Current Classes and Workshops – Art Guild of Tellico Village

Pine Needle Gourd Basketry with Kathy Janke of Gracehill Art

The Guild provides a wide range of classes for adults, beginners and experienced artists alike. We also offer workshops from visiting artists throughout the year. Most of our classes and workshops are held in Room A at the Chota Recreation Center, located at 145 Awohili Drive in Loudon. Our classroom is spacious with 20 tables available. Individuals are invited to wear face masks based on their own comfort level.

To register for a class or workshop, please read the class description and refund policy carefully and then complete the online registration. AGTV prefers that you pay by credit card.

To register, you will pay by credit card online, at no additional cost to you, using our secure PayPal interface. No PayPal account is required. You can check out as a guest on PayPal and PayPal will not save your credit card information. We no longer accept checks through online registration.
If you do not receive a confirmation email immediately after registering, there is a problem with your registration. For example, if you do not complete the entire PayPal process, you will NOT be registered for the class.
AGTV reserves the right to cancel a class or workshop which does not meet its minimum enrollment.
If AGTV or an instructor cancels a class then you will get a full refund.
If you need to cancel a class or workshop you have already registered for, fill out the class refund request form and it will be sent for review and approval based on the cancellation policy.

Questions? Email info@tellicoartguild.com

If you would like to teach or know someone who does, please email agtv.president@gmail.com

241203 ‘Tis The Season in Watercolor with Martha Kisling

Dates: December 3, 2024
Time: 9:00 to 3:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: This class is appropriate for beginning as well as experienced artists

Contact Information: marthakisling@msn.com

Cost: $50
Class Size: Min 6 Max 16
Sign-up: Registration is closed. Contact Martha to see if you can be added to the class.
Deadline: November 19, 2024

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: Get in to the holiday spirit by painting poinsettias, holly, berries and pinecones in watercolor. Use basic watercolor techniques along with wet-on-wet and negative painting to create several pieces of art for yourself, to give as gifts or send as cards. Demos along with individual help will encourage everyone in their own artistic expression.

Supply List: Click here to view the supply list

Biography: Martha Kisling has over thirty year’s experience painting in the exciting and spontaneous medium of watercolor. She also enjoys experimenting with acrylics, mixed media, collage and batik. She has taught painting classes and workshops while living in Colorado, South Carolina and now Tennessee and enjoys sharing her personal creative discoveries while encouraging students to develop their own artistic expression. Her original artwork has been exhibited in art shows and galleries.

Instructor Website: Martha Kisling Art With Heart

241205 Stylized Watercolor Interpretations with Sterling Edwards

Dates: December 5, 6 & 7, 2024
Time: December 5 & 6 9:00-4:00, December 7 9:00 – 3:00pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: Some experience with watercolor is helpful but not required

Contact Information: sterling@sterlingedwards.com

Cost: $397 (members) $450 (non-members)
Class Size: Min 12 Max 16
Sign-up: Workshop is full. Contact Sterling if you would like to be added to a waitlist.
Deadline: November 4, 2024

Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 30 days prior to the start of the Workshop. There will be no refunds within 30 days of the workshop. If AGTV or the instructor cancels the workshop, participants will get a full refund. To cancel, fill out the workshop refund request form

Workshop Content: Spend some creative time with internationally renowned water media master Sterling Edwards as he shows you how to create a watercolor painting that stands out from the crowd. This workshop is intended for all skill levels, however; previous watercolor experience is always beneficial. Sterling will cover a wide variety of watercolor techniques and subjects. You’ll learn how to create energy in your painting with a balance of positive and negative shapes, how to build rich values and save white paper, and introducing rich dark values. You’ll also learn numerous ways to create drama in your paintings with a dynamic design, expressive brushwork, and balancing hard and soft edges.

Throughout his career as a professional artist and workshop teacher, Sterling has focused on helping students become more aware of the importance of painting in an interpretive style rather than simply copying what they see. He’ll show you easy and effective ways to find suitable subject material, how to build a strong composition, and how to create a piece of art that is different and thought provoking.

