Date(s): April 8, 2025
Cost: $60
Chris Wuestefeld
Protected: Roster for 250415 Meditative Art with Glenda Bowles
250415 Meditative Art with Glenda Bowles
Dates: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Time: 9:30am – 2:00pm
Location: Chota Classroom A
Prerequisites: none
Contact Information: glenda.artclass@gmail.com
Cost: $70
Class Size: Min 7 Max 16
Sign-up: Registration closed. Contact Glenda to see if you can be added to the class.
Deadline: April 2, 2025
Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 14 days prior to the start of the class for a full refund. There will be no refunds within 14 days of the class unless spot can be filled from wait list. To cancel, fill out the class refund request form
Class Content: Come relax with us while we learn about Art as Meditation.
Have some “me” time learning how to destress and relax while we calm the mind creating mindful artwork.
We will learn together about therapeutic techniques, designs, color and line psychology, value scale with pen and ink, and immersing ourselves in the creative process while creating our personal reflections of our stream of expression. We will be participating in calming our minds to create guided yet unique designs. This class should set you up to better utilize Art as a Meditation for you to relax at home with your art.
Supply List:
- Fine Tip Sharpie
- Ultra Fine Tip Sharpie (please read the side of the marker to make sure you have the correct pen)
- Pencil with eraser
- Ruler
I will have paper in class.
(If you need me to order and bring to class the two Sharpies, please email me, and I can bring them to you at cost.)
Biography: Glenda Bowles has over 30 years of experience in the Arts and nearly this in teaching. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee Knoxville specializing in watercolor. She furthered her education at the University of Tennessee with a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction and then went on to receive a Certificate in Counseling in Saint Louis Missouri. She has taught for 25 over years to affluent and impoverished students, over a range of ages – from 4 years old to adults, including art therapy. With her extensive experience teaching domestically and abroad, she brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective to any classroom. She focuses on core technical skill building, art history, and art theory, as well as instructing in multiple art mediums in the classroom. She enjoys just about every medium of Art that is out there. Presently, she is creating art in watercolor, pen and ink, oils, acrylic, gouache, and graphite predominantly.
She has exhibited her artwork in numerous settings from Fine Arts shows and sales including the Brentwood Academy show in Nashville, Memphis College of Art, the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Emporium, and in smaller settings in Knoxville and Morristown. She has a permanent exhibit of murals in Knoxville as well as in Greece, Belize, and Jordan. She has lived cross-culturally, which has brought such a deeper love for this world. She loves to be outdoors on warm days, especially in her kayak or on her bike.
250415 Meditative Art with Glenda Bowles – Registration Form
Date(s): Friday, April 15, 2025
Cost: $70
Protected: Roster for 250328 2 Day Plaster Relief Intermediate Workshop with Carol King
250328 2 Day Plaster Relief Intermediate Workshop with Carol King
Dates: Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, 2025
Time: 9:30am – 5:00pm
Location: Chota Classroom A
Prerequisites: Manual dexterity needed and it helps if you have played with clay, textured paint, modeling compound, sculpy or the like.
Contact Information: carolrobinking@gmail.com
Cost: $280 (all supplies included)
Class Size: Min 6 Max 16
Sign-up: Registration is closed. Contact Carol to see if you can be added to the class.
Deadline: March 14, 2025
Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 14 days prior to the start of the class for a full refund. There will be no refunds within 14 days of the class unless spot can be filled from wait list. To cancel, fill out the class refund request form
Class Content: You will LOVE playing in 3D with plaster and it makes a great, unique gift! You will create 3 pieces similar to the viewed pieces. You can use them as guidelines and I can help you make changes or you can do more than one of whichever subject you prefer.
Rather than using just molds like we did for our first class, you will learn how to mold and shape the plaster into anything you desire. The sample looks complex, but I will show you how to use tools to make it simple. Every piece is different!
You will create 3 pieces in this class: 2 11×14 tree panels and a small flower pot panel. I will have some stencils if you prefer to use them instead of doing the flower pot.
