book design from selecting paper, content, covers and bindings.