Previous Classes and Workshops

Below is a list of classes previously offered through the Cabarrus Art Guild.

If there are any previous classes you would be interested in taking in the future, please email the Title of the class and your contact information to cabarrusartguild@gmail.com and we will notify you of future class opportunities.

Principles of Drawing – The Language of the Artist

Instructor: O'Lynda Walker

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn the principles of drawing or to brush up on your drawing skills over a period of five weeks. Participants practice techniques in class and through homework. Sessions include working through a variety of exercises using a variety of subjects from landscapes to still life to figures and portraits.

Fixing and Finishing Your Watercolor – It’s Only Paper

Instructor Linda Griffin

In this workshop, I will be showing you some of my failures and what I will do to them to make them be more exciting or at least learn how to approach them the next time (fixing and finishing ideas).

It is very exciting to see students start taking risks and coming up with ideas and ways to change a painting that didn’t turn out to our liking. All too often we put these in a bin and start a new one!

But … once it is no longer “precious” we are now free to experiment and take risks.

Create a Sleeping Kitty Needle Felted Fiber Painting

Instructor: Irene Heckel-Volpe

Learn to use needle felting wool fiber to “paint” a picture. We will be starting with a pre-felt base (sheet of partially felted wool) that has a transfer of the simple photo of a peaceful sleeping cat. Then, using our fibers and needles we will try and recreate our picture in fiber (and of course use our creative license!). We will be learning to blend fibers to get our results. Our “painting” will be an 8 x 10 picture which can easily be placed in an 11 x 14 mat and frame.

‘Needle Felt’ a Gnome for the Holidays

Instructor: Irene Heckel-Volpe

Come and create a cute (or maybe not so cute – oh … who are we kidding – they are all cute!) gnome character for yourself or a special someone. Great way to practice the use of shapes and colors to create your character! Create a decorative little Christmas helper and learn needle felting skills or add to the knowledge that you may already have!

Silver Jewelry Taster Workshop

Instructor: Susann Tobelman

Metal Clay is a unique art medium that allows anyone to create beautiful real silver jewelry without metalsmithing experience. Thanks to its malleable consistency, metal clay can be cut, textured, carved, molded, hammered and much more. The pieces you create make wonderful gifts!

Creative Melodies – Music Box

Instructor: Linda Harris

Come join us in making a fun, whimsical music box, yours to treasure or as a unique gift for someone special. You will be provided with a kit that includes all you need to create a music box including the musical component and decorative embellishments. Have fun painting, cutting and with a few easy stitches you will develop your own musical creation.

Landscapes In Wool

Instructor: Lynn Cavanaugh

Learn to paint with wool to create landscapes

Painting In Pastels

Instructor: Malia Bryngelson

Join us in a relaxed atmosphere as we enjoy learning so many awesome possibilities of painting with this versatile medium! Malia will guide you through combining techniques of drawing and the painterly application of the beautiful range of color found in pastels.

Intro to Book Folding

Instructor: LeAnn Ashley

Come out and create this beautiful heart book fold just in time for Valentine’s Day! Keep it for yourself or give it to a special someone on that special day. This is a beginner introductory class for learning the basics of Book Folding. No experience required!

You will learn how to center your project in your book before beginning to fold. After a little simple math, you will use a ruler and pencil to measure, mark and fold the pages of your book to create a beautiful heart as pictured,

Six Week Water Color

Instructor: Linda Griffin

We are excited to offer this opportunity for you to work with an outstanding instructor weekly over a six-week period. This will allow you to take the learnings, use them between classes and then get additional feedback to move forward. In this workshop we will be designing paintings from the photographs you have chosen. We will not be copying them, but cropping, and rearranging elemets to simplify and push our creativity. Let’s have fun, while taking some risks with color and design!

Wire Wrapping Creations

Instructor: Amethyst Troupe

Our talented instructor is excited to share her tips and techniques in making stunning jewelry by wrapping wire around beautiful gemstones. You will have the opportunity to create a necklace, bracelet or ring using the gemstone of your choice. Amethyst will provide the tools you need and work with you every step of the way.

Landscape Needle Felting

Instructor: Jennifer Costa

This is a great opportunity to learn to “paint with wool”. Jennifer will provide a design, the materials and the tools you will need to take the basic design and make it your own. If you look at the pictures below you can see how the basic design has been individualized. This class is an excellent opportunity to learn a new way to create a landscape and paint with fiber. Jennifer will help you each step of the way and encourages you to bring a non traditional piece to use as a frame.

COLOR first INK later

Loosen Up Your Watercolors

Instructor: Mike Daikubara

An outstanding opportunity to use the color first technique to complete urban sketches. This class will be held outside in an urban area and the instructor will provide tips and techniques to create urban landscapes.

Spring Floral Wine Glass Painting

Instructor: Wendy Tefft

Celebrate the beauty of spring with a fun glass painting class. You will learn how to paint delicate floral designs to create a pair of wine glasses. The glass and the materials will be provided.

This organization is supported by a grant from the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, and the Cabarrus Arts Council.

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