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Upcoming Classes in 2010
Collage pages from unfinished altered book entitled "Art" by Christina Lopp
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"Collage & Journaling in an Altered Book"
One-day Workshop
Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
Saturday, October 16, 2010
10am until 4pm
Register Online
In this class we experiment with new ways of playing with your journal. We will teach our latest collage techniques including blender pen transfers, wax resist, spackle texturing, acrylic paints for the cover, watercolor rubber stamping, tape transfer, and more! This time we will learn all of these techniques with an altered book as our background.
If you have a book you would like to alter, be sure it is a hardbound book with a strong binding. You can start by painting the outside of the book with gesso, or you may use one of our books brought for you. You might want to bring some photos, scraps of memorabilia, etc. that you'd like to make into a particular theme pages in your book.
We'll have all sorts of things to play with: old magazines, lots of scraps of wall paper, tissue paper, pens, watercolors, stamps, various mediums, crayons – lots of things to add texture to your pages. There will be lots of time to create and explore…
Class will be held in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California at Skyland Church in Whittaker Hall and is located at 25100 Skyland Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033 (directions)
Cost: $125.00, includes all materials. Bring a lunch. Limit 20 students. Register Online
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November 4 - 7, 2010
We have been looking to have a retreat like this for years! This is for those of you who would like to spend more time learning drawing, watercoloring and journaling through the techniques we teach in "Illustrated Watercolor Journaling" over an entire weekend.
We will be staying at the lovely and historic Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA. Check-in is 4pm on Thursday. We will have a short class on the first evening. We will have a full day of instruction, demos, on Friday, including plenty of time to explore the grounds and get some great pages into your journals. On Saturday we are planning a group field trip to the Aquarium (or possibly to Point Lobos). We will have final instruction on Sunday morning, including time to complete pages in your journal and share with the class. Check out is on Sunday at noon.
Cost: $699, includes class instruction, double occupancy accomodations for three nights at Asilomar, meals throughout the weekend, and use of class art supplies. Doesn't include wine/beer with meals. Does not include entrance fees for Aquarium or state park, should you decide to go. Upon registration, please note in the comment field if you are signing up with a friend with whom you would like to share a room. Otherwise a roommate will be assigned. Only 20 spaces available.
This retreat is for beginners who have never taken one of our classes before and previous students or more advanced students who want to sharpen their skills in a beautiful setting.
Art materials will be provided for use during the weekend. We will also have a materials list, if you wish to purchase your own, as well as supplies for sale during the weekend.
Bonus online info: Learn about the amazing architect, Julia Morgan and her designs at Asilomar and beyond.
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"Evening Art" series for adults:
Drawing, Collage & Altered Books
Thursdays, Sept 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28
7:00-8:30 pm
Art class for adults taught by Christina Lopp Schwabecher
Enjoy an art night once a week for five weeks! This fun and innovative class does not require you to be a Rembrandt or to have any formal art training - just enthusiasm and imagination! Art journaling, collage and constructing amazing altered books are some of the experiences in Evening Art. As you work on these projects under the positive guidance of the instructor, your confidence and creativity will expand. You will begin to see the world in a different way. Students will take home finished projects and the knowledge of how to do more for your own personal enjoyment. Give yourself (or someone else!) the gift of an evening of art.
Cost: $104 (includes $25 material fees)
Register at Redwood Recreation website.
Class will be held in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California at Skyland Church in Whittaker Hall and is located at 25100 Skyland Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033 (directions)
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Creating the color wheel in class
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Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Beginning
Due to student requests, this is now a 2 hour class instead of 1.5 hours!
Ever want to take one of our classes over a period of a few weeks, so that you can try your skills out and come back for more? We have just the thing! Note, this class is our original class that we have been teaching at the Rec Dept for nearly 10 years. If you are interested in some new information, scroll down to our new Advanced class.
We teach a six-week "Illustrated Watercolor Journaling" class through our local Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education & Recreation department in a classroom setting. The content is much the same as the day-long class, but with some additional homework, and a few new tricks up our sleeves.
Come to get those drawing, painting and journaling skills really moving! Get lots of feedback (the non-scary kind!), get lots of practice, see your progression, and start filling in those journal pages!
A $10 materials fee is payable to the instructors at the first class.
Fall 2010 Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Beginning
Fridays: Sept 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (6 weeks)
3:30pm-5:30pm
LG Adult Recreation Center Upstairs Room 206, 208 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030
(this is the old Neighborhood Center building- the building's name is changing at the beginning of 2010)
See registration and more information below.
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NEW!
Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Advanced
Our long time students have been clammoring for a more advanced class to improve their skills, so we have added this new class to the roster.
Due to student requests, this is now a 2 hour class instead of 1.5 hours!
Take your watercolor journals to the next level with our advanced skills class. Gay and Christina will be teaching advanced drawing, painting and writing techniques like drawing and painting people, negative space, landscapes, more on hand-lettering and writing, color themes, page layout/design and more based on the interest and requests of the class. This class is meant for students who have already taken "Illustrated Watercolor Journaling" and are wanting to expand their skills. We will also meet for a class or two in a cafe in Los Gatos so that we can experiment drawing together in public.
NOTE: Please bring your own portable watercolors, waterproof pens, brush and journal and/or watercolor paper to class.
SUMMER 2010 Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Advanced - 6 week class
Fridays: Sept 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (6 weeks)
1:00pm-3:00pm
LG Adult Recreation Center Room upstairs Room 206, 208 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030
(this is the old Neighborhood Center building- the building's name is changing at the beginning of 2010)
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Registration for Rec Dept Classes
Each class costs $118 for residents to be paid to the Los Gatos Recreation Department.
NEW!! DROP IN to our Rec Department classes.
You can drop-in to our Illustrated Watercolor Journaling class for $25 a session payable in class. This includes your material fee for that day.
Register for any of these classes with the Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education & Recreation online and clicking on the button that says "Browse Classes and Register" or by calling (408) 354-8700. |
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