MAD Art Announces Classes

RFH 2010, Featured Articles, Arts

Sat, Feb 06, 2010

MAD Art, announces its slate of winter/spring workshops beginning this month.

Local photographer Rich Grant kicks off the season Feb. 24 at his home studio, demonstrating the best practices for photographing your artwork and techniques for printing on canvas and silk.

Also, basket maker Jean Chapin holds an all-day workshop on the Feb 27.

In March glass artist Amber Blanding hosts a fused glass workshop to create a one of a kind pendant. Sue Lappan designs art quilts and eco-friendly creations for kids. In this two-session workshop create and execute your own design into an art quilt.

In April, Rosita Dickson will hold an all-day workshop, for all skill levels, entitled Focus on the Face - The Portrait. Chinese Brush Painting will be presented by Jane Taylor. Harriette Adamson will teach participants how to make real-looking flowers, and Meredith Leland Getchonis will offer a four-session writing workshop.

Also Sami Martinez will demonstrate how to put together a simple, colorful and flavorful Indian weeknight meal in May. Also in May, Leigh Yardley will discuss the mud oven built last fall at Common Thread Community Farm. and teach participants how to build a fire for the oven and share in preparing dough and baking.

In June, MAD Art, Inc. leads a tour and a hands-on workshop at Golden Artists Paints near New Berlin.

To learn more about the workshops and registration, call 824-1843 or email madartinc@gmail.com.

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