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Friday, February 21, 2020

Homeschool Art Classes

These print making days have turned out to be really fun for boy my students and myself. LOVE making prints!

As you can see here, some of my printing plates are repeated patterns. Their assignment is to brainstorm with thumbnails for their own repeated patterns. Can’t wait to see what the students design!

I teach homeschool students ages 9-18 in two locations: www.hisclasses.org and www.ttcclasses.com. I don’t take students mid-year but our schedule for 2020-2021 will be up around the end of April. Here are the links:

The Training Center Classes

HIS Classes

Friday, August 9, 2019

Upcoming Art Classes

Gathering supplies for my new students - can’t wait to meet them! Classes start SOON and I am gearing up! I have a couple spots left in each class so look up www.hisclasses.org or www.ttcclasses.com and let me know if you want in. These are formal, weekly art classes for homeschooled students ages 9-18 through the entire school year. The websites:

www.hisclasses.org and

www.ttcclasses.com

And, a little known fact about me - I almost never erase to get rid of a mistake. Not that I don’t make a LOT of mistakes, I just draw so lightly and loosely in the beginning that the mistakes simply get covered up. Do you see how these art erasers are flat? That’s because they’re for oh so much more than deleting bad stuff. They’re good for drawing in ‘light.’ They do highlights, reflections, light lines, smudging, strands of hair... all this can be erased out of dark values with the edge these babies have. Love these things!

Want to join in on the fun and creativity? Check out the websites and let me know!*

* If you’re interested in privates, I give them as well. Just ask.

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Art Classes for Homeschoolers

If you’re still thinking of art classes for the fall, I’m switching into high gear gathering supplies and preparing lesson plans. I teach in two locations: www.hisclasses.org and ttcclasses.com. Two of my seven classes are full, but there’s room in the others! Did you know I also give private lessons? Message me about that.

Turkish tour

Another look at those natural color-sources. I asked about cochineal, because you couldn't just have that on a shelf, and yes, their deep reds are cochineal. It's a South American insect that is a parasite to the prickly pear. Owners deposit them into their fields, and blow them off and collect them once they're big. Then they crush their fat, bloody bodies for a nice, natural, red dye. I'm so happy to report that the rug we purchased has cochineal in it. I'm also happy to report that it's likely in your lipstick and blush, ladies, and if you drink cherry coke - it's in there, too! :)

'My' Chair

At our theatre the other night we had an orchestra meeting after I taught my sets class. After about a half hour, someone pulled me out of the meeting for a few minutes. When I came back, everyone in the room was laughing and pointing to the nice, uh, black leather chair. I had paint on the back of my shirt, and it permanently smeared all over the leather! The last time I went in the office, I noticed that someone had taped up the sign you see here. One way to lay claim to something! Well, it's not the first time, let's see, there's my driveway with many colors of paint, our carpet with Peter Pan green footprints, my car with yellow paint on the seat, my gloves, half of my clothes. It seems like everyone likes my painted clothes, kind of like already-broken-in-jeans. Maybe I should start a clothing line!