FALL & WINTER HOURS OCTOBER - MAY Tues - Sat: - 10:00 - 4:00 ART CLASSES ALL YEAR
The Cottage Art Gallery, 106 Pocono Tr. E. Nokomis FL
ART CLASS SCHEDULE: Dec 1st - Jan 12th
Come meet new friends, discover your creativity and just plain have fun!
JUDY GILMER & KIERA LIGHT CLASSES
IKEBANA CLASSES with LESLIE WIER
We currently offer: Adult Beginner Watercolor Painting Classes - Basic Cartooning - 3D Watercolor - Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Floral - Acrylic Abstract - Fiber and Texture
BASIC WATERCOLOR FOR BEGINNERS
December 1st - 10:00 - 12:30 - $45.00
I've had lots of requests for another basic class so here we go!
- If you have never painted with watercolor before, or have, but it turned into a nightmare - come and give it a go with me!
- Whether you feel you have zero talent or no drawing skills, this class will show you quite differently.
- I will take you step by step through the process of creating a lovely, bright impressionistic floral which we will slip under a mat when done. All You will need to get is a frame to hang your first masterpiece!
- We will spend about 10 minutes going over a few basics so you are in the drivers seat with the paint. Just a few simple techniques to help get you started.
- Then you get to create your own version of the piece I am demonstrating - choose your own colors, create your own composition.
Seats available - 7 - FULL
All materials are provided, so just bring yourself for a fun couple of hours spent with great classmates..
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SALTY PALMS
Monday Dec 8th - 10:00 - 12:30 - $45.00
FAVORITE CLASS - SO LET'S DO IT AGAIN!
- Using the wet on wet technique over a very light pencil sketch and also using frisket here and there, you will learn how to create this light and breezy palm painting.
- Using salt you will learn how to create some fun texture in the background of your trees.
- We will build this color by color as I take you, as always, step by step through the process.
- Lots of fun and very satisfying.
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Seating is limited so book now.
Seats available 7 - 4 spots left
HOLIDAY IKEBANA CENTERPIECE
December 15th - 6:00 - 8:00pm - $80.00
Ikebana for the Winter Holidays
- Celebrate the beauty of the winter season with Ikebana!
- This special holiday workshop invites participants of all experience levels, whether new to Ikebana or continuing their study, to explore how natural materials can reflect the spirit of celebration.
- Together, we’ll work with seasonal branches and flowers, and traditional Japanese elements, to create arrangements that bring warmth and meaning into your home.
- Techniques will remain approachable for beginners yet creatively enriching for those with prior experience.
- All materials are provided so you will be able to re-use the vessel and frog to create other pieces whenever you wish.
Seats Available - 7 - 2 Spots left
INTRO TO KOZO PLANT FIBERS
Tuesday - Dec 16th - 10:00 - 12:30 - $60.00
Explore Creating with Fiber!
- Let's go on a journey discovering the wonderful textures you can achieve creating an art piece using Kozo.
- Kozo fibers are long, strong fibers from the inner bark of the Mulberry tree.
- You will learn how to create your own unique abstract canvas piece by placing, sculpting and dying these fibers with distress oxide paints.
- It's a lot of fun and very relaxing and freeing.
All Materials supplied - just bring yourself.
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Seating is limited so book now.
Seats available - 7 - 6 spots left
OPEN STUDIO - FIX YOUR OOPSIES/WORK ON TECHNIQUES
Wednesday Dec 17th - 10:00 - 12:30
Bring your incomplete or problem watercolor and or ink pieces in for some help and suggestions.
- I will help you figure out how to blow through whatever barriers you have in completing one or more watercolor and/or ink art pieces. If you are stuck, or feel you made some boo-boos that you don't know how to fix, I will help you.
- If you want just to come and practice your ink work or watercolor techniques this is a great space and time to do that too.
- Please bring your incomplete art - your own materials (paints, pencils, paper etc)
- I have water vessels, pallets etc so no need to bring those.
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Seating is limited so book now.
Seats available 8 - 3 spots left
Buggin' Out
Sunday/Monday - January 11th & 12th - 2 day workshop
9:30 - 2:30 - $110.00
- Build some bugs and maybe a bird to keep the bugs company!
- (I haven't actually done the painting yet so as soon as I get it done I will post here - but you get the idea from the wee bloke pictured here.)
- I will provide all the materials and take you step by step building these cuties so you end up with something uniquely YOUR invention not mine.
- We will practice on scratch paper first, then on the final watercolor paper, you will draw, ink, then paint your character bugs and pals.
- On day 1 we will finish up the inking and maybe begin the painting process.
- On day 2 we will finish the painting process and touch up as needed.
These classes are on the long side so bring a light lunch or snack and I will provide the carbs and coffee.
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Seats Available - 7 - 2 spots left