Class Content: Discover the magic of using this specialized Plaster and premolded pieces to create your Botanical Relief. You will have one 16×20 Botanical to make plus we will make thick plaques that you will create by pressing anything you wish into clay and using it to cast the plaster. You get to take the clay home and make more stuff! All supplies are provided and I have all the tools for you to borrow. The images are guidelines but you can move things around and make it your own. The flowers are precast pieces that I will have ready for you so you do not have to shape those by hand.
We will attach the precast flowers and fill in the edges so it looks like the plants just rose up out of stone. Every piece is different!

You will create 2 pieces in this class: 1- 16×20 panel, and 1- 8×8 thicker panel, perfect for standing on a bookshelf.

This class will teach you the techniques so that if you want to do a larger version, you will be able to do it!

I will demonstrate each step, explain the basics, and give you time to work. 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.

You Will Learn:

• How to use pre-cast plaster botanicals and attach them to your board
• How to make Clay imprint mold from anything you have around the house and pour plaster to make great reliefs
• How to pour molds for additional elements
• How to lay down a layer of plaster on your panel and use tools to texture or smooth it
• How to color or glaze your finished piece
• The techniques to prepare you to do larger versions if desired.

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: I’m Carol Robin King, an artist and teacher with a lifelong love of art. My journey began raised as the daughter of missionaries in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where as early as the age of 3 my mom said art was the only thing that could get me to sit still!

In Argentina, art is heavily interwoven into school curriculum, so it was the perfect place to fuel my creative spark. After three years at a professional art school there, I moved to the U.S. for college and continued to find ways to make art a part of my world including painting portraits for a little extra cash.

Teaching has always been close to my heart. I’ve been sharing my passion for painting for over 20 years, starting out teaching kids in homeschool co-ops. Now I’m lucky enough to teach in-person classes at seven different locations, including a gallery, local art store and a College Lifelong Learning program.

My teaching philosophy is simple: I believe that art should be fun and stress-free. I’m a patient and encouraging teacher who wants everyone to feel confident and relaxed in their art journey. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to explore new techniques, My mission is to guide you step by step in a friendly, supportive environment.

No matter your experience level, you’re welcome in my classes—and I can’t wait to help you discover your Inner Artist!

Instructor Websites:

• www.carolrobinking.com
• www.paintingtogether.com

Class Content: Do you seek a way to relax and have fun with a tangible outcome? Tangles & Dangles may be just the thing! This workshop focuses on one project developed from two distinct processes: crafting a 3-dimensional form and drawing Zentangle® compositions. Both are very satisfying! The tangled designs we draw will be adhered to the hexahedral form, which can be enhanced with beads, bells, tassels, etc. and hung to display. The hexahedron created through a clever origami fold can be scaled up or down for future endeavors. During our time together we will explore many tangle options (patterns) so you can select the ones to feature in your project.

Your instructor will provide all necessary materials, but as a creative, you might choose to bring a few to supplement the basics. We will tangle in black and white, in keeping with the Zentangle Method, but you are free to go rogue and incorporate color into your creation.

The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. “Zentangle” is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com.

Supply List: All necessary supplies are included in the price.

However participants are welcome to bring their own pens (Micron Pens, Sakura Belly Roll pens, Metallic pens) if they wish to work with a wider range of nibs and colors. Participants may also wish to bring beads, bells, or charms to add to their creation. A score board and/or bone folder would be helpful, but the instructor has several that can be shared. Finally, reading glasses are encouraged if the participant would have trouble seeing and drawing small details.

Biography: Amy Broady, M.Ed., is a Certified Zentangle Teacher™ and a Veriditas-trained Labyrinth Facilitator. She began her career as a professional art educator in 1995. She has spent most of her school career teaching at the elementary level, but loves teaching adults just as much as she loves teaching children. She started practicing and teaching the Zentangle Method in 2010 to children in the school setting and adults in various community venues as well as at retreats and conferences; she has provided professional development to countless art educators at the local, state, and national levels. Amy is delighted that Zentangle permeates her personal and professional life, creatively, philosophically, and socially as she has made dear friends through her involvement with Zentangle. In 2022 she established her own tiny little art studio, Pen & Path, for helping others begin or progress on their creative journeys through mixed media adventures in Zentangle, labyrinths, and more. Amy doesn’t sell her artwork and rarely displays it in public venues, but derives great joy and satisfaction from her personal practice as well as teaching others.