If you’re ready to take your painting to new levels and push the boundaries of your creative side, then this is one workshop that you won’t want to miss. See for yourself why Sterling Edwards is one of the most sought-after workshop instructors in the U.S. and abroad.

Supply List: Click here to view the supply list

Biography: Sterling Edwards is a contemporary watermedia artist, teacher, author, and digital photographer who is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. He has been a resident of North Carolina since 1973. Sterling has been studying art since the age of twelve, and although self-taught, has developed a unique and expressive style of painting that has gained international recognition and the respect of his peers, students, and art collectors. He is a sought-after international workshop instructor and is often selected to judge national and international art competitions. Sterling is also the designer of a signature line of multi-media paint brushes and a watercolor palette that are marketed internationally through his website store, painting workshops, and retail art supply stores.

In 2007, he was awarded signature membership status in the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC). In 2010, Sterling was awarded signature membership status in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA). In 2015 he was awarded the designation of a “Bonafide Whiskey Painter” and honored with a lifetime signature membership in the internationally renowned Whiskey Painters of America (WPA), an international organization with a membership that is limited to only 150 artists worldwide. In 2017 he was awarded signature membership status in the National Watercolor Society, (NWS).

Sterling is the author of the bestselling North Light book, “Creating Luminous Watercolor Landscapes, a Four Step Process” published in 2010. His award winning watermedia paintings are in numerous national and international private and corporate collections. He works from his home studio in Lewisville, North Carolina.

Instructor Website: www.sterlingedwards.com

241210 Plaster Relief Holiday Theme with Carol King (great gift!)

Dates: December 10, 2024
Time: 9:30 to 4:30 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: Manual dexterity

Contact Information: carolrobinking@gmail.com

Cost: $160 (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: November 25, 2024

Class Content: You will LOVE playing in 3D with plaster and it makes a great, unique gift! This class is a beginner introduction to the world of Plaster Relief. The sample looks complex, but really isn’t and you can put as many or as few elements in it as you want. I will also have other holiday related items like Santa and Sleigh, cute snowmen, ornaments, etc to make whatever you want. I pre-made the elements from molds so you do not have to carve the detail into anything, but just arrange the pieces to your liking and I will show you how to create some background elements if you like. Every piece is different!

You will create 2 pieces in this class: Both are holiday themed and would make a great gift for that hard to shop for friend! You will create a 11×14 Christmas Village panel and a 8×8 ornament 3d relief. small tropical leaf simpler panel. Plaster is a very fun media to work with and grants exceptional results.
In this beginner class, the hard part has been pre-done for you so you can walk away with a very nice 3d holiday themed piece of art that will WOW your friends!

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 and dozens of pre-made molded ocean pieces so you can choose your favorites and position them as you like. Everyone’s piece will be unique and special since you choose which pieces you want and where to position them. I will have many more elements than you see in the class image as well so you can create your own underwater world. If we have extra time, we will also create a simple leaf print relief as a 3rd project during drying times of the other panels.

You Will Learn:
* How to prepare a surface for attaching plaster molded pieces (yours will be prepared in advance for time constraints)
* Learn to use molds to make 3d elements
* How to add Hanging Wire to your panel
* How to Lay down a layer of plaster on your panel and use tools to give the impression of water
* How to attach pre-made plaster elements to your panel
* Learn to use stencils to make unique 3D enhanced pieces of art
* Mix plaster to the right consistency for shaping and attaching your molds
* 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 in one 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

241232 Camera Instruction for Tellico Residents

Personalized One-on-One training

Has it been awhile since you used your camera? Need help learning to navigate your new camera’s features / buttons?

Beginner or experienced, Powershot to Digital SLR camera, from camera buttons to post production (Lightroom or Photoshop), Dennis can help you capture pictures you’ll be proud to show off.

