Youth

2D, 2D, 2D
June 4 – 8, 2007

This class will be offered in two sessions:
Mornings 9 am – 12 pm; Afternoons 2 – 5 pm
Tuition: $75 Supply Fee: $10

There is more to two-dimensional art that painting and drawing. Explore the 2D with exciting methods of printmaking, collage and mosaics.

Printmaking:
Learn the art of Printmaking, an art form in which a printing plate is made and repeated, identical prints are made of your art. Different forms of printmaking will be taught and explored including: pressed object, hammered wood, soft linoleum block, silk screen, styrofoam and collograph.

Mixed Media Collage:
Learn to design and create one of a kind, pieces of art utilizing a variety of materials, including different kinds of flat and textured papers, different colors of paper, pre-printed papers, fabric, string, twine, etc.

Mosaic:
Create your design, using broken tiles and dishes then glue and grout with real concrete. Design, color and technique will be taught. This is a fun class!

3D, 3D, 3D
June 11 – 15, 2007

This class will be offered in two sessions:
Mornings 9 am – 12 pm; Afternoons 2 – 5 pm
Tuition: $75 Supply Fee: $10

Mixed Media (found object) Sculpture Building:
A hands-on course utilizing a combination of materials to construct a 3D piece of art. The concept of design, space, dimension, color and construction will be taught. Materials used will include wood, nails, hammers, yogurt containers, bailing wire, paper towel tubes . . . plus whatever the student wishes to include. After construction, the pieces of art will be painted, working with color and dimension.

Melted Crayon Fabric Art:
Create a design and melt it onto fabric, using the color of the crayons. Design and color will be taught. Then enhance your design and learn the art of embroidery to decorate and enhance the design.

Personalized Hiking Sticks:
Strip the bark from long pieces of cedar, sand and paint or stain your own hiking stick. Then personalize and/or embellish your stick with paint, beads, leather, twine, etc. Always useful in the Hill Country.

Construction - what every child loves!:
Learn to construct and build using corrugated cardboard, tag board, boxes, tubes, wooden sticks, wire, masking tape, etc. Each student will design and construct a sturdy piece of art - creating a unique, 3 dimensional piece of art. Children love this course!

Cowboy Brands:
Learn how to read cowboy brands and what they mean. Then design and construct your own with wire. Heat and viola . . . your own brand is "branded" into paper or wood or leather.