Instructor Website: tanglefish.blogspot.com

Workshop Content:
Why do some abstracts feel cohesive while others fall flat? We will explore abstract concepts that will enhance your abstract works.

• Create dynamic compositions
• Develop mark-making as a way to develop and enhance your composition
• Explore different brushes and tools both conventional and unconventional
• Explore depth and layers in your paintings
• Use color that enhance the mood and emotion

The class will include demonstrations on drawing and painting intuitively. We will practice skill building exercises using your unique marks and automatic drawing.

Supply List:

• Acrylic paint – warm and cool colors, black, white and any colors you want to use.
• A variety of mark making tools – pencils, charcoal, colored pencils, acrylic markers, artist crayons, etc.
• Matte Medium
• Brushes of varying sizes (large inexpensive brush from a dollar or hardware store would be nice)
• Palette knife
• Other implements you like to use in painting
• 2 large canvas or board. Examples: 24×36, 24×24, 30×40,36×36 or larger.
• Container for water
• Spray bottle
• Paper towels and/or rags
• Palette (can be freezer paper)
• Painters tape
• Cardboard that will hold a sheet of paper that is 30×22 (paper provided by instructor)
• Anything else you would like to bring
• Suggestion: Take a trip to a dollar store and find inexpensive things that can make marks on the canvas. Kitchen department has interesting things.
• Bring a lunch, please, as we will have a discussion during this time.

Biography:

I use the canvas to tell the bold and sometimes very subtle abstract stories of movement.
Beginning with a loose composition and adding layer on layer,
my paintings naturally unfold and expose an intuitive dance.
These images capture the vibrant attitudes of the human heart.
Soaring Leaping Turning!

Ginger Oglesby, a native Southerner, began studying art in the 6th grade. Saturday mornings were spent in art class learning the fundamentals of drawing, color, composition and medium. In the summer, classes were moved outside for landscapes at Nashville’s Belle Meade Mansion. This continued all through high school under the tutelage of Juanita Green Parks, Director of Art, at Watkins Institute in Nashville, TN. Ginger’s education continued to be concentrated in creative endeavors. She received a BFA from the University of Tennessee in Studio Art with a minor in Dance. After college, Ginger’s first job was with a modern dance company, Sidewalk Dance Theater, where she was a member for ten years. Retiring from the dance company, Ginger missed the movement of dance so she poured movement into her paintings. Her work became more loose and free until they became pure abstraction.

Class Content: Shake things up in this playful, one-day painting class designed to help you loosen up, let go of fear, and reconnect with the joy of creating. Through simple exercises, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, you’ll explore approachable ways to get started, silence self-doubt, and paint with more freedom and spirit. We’ll begin by identifying the fears that can hold us back, then move into techniques that encourage experimentation, confidence, and creative discovery. Most of all, you’ll learn how much fun it can be to paint without fear.

Supply List: The instructor will supply everything you need for the class, including paints, dry media, and basic tools. Because watercolor and acrylic paints dry quickly, both will be available for use throughout the day. Dry media will include pencils, chalk, charcoal, and markers. Tools will include brushes, palette knives, sponges, silicone scrapers, branches, leaves, and—of course—your hands and fingers.

You may want to bring gloves and an apron for added comfort. If you have favorite supplies you enjoy using, feel free to bring them as well.

Biography: Lil Clinard is known for her watercolor, acrylic and encaustic paintings. She paints in both realistic and impressionistic styles and loves to experiment with her art often mixing media for fun and effect. She is best known for her landscapes, waterscapes and unusual approaches and techniques which she enjoys teaching and passing along to other artists. Lil’s paintings are in private and commercial collections and are available at her Tellico Village Studio.

Instructor Website: www.WatercolorsByLil.com