Contact Dennis Sabo for personalized one-on-one instruction that fits your needs and schedule. Email (dsabo.photo@gmail.com) or Call (865-253-0798) Dennis today for that personalized one-on-one Camera instruction.

www.dsabophoto.com
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250106 Entering Art in a Show: Practical Guidance with Lil Clinard

Dates: January 6, 7 & 8, 2025
Time: 10:00 to 3:00 (break for lunch)
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: This workshop is designed for 2-D artists interested in entering art shows

Contact Information: watercolorsbylil@charter.net

Cost: $100 (member) $135 (non-member)
Class Size: Min 10 Max 20
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: December 15, 2025

Workshop Content: Does entering your 2-D art in a show make you anxious? Have trouble choosing what to enter? Worried about how to get your art ready to exhibit? This Workshop will provide practical guidance and steps to get you calmly through the process. I will provide demonstrations and handouts, and you will learn by doing.

Day One we will go through the process of evaluating show entry requirements. We will look at local, regional and national prospectus guidance, paying particular attention to the 2025 requirements for the AGTV Art Show. We will go over how to critique art for appropriateness for the various shows and to critique for quality. I will demonstrate how I decide if I am eligible and if my artwork qualifies for the various shows. You can determine if your art is eligible for each prospectus we review. We will critique your art, so bring in at least 2 pieces of your art as if you were entering the AGTV Art Show. This critique process can be used by you to evaluate your art in progress to improve quality and determine when it is finished.

Day Two you will need to bring back the art that qualifies for the AGTV Art Show and we’ll get it ready for the show. You can bring in more pieces if you want advice on how to get them show ready. We will discuss how to prepare your art for exhibit including matting, framing, wiring, varnishing, and labeling as appropriate for your piece. I will have examples of several show ready paintings. I will go over professional preparation and finishing methods and provide handouts. I’ll bring supplies to accomplish these tasks: tools, wires, tape, labels, D-rings, mats, and mat cutter. Yes, we can even cut mats. We will continue these tasks on Day 3 if needed.

Day Three we will go over how to prepare images of your art for the entry process. You should bring your art, along with your camera or smart phone to create your images. We will prepare images of your art for the AGTV Art Show. I will cover how to edit your images to meet the requirements of the prospectus, the size, file type, and submission method. I will demonstrate and provide handouts. We’ll go over how to price your art for a show. Finally, we will discuss deadlines, entry fees, delivery and pick up. At the end of the workshop you should be ready to enter the AGTV Art Show!

Supply List: Workshop participants need to bring at least 2 pieces of your 2-D art to class, preferably pieces you are considering for entry in the AGTV Art Show this spring. The instructor will bring all supplies and tools.

Biography: Lil Clinard is known for her watercolor, acrylic and encaustic paintings. She has been entering local, regional and national art shows for over 20 years and her paintings have won numerous awards. Through these shows and 6 solo plus 2 shows with her oil painter husband, she has learned a lot. You have an opportunity to benefit from her experiences. You may have seen her paintings in the AGTV Spring Shows. She paints in both realistic and abstract styles and loves to have fun experimenting with her art. Visit her website: www.WatercolorsByLil.com. Lil’s paintings are in private and commercial collections across the US and are available at her Studio in Tellico Village. She has an upcoming exhibit of over 20 pieces at Artsclamation in Knoxville December 6 and 7. Visit their website for more information: www.covenanthealth.com/peninsula/artsclamation/

Instructor Website: WatercolorsByLil@charter.net

250114 Drawing with Color on Film with Glenda Bowles

Dates: January 14, 2025
Time: 9:30-2:00

Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: glenda.artclass@gmail.com

Cost: $70
Class Size: Min 7 Max 18
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: January 1, 2025

Class Content: Come have some fun!

For Beginners or Intermediates, come and enjoy a day of fun with Color and learn a new technique in art. This class will be hands-on, first learning some techniques and how to use our tools. Then, we will create this fun picture to take home.

