Leave the day-to-day world behind,
and discover your inner artist!

You gather the friends, we will teach the class!
Choose from the descriptions below,
or we can create a class based on your interests.
Students at all levels are welcome.
Classes are held at Alpern Art Studio, or
                                           WE WILL COME TO YOU!

 

CERAMICS – IT’S NOT JUST FOR KIDS ANYMORE!
Working with clay is relaxing and therapeutic.  Learn basic forming and glazing  techniques.  Use your imagination and have some fun!  You will have the satisfaction of creating lasting objects you can really use.

ART FOR ADULTS – TRY IT!  
Relax and use that right side of your brain!  Try a new art technique each week.  We will work with oil pastels, paint, collage, and printmaking.  Each project is designed for enjoyable exploration and success.

ART JOURNALS
Many people enjoy keeping a journal.  It could be a record of their thoughts and feelings, or experiences while travelling.  Art journals combine words with images in a fun, free-flowing way. Preparing the page with an abstract watercolor and then writing over the painting is one example.  Cutting out a photo from a magazine and weaving it through the page is another.  The possibilities are endless!  Art journals are a great way to loosen up and explore – to not be so serious about putting down that first mark or word on a page.

BOOK ARTS
Before the invention of the printing press books were rare and precious objects.  Artists are rediscovering and redefining the book as a format for self expression.  Learn a variety of simple book structures and have fun experimenting with a specialty papers.  Make blank books for journals or add your own content.