CLASS or WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
The ultimate party for those who don’t want to clean-up! Come get dirty with us (pun intended!) and make little homes for your succulents and other small plants. We will provide adult beverages and you are welcome to bring edibles (pun unintended!). Plan to come back later to pick up your fired pieces.
PricingMember | $65Non-Member | $95Dept Fee | $25
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Study an ancient art form of stained glass window design in this all day workshop. You will make an 8 inch stained glass window panel using traditional techniques of cutting glass, copper foiling and soldering.
PricingMember Cost | $135Non-Member Cost | $165Dept. Fee | $35
Design and develop your visual dialogue as you work with multiple materials and create an art piece from concepts including imagery and symbolism. Working with acrylic paint and other items such as paper, fabric, text, found objects or packaging, play with textures and apply various mediums to create a vibrant work of art on a Gessobord.
NOTE: This workshop is held offsite at Katherine Baronet's Studio in the Mix Creative Space. The studio is located in the lower level of the White Rock United Methodist Church. Please enter from the north side near the accessible ramp.
The MIX: 9125 Diceman Dr.Dallas, TX 75218
Supplies and painting surface are provided. Please bring a lunch.
PricingMember Cost | $105Non-Member Cost | $135Materials Fee | $35
Do you love the fluidity and transparency of watercolor on paper but are intimidated by the medium? This is the class for you. During this introductory workshop we will learn about painting materials, experiment with paints on paper and review the range of watercolor painting possibilities. The day will include demonstrations, your own investigations and examples of watercolor paintings by a full range of traditional and contemporary painters. You will leave empowered to continue further explorations with this intriguing painting medium.
All supplies are provided.
Please bring a lunch.
PricingMember Cost | $125Non-Member Cost | $155Dept. Fee | $35
Learn the skill of hand-eye coordination for drawing the human figure. This class will teach you how to “get it down on paper” through the use of exercises which make viewing the figure and the relationship of all of the parts make sense. You will learn the basic fundamentals of gesture, contour and line related to seeing the figure. Through practice you will gain an understanding of the basic skeleton and muscles which make up the foundation of the human form.
PricingMember Cost | $125Non-Member Cost | $155Dept. Fee | $65
Make a 9” shadowbox frame in this unique collage workshop. The shadowbox, matte medium glue brushes and many other materials will be provided. But in order to make it meaningful to you, please bring an array of personal supplies, including: fabric, art and fashion magazines, hand-made papers, beads, small collage objects, dried flowers, pressed leaves, old book pages, concert tickets, maps personal photos, etc. Also, bring a lunch.
*THIS WORKSHOP IS HELD OFFSITE.*
The MIX Creative Space, 9125 Diceman Drive, Dallas, TX 75218. Downstairs in the White Rock United Methodist Church. Enter from the north side near the accessible ramp.
PricingMember | $125Non-Member | $155Dept Fee | $35
Design and create your own leather goods, such as a cuff, wallet, dog collar or leash, in our brief introduction to leather working. You will learn to hand sew, machine sew as well as how to cut, glue and rivet leather.
All tools and supplies are provided, though please bring a pen/pencil & paper.
Also, please bring a lunch.
PricingMember Cost | $125Non-Member Cost | $155Dept. Fee | $60
Discover one of the oldest methods of dyes and create beautiful works of art in this full day workshop. Using traditional shibori methods with synthetic indigo, students will create unique designs onto pillow cases, wall hangings, bags, scarves and much more to take home and enjoy. All skill levels are welcome and all materials are provided; but students are welcome to bring any t-shirts or natural fiber materials (cotton/rayon/silk/linen) to try out as well.
Wear clothes that you won’t mind getting stained.
PricingMember Cost | $125Non-Member Cost | $155Dept. Fee | $30
Do you daydream far more often than act on your creative endeavors? Do you have a multitude of ideas but difficulty making them happen? This workshop introduces you to simple yet powerful methods to get clear, focus and follow-thru while strengthening your creative confidence.
You will learn how to use the power of Kaizen to make your creative time more productive and enjoyable; a 3-step process to help you diffuse overwhelm and find clarity around your creative projects; and simple, yet powerful, tools and techniques to strengthen your creative confidence.
Note: this is not a visual art class, and these methods can be applied to ANY type of creative endeavor. All materials are provided.
PricingMember Cost | $75Non-Member Cost | $105Materials | $10
Discover how to pour colorful acrylic flow art, including how to create beautiful cells. Designed to provide you with all the techniques and insights necessary to create your own artwork. At the same time, you will be introduced to the seven chakras, their related colors and individual attributes. You will learn how imbalances and blockages of the chakras can manifest in your emotional and physical body.
Choose from the provided chakra color schemes for your flow art. You will walk away with four 6" x 6" canvases of your own finished creations. All materials are provided.
