Random Arts Workshops this Week

Workshops at Random Arts, 481 Louisiana Avenue in Saluda NC - sign up NOW before they're all full:

• Tuesday, June 21, 2006 -  ZenDoodle from 10 AM to noon 
• Thursday, June 23, 2006 - Gouache Resist from 10 AM to noon $30 (4 spaces available) - Beginners and children with parents welcome 
• Friday, June 24, 2006 - Printmaking in Water Media with Helen Shafer Garcia 
• Saturday, June 25, 2006 -  Color Pencil Journaling with Helen Shafer Garcia 
• Sunday, June 26, 2006 -  Featured Adornments with Helen Shafer Garcia 

Helen Shafer Garcia returns to Random Arts 

for 3 NEW Workshops 

Helen Shafer Garcia  is as an artist, illustrator, arts instructor and gardener. As her bio states, Helen's paintings are an emotionally drawn encounter with paint, color and texture that invokes the spirit for a intriguing visual journey. Some of the images recount visuals from Mexico, New Zealand and other lands intertwining legends, flora, fauna and icons. She's currently working with watercolor, pastel and mixed media creating contemporary images on paper along with a series of Icon folklore triptychs with wood, watermedia and found object construction.

"NEW" PRINTMAKING 'Know How' with Helen Shafer Garcia - Experimental Watermedia approaches will be explored with watercolor and acrylic with a focus on composition, negative painting, and textures. Build up layers with translucent hues and simple printmaking techniques. Metaphors and messages can play a thoughtful role in your works with added bits of collage and text. Be prepared to loosen up and experiment with different resists and textures to build up the surfaces, paint translucent layers, and create extraordinary shapes. 10 am till 4pm $125. ($10 kit fee payable at time of class).

Colored Pencil "Mixed up" Mixed Media Journaling - (All levels of experience welcome) Colored pencils are such good therapy. Pressing down pure color on smooth paper leads to endless good vibes. Participants combine watercolors, water-soluble pens, and colored pencils while learning clever user-friendly ways to draw. These drawing methods will ease those ever so present inhibitions about drawing lines and shapes. Learn how to blend beautiful color layers and create dark and light mixtures. You'll be prompted to create small poems that will be collaged in a clever way throughout the works. $5.00 kit fee includes: Tombow pens, Chartpak pens, gesso, paper text for collage 10am till 4pm $125.

Featured Adornments with Helen Shafer Garcia - (All Levels of Experience Welcome) Pick up a brush and immerse into your creativity with watercolor, color pencils, water-soluble pens to create an enriched, "hair with an attitude" portrait. Adornments, ribbons and jewels are all this girl needs. Drawing doesn't have to be something just "artists" do. Learn simple ways to see the shapes and lines of the face. We'll work on a special crinkly textured rice paper that will accept paint beautifully. Paint and ink will flow into the crevices of this paper giving the painting a wonderful aged look. We'll use pens to make marks and paint with watercolor, letting the colors blend & fuse together naturally. We'll also add translucent and iridescent layers to create a rich jewel tone surface. Dive into detail with colored pencils, ink lines, & adornments to embellish the shapes. Limit 12 students $5.00 supply fee includes: White gouache, metallic paints, white ink, acrylic soft gel and varnish. 10 am til 4pm $125.

Coming soon to Random Arts Wearables:  lightweight, packable, comfy, artsy and asymmetrical tunics Available in S. M. L. XL $56. (shipping via Priority Mail to U.S. $6.95) 

Random Arts September Schedule

September 2015 at Random Arts, 481 Louisiana Avenue in Saluda NC: 

Gelli Plate Printing

9/1  - Zen Doodle from 10 AM - noon (no fee/no registration) 
9/4  - Paint your Pet Watercolor from 1 PM - 3:30 with Miriam Hughes. Fee $40 
9/5  -  Gelli Plate Printing from 1 PM - 3:30. Fee $30 
9/10 -  Gouache Resist from 10 AM - 12:30 PM. Fee $25. 
9/12 -  Transfers of all Kinds from 1 PM - 3:30 PM. Fee $30 
9/15 - Zen Doodle from 10 AM - noon (no fee/no registration) 
9/17 -  Torn Birds Collage from 10 AM - noon. Fee $30. 
9/19 -  Open Studio Play Day from 11 AM - 4 PM.  NO FEE 
9/25 -  Jodi Ohl - Grunge Ink 
9/26 -  Jodi Ohl - Skinny Mini Cities 
9/27 -  Jodi Ohl - Wild Flowers and Birds 

Get Creative at The Asheville Art Museum with April Workshops

The Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square in downtown Asheville NC,  is offering three April workshops, all taught by artist Pamela Lanza. The workshops explore the art of drawing, collage and altered books.

Drawing Faces 
Friday, April 10, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. $60 for members, $70 for non-members This workshop will teach simple and reliable steps for mapping facial features with proper placement and proportion. Participants will study the features individually, then practice steps for drawing faces in frontal and three-quarter view. Students will also learn about underlying anatomy and rules for shading faces, discover how to draw hair, explore expressive rendering and experience the empowering and proven magic of a master study. All materials and snacks are included in the cost. Class size is limited and advanced registration is required. Please register by contacting the Museum at 828.253.3227 or purchase tickets online. Reservation deadline is Sunday, April 5. 

Collage  
Saturday, April 11, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. $75 for members, $85 for non-members From Dada to Abstract Expressionism and beyond, collage has been a favorite tool of artists in all media. It is art for those who can't draw a line, as well as art for those who want to add a different technique to their artistic repertoire. In this workshop, participants will construct one large collage using spontaneity and intuition as guides, then isolate beautiful compositions from the bigger one. This workshop teaches proper use of adhesives and sealants, how to experiment with design in composition and encourages the spirit of discovery and the element of surprise. Participants will take home six to ten finished pieces, with two favorites mounted to wooden panels. Please bring cut-out collage images (please email the instructor for specifics: lalanza@earthlink.net); snacks and the rest of the materials are included in the cost. Class size is limited and advanced registration is required. Please register by contacting the Museum at 828.253.3227 or purchase tickets online. Reservation deadline is Sunday, April 5.

Altered Books 
Friday, April 17, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. $85 for members, $95 for non-members Combine art practice with recycling (and upcycling) by creating a work of art from a found or discarded book. Using collage, drawing and painting as the basic techniques, we will help participants transform found objects into a unique and fascinating artwork. The class will give participants the skills to explore the limitless possibilities of this alchemical art form in future projects. Students provide a small old book of their choosing (preferably with a sewn, not glued, binding and not too many pages, plus cut-out images for collage). Please email the instructor for specifics: lalanza@earthlink.net. We will provide everything else. Snacks and materials are included in the cost. There will be a one-hour break for lunch at noon. Class size is limited and advanced registration is required. Please register by contacting the Museum at 828.253.3227 or purchase tickets online. Reservation deadline is Sunday, April 12. 


ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Pamela Lanza has an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, and has taught at SFAI and UC Berkeley Extension programs for over 15 years. Her work has been exhibited at galleries & college campuses across the country, including The Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley), UNC Asheville, Florida State University, California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), Stanford University, and Linn-Benton College (Oregon). Her work has appeared in Harper's Ferry Review, Paterson Literary Review, and Anatomical Venus by poet Meg Schoerke. She is currently represented by Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco.