Spoons are central tools in the human experience; they may very well be the first and last tools we use in this life. They also make great projects for beginner carvers, with their convex and concave surfaces and changing grain direction. In this course, students will learn about wood selection, grain orientation, spoon design and...

In this workshop, learn to make unique monoprints using a gelli plate. There will be demonstrations of various printing techniques which will include painting and drawing on the plate, using stencils, layering, combining shapes and image transfers. Printing and rice papers are great to print on as well as found and old papers. You may...

In this workshop, create mixed media paintings that combine drawing, painting and collage. We will begin making a series of drawings from life or from your imagination. There will be flowers available for reference. Taking these drawings, you will then use paint and different papers to compose paintings. There will be lots of papers available,...

Students will work with the three primary colors plus white in acrylic paint to understand and learn about color theory. The basics of how colors and paint interact on the substrate, as well as its application to real life will be included. Still life painting will be used to apply what students have learned from...

Altars offer sacred space for us to visit each day and make offerings of devotion to the loved ones in our lives – those who have passed and those still with us. They help us bring focus and ritual into our daily lives which can make us feel part of something larger than ourselves. Many...

Artist Joseph Cornell made exquisite, personal and complex dioramas. Maybe you want to build an alter to a person or a place, perhaps you want to build a momento mori or memory garden, or maybe you just want to play intuitively and assemble objects! No prior experience necessary- Belle will bring examples and demonstrate options...

Plein air painting is the practice of painting outside, or as the French term, "en plein air", literally translates to, "in the open air". Join us with your paint box for a full day of outdoor painting, convening with nature and learning to see like an artist. I will begin with a lecture and demonstration...