It's almost summer! That means it time to sign up for art classes again! I have some great plans for this summer. In June will be learning how to do art inspired by Zentangle, we'll be silk screening T-shirts with our own designs, we'll be making Jacob's Ladder wooden toys, and, of course, we'll be making pots on the wheel.  In July we'll be learning some watercolor techniques when we paint a landscape with trees. We'll make wind chimes with clay and we'll be making a book that we can put pictures in. We'll also learn some simple techniques for making pop-up books and cards. As always, we will be using quality materials in everything we make.

Classes are once a week for one hour and the classes are no larger than 6 people. That means there is plenty of individual instruction. You can choose a class time on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. The times are: 9:30-10:30 AM, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, 1:00-2:00 PM, and 3:00-4:00 PM. The classes are for children ages 6 (or those who have at least attended Kindergarten) and up.

I would love to hear from you! You can email me at mrsdsouth@gmail.com.

Thanks!
--Deborah

Handmade Books

This was our last project of the summer. For the cover we used the handmade paper the students made in June. Then we stacked everything together and used Japanese binding to sew our books together. Using the awls to poke holes was the hardest part and everyone managed to do it. They turned into really nice looking books.

Glazed Ceramic Candle Holders

These turned out so beautifully! They look especially nice with the battery operated candles inside. They flicker like real  candles and the light shines out through the openings in the sides of the candle holders.

Painting Masks

The students really got into painting their masks. They had a great time choosing styles and colors and deciding what embellishments to add. I poled holes on the sides of the masks and tied elastic string across the back. That made them wearable.

Ceramic Candle Holders

On this day we were making candle holders our of ceramic clay. The students planned their designs and used tiny clay cutters or their own designs on the clay. Then we put them together and used slip to close them up the side. After we have fired them and glazed them we will put battery powered tea lights in them.

Finished pots!

All done!

Origami Ducks

We practiced a little origami today. We worked on ducks.