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Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
This class will introduce students to the art of figure sculpting through a variety of forms including human, animal, and even imaginary. Early projects in the class will focus on details of our figures like faces and hands as we learn about basic structure and anatomy. Later projects will combine these details into full figure…
In this class you will be introduced to My Jhong Law Horn kung fu. A northern style, we focus on stances, kicks, punches, and forms. Also, applications and self-defense. Wear loose fitting, athletic clothes, and soft-soled shoes. You will sweat! Ages 8 and up welcome and no experience necessary.
Students explore wheel throwing while refining forming techniques and altering thrown forms beyond symmetry. The course introduces atmospheric firing, including soda firing, cone 6 and cone 10 reduction, and the use of wood and ash in saggars to create unique kiln effects. Prerequisite – Intermediate Level Wheel
Learn how to create functional clay works of art using techniques of coil, slab, carving and manipulating forms. Surface design processes in texture will also be discussed. NOTE: Virtual students have work-from-home and on-site glaze studio privileges only. No on-site access to wheel or handbuilding studios.
This is the perfect entry level class for beginning wheel students. It will cover the basic techniques of throwing, glazing, and firing. Students will also learn the important safety guidelines and procedures of the ceramics studio. Projects on the wheel will focus on small forms (cups, bowls, saucers). For all virtual and onsite Pottery classes,…
Learn to take your watercolor skills to the next level with an in-depth instruction on paint handling, value, composition, and drawing. The class will include live demonstrations as well as lots of individual instruction from a critically acclaimed watercolorist. Reference materials will be provided, but students are also encouraged to bring their own reference materials.
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
This course offers introductory instruction to the forging, forming, cutting, and joining skills of blacksmithing. Students will learn basic blacksmith safety, how to start and manage a solid fuel forge, the heat treatment of tool steel, and how to forge weld. Projects range from hooks, stylized leaves, a two-tined fork, cold cut chisel, tong jaws,…
In Figure Drawing, students will closely examine the human form while drawing from observation. In the first half of the session, students will explore rapid movement and position changes through gestures. The second half will be reserved for a durational drawing with details. NOTE: The class uses live nude models, so students must be 18…
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center