Palo Alto Adult Fall 2008 Classes

Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(650)329-2366
www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter

ADULT CLASSES
Mixed Media #58390
with Tess Sinclair
Fall 2008

Class start Tuesday, September 16 10 to 1 and run for 10 weeks

Collections, Tree of Life, Weaving with Words, and Dark BoundariesÖ these projects are your invitation to join this cool class. You will be empowered by the techniques and products Tess demonstrates each week. You will love what you create in this dynamic class whether this is your 1st or your 50th class. Whether you work in 2D or 3D you will be delighted with where your heart leads you! A class field trip to Berkley and a student art sale round out 10 weeks of exploration, creativity, self-discovery and fun. Tess will collect a $20 material fee.

Collaborative Project: Calendar Girls

Week One:
Welcome, introduction and overview
Weaving and Writing and Wonderment!!
Working with watercolors, water-soluble oil pastels, and watercolor pencils on rich, cold press watercolor paper a beautiful splash of color and energy will be produced. While this dries, students will work with black art paper and gel pens. Tess will guide a free association writing exercise or artists may do their own thing. The word play and color splash pieces will be cut into strips and woven into a unified piece. The completed piece will be floated on art paper.

Week Two & Three:
Collections
We all collect things and now is the chance to gather these into a coherent piece of art worthy of display. Whether thimbles or theatre tickets, buttons or love letters, feathers or old bottles there is a multitude of options for housing things and youíll discover the one that is perfect for your personal treasures.

Week Four & Five:
Tree of Life
This beautiful image has different meaning for different people. Your tree image may be natural, spiritual, physical, metaphysical or something else. Follow your own vision and you will create a piece of special meaning and beauty.

Week Six & Seven:
Dark Boundaries
Boundaries can divide, separate, protect, limit. Fences separate property, neighbors; boundaries limit access to our secrets, ourselves, our country; whether dividing nations or protecting souls, boundaries are a fertile subject for artistic energy. Your exploration will lead you to your own interpretation and creative expression of boundaries.

Week Eight:
Finish Projects




Week Nine:
Berkeley Field Trip

Week Ten:
Art Opening and Party

Student Material List:
Teacher will provide acrylic paints, glues, gesso, art papers, magazines, ephemera and all special materials.

Self-healing mat
Scissors
Exacto and extra blades
Paint brushes 1/2-1 inch (1@ bristle bright, nylon flat, glue)
Water containers
Any art supplies you like
Personal Ephemera
Pen or pencil

ADULT WORKSHOPS

Mold Making and Resin Casting #58397
Saturday, November 8 10 to 4:30

Mold Making and Resin Casting

What do you love? Bees, angel wings, art deco artifacts, curious faces? The precious ephemera that you just can’t part with may be just perfect for mold making. Join me for a great day of creating our own collection of molds and resin castings. You will learn several techniques for creating molds. Resin is a clear, hard material that can be used to reproduce 3D objects or to seal objects within a bezel (a tiny cup). From the mundane to the finest jewelry making products, you will cast resins in a variety of casings. You can even use some of the molds you made yourself! You may use Tess’ objects or your own or both. You will love the interest a resin casting adds to your work and you will be delighted by how easy it is. You will receive a booklet written by Tess that explains all of the techniques you use in class and where to get all the materials. You don’t want to miss this class! Material fee $30


Student material list:
A box to carry home items that must dry over night
6 to 7 small objects suitable for making molds
(no bigger than 2” x 2”)
6 to 7 small items (no larger than 3/4 inch) to cast in resin
Pen or pencil
Exacto knife
Scissors
Small cutting mat if you have one
Bag lunch
Wear old clothes

Portable Muse #58398
Saturday, November 22 10-4:30

Portable Muse
Taking inspiration from one of the country’s foremost precious metal smiths, Bruce Metcalf, we will create a tiny shrine that can be worn as a necklace. An exterior with a rich patina and a resin bezel and an interior collage background will set the stage for your mini-shrine. With a few simple tricks you will create a mold and a casting of an object that compliments your collage background. You will learn how to attach a necklace with crimp beads. Gild your cast with gold or silver leaf and you will beguile all who see you! Material fee: $15

Student supply list:
“Altoid” box in any shape or size you like.
Self-healing mat (if you have one)
Scissors
Exacto knife with extra blades
Photo Images that will enhance the background collage
(think small)
Very small 3D image to replicate (one that is important to you)
or use one from the teacher..remember it must
fit inside the Altoid box
2 to 3 small (1/2 inch) soft acrylic paintbrushes
Small word or image (to fit into a 1/2 inch metal box)
Ephemera
Water container
Manual hand drill (only if you have one)
Wax paper
Lunch