I am offering art classes for all ages at Hodges Community Center in Lubbock, TX. The classes run 10 weeks and are a great bang for you buck! Classes start next week January 31st! Call the community center at 806-767-3706 to sign up!
Adult Classes: Intro to Painting Mondays 7-8pm $35 Intro to Ceramics Wednesdays 6-7pm $40 Mommy & Me Classes:(parent participation required) walking- 5yrs Miniature Michelangelos Fridays 10-10:45 am $30 Desitination Art! Fridays 11- 11:45 am $30 Youth (6-12) Drawing Intro Tuesdays 5-5:45pm $30
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It started with an acorn from Amy. She has left me little gifts of acorns and other natural elements found across campus on my shelf. I am drawn to and love textures. Today's ceramic piece that I started texturing, started with an acorn being pushed into thick, fairly wet, clay. I am working without sketches or really a plan on this one. I'm going for the visual and feel of the piece. Pictures of the in progress to piece will be posted soon. Happy creating
Being an artist is so tough on your hands, especially in the dry, windy weather of Texas. For the past few years I have tried so many hand products trying to take care of my skin and it has been a frustrating and fruitless search for a product that doesn't bother me. A few nights ago I actually had such a bad reaction to two products I normally use (but not together) that my hands broke out and I had to take a benadryl. :( I was talking to one of my ceramic colleague up at school and she recommended Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Concentrated Therapy Cream. So far... So good! If you are an artist frustrated with sensitive, chapped hands, you might want to try this out! You can find it at Wal-Mart with the other lotions for about $5! Anyways I hope this helps someone that might have been on the epic search for a healing lotion!
Mixed Media has already been a very busy class. I started a new project in wire yesterday. I am working on stylizing one of my figures that I have already made in clay, creating it in wire, and filling it with apples. Anyone care to venture what I am working on?
We did our in class critiques today and I feel mine was pretty good. I was nervous though. I was prepared as I could be, and as a dancer I don't have stage fright, but speaking is another manner. I think practice and confidence about critiques will come. I do want to encourage other students to make the most of critiques and of their studio classes. I have been blessed with being able to be in college for several years and take my time to concentrate and spend time on my work. I know others who are having to cram several studio classes in every semester, so their time per class, per project is sometimes sacrificed. I have learned though, to learn through every experience and assignment, start projects early so you don't fall behind, and to love what you are doing! Somewhere I read, if you spend all of your time thinking about art (not necessarily producing) you are an artist, if you spend all of your time thinking about everything but art (even if you have a natural talent toward an artistic medium) maybe you should find something you love and do that instead.
For an assignment I had to create a fantasy protection device. I was pretty excited about it, came up with sketches the same day as the assignment. The project had major limitations, we could use 3 paper sacks, tape, glue, thread, safety pins, paint (or anything else to give surface treatment). I like my drawings and ideas, but had a tough time translating it in paper. I have it done, and I'll be getting photos of me modeling the work up soon. I just do not like being disappointed in something I spent 25+ hours working on. More to come later.
I do alot of figurative sculpture. I came across this article at Ceramics Art Daily and I thought it was a very interesting approach to figurative sculpture! Enjoy!
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramic-art-and-artists/ceramic-sculpture/from-maquette-to-form-creating-figurative-ceramic-sculptures-from-a-clay-sketch/?floater=99 Classes have began again and I am looking foward to the new semester. I'm taking a sr. ceramics class and a mixed media sculpture. Currently I am working on a fantasy protection device that I have to wear and it has to be made of paper grocery sacks (three to be exact). It has been interesting and I'll post some pictures soon!
My website is still under construction but I hope to have everything up in the next couple of days! I'm really excited I have finally got this started!
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