Introduction to Pastels

with Rebecca Girouard, Visual Artist: Pastel, Watercolour, Acrylic

1pm to 4pm, Sunday, March 22

Space limited to 6. (Class Fee: $30)

This class will introduce you to the various types of pastels and surfaces available to us. You will have hands-on experience with mark making and create your own samples for reference. During the second half of this class, you will be guided in the steps to creating a small pastel painting of your own, using a simple landscape photo for reference.

***Please bring a printed 5" x 7" copy of a simple landscape to work from and a 12" ruler. You will be provided with the rest of the materials in class.

Modern Macrame for Beginners

with Suzzie Sauer

1pm to 4pm, Sunday, March 29

Space limited to 6. (Class Fee: $30)

Unravel the tangled mystery of macrame with this beginner’s workshop offered by Suzzie of Sauer Entanglements. Participants will learn a few basic knots and practise by making a simple piece, before choosing a spring themed project to embark upon with support. All abilities welcomed. Come TIE it out!

Suzzie Sauer began her macrame journey after falling in love with the textured beauty of fibre art. She loves exploring new ways to apply macrame technique, and enjoys designing new work. The meditative nature of macrame, as well as the creative potential of the medium continue to hold sway, and encourage Suzzie to keep exploring and creating.

Heart to Heart

with Leina Wann, Multimedia Artist

1pm to 4pm, Sunday, April 5th

Space limited to 6. (Class Fee: $30)

We gather to remember love through creating a variety of hearts - for ourselves, for loved ones, for community and for the world. Some hearts we keep and others we give away as tokens of love.

First we create a personal heart on stone for ourselves.

Then we decide on a few friends and loved ones we wish to give hearts to

and make hearts on thick paper, wood, and shells - with acrylic paint.

If time permits, we can create a collective heart for the world.

Leina Wann enjoys creating abstract art, fine art, fabric art and mixed mediart. Her artwork is inspired and created - from within the heart center outward.

Intermediate Pastels

with Rebecca Girouard

Visual Artist: Pastel, Watercolour, Acrylic

1pm to 4pm, Sunday, April 12

Space limited to 6. (Class Fee: $30)

This class is open to those who have taken the Intro to Pastels Class and those who have experience in working with soft pastels.

I will be providing the same image to each of you to work up in class.

We will be exploring two different applications in creating the image.

If you have a set of soft pastels, please bring them. (basic palette colours).

You will be provided with the rest of the materials in class.

****Please bring a 12" ruler and an Ochre pastel pencil. 

Mosaic Bottle

with Jennie Levesque

1pm to 4pm, Sunday, April 19

Space limited to 6. (Class Fee: $30)

Turn trash into treasure one tile at a time! Join us for a joyful, hands-on creative session where recycled glass bottles become beautiful works of art. With colorful glass tiles, a bit of imagination, and your dedication to a fun time, you’ll create a sparkling mosaic piece perfect for your home or garden.

Come enjoy an afternoon filled with creativity, laughter, and a little bit of magic one tile at a time. No experience needed just bring your creativity and we’ll take care of the rest! Spots fill quickly, so reserve yours soon

Make a Wet Felted Bowl

with Lynda Slater

1pm to 4pm, Sunday, April 26

Space limited to 6. (Class Fee: $30)

Have fun making a wool felted little bowl. Learn the basics of wet felting and take home a cute little bowl.

Please if possible come dressed in clothes that withstand wet! Please bring 2 towels for use. They will get wet so no need to worry about the towels being ruined. Also bring a container for water, large yogurt container will suffice.

About Lynda Slater:  I have always enthralled with textiles all my life. Spinning, weaving, sewing and dyeing have all been explored. The last 40 years, dyeing has been top of the list.  Over the years I have had the good fortune to study different dyes, techniques and fibres in various places: Italy , Bali, Java,USA and Canada. I dyed thousands of kilos of silk for Treenway Silks and when the company was sold and moved to the USA, I found other ways to use my dye skills. Some of my dyed silks were used to make a sash for the Queen so somewhere in the bowels of Buckingham palace are silks dyed in Sooke. Wet felting and Nuno felting are fun techniques to learn as there are no mistakes!

Make a Mini Collage

with Doreen Carscadden

1pm to 4pm, Sunday, May 3rd

Space limited to 6. (Class Fee: $30)

Make some mini bird collages! You will receive examples of different options and instructions on how to complete making a card as well as a cradle board and a Rolodex card if participants happen to have one! 

Doreen Carscadden is a mixed media artist who loves colour, sharing space and creating with others!