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2008 Autumn Art Classes (to be announced)
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Join professional artists for weekend art classes at the beautiful Sawdust Art Festival in September. All classes are held at the Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. For additional information please or to register for classes, call Jennifer Tye at 949.497.0515 or Jan Sattler at 949-637-5807.

Beginning Silk Painting with Olivia Batchelder
September 15 & 16 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Learn color mixing and silk painting outline technique. This is a great class if you are interested in learning to paint silk scarves, silk fabrics for garments, or making wall hangings. Dye Chemistry, types of silk, exotic tools, how to stretch silk for painting, how to transfer a design to a piece of silk, painting techniques, and how to steam silk for color permanency will be covered. You will paint a color mixing chart and a long silk scarf of your own design.
No previous painting experience necessary.
$195 Class fee includes all materials needed.

Multi-Mixed-Media Playtime with Cherril Doty and Suzette Rosenthal
September 15 & 16 from 11:00am to 4:00pm
We will be exploring different forms of self-expression and artistic identity in a positive, supportive and free-flowing setting. This is an opportunity to play in and with a variety of media such as paint, paper, fibers, and more to create an art piece, begin an art journal, produce artist trading cards and myriad other exciting possibilities.
$150 Class fee includes all materials needed.

Watercolor Techniques on Silk with Olivia Batchelder
September 29 & 30 9:00am to 4:00pm
This is a painting class. You will learn how to treat our silk canvas so the dyes will not flow and the silk becomes more like a piece of fine watercolor paper. Techniques in stretching the silk on a frame, sizing methods, and using chemical additives for special effects will be taught. Come will a drawing of a design you would like to make. You will go home with a portfolio of technique samples and a completed dye painting on silk.
$195 Class fee includes all materials needed.

 

The Sawdust Art Festival is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to
providing the public with the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate
the art and culture created in Laguna Beach