TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
Using watercolors to paint ocean scenery? It’s a match! This is the perfect opportunity to learn about seascapes. Classes will be painting a beautiful sunset, learning how to blend colors for the sky and the sea, and identifying parts of a landscape painting as they create with watercolors.
No one taught her, so she taught herself and made her art her own. In doing so, Louisiana artist Clementine Hunter developed a visually distinctive style and vividly depicted plantation life in the early 20th Century. In this session, students will learn more about Clementine’s world. How, they will learn, did she arrive at her ideas of plantation life and her vision for depicting people, animals, and everyday life on a plantation? Then, students will create a piece of art in Clementine’s style and pay homage to her work.
Bilateral symmetry will never be just a big word again after this workshop! Students will practice cutting shapes from folded paper to create an abstract mask. This multi-faceted project can be connected to holiday or cultural themes, so chat with the artist about options after booking!
Illustrations make great teachers, and that is true in this case. Students will draw referencing images of tropical fish, and create details with line designs and patterns. Then, they will use a watercolor resist technique to complete and enhance the piece. Multiple techniques, multiple chances for visual expression!
Under the sea! This session is an artistic adventure on the ocean floor. Students will learn how to paint an eight legged octopus from a reference image, how to use contrast in their art for layering, and how to incorporate shapes and texture. This class includes a science component: there will be time to discuss some of the unique characteristics of this beloved sea creature.
You LOVE to eat them, and now you will love to DRAW them! In this session, students will learn how to draw a crawfish step by step. But this will not just be any crawfish…students will be exposed to Acadiana artist Hannah Gumbo’s drawing style and discover how she takes a drawing and transforms it into lots of different things! So that crawfish is more than just good eating!
You don’t need a brush to do it, but it is an artform! Discover wycinanki, the Polish folk art of papercutting! Legend states that these creations were once used to decorate working and lower class homes in Eastern Europe, and now, this technique can give students new ways to create with minimal materials.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a….PLATE? Whooping Cranes are incredible Louisiana birds that need to be protected! Students will learn about these amazing endangered birds, and make their own whooping cranes from paper plates. Let’s make conservation fun and creative!
They say he “painted with scissors!” French artist Henri Matisse created playful compositions known for his use of color and unique style, that he often achieved without paint. In this session, students will learn about Matisse, and discuss how the man who once painted humans and still lifes created an equally important body of work in the medium of cut paper collage late in life. This is not just a history lesson; students will also create their own cut paper collage inspired by this artist’s work.
They say magazines are dead, but zines are alive, thriving, and letting artists share their messages! Zines are cool, creative handmade publications that express ideas, emotions, and images in a short, accessible form. Students will learn about the history of zines and make their own mini-zine. Students can pick their own zine topics, or a class can work with their current curriculum. Chat with the artist about options after booking!