Design and construct on a small scale a mechanism with a variety of materials and tools. The magic is charming and the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Bare Knuckle Arts is offering materials, mechanisms, and magic. Architecture and Automaton Class July 17th to July 21st.
When I was a kid I created a cool cat cartoon. He was smart cool cat who could hold a pencil with his tail and write poetry. If your child is creating their own cartoons or characters this class might be one they are interested in. Bare Knuckle Arts is offering Cartooning and Illustration the week of July 31st till August 4th.
Comics are a great form of visual learning. In this week long class students learn how to create and develop their own cartoons! This drawing intensive class takes a deeper look into character development, background design, perspective and movement drawing. Budding cartoonists will develop a cast of characters and/or their own comic strip. Ages 8-12 Welcome
Still time to sign up for some great classes at Bare Knuckle Arts.
Architectures and Automatons July 17-21st Ages 10-16 Welcome
Cartooning and Illustration Week July 31-August 4th . Ages 8-12 Welcome
Family Fun Week Glass Mosaics July 24th-28th $125 for two people Ages 7--92 years Welcome
Exploring Contemporary Artists Week Aug 7th-11th Ages 6-10 welcome
Open Studio is the week of August 14th, 16th, 17th. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Ages 3-16 Welcome. Open Studio is a time when you children can come in and create or make. It is a self-driven time, one in which they decide what materials to work with. The majority of studio materials are available. Ages 3-5 may need parental guidance older children can walk in or be dropped off for the time.
Family Fun Week is a great week to spend quality time with a family member, a sibling or a friend. Sign Up for this week and it is 2 people for the price of 1! This week we are making small mosaics and large ones that look like stained glass when done. No experience necessary. Learn how to cut glass with nippers, glue, and grout to create an everlasting beautiful piece of art.
$125 for two people Ages 7--92 years Welcome
Fashion friendly and goes great with denim!!! Are you looking for a unique experience and the opportunity to create a your own piece of jewelry? In this class we will take an old spoon, learn how to use a jewelry saw, cut a simple shape into the spoon then bend it into a pendent. We will finish it by filling, sanding, and some polish. No experience necessary.
$65 per participant Saturday Sept. 16th 1-4pm Ages 12-Adult Welcome
Summer wonder classes begin June 26th. Join us for art making fun!!!
Sewing Camp-June 26th-June 30th
Architectures and Automatons July 17-21st
Cartooning and Illustration Week July 31-August 4th
Family Fun Week Glass Mosaics July 24th-28th
Exploring Contemporary Artists Week Aug 7th-11th
Open Studio is the week of August 14th, 16th, 17th. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Ages 3-16 Welcome. Open Studio is a time when you children can come in and create or make. It is a self-driven time, one in which they decide what materials to work with. The majority of studio materials are available. Ages 3-5 may need parental guidance older children can walk in or be dropped off for the time
Sewing Camp
This is a hands-on week where students learn how to hand sew buttons and re-purposed fabric into small birds or animals or people. One day students will learn to marble fabric and use the fabric in a project. They will create a small messenger bag on a sewing machine. As well as some other small sewing projects such as a pillow making and key chains.
All equipment, basic fabrics and materials will be provided, however students are encouraged to bring in their own materials for experimentation and repurposing. No experience necessary — this class is designed for beginning makers. Monday thru Friday 1-3pm every day June 26th-June 30th
$125 per participant Ages 7-12 years old
Bare Knuckle Arts is a great space for Art Birthday Parties!!! We offer a unique project based on your child's interest, anything from Day of the Dead to Captain Underpants. You bring the food, invite the friends, decorate, and we provide the space, the instruction, and the materials.
Contact Amy to reserve your day now-bareknucklearts@gmail.com
Cartoon from "Missing" by Bianca Bagnarelli
Read MoreCartooning and Illustration Week July 31-August 4th Comics are a great form of visual learning. In this week long class students learn how to create and develop their own cartoons! This drawing intensive class takes a deeper look into character development, background design, perspective and movement drawing. Budding cartoonists will develop a cast of characters and/or their own comic strip. Ages 8-12 Welcome
This is a hands-on week where students learn how to hand sew buttons and re-purposed fabric into small birds or animals or people. One day students will learn to marble fabric and use the fabric in a project. They will create a small messenger bag on a sewing machine. As well as some other small sewing projects such as a pillow making and key chains.
All equipment, basic fabrics and materials will be provided, however students are encouraged to bring in their own materials for experimentation and repurposing. No experience necessary — this class is designed for beginning makers. Monday thru Friday 1-3pm every day June 26th-June 30th
$125 per participant Ages 7-12 years old
Crayon facts. In 1885 Binney and Smith formed the partnership that led to crayons. In 1903 the first box of crayons was made and sold for 5 cents a box. It contained 8 colors. In 1958 the company introduced the largest Crayola crayon box-it had 64 in a box and a built in sharpener. Since 1990 Crayola has retired colors. When a new blue pigment called YInMn (yin-min) was discovered in 2009 by Mas Subramanian, a chemistry professor at Oregon State University, we were very excited. This discovery is the first new blue pigment in 200 years and is the inspiration for the new blue crayon color. We voted and you can too. The new blue crayon needs a name, so submit your Name Ideas and be entered for a chance to win! Create a name-http://www.crayola.com/splash/promos/newblue
When I was a kid hanging out in Columbus Wisconsin meant going to a place called Fireman's Park. It had and still has a great old white pavilion, an outdoor swimming pool, some play equipment, baseball diamonds, and a little building called Resthaven. Resthaven is an old brick building built in Prairie style, it was originally was used for people who traveled and camped at the park. During my time in the 70's the was a building used for arts and crafts summer classes and it punctuated my summers of fun! Like many strange things ingrained in our collective memories the smell of this place is tied to making god's eyes, gimp lanyards, and mod podge collages. It was all about making summer fun. Bare Knuckle Arts is dedicated to making summer fun for your children. Enrollment has begun and there are many classes for all different ages, learners, and makers. Join us and MAKE summer fun!!!
I meet people all the time and they ask what kind of classes do you teach for adults? This summer there are many opportunities but two in particular for you to try out. Acrylic Painting Class for any level of beginner to expert begins June 29th and meets every Thursday 6:30-8:30pm till July 27th. Come on in and either learn to paint or be inspired by others that are painting with you. We love and welcome all different levels and styles of painting. All materials are provided.
The other unique class offering is-Summer Mixed Media and Adventures in Collage Class on Tuesdays-Looking for creative freedom? Join us for a Mixed Media collage class, we paint paste papers, use collected things, recycle old paintings, fibers, sheet music, mementos, and more as we create collages while we learn about composition and technical skills. No experience necessary. All Levels welcome. Tuesdays beginning July 18th, 25th, Aug 1st, 8th. 6:30-8:30pm $80 per participant. Ages 12-Adult
If you are looking for an art birthday party place to celebrate that one more year around the sun, Bare Knuckle Arts is it. We provide a great space for kids to create and eat those cupcakes. We will work with you to create an art project catered to the interests and age level of your child as well as welcome dancing, games, and shenanigans. Birthday fun for all. Email us today to schedule the big day.
Fern Hill excerpt by Dylan Thomas, perfectly describes the landscapes we painted today at Oakwood East. Simple landscapes perhaps of our youth. Excellent watercolor painting for beginners.
Trail with daisies and barley
Down the rivers of the windfall light.
And as I was green and carefree, famous among the barns
About the happy yard and singing as the farm was home,
In the sun that is young once only,
Time let me play and be
Golden in the mercy of his means.
