The Light Studio
Winter Workshops & Classes
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The Light Studio Winter Classes
The 2012 Winter Quarter runs for 8 weeks from January 9–March 10. (No classes February 20–25.)
The cost is $90 per person per 8-week session, plus the cost of materials. Participants are responsible for bringing materials to the first day of class unless otherwise noted. All adult classes are available for ages 12 and older. All classes are held in Room 116 at North Heights Roseville Campus.
Registration for winter classes is now open! We are offering 4 classes this quarter.
Exploring Manga and Traditional Cartooning
with Carol O'Malley
(Youth ages 8-18) Mondays 3:30–5:50pm
Would you like to have fun with art? Enjoy learning the basic principles of cartooning as we explore what defines Manga and traditional cartooning. We'll use these principles and create theme based cartoons in class.
Carol O’Malley draws caricatures at festivals, block parties and weddings. Her background in traditional illustration lead her to a portrait-like whimsical cartoon style. She has a degree in advertising and design and has worked in fine arts, graphics, marketing and sales. caricaturesbycarolsue.com
Hand Building with Clay
with Don Baker
Mondays 6:30–8:30pm
The purpose of this class is to provide students with an opportunity to create pottery through the technique of hand building. Students will learn about clay consistency and wedging, how to build with slabs, and some glazing and firing particulars. Simple tools and easily-learned techniques will give each person the skills to create pieces that reflect their creativity. If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at pottery, this would be a good place to start.
Don Baker enjoys every aspect of the pottery experience, and welcomes opportunities to assist others in expressing their creativity through this medium. He attended Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated with an art major, studying ceramics under Gene Buckley. He has since attended other ceramic classes, done work on his own wheel, and has helped with ceramics at Concordia Academy. A recent hand-built article was featured at Gustavus during their alumni art exhibit last fall.
Pet Portraits in Watercolor or Acrylic
with Deb Magelssen
Wednesdays 6:30–8:30pm
This class is designed to help students with not only pet portraiture, but will allow students to take what they have learned and use the experience and information to create beautiful, colorful paintings in other subject matter. Watercolor and acrylics are water media based mediums and fun to work with. Techniques, expression and painting from one’s heart is allowed. Lots of individual attention will be giving in both mediums. Deb paints her large dog portraits in acrylics and her smaller portraits in watercolor. All classes are designed for students to paint along with Deb as she explains what she is doing, why she is doing it, and how she will fix her mistakes when things go wrong. Lot’s of demonstrations, handout’s and easy to learn lessons.
Deb Magelssen has a B.A. in Art and Psychology and is a nationally recognized fine artist, painter, instructor, and creativity coach. She has been in the arts for over 30 years and is on the boards of the International Society of Acrylic Painters, MN Watercolor Society Board, and Northstar Watercolor, and teaches all over the Twin Cities.
Pen and Ink
with Pam Keske
Thursdays 6:30–8:30pm
"…what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures…'” In this class you will learn to draw in the style of many of your favorite childhood books; with pen and ink! Add color to your work with watercolor pencils which are easy to control and then, combined with pen and ink, create vibrant works of art.
Pam Keske is a freelance artist and illustrator. You will find her debut work in the book Songs of Assent by Dr. Carla Waterman which includes five of her pen and ink drawings. Her passion is to create visual arts that help people see the kingdom of God with the eyes of their hearts.
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