Happy new year art friends! Do you have any art goals this year? Check out the current issue for some of ours. We’ll let you know how we did next year at this time… maybe! Unless it’s embarrassing.

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Art of Collage Level I
Class starts February 6, 2012, $50 US

If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at collage art and didn’t know where to start, this is the perfect program for you – creating your own artistic collage style. The art of collage is a highly nuanced, sophisticated, and long respected art form that consists of applying materials to a base to create colorful, textured and compelling art. Become the collage artist you know you can be. Your evolution starts right here, with this class.

Polymer Clay Mosaics & Pendants
Class starts March 19, 2012, $35 US

This two-week workshop introduces you to the world of polymer clay pendants and mosaics. In the next two weeks, we’ll learn about techniques that allow us to create beautiful, jewel toned polymer clay pendants and boxes using mosaic and antiquing techniques. You’ll learn simple yet profound techniques for creating stunning works of art. This workshop is broad enough that both novices and advanced artists should find much of value. Led by Dana Driscoll!

Coming up later in 2012:

Goddess Art: Exploring the beautiful and inspiring world of goddesses worldwide. This 2 week program is  an exploration in mixed media art.
Fairies: A fun and whimsical 2 week program focused on the fae folk with drawing, painting and mixed media explorations.
Creepy Dolls: A slightly dark and twisted 2 week program creating some strange art dolls with Sarah Trumpp (aka themuppet).