We plan to explore colored pencils in a new way. Using this as a color medium we will be color-building, scratching, and learning the best techniques to achieve what we want with our tools on film to create this fun and expressive betta fish.

Supply List:

Colored Pencils (at least 24 count, if you have larger sets bring them)
Exacto Knife
White Eraser
Pencil
Pencil Sharpener with Canister

(Glenda will provide the film and handouts, included in the cost of the class)
Please contact her to see if she can bring any supplies you cannot get.

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 is a part of the Tennessee Artist Associations Studio 106 at the Emporium in Knoxville. 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.

Instructor Website: https://www.glendabowles.com/

250117 Watercolor & More with Martha Kisling

Dates: January 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 to 3:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: This class is appropriate for beginning as well as experienced artists

Contact Information: marthakisling@msn.com

Cost: $50
Class Size: Min 6 Max 16
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: January 3, 2025

Class Content: Have fun combining watercolor with other media for a colorful painting of a blue heron or subject of your choice. Use basic watercolor techniques including wet on wet, dry brush, masking and negative painting along with ink, oil pastel, white acrylic and collage for added detail and texture. Different color schemes and/or subjects can be explored to complete two finished paintings. Demos along with individual help will encourage everyone in their own artistic expression.

Supply List: Click here to view the supply list

Biography: Martha Kisling has over thirty years experience painting in the exciting and spontaneous medium of watercolor. She also enjoys experimenting with acrylics, mixed media, collage and batik. She has taught painting classes and workshops while living in Colorado, South Carolina and now Tennessee and enjoys sharing her personal creative discoveries while encouraging students to develop their own artistic expression. Her original artwork has been exhibited in art shows and galleries.

Instructor Website: Martha Kisling Colorful Contemporary Art

250121 Mixed Media: Acrylic, Collage and Photo Transfer with Pamela Salyer

Dates: January 21, 2025
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: pamelas2art@gmail.com

Cost: $100 (includes supplies)
Class Size: Min 6 Max 16
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: January 7, 2025

Class Content: Have you ever wanted to try mixed media? Collage is a great place to start—the creative possibilities are endless! In this class you will construct your own unique mixed media pieces in two steps. First, you’ll create an abstract collage, using a variety of papers, pencils, and acrylic paint. This will get the creative juices flowing by requiring you to think about color, shape, texture, composition and mark-making. Next, you’ll learn how to transfer your own black & white images over the surface of your collages, using acrylic as the transfer medium. This step will transform your collage pieces into something truly personal and special. Come along, learn something new, and have some fun!

Supply List: All supplies included (but see attached supply list)

Biography: My background is in Science (Chemistry and Geology), but I always held a side interest in art, taking 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, Arts in the Airport at McGhee Tyson Airport, The District Gallery’s “The Big Tiny Show” Exhibition, the Arts & Culture Alliance’s “No Bigger than a Breadbox” Exhibition, and the Tennessee Valley Universalist Unitarian Church (TVUUC) Gallery. 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: https://artmarketgallery.net/pamela-salyer

250128 Coiled Baskets with Yarn with Linda Shea

Dates: January 28, February 4 & 18, 2025
Time: 12:30 to 2:30 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: bunny.creek.baskets@gmail.com

Cost: $105 (includes supplies)
Class Size: Min 6 Max 8
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: January 14, 2025

Class Content: Learn to make a coiled basket out of yarn and parachute cord. In this class you will complete a small to medium sized basket. The picture is a basket that I completed using the amount of parachute cord I supply for the class. The oval is 5 inches by 3.5 inches and it is 4 inches tall. My goal is not to teach you how to copy one of my baskets. Instead, I will teach you the techniques and you will use your own creativity and imagination to create an oval basket of your own design. To ensure success with your first coiled basket, I will provide a selection of yarn for you to choose from. The class consists of three sessions.

