Friday: Foundations Drawing, Painting & Sculpting Online [Ages 11-14]

Foundations Drawing, Painting & Sculpting is now online.  This class will provide children a studio experience from their own home. All lessons will be led by our Teaching Artist Katie Truk and allow your child to socialize with other students in the class. You must have internet on a device with a built in camera to participate.  Designed to introduce foundational concepts in 2D and 3D, this class gives you a taste of drawing, painting, and sculpture, while building on current skills. Every session, new projects are introduced using different materials and mediums, while learning new “tricks” of the trade. Concepts, techniques, and a little art history introduced in each class help encourage your creativity and appreciation of making and seeing art. You’ll be pleased with the unique projects your child will make home!

Supplies Needed:

May 1        Symbol and Image

Supplies needed: White paper, Pencil and Eraser, Marker and/or colored pencils

May 8           Preserved bug

Supplies needed: Scissors, Wire and/or thread, Soda cans, Pins, Cardboard, Glue and/or hot glue gun, Any label, clean chip bag, cap or recycled plastic item

May 15           Fern/Banana Leaf Watercolor

Supplies needed: White paper - multi media preferred, Crayola classic markers, Pencil and eraser, Pen or sharpie marker, Watercolor and/or food coloring, Paint brushes, Cup for water

May 22         Honey comb and Bees

Supplies needed: An old container: small cardboard box, mint tin, Scissors , Glue: liquid or glue stick, Aluminum foil, Newspaper or book you can rip pages, Colored pencils or watercolor, Beads or sharpie markers

May 229        Bunny drawing

Supplies needed: White paper, Pencil or charcoal pencil and eraser, Something to color bunny with (or charcoal pencil)

June 5         Eggshell Art

Supplies needed: Clean egg shells Check out website:

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/eggshellmosaicbackground/

Modge Podge or Elmers glue, Cardboard (from food packages if fine), Pencil and eraser, Paint and/or food coloring

June 12         Landscape Dry pastel/watercolor

Supplies needed: White paper - multi media preferred, Dry pastel and/or sidewalk chalk        

Pencil and Eraser, Paint brush

June 19        Care bear Collage

Supplies needed: Pencil and eraser, Scissors, Glue stick, Construction paper or brown paper bag, White paper, Markers

About the Teaching Artist
Katie Truk received her BFA from Alfred University. She has been teaching multi-media classes to children and adults of all ages and levels since 2001 through personal lessons, visiting artist grants and in places such as Creative Hands in Madison, Let’s Create in Boonton, Messy Artist in South Orange, Visual Art Center in Summit, and the West Windsor Art Center in West Windsor. In her studio the medium of choice is pantyhose. She combines the translucent and sensual nature of pantyhose and the rigidity of wire to create sculptures of complex depth and personality. These sculptures have been featured around the tri-state area.