| Blooming Voices Singing Workshop
Instuctor: Genevieve Jones
Date: WEdnesday, May 21 7-9 pm
Cost: $30
Description: Love to sing but
feeling shy? Want to strengthen your singing voice and extend
your range so you can sing beautifully and effortlessly?
Genevieve Jones will share vocal warmup and singing techniques
using fun folk and gospel tunes we all know.
