on Wednesdays from January 10 to April 17, 2023

from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.

Weekly Class - 15 weeks

Learn to process earth pigments for watercolor paint making and develop a personal palette of artist quality watercolor paints. In this class we will learn about foraging for pigments responsibly while developing a relationship to our natural surroundings. We will explore the unique properties of pigments, experimenting with paint texture, colors, and mark-making. Through creating a personal palette, we will develop a body of work that conceptually engages with the materials.

This class is perfect for someone looking to learn to create their own art materials using natural and locally sourced materials.

Overview of Projects

Process Journal

- Take notes on methods, materials, and recipes

- Record material tests and create compositional sketches. Building a Personal Palette

- Forage for pigments to create paints. Paint colors will vary based on pigment sources (soil, clay, rocks, charcoal, etc.). Fill the half pans in a watercolor travel palette with handmade paints.

Project 1: Single Pigment Paintings

- Learn how to process and prepare pigments for paint-making and make watercolor paint. Properties and unique qualities of a single pigment.

Project 2: Foraging for Pigments

- Responsibly forage for three pigment sources for paint-making.

- Use these pigments to create at least one painting on 10” x 22” paper that relates to the location the items were found or the source itself.

Project 3: Painting on Watercolor Ground

- Use handmade watercolors on surfaces other than paper using Daniel Smith Watercolor

Ground. Can paint on found objects, canvas, wood panel, metal etc. Create 2 or more paintings depending on size and material.

For the Syllabus and the supplies list click here

Level: Beginner - Intermediate - Maximum 8 participants

Ages: 18+

$640 - Materiel not included

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At the end of the class, an exhibit with the students' work will be held at the Georgetown Library.

Class can start on:

Thursdays, January 11 to March 28 (10 weeks) - $400

Thursdays, January 18 to March 28 (9 weeks) - $360

Thursdays, February 8 to March 28 (8 weeks) - $320

Thursdays, February 15 to March 28 (7 weeks) - $280

from 4:30 to 6:30 P.M.

Printmaking is magic! Well, kind of - sometimes it can feel like magic when you have the ability to take your original drawings and designs and reproduce them in infinite variations! This course is designed as an entry point into the fun and versatile world of printmaking beyond what is typically offered in school curriculum. Pre-teen and teen students will gain familiarity and experience with methods of relief and intaglio printmaking and learn how to print on a press. Print mediums will include monotype, drypoint, collograph, linocut, and mixed media. In addition to technical skills, students will develop their design sensibilities about what types of compositions and mark making work best with each print medium. We will look at the work of historical and contemporary printmakers in each print medium we explore, and students will be supported in figuring out how to use each medium to best convey their own thematic interests.

10 to 15 year old *age exceptions with instructor permission*

Dates: 1/11, 1/18, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 [NO CLASS 1/25 and 2/1] 

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To register for the session starting on Feb 8, Please, Sign up Through Eventbrite

To register for the session starting on Feb 15, Please sign up Through Eventbrite

At the end of the class, an exhibit with the students' work will be held at the Georgetown Library.