Introduction to Zentangle
Looking for a way to express your creative side, unwind from stress, focus your thoughts or just have fun? Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is a fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing. Zentangle provides artistic satisfaction and increases focus and creativity. No prior training or drawing skills are needed - if you can hold a pen, you can create a Zentangle (even if you feel you are not at all artistic). Class fee includes materials. Note: Zentangles are created on a 3 1/2 inch square piece of art paper - if you wear reading glasses, please bring them to class. The Zentangle art form and method were created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Zentangle is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at www.zentangle.com.
Members $25
May 17
Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm
WS1264; All Levels
Media Blend
Instructor: Donna Iona Drozda
Step outside of the box and find new ways of seeing. Sticking with the tried and true can also be stiff and stagnant. Discover exciting combinations of materials and express yourself creatively. Make handmade prints, stamps and stencils while experimenting with a wide variety of mediums. Each session will build on the last, so participants become inclined to experiment and express their own ideas in a deeper, more personal, relevant and invigorating style.
Members $120
May 1 to June 12 *This class is full*
Tuesdays, 1-3:30pm
WS1251 7 Weeks; All Levels
Encaustic Painting and Mixed Media Lab
Instructor: Karen Eide
Encaustic painting is an ancient process that dates back to 5th century B.C. Pigmented beeswax is heated on a griddle and applied to rigid panels with brushes. The results yield luminous, richly layered work that has its own unique character. Students will learn classic encaustic painting techniques and explore how to combine them with contemporary processes, such as surface embellishment, image transfer, incising, collaging, and creating marks and images with oil paint, pastels, markers, and inks. It is an ideal complement or stand-alone process for oil painters, printmakers, collagists, sculptors, watercolorists, and other artists. So that students can continue their exploration of this versatile medium on their own, this lab provides information on supply sources, setting up a studio for encaustic work, safety guidelines, framing, and exhibition considerations. Most materials included, please see list of optional materials.
Members $65
This program has been organized by the VMFA Office of Statewide Partnerships and is funded, in part, by the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.
June 9 *This class is full*
Saturday, 10am-4pm
WS1252 1 day-Workshop; All levels