This class will teach you the techniques so that if you want to do a larger version of this on your bedroom wall, you will be able to do it!!
I will Demonstrate each step and explain it as I go and then break so you can work on that step. I walk around and assist each student as needed. We will break for lunch around noon but will stay in the class for lunch so we can chat and answer questions.
I will have your panels prepared although you will do the third smaller one yourself so you learn the technique.
You Will Learn:
- How to prepare a surface for receiving the plaster
- Learn how to mix the plaster to the right consistency
- How to add Hanging Wire to your panel
- How to Lay down a layer of plaster on your panel and use tools to texture or smooth it
- Learn to use stencils to make unique 3D enhanced pieces of art
- How to use cake decorating tips to add elements to your panel
- How to color or glaze your finished piece
PLEASE PACK A LUNCH… Our lunch break will be short so we can finish our work each day.
Supply List: ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED! Just bring yourself, your lunch and an apron or clothes that can get messy.
Biography: Tennessee artist Carol Robin King was born and raised in Argentina where she discovered her love for drawing at the tender age of 3. At 13, Carol advanced from drawing to painting with oils and acrylics. While in Argentina, she attended 3 years of professional Art School. She loves continuing to learn and perfect her techniques through workshops and online classes. Art has always been a part of Carol’s life. She made extra money selling paintings as a child and painting portraits in college. Throughout the last 30 years, she has had the privilege of teaching art classes for children and teens as well as adults. Carol also captures attention with her 3D wall sculptures. Working with cast stone and gypsum, these dimensional bas relief works not only catch the eye but awaken the senses as the shapes emerge – revealed by reflected light.
“Quiet times, pleasant memories and peaceful places are what I strive to capture in my art to bring the viewer a moment of peace in a hectic day or a pleasant memory to lift their spirit.” Current projects are recording online video Watercolor lessons, teaching acrylic classes and working at the shared Studio 106 located inside the Emporium in the downtown Knoxville art district. Her work can also be found at Pivot Point Gallery in Knoxville and she just opened a gallery with a couple other artists in Gatlinburg Tennessee in the Morning Mist Village on Glades Road. We hope you can stop by and visit at one of these locations!
Instructor Website: www.carolrobinking.com
250328 2 Day Plaster Relief Intermediate Workshop with Carol King Registration Form
Date(s): March 28-29, 2025
Cost: $280
Protected: Roster for 250325 Pastel Pan Exploration with Cathy Bordenaro
250325 Pastel Pan Exploration with Cathy Bordenaro
Dates: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 9:30 – 3:00
Location: Chota Classroom A
Prerequisites: A previous pastel class or drawing and painting experience in any medium.
Contact Information:
cathymarie543@gmail.com
708-558-1321
Cost: $96 (includes some supplies)
Class Size: Min 3 Max 8
Sign-up: Registration is closed. Contact Cathy to see if you can be added to the class.
Deadline: March 11, 2025
Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 14 days prior to the start of the class for a full refund. There will be no refunds within 14 days of the class unless spot can be filled from wait list. To cancel, fill out the class refund request form
Class Content: This class takes Cathy’s previous classes a step further by using pastel pans to lay in backgrounds and large base colors, thus saving wear and tear on your sticks. Plus it’s a lot of fun! The class will focus on multicolored background using pans and foreground with sticks and pan applicators. We will start making marks with applicators, see a demonstration and move on to creating one or two pictures.
Supply List:
- Pan pastel materials and paper are provided
- Bring pastel sticks if you have them
- A backboard to support your paper
- Kneaded eraser
- Pictures of fish, flowers, Aurora Borealis or other ideas (I’ll have some to share)
Biography: Cathy has been making art for over 20 years using a variety of media. Her favorite is pastel. She has been juried into shows, done commissions and sold many pieces over the years.
250325 Pastel Pan Exploration with Cathy Bordenaro – Registration Form
Date(s): Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Cost: $96