Ages/Abilities: Age 18 and older, all skill levels welcome.

Date: Saturday, October 6th and Sunday October 7th from 10 am -3 pm
both days

Costs: Tuition $175 + $35 materials fee
Workshop limited to 15 participants

Location: TBA

Workshop Description: Working from a live nude model, students will create a female torso using terra cotta clay. Through observation, and discussions of anatomy, proportion, and design this class will give students a foundation in techniques of working expressively in water-based clay to create a 3-dimensional sculpture of the female form.

Instructor Biography: Jill Perry Townsend graduated form the Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA though she is largely self-taught in sculpture. She has received rave reviews for her work. She has shown at the Loveland invitational Sculpture Show in Loveland, Colorado and at the Sitka Invitational in Portland, Oregon. She also shows at her studio in Depoe Bay, Oregon.

Ages/Abilities: Age 16 and older, all skill levels welcome.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 6th from 1-4 pm

Location: Connie Hanson Gardens 1931 NW 33rd St. Lincoln City

Costs: Tuition $25 includes all materials; participants go home with a beautiful silk scarf that they dyed themselves! Workshop limited to 15 participants

Workshop Description: Explore the world of natural dyes, by making your own silk scarf. Participants will be introduced to the technique of natural dyeing in this hands-on workshop. The workshop will include an introduction to the process and materials of natural dyeing. We will look at natural dyes, as used in cultures worldwide. Examples of silk dyed in a full spectrum of colors with natural materials will provide a reference for participants to create their own projects. Instruction will include how to make several different colors of dye. Participants will be guided in how to create a resist design and dye their own scarf, and how to care for the finished piece. At the end of the workshop, everyone will go home with their own unique piece of wearable art!

Instructor Biography: Annamieka Hopps has been working with dyes on textiles since 2001, when a trip to Indonesia inspired her interest in colors on cloth. A fiber arts major at the University of Oregon, she specializes in natural dyes and silk painting. Along with using plants for dye, she also studies them, and spent two years learning botany and Oregon ecology with the Columbine School of Botanical Studies. Her great joy in teaching about natural dyes is to see people’s enthusiasm for the rich colors on their beautiful projects! .

Date: Saturday, October 6th from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Costs: Tuition $100, supply list is available - Workshop limited to 15 participants

Location: TBA

Workshop Description: This class, taught by one of Oregon's premier Plein air painters will be an introduction to painting on location. Students should have some painting or drawing experience. While it is an introduction to plein air painting, students of more advanced levels are also welcome to join us. Class will meet in the morning at a covered location and depending on weather we will either paint there or near the beach or the bay. Basic elements of painting on location will be covered with an emphasis on learning to simplify what you see and learning to create interesting compositions. A demonstration will be given and students will get much individual attention. Students should have their own portable easel and supplies. A supply list will be available and supplies can be purchased locally. Students may work in either pastel or oil. A bag lunch is recommended.

Instructor Biography: Artist Susan Faust vividly expresses her love of natural beauty through
her oil paintings, which are included in prestigious collections around
the world. She's the recipient of numerous awards in American and
international exhibitions, and is a featured artist in the US Public
Broadcasting System television show, " The Artist's Workshop". Susan
now lives in Portland Oregon USA, is a signature member of the Northwest
Pastel Society, a member of The Pastel Society of America, Oil Painters
of America and is represented by the Lawrence Gallery in Oregon.

• An Exceptional Place to B&B
• Beach Dog Cafe
• Chinook Winds
• Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau
• Lighthouse Scrapbooks
• Looking Glass Inn
• Mo’s Restaurant
• Oregon Coast Community College
• Oregon Coast Today
• Oregon Surf Shop
• Palace Inn & Suites
• Pelican Shores Inn
• The Bay House Restaurant
• The Bead Goes On
• Tanger Outlet Mall

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