Session one: I will review the basics of making a coiled basket. You will select your yarn from the selection I will bring and will begin the base of your basket. Between session one and session two, you will complete the base of your basket.

Session two: I will show you how to form the sides of the basket and how to shape the sides. You will begin working on the sides of your basket. You have two weeks between session two and session three to provide sufficient time for you to complete the sides of your basket.

Session three: I will show you how to add an embellishment to your basket and end the coil. By the end of session three, you should have your first coiled basket treasure.
I provide handouts with tips and tricks, instructions for ending the coil, and a list of resources for coiled basket supplies. I am always available via email to answer any questions you might have about completing each phase of your basket.

Supply List: All you need to bring is a pair of scissors to cut the yarn. I supply the yarn to ensure that it is a yarn that will work well for your first coiled basket, as well as 25 feet of parachute cord and the darning needles. The class fee includes $30 for the supplies.

Biography: Linda Shea is a self-taught artist. She learned the basic coiled basket technique in the 70’s but used cotton cord instead of parachute cord, resulting in floppy bowl shaped baskets. About 10 years ago she wanted to make a coiled basket and began to experiment with different materials for the core. When she hit on using parachute cord, she realized that its smaller diameter and extra strength allowed her to do anything she wanted with the shapes. She began to experiment and push the boundaries of what the materials would allow her to do. Her creativity combined with her love of color, texture, and sense of movement resulted in unique baskets of her own design.

Instructor Website: Home | Bunny Creek Baskets and Beads

250206 Create A Joyous, Vibrant, Nature-Inspired Acrylic Painting with Kathleen Murphy Willer

Dates: February 6, 7 & 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: Experience painting in any medium is helpful, but not required

Contact Information: kwillerart@gmail.com

Cost: $385 (members) $420 (non-members) some supplies included
Class Size: Min 14 Max 18
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: January 5, 2025

Workshop Content: In this fun-filled workshop, you’ll make a medium-sized acrylic painting on canvas, in the unique, vibrant style of the artist, using her award-winning acrylic painting process. Bold colors, various shapes derived from nature, lots of “underdrawings” and little background detail will fill your canvas. Your piece will attract attention at first glance, then give the viewer a secondary experience up close.

This class is for all levels, your painting can be as simple or complex as you wish – the artist will give options for modifying along the way. A demonstration of the basics of using acrylic paint will be included in the beginning of the class, as a tool for beginners and a review (including tips the instructor has gleaned from 30+ years of painting) for those who are already familiar with acrylic painting. Canvas prep, mixing paint, brushwork, working with “mistakes” and much more will be covered.

Emphasis will be on making a piece that is unique and meaningful to you so you’ll bring in photos of nature – either that you found online or in publications, or that you took yourself with camera or phone, which will be used to develop shape, composition and color. No big thinking about this part – we just want lots of various things you like. (More details on this in the supply list.) Along the way through the exciting painting process, we will learn about composition, form, space, repetition, focal point, line, movement, value and color. You’ll learn to be loose with gestures, and free your mind while painting. The instructor is hands-on and will meet you where you’re at.

The artist is available via email from now until the class begins to answer any questions.

Supply List: Click here to view the supply list

Biography: Kathleen Murphy Willer is an award winning artist who has been painting professionally for 30 years. Her love of art and drawing was with her always – she was the girl who got in trouble for drawing on the walls at home and on the desks at school. After earning a degree in art, then working as a graphic designer for a few years in her 20s, she made the jump to self-employment as a fine artist and never looked back. Crisscrossing the country in her art van, she exhibits in 15-20 juried fine art shows each year, winning many awards, and being selected as the poster artist for several nationally renowned shows. Her work has also been shown in group exhibitions and galleries in the United States and she has collectors on five continents. Custom work includes many murals, including a very large piece at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. Her bachelor’s degree in art is from Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, WI, and she lives just outside of Milwaukee in Menomonee Falls with her family.

Instructor Website: www.kathleenmurphywiller.com