Teen Workshop Descriptions at Artsplace in Cheshire
Drawing Workshops
Contrast Magic Workshop
Working with white charcoal on dark background paper each student will create a dramatic piece of artwork. Students will choose from a variety of photos to complete this clever drawing. Bring a bag lunch.
Working with white charcoal on dark background paper each student will create a dramatic piece of artwork. Students will choose from a variety of photos to complete this clever drawing. Bring a bag lunch.
Contrast Magic
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Contrast Magic
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Contrast Magic
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Drawing Draperies and Fabric Workshop
Focus on improving drawing skills by rendering draperies, fabrics, ribbons and lace. Practice drawing details, textures, twists, folds and shading in pencil and graphite. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch.
Focus on improving drawing skills by rendering draperies, fabrics, ribbons and lace. Practice drawing details, textures, twists, folds and shading in pencil and graphite. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch.
Drawing Draperies & Fabric
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Drawing Draperies & Fabric
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Drawing Trees Workshop
Capture the character of real tree and shrub branches through careful observation. Practice drawing both quickly (gesture) and slowly (contour line) to express the movement of the branches in space. Learn to see and use both positive and negative shapes to help you draw more accurately. Use values from white to gray to black to create an interesting expressive drawing. Bring a bag lunch. |
Drawing Trees
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Nature Sketching Workshop
Learn to draw a selection of objects such as tree branches, driftwood, leaves, seedpods, feathers and shells by close and careful observation. Students will use pencil or graphite. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch.
Learn to draw a selection of objects such as tree branches, driftwood, leaves, seedpods, feathers and shells by close and careful observation. Students will use pencil or graphite. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch.
Felting Workshops
Food Felting Fun Workshop
Felt your choice of fruit or sushi in soft colorful wool. Your efforts will last for years and make a beautiful decoration as well as fun for children to use for play.
Felt your choice of fruit or sushi in soft colorful wool. Your efforts will last for years and make a beautiful decoration as well as fun for children to use for play.
Felted Fruit
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Felted Sushi
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Felted Sushi
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Framed 3-D Snowman Workshop
Create a three dimensional snowman in this clever needle felting class. You decide if it holds a snowball, a string of lights, or even a valentine to enjoy all winter long. It will be framed at the completion of the workshop.
Create a three dimensional snowman in this clever needle felting class. You decide if it holds a snowball, a string of lights, or even a valentine to enjoy all winter long. It will be framed at the completion of the workshop.
Make a Snowball Workshop
Create a batch of snowballs for an inside fight. You won’t get cold making these and they won’t melt either! Amazingly fun to squeeze and assemble. Start your collection now in this fun workshop using Merino wool, pillow fluff and warm soapy water.
Create a batch of snowballs for an inside fight. You won’t get cold making these and they won’t melt either! Amazingly fun to squeeze and assemble. Start your collection now in this fun workshop using Merino wool, pillow fluff and warm soapy water.
Seascape or Lighthouse Tapestry Workshop
Students will work with both natural and dyed wool in a “painterly” style to create a fiber art piece sized 14” x 18”. You’ll learn how the wet felting process causes a melding of design and color. Add detail with felting needles if desired. Bring a bag lunch
Students will work with both natural and dyed wool in a “painterly” style to create a fiber art piece sized 14” x 18”. You’ll learn how the wet felting process causes a melding of design and color. Add detail with felting needles if desired. Bring a bag lunch
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Winter Bird Felting Workshop
Create a 3-D version of a beautiful winter bird or owl in this fun workshop using a special barbed needle and colored wool. |
Winter Bird Felting
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Painting Workshops
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Every Color but White Workshop
Learn techniques for painting the warm and cool colors of snow in a simple winter landscape in oils. Discover how the reflection of sunlight and shadow affect the winter landscapes. Learn how values differ from a warm weather scene when working with a snowy landscape and learn how to mix “snow” colors. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch |
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Tea Cup & Pastry in Oils Workshop
Learn techniques for painting from life, including drawing, light, shadows, and local and reflective color. Instruction includes setting up lighting, drawing, color mixing, local and reflected color, composition, painting light, halftone and shadow on a curved surface. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch. |
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Touch This! Workshop
Explore acrylic painting textures and techniques designed for those who want to discover new ways to use uncommon tools, such as a comb, fabric or a palette knife combined with acrylic mediums to create textural surfaces that can add depth and dimension to realistic paintings. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch. |
Touch This!
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Stained Glass Workshops
Beginner Stained Glass Workshops
This beginning course will teach you the basic steps of cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering your very own stained glass project. Students will create a sun catcher from a colorful choice of glass to take home and hang.
This beginning course will teach you the basic steps of cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering your very own stained glass project. Students will create a sun catcher from a colorful choice of glass to take home and hang.
Flower
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Valentines
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Heart
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Moravian Star Workshop
Learn the basic techniques for cutting glass and assembling this intricate Moravian star ornament. 3-D hanging stars make great gifts all year round. |
Moravian Star
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Mosaic Coaster Workshop
Learn how to cut glass using mosaic wheel cutters, adhering glass and grouting your finished product of a coaster. No experience necessary. Return on 3/13 to grout your coaster. |
Mosaic Coaster
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