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

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.

Workshop Content: Want to have some fun? Try something new? Yupo has some surprises for you. Did you know you can weave it; burn holes in it; fold it; paint on it; collage on it; write on it; stamp it; draw on it and apply any of these techniques in combination. Join this workshop and we’ll experiment and have fun. We’ll try several media and techniques and combine techniques. I’ll demonstrate, you’ll try your hand at it and we will critique the results at the end of each day. We will learn by doing and observing what others create.

Day One: We will go over the unique qualities of Yupo and how these qualities make wonderful and innovative paintings possible. I will demonstrate painting with watercolor, acrylic and alcohol paints and inks and you will try them for yourself. I’ll demonstrate using different media in combination as well as adding collage, explaining the order of layering the different media to achieve the best results. Then you will try a couple of paintings yourself using both ink and paint. You will then create two or more multimedia paintings using layering techniques. I will explain critique approaches, and we will critique everyone’s art as a group.

Day Two: I’ll demonstrate a folded painting, weaving with Yupo to create a painting, and how to burn holes in Yupo to create a 3-D painting. I’ll demonstrate the steps for weaving and for burning holes in Yupo. We’ll all prepare at least two paintings to weave and burn beginning today and continuing on Day 3. We’ll critique today’s paintings considering which might work well for weaving or burning.

Day Three: You can finish your paintings from Day Two and/or create new ones. I’ll review each of your paintings individually and discuss which are the best candidates for the weaving and burning techniques. Then you can try these techniques yourself with your paintings. We’ll critique paintings and go through what we have learned, what surprised us and what inspired us.

Supply List: Click here to view the supply list

Biography: Lil Clinard is known for her large paintings on Yupo. Her paintings have won numerous awards. You may have seen her Yupo watercolor paintings in the AGTV Spring Shows. She paints in both a realistic and abstract style and uses both intense and soft hues. She paints landscapes and seascapes as well as abstracts. She has been painting watercolor on Yupo for the last 10 years and has experimented with numerous techniques. You have an opportunity to benefit from her experiences. Visit her website: www.WatercolorsByLil.com. Lil’s paintings are in private and commercial collections across the US and Europe. They are available at her studio here in Tellico Village

Instructor Website: WatercolorsByLil@charter.net

Class Content: In this three day workshop, we will explore impressionism using soft, pastel and acrylic paints. While focusing on the present moment, the effects of Light, on our subject, we will use short visible marks and brushstrokes to create beautiful impressionistic pieces of art. Throughout the duration of this workshop, I will assist students individually to create The best composition from their viewpoint, while teaching how to layer color to record light, movement, and the present.

Supply List: Students should bring their chosen acrylic, paint, brushes, canvas in desired size choice, along with their choice of soft pastels, and two sheets of pastel paper. Would encourage to bring several rags, water, container, apron, and dressed to make a mess!

Biography: Christian Freeman is an artist and Knoxville native with a BFA degree from the University of Tennessee. Having begun her career working with The Symphony Showcase Homes and Parade of Homes, she paints murals and custom finishes. She has completed countless residential and commercial projects, and has the ability to work on any scale, and within nearly any budget. Christian’s work is her passion, and she uses it to transform homes and businesses into aesthetically beautiful and better functioning spaces. One well known local mural she did was that of the lovely ladies in the windows at Patrick Sullivan’s, which were auctioned off several years back by Knox Heritage. Inspired by Toulouse Lautrec, she created the ladies of the night with fun line, lush color, and enticing energy. Christian is also an accomplished canvas painter and art instructor. Having taught privately, some of her students have gone on to win scholarships and show in galleries on their own. Christian has recently made Lenior City, Tennessee her home and is continuing to create, teach, and consult locally and beyond.

Instructor Website: Www.facebook.com/christianfreemancreations

Class Content: Collage is such a fun and versatile medium—the creative possibilities are endless! Artists of all skill levels are encouraged to try your hand at gelli plate printing with acrylic paints, using the results to assemble your own collages. You’ll start by learning the basics of how to make mono-prints with a gelli plate, and how to use the results (along with other collage material) to create your own unique mixed media artwork. Along the way, you’ll learn the basics of gelli plate mono-printing, color mixing, and collage techniques, as well as how to use your prints, drawing/painting, and other collage materials to bring it all together in your final pieces. Let’s have some fun!

Supply List: All materials will be provided, including a variety of collage papers. You will have the use of a gelli plate during the workshop (along with all the accessories and paper you need to make prints), acrylic paints, acrylic mediums for adhering collage to the surfaces, substrates for your final pieces (e.g., canvas or board), paint brushes, etc.

You are encouraged to bring along any additional collage material that appeals to you personally. This can be any type of paper (magazine papers, painted papers, tissue papers, text or images from old books, cut-outs, maps, etc., etc.). The more material you have, the more choices you will have when it comes time to assemble your final pieces. I suggest you also bring along an apron or something to protect your clothing. Acrylic is unforgiving if you get it on your clothes!

Biography: I come from a Chemistry and Geology background, but have always had a keen interest in art, and have taken a variety of workshops and classes in different media over the years. In 2015, I was able to take the plunge into art full-time, studying for two years with the Open College of the Arts (based in the UK) before being juried in as a member of the Art Market Gallery in Knoxville in late 2017. My work has been accepted into a number of juried exhibitions in the Knoxville area, including the Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition (2020, 2023), Arts in the Airport at McGhee Tyson Airport (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024), The District Gallery’s “The Big Tiny Show” Exhibition (2022, 2023, 2024), and the Arts & Culture Alliance’s “No Bigger than a Breadbox” Exhibition (2021, 2023, 2024). I have also exhibited works locally in Knoxville at the Marble Alley Lofts, the Emporium Gallery, the Mayor’s offices, and Post-Modern Spirits, and became a juried member of the Foothills Craft Guild in 2023.

Instructor Website: www.artmarketgallery.net/shop/pamela-salyer/143