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The La Veta School of the ArtsWorkshops for 2010 |
| These workshops can fill quickly, so you are encouraged to register as soon as possible to reserve your space. Register online in a secure platform by clicking on the "Buy Now " button for your desired workshop or workshops. If you have any questions, please call the Class Administrator Lana Thomas Wachterman, or fax at 719-742-5194, or e-mail: LVArtSchool@yahoo.com. | You may register by mail your check or money order to LVSA, PO Box 33, La Veta, CO 81055. Should you prefer to register online, our secure online payment option (PayPal) will charge a 2.9% processing fee. NOTE: When you make a "DEPOSIT" for a workshop, PAYPAL will indicate it as "A DAY". |
| PROGRAM: Unless you have been notified to the contrary, classes will meet from 9am to 4pm with a one-hour lunch break. All classes will be held at The La Veta School of the Arts, 105 W. Ryus, across from the park. | MATERIALS: You will be sent a materials list when you register for a class. Some classes may have a modest materials fee. |
| MEALS: Reasonably priced sandwiches and salads may be ordered daily and will be delivered. No host dinners can be arranged upon request. | ACCOMMODATIONS: A listing of places to stay will be sent upon request when you register for classes. This list will include local B&B's, hotels, inns and some local housing at reasonable rates. Other information can be obtained from the La Veta Chamber of Commerce at PO Box 32, La Veta, CO 81055, or on their web site: www.lavetacucharachamber.com |
Peggy Zehring |
May 16th - 20th |
$375.00 |
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| Free yourself with this productive weekend. In this class, which emphasizes creativity and originality, you will find your own unique style. Also you will begin to learn the language of abstraction: the language of emotion. You will experiment with many different materials and mediums and learn the psychology of color, line and form. No experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. |  |
You will have 5 days (or if you sign up for both May classes, 12 days) to discover and explore your own unique style. Emphasis will be on creativity and originality and having fun with your art. Using tools, charcoal and paint, you will explore mark-making, paint possibilities, making sense of nonsense, trusting your own vision and the psychology of line, form and color. You will also begin to learn the language of abstraction. No experience necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. |
| Peggy Zehring studied with Elaine deKooning and with Chicago's abstract painters: disciples of Wassily Kandinsky. She has a fine arts degree University of Illinois, Chicago. Her award-winning work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, and several publications. For 29 years, she has lectured extensively and taught in a variety of college and workshop settings. She is represented by Montserrat Gallery in New York City, and La Veta Fine Arts Gallery in La Veta. Visit her web site at: www.PeggyZehring.com. | ||
| Peggy Zehring | May 23rd -27th | $375.00 |
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| Free yourself with this productive weekend. In this class, which emphasizes creativity and originality, you will find your own unique style. Also you will begin to learn the language of abstraction: the language of emotion. You will experiment with many different materials and mediums and learn the psychology of color, line and form. No experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. | |
You will have 5 days (or if you sign up for both May classes, 12 days) to discover and explore your own unique style. Emphasis will be on creativity and originality and having fun with your art. Using tools, charcoal and paint, you will explore mark-making, paint possibilities, making sense of nonsense, trusting your own vision and the psychology of line, form and color. You will also begin to learn the language of abstraction. No experience necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. |
| Peggy Zehring studied with Elaine deKooning and with Chicago's abstract painters: disciples of Wassily Kandinsky. She has a fine arts degree University of Illinois, Chicago. Her award-winning work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, and several publications. For 29 years, she has lectured extensively and taught in a variety of college and workshop settings. She is represented by Montserrat Gallery in New York City, and La Veta Fine Arts Gallery in La Veta. Visit her web site at: www.PeggyZehring.com. | ||
| Raquel Dimond | June 19th & 20th | $150.00 Lab Fee: $30 |
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| " Learn technique and then dispense with it . " Render leaves, flower petals, grasses, branches and all manner of wildlife. This class will begin with a short explanation of the origins of brush or Sumi painting and the materials needed. By midmorning, students will be exploring the art of ink on rice paper. this year, colored inks will be added. The lab fee will pay for all the materials needed for this class. |  |
Rachael Dimond studied Sumi-e painting in New York City with Paul Siudzinski . She continues in her Colorado studio creating paintings, bead work and weaving . She also has experience with life drawing and design having worked in the art departments of various art magazines including Vogue. |
| Brendt Berger | July 26th & 27th | $150.00 |
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| This workshop will be a basic two day comprehensive look at the materials and techniques of drawing, designed to introduce the student to a full range of self-expression in the drawing medium. In addition to the traditional techniques of contour, gesture and value, we will explore the possibilities inherent in both negative and positive space. A supply list will be sent when you register. |  |
Brendt Berger has a fine art degree from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. As a painter and printmaker, he has taught art classes at the School of Visual Arts in New York and the Honolulu Art Academy, among others. His work (including public installations, murals and prints) is included in many private and public collections all over the United States. He and his wife Maria founded the Museum of Friends (MOF) in Walsenburg, CO. |