NOTE: The workshop will be held at the artist’s studio:
Anya Yamaji Art School
2101 W. Clarendon #200B Dallas, TX 75208
PricingMember Cost | $95Non-Member Cost | $125Dept Fee | $25
En Plein Air is the French word for “outdoors.” Painting in natural light became popular during the mid 19th-century during the age of Impressionism. In this one-day, beginner level workshop, you will learn basic watercolor tips and methods for creating a watercolor painting on location at one of Dallas’ hidden gems, The Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden. Bring your own portable plein easel and travel stool if you wish (not required).
Please bring a lunch, sun hat and wear appropriate clothes and shoes for the day’s forecast.
Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden6616 Spring Valley RdDallas, TX 75254
PricingMember Cost | $125Non-Member Cost | $155Dept. Fee | $25
Learn about the magic of the cyanotype process. We will be foraging for natural botanical items and other found objects to make cyanotype prints focusing on coating methods, composition and toning prints with tea. I will briefly cover the basics of digital negatives and explore embellishment materials for you to explore on your own. All materials will be provided.
PricingMember Cost | $125Non-Member Cost | $155Dept Fee | $30
Sculpt an animal in clay, glaze the animal in the next session. Have the fun and excitement of gesturing quickly in clay, refining and finishing an animal of your choice in one session. After two or more weeks of drying the clay, the piece goes through a bisque firing. Class returns for three hours of experimenting with glazing, to finish work.
Students will be notified as to when to pick up finished work. Note: This workshop spans two days.
All materials are provided. Please bring a lunch.
PricingMember Cost | $165Non-Member Cost | $195Dept. Fee | $45
Join this workshop to learn the joys of making a creative artful travel journal. Learn ways to utilize the travel journal before, during and after the trip to extend the joy of your trip. Drawing and journaling your trip is an important method for cementing details into your memory whether the journal itself is the end product or a tool for creating larger, more finished paintings in the future. We will use simple drawing tools, a compact watercolor palette and a spiral bound watercolor sketchbook for this one day workshop. Beginners to intermediate level artists welcomed!
Bring photos and mementos (receipts, ticket stubs, maps) from a trip you enjoyed, whether a local weekend get-away or a three week European tour!
PricingMember | $105Non-Member | $135Dept Fee | $25
Pour colorful and mesmerizing resin art in this class designed to provide you will all the techniques and insights necessary to create your own artwork. You will be exposed to various tools, including different types of heat guns and step necessary for prepping your wood panel. You will walk away with your own finished creation ready to upgrade your living or workspace. All materials and tools are provided.
Anja Yamaji Art School
PricingMember Cost | $135Non-Member Cost | $165Materials Fee | $60
Turn the page, learn how to create wonderful little books that can become so many things! The Ancient Coptic Binding technique lends itself as a sketchbook, journal, album, artist book, etc. Using simple tools and supplies, learn to prepare your paper, create the cover pieces and sew together a blank book. It's fun, easy and so very useful! Everything you need to make your first book is provided.
This workshop will be held at the artist's studio: Terri Thoman - Paper Arts118 N. Peak StreetDallas, TX 75226PricingMember | $75Non-Member | $105Dept Fee | $20
Discover the ancient technique for decorating metalwork. Work with copper while you kiln fuse powered glass onto the metal. While you create a design in wire, you will then apply the in segments. Repeated firings build up the design in layers and since firing take only minutes, you will see results right away.
PricingMember Cost | $195Non-Member Cost | $225Dept. Fee | $60
If you like experimenting with your already fired ceramics, you will want to be a part of this workshop! After glazing already bisque fired ceramics, you will explore this ancient Japanese technique of firing work in an outdoor kiln and removing it while it is still red hot! Pieces will be place in bins of combustible materials then quenched to starve the piece of oxygen. This gives the surface quality of each piece a truly unique finish, displaying a variety of colors and textures when cooled. In addition, other related techniques such as experimentation with horsehair or crackle may be explored.
Please bring bisque-fired ceramic project(s) that you would like to Raku fire.
Grogged stoneware clay is ideal for this process.
PricingMember Cost | $75Non-Member Cost | $105Dept. Fee | $15
Munoz | Sun | 3/12 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
During this relief printmaking workshop students will draw, carve, and print their own woodcut block in the style of master printmaker Octavio Medellin (the founder of the CAC). Octavio made multiple relief prints based on a visit to the Temple of the Jaguar. We will examine the imagery in his work as well as discuss color method techniques he used to create the work. Time permitting, we will attempt an additional printing process that Octavio used to create his work.We will carve the woodcut using relief printmaking tools (u-gauges and v-gauges). We will also print a small edition, we should be able to pull 1-3 prints by hand using various types of barens.Some pre-drawn woodblocks will be available for students.All skill levels welcome!Materials and tools will be provided.
PricingMember Cost | FREENon-Member Cost | $50
Take your ceramics capabilities to a new level in this six-hour workshop. Discover how to create press molds and multiple part molds out of plaster that can be used for an array of activities such as slip casting, consistent production for functional work, and slab building.
NOTE: Please bring a lunch.
