Sewing Classes for Kids,Teens, and Adults!

We had a great time yesterday printing and dyeing our fabric for the Home Decor Camp that is now in session. Students are working hard stamping, tie- dyeing, and sewing their very own bed set which includes, throw pillows, bed sheets, and an awesome ombre dyed duvet cover.

 If you are a crafty cat wanting to improve your sewing skills check out our schedule of fall weekly sewing classes kids, adults, and teens. In these classes students will get to know their very own sewing machine or can rent one for only $5 a class. Participants will learn how to make an array of home decorative items such as pillows, curtains, basic upholstery, clothing/accessories, and holiday projects. Our weekly sewing classes start on Tuesday, September 3 and are now on sale!

Fall Ages 8-12 Weekly Sewing Class

Instructor: Jesse Bartlett

Cost: SALE  $375

Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm

Classes run from Sept 3 - May 22

*No classes held on Thanksgiving, Dec 26, and Jan 2

Fall Teen Weekly Sewing Class
Instructor: Jesse Bartlett
Cost: SALE  $375
Tuesdays, 5:30-7pm
Classes run from Sept 3 - May 22
*No classes held on Thanksgiving, Dec 26, and Jan 2

Fall Adult Weekly Sewing Class

Instructor Jesse Bartlett

Cost: SALE $450

Tuesdays, 7-9pm

Classes run from Sept 3 - May 22

*No classes held on Thanksgiving, Dec 26, Jan 2 

Anthotypes with Rachel Rush on Saturday, June 1st

This beginner friendly class invites exploration and experimentation, two things that make for exciting photography! During this workshop you'll learn some of the basics in historical photographic processes including contact printing vs. enlargements, various materials that can be used as a substrate, such as paper or cloth, and the specifics of anthotype printing, which uses natural dyes found in plant materials to create photographs. Because this is an organic process, every print is unique; the same plant may produce images that vary in contrast, texture, value, and intensity. This fluidity makes for an ethereal process that pushes photographers to rely on instinct and a free spirit.

This mysterious process was discovered early in the history of photography, but artists and scientists at the time could not find suitable chemistry that would make the image permanent, an incessant challenge that plagued much of early photography. In this workshop we will explore color-fast methods used for hundreds of years in textile dying that are uniquely suited to this photographic process.

Join us for an afternoon of exploration and leave with an archival, handmade specimen book for collecting your own flora, as well as swatches and recipes for creating your own anthotypes.

Photography: Anthotypes
Saturday, June 1

Instructor: Rachel Rushing 

Cost:$45

Natural Dyeing with Sarah Westurp

Last weekend, Oil and Cotton hosted an awesome class lead by instructor Sarah Westrup. Students spent a relaxing afternoon learning how to extract beautiful dye colors from natural materials such as black bean, black berries, hibiscus flowers, rosemary, red onion skins, turmeric, and avocado pits. Everybody took home a leather bound specimen booklet filled with luscious silk ribbon swatches and information on how to dye at home.  This class was sold out, but we have another workshop scheduled for April. Register now to secure a seat in the amazing class!

Basket Brain

It was a busy weekend at Oil and Cotton, but we did have some time to slow down and weave amazing Algonquin Baskets with Jan Schmidt. If you missed out on this month's basket class, don't you worry. On March 16, Jan will be teaching a  Easter Basket Class here at Oil and Cotton.  You'll never want to use anything else to collect your pretty pastel Easter eggs and sweets.

February 16 Natural Dyes with Sarah Westrup

???Have you been dying to learn the art of natural dyes???

In this introductory class you will experiment with dying silk and cotton in a range of natural dye baths using material such as; black beans, hibiscus flowers, avocado pits, and more.  Unlike synthetic dyes, natural dyes are a living thing. The colors produced are very complex and harmonize together. Each color holds hints of other colors within it. This produces vibrations in the natural dye color that synthetic dyes could never have. There is so much wonder in the fact that every naturally dyed piece of cloth is unique. Come experience the spontaneity and beauty of the colors produced with natural dyes with instructor Sarah Westrup. 

Participant will create a dye notebook, leave with swatches and dye recipes to take home to use as a reference for future natural dyeing adventures.
Natural Dyeing with Sarah Westrup - $65
Saturday, February 16,12:30pm-4:30pm

Color in Depth

Color is a very powerful tool for aspiring and professional artists alike. Come explore the subtleties of working with color with Rebecca Carter in her up coming Color-in-Depth course starting Wednesday, January 23rd. These series of blog posts shares some of the exercises and student work from the class. Registration is now open.

Saturation Studies | Prismatic Colors, Mixed Values, High Key and Low Key

Prismatic Colors, Mixed Values:

Prismatic Colors, High Key:

Prismatic Colors, Low Key:

Supply kit is $150 and includes all the paints, the bristol board, and a few other useful tools.

Kits will be available the third week of course so that we can determine how many before we order.

Course fee is $450 + $150 for materials.

www.rebeccacarter.org

Color in Depth

Wednesdays, January 23-May 1, 6:30-8:30pm

14 Week Series, No class Wednesday, March 13.

Instructor: Rebecca Carter

Color in Depth with Rebecca Carter

In anticipation of this Spring's Color-in-Depth course starting Wednesday, January 23rd, this series of blog posts shares some of the exercises and student work from the class. Registration is now open.