| Peggy Zehring | July 9th, 10th & 11th (Fri. 6-9pm, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 9-3) |
$185.00 |
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| Free yourself with this productive weekend. In this class, which emphasizes creativity and originality, you will find your own unique style. Also you will begin to learn the language of abstraction: the language of emotion. You will experiment with many different materials and mediums and learn the psychology of color, line and form. No experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. | |
You will have 5 days (or if you sign up for both May classes, 12 days) to discover and explore your own unique style. Emphasis will be on creativity and originality and having fun with your art. Using tools, charcoal and paint, you will explore mark-making, paint possibilities, making sense of nonsense, trusting your own vision and the psychology of line, form and color. You will also begin to learn the language of abstraction. No experience necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. |
| Peggy Zehring studied with Elaine deKooning and with Chicago's abstract painters: disciples of Wassily Kandinsky. She has a fine arts degree University of Illinois, Chicago. Her award-winning work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, and several publications. For 29 years, she has lectured extensively and taught in a variety of college and workshop settings. She is represented by Montserrat Gallery in New York City, and La Veta Fine Arts Gallery in La Veta. Visit her web site at: www.PeggyZehring.com. | ||
| Kathy Hill | July 16th, 17th, & 18th Fri. 6-9pm, Sat. & Sun. 9-4 |
$185.00 | Make your Deposit Here |
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| Learn to loosen up while preserving your love of detail. Watercolor's natural spontaneity can free you to enjoy the serendipitous while manipulating the medium to your own purposes. Basic watercolor techniques, composition, values and color temperatures will be addressed. Optional material fee of $15 can be paid two weeks in advance. |  |
Kathy Hill studied painting at the University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts at Champaign-Urbana and graduated from The American University, Washington, DC with a BA in Art Education. She specializes in watercolor paintings of the Spanish Peaks and surrounding area. Her work has won many awards and is included in many private and corporate collections. Visit her web site at www.KathyWHill.com |
| Paul Alhadel | July 30th - 31th & Aug 1st | $225.00 | Make your Deposit Here |
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| This is a three-day workshop that will introduce digital phptography as a fine art medium, develop the skills necessary for basic operation of a digital camera and teach students how to implement a digital workflow using Adobe Photoshop. Each student will bring a digital camera (A dSLR with interchangable lens) and a laptop he/she feels comfortable operating.. |  |
Paul Alhadef has over 14 years of experience in the digital imaging field. He has worked as a commercial photographer and a fine art photographer. He has experience with lighting, composition and graphic design. His photographs appear weekly in publications around the world. http://www.nounstudio.com/workshops.htm |
| Joan Hanley | Aug. 2th - 6th | $375.00 |
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| See how paint reacts to different paper surfaces. For instance, some paper absorbs pigment, others float color or react best to dry brush . Explore, experiment and complete works of art for five days . Learn how to develop a painting and know when to stop. Traditional and experimental techniques will be demonstrated. Since a variety of paper and surfaces will be used for painting, they will be available for purchase. Brushes and paints required, will be included in a supply list which will be sent when you register. |  |
Joan Hanley was a painter and illustrator for twenty years after studying at the Art Institute of Chicago's art school, where she studied sculpture for the next 3 years. Her freedom to move back and forth between painting and sculpture has altered her approach to both media. In 2003, she established the Joan Hanley Fine Art Gallery in La Veta. CO. |
| Sheigla Hartman | Aug 7th & 8th (Fri. 6-9pm, Sat. & Sun. 9-4) |
$150.00 |
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| This class features a live model for 2 days of exercises designed to unleash each participant's free expression of the human figure. A variety of techniques will be explored. Learn to make your drawings more exciting and expressive. No experience is necessary. Lab fee pays the live models. A supply list will be sent when you register for the class. |  |
Sheigla Hartman begin her career as a professional artist in a show at the Denver Art Museum in 1967. Since then, her work has appeared in 9 one person shows and 83 group exhibitions in the United States, Europe, the West Indies, Korea, Morocco, Scotland and Canada. She draws, paints, makes prints and sculpts as well. She has a fine arts degree from Doane College, and has received many awards and scholarships. She has studied in Denmark and has a MFA equivalent from her study and teaching in France. |
| Kenny Schneider | Aug 9th - 13th | $375.00 | Make your Deposit Here |
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| This fun, 5 day class in film making will introduce and demonstrate the technical foundations of film and video production. The student will learn the differences between digital and analog media. Camera work, editing and aesthetics will be demonstrated by creating a class film to be viewed by the public after the class is concluded. |  |
Kenny Schneider has a Bachelor's degree in art from the University of Miami in Coral Gables , FL , and a Master's Degree in art from Adams State College in Alamosa, Co. He has taught art at Colorado State University in Pueblo, CO , has taught at Trinidad State Jr. College in Trinidad, CO and Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CN. His Public Works projects are known world-wide. His filmography includes membership in the Film Maker's Cooperative, numerous screenings, producing and directing shorts, commercials and directing a feature film in the summer of 2002. |
| Mary Sewell Cooper | August 13th- 14th, & 15th | $185.00 |
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Learn how to mold, sculpt, texture, set stones and finish original bronze pieces with the new medium, BRONZclay. This flexible material is fired in a kiln and can be used to express your own unique sense of design for jewelry and/or additions to other types of art and sculpture. Extra supplies will also be available at the class for cost.. |
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Mary Sewell Cooper is a jewelry artist and abstract expressionist painter, who brings originality to her jewelry design. She has studied BRONZclay and PMC jewelry making at Rio Grands, and Education in Motion classes in Albuquerque, NM. Her jewelry can be found in several galleries in the Southwest and online at www.marysewellcooper.com. |
| Joan Hanley | Aug. 16th - 20th | $375.00 |
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This workshop will consist of day to day instruction in modeling the figure with oil-based clay. Students will be introduced to various tols and construction of an armature. Ready-made armatures will be available if requested early enough in advance of the class. The figure will be created from a live model stressing anatomical structure as well as expression. The finished sculpture will stand 20" tall. Lab fee pays for the model. Supplies can be purchased from the instructor. |
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Joan Hanley was a painter and illustrator for twenty years when she reevaluated her art. Hanley then enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago's art school, where she studied sculpture for the next 3 years. Her freedom to move back and forth between painting and sculpture has altered her approach to both media. In 2003, she established the Joan Hanley Fine Art Gallery in La Veta. CO. |
| Michael Croft | Aug. 23rd - 28th | $450.00 |
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This class will teach you to design and build "Automata", small, hand-activated figures that employ simple mechanisms to animate characters or scenes with a whimsical or quirky twist. The basic unit will be constructed from wood, metal, paper, fabric, clay, Fimo, etc. No experience necessary, however, patience, tenacity and a sense of humor are essential. No lab fee if you're able to bring all the needed supplies. . |
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Michael Croft is Emeritus Professor of Art at the University of Arizona where he taught jewelry and metalsmithing for 24 years. His work has been seen in numerous national and international exhibitions and has received many awards and grants. It has also appeared in various books, magazines and collections. Since 1989, he has passionately collected, created and taught automata design. |
| Peggy Zehring | Sept. 13th - 17th | $375.00 |
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| Free yourself with this productive weekend. In this class, which emphasizes creativity and originality, you will find your own unique style. Also you will begin to learn the language of abstraction: the language of emotion. You will experiment with many different materials and mediums and learn the psychology of color, line and form. No experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. | |
You will have 5 days (or if you sign up for both May classes, 12 days) to discover and explore your own unique style. Emphasis will be on creativity and originality and having fun with your art. Using tools, charcoal and paint, you will explore mark-making, paint possibilities, making sense of nonsense, trusting your own vision and the psychology of line, form and color. You will also begin to learn the language of abstraction. No experience necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. |
| Peggy Zehring studied with Elaine deKooning and with Chicago's abstract painters: disciples of Wassily Kandinsky. She has a fine arts degree University of Illinois, Chicago. Her award-winning work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, and several publications. For 29 years, she has lectured extensively and taught in a variety of college and workshop settings. She is represented by Montserrat Gallery in New York City, and La Veta Fine Arts Gallery in La Veta. Visit her web site at: www.PeggyZehring.com. | ||
| Jim Fowler | Sept 18th & 19th | $150.00 Lab Fee: $ 40 |
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| Learn basic Cutting, Welding, & Carving Techniques with electric, puematic and hand tools. Create a steel, stone or wood sculpture of your own design with assistance of an experienced creator of exotic objects. You may call the instructor to personalize your project parts list. No experience is necessary.. |  |
Jim Fowler studied art at the Sir John Cass School of Art in London, UK, the American University in Paris, France and the University of Texas. Since 1969 he has resided at Libre, which is an intentional community of artists. He is a stone carver, a painter and a metal sculptor. His public artworks in Colorado can be seen in Grand Junction and Frisco. |
| Linda Hickman | Sept. 23th & 24th | $150.00 Lab Fee $30 |
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| In collaboration with our well-known, local Celtic Festival, we are offering this this workshop in beading. It will explore the many ways to do beading on brass chain. Students will learn to make unsoldered chain links, attach beads and also add commercial chain to hand-made beaded links. After the basic instruction, students will be free to explore different ways of adding chain, links and beads to create standard and three dimentional necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Techniques learned in this class can easily be done at home. A supply list will be sent when you register. |  |
Linda Hickman has been a jeweler for 20 years. She studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York City and Valley Artist Guild in Peters Valley, New Jersey. Her teachers included Irena Brenner and Phebe Allen Blake. Her work appeared on the cover of the Celtic Design magazine for the Irish Music and Arts Festival at Wolftrap Park in 1996 and has been displayed at craft and jewelry exhibitions all over the East Coast. She teaches a Celtic jewelry and design workshop each year for the past 10 years at the Catskills irish Arts Week in East Durham, NY. |
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