CLASSES
We offer classes in various mixed media techniques. Our classes are held onsite at Art Collective. Private bookings available for groups of 4+ peeps
Alcohol Inks 101
Play & Learn
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Instructor: Chelsea Sparks
Join Chelsea in the shop for some collective art fun! The workshop in alcohol inks doesn’t require any previous experience or a belief in “artistic ability,” just a desire to play and stretch your creative muscle. This class isn’t about making representational art, it’s about enjoying the way the translucent inks move around the special paper and exploring new ways to combine and manipulate them. Most people find it very relaxing and meditative, with a bonus of having beautiful art to take home in the end. This is a terrific class to take with friends, and a great place to make new ones! Bookings for private classes available for parties of 8 peeps. |
Alcohol Inks: Round 2
Grow, Learn more
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Instructor: Chelsea Sparks
Did you fall in love with using alcohol inks in your class in Chelsea’s 101 class? Well, she’s been cooking up a follow up class called Alcohol Inks: Round 2 class for those of you that want to continue to explore more possibilities of the medium. She’ll introduce a few more techniques and paper options. You’ll take your alcohol ink work to a new level. This time you’ll try different papers and some techniques to your tool bank. You will work longer on a couple larger pieces with color selection and composition in mind. |
Pride Mobius Flower Jewelry
Necklace, Bracelet and Earrings
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Instructor: Sarah Norris of piHole Designs
People have been weaving metal rings together for centuries to make armor and clothing. In this class we’ll use metal rings in a way medieval knights never imagined. We’ll use aluminum jump rings in rainbow colors to create three pieces of jewelry that you can wear when you leave. You’ll learn a weave called the Mobius flower, and you’ll use it to create a bracelet, earrings, and a pendant. |
Gridlocked
Collage & Encaustic
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Instructor: Bette Brody of Bette's Creations
Release your inner spirits and get ready to create a mixed media grid which speaks to you. We are going to “loosen up” using a structured gridded pattern on a solid wood substrate. Each of us will map out our own unique pattern on a prepared textural surface and begin playing and exploring using found object elements, paint, paper and wax, creating a whimsical piece of art. |
Create Your First Edition
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Kick Ass Zip Bag
Image Transfer & Fabric Painting
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Instructor: Chelsea *Sparks*
Learn some new image transfer and fabric painting tricks, make new friends, leave with a kick-ass bag (or a bad ass bag. Or a bag with no ass at all)! After transferring an image of your choice* to the front of the provided cotton zipper pouch, you will add color to your bag by building layers of paint. The new techniques you learn will add depth and pizazz to your very handy new bag. |
Handcrafted Leather* Wrap Journal
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Instructor: Bette Brody of Bette's Creations
Join Bette in this class where you will make a 4” x 5 ¾” wrap journal. This is a sewn journal in which all pages lay perfectly flat when opened, making them easy to write or draw on. All aspects of the book will be discussed: covers, spine, end papers and signatures. *actual leather may vary from photograph and a faux leather option is available. |
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Mono Printing : OOAK Prints
with Bette Brody of Bette’s Creations
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Come create one of a kind decorative papers using a gel printing plate. You’ll use a variety of tools (stencils, rubbing plates, stamps, botanicals, texture tools, etc) and learn several techniques of how to make one-of-a-kind prints. You will print on paper, deli paper and fabric. Papers created can be used in journals, collage, framed art work, cards. For this class, we will bind the papers into a simple journal. A class sample is available at Art Collective Frederick.
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