Chromatic Neutrals, Mixed Value

Chromatic Neutrals, High Key

Chromatic Neutrals: Low Key

Project | Saturation Studies: Chromatic Neutrals

(Mixed values, and High Key and Low Key samples)

Following David Hornung's book, Color: A Work Shop Approach, we start with a series of saturation studies. First of these are the Chromatic Neutrals, hues that are mostly neutral with just a hint of a discernable hue. These are mixed using large amounts of neutral colors, black, white, grey, or warm or cool neutrals and very small amounts of pure pigments.  It can be challenging to really get to neutral - as you can see some of the hues in these work samples below might be considered to be more muted colors than chromatic neutrals.

Supply kit is $150 and includes all the paints, the bristol board, and a few other useful tools.

Kits will be available the third week of course so that we can determine how many before we order.

Course fee is $450 + $150 for materials.

www.rebeccacarter.org

Color in Depth

Wednesdays, January 23-May 1, 6:30-8:30pm

14 Week Series, No class Wednesday, March 13.

Instructor: Rebecca Carter

Color in Depth with Rebecca Carter

In anticipation of this Spring's Color-in-Depth course starting Wednesday, January 23rd, this series of blog posts shares some of the exercises and student work from the class. Registration is now open.

In Class Color Sorting Project
Starting with this:

 We work together to create this:

Color in Depth
Wednesdays, January 23-May 1, 6:30-8:30pm
14 Week Series, No class Wednesday, March 13.
Instructor: Rebecca Carter

Using David Hornung's Color: A Workshop Approach as a text, this course focuses on the subtleties of working with color. In addition to various in-class exercises, students will complete a series of small gouache-on-Bristol board color studies to practice mixing paint and combining color. Students receive a painting kit that enables each person to begin the course with a set of M. Graham's handmade gouache paints with 6 prismatic co-primaries (warm & cool) as well as a set of earth tone primaries. Through series of readings by artists and theorists, students are also introduced to conceptual writings on color from art history and contemporary art. Beginners are welcome. The studio environment is casual yet intentional. For information on the scholarship position, contact Rebecca at rebecca@rebeccacarter.org

Supply kit is $150 and includes all the paints, the bristol board, and a few other useful tools.

Kits will be available the third week of course so that we can determine how many before we order.

Course fee is $450 + $150 for materials.

www.rebeccacarter.org

Three Jewelry Making Workshops with Larry Pile

Three Jewelry Making Workshops with Larry Pile
Instructor: Larry Pile, aka The Kessler Craftsman
Mondays, 7-9:30pm

Choose individual workshops or the 3-part series.
Monday, October 1 | Silver and copper metal-worked earrings - Using copper and sterling silver, use texturing, dapping, stamping and other metalsmithing techniques to create a pair of beautiful sterling and copper earrings.
Monday, October 8 | Sterling Silver and glass earrings - Using 18 gauge sterling wire and glass beads, students will learn a lovely wire-technique that can be applied to other beads, discs, buttons for unique, one-of-a-kind dangling earrings
Monday, October 15| Silver and glass ring - Using 16 gauge sterling wire and glass pieces supplied by the instructor, we’ll learn to make sterling head pins with a torch and sterling silver wire and then form them and fused glass piece into a lovely sterling and glass ring.

Photoshop Collage
Saturday, September 22, 3-5pm
Instructor: Rebecca Carter

Using Rene Magritte's charming pants painting at the DMA and the narrative after it was named as inspiration participants will take a short walk in the neighborhood collecting images with their digital camera. Basic photoshop skills dealing with manipulating images will be taught and students will combine a minimum of two images in absurd or poignant juxtaposition as a digital image. The resulting works may then be published online as a part of Rebecca's MAP (Make Art with Purpose) open source project . An iphone works, or any digital camera which will alllow you to import images to a computer. Students will need to bring their own computers (laptops). The program will be taught using a Mac, but the information should translate fairly directly to PC.

Getting Some Perspective at Oil and Cotton

Drawing: Kyle's Perspective
Wednesdays, September 12-October 3, 6:30-9pm
Instructor: Kyle Hobratschk

If you have always wanted to learn to draw this is the class for you. Kyle will share tips and tricks for drawing with perspective. This is not your perspective lesson from grade school that taught to draw radiating lines from a center point and horizon line. This class will cover a far wider, more applicable, and enjoyable set of drawing perspective strategies. 

Students will draw from both large still lifes and photographs of structural subjects. Techniques for quick rendering in perspective without the need for rulers or compasses will compliment essential drawing practices in pencil, ink and gesso. REGISTER TODAY!!!

Proportion & Figure Drawing at Oil and Cotton

Instructor: Gina Garza
September 9 through October 21
6 Week Series :: Sundays :: 2-5pm

We have added many new classes to our fall and winter calender. Figure drawing will be offered in two new six week series classes. The first series, Proportion & Figure Drawing begins September 9 and runs through October 21. Students will be given the opportunity to learn the most vital tool/technique in figure drawing - proportion. Proportion is the most difficult component to master in completing an anatomical drawing of the figure. Translating a live model to paper of a different size is an even greater challenge. In this workshop series students will learn techniques such as sighting and organizational line; both will aid in building a strong universal drawing foundation.
Supplies available in Oil and Cotton shop.

Class Dates:
September 9, 16, 23
No class September 30
October 7, 14, 21

Gina Garza's second series Line & Figure is offered November 4 through December 16.

*The oil painting included in the class description is by artist Nicole Eisenman, and is entitled The Drawing Class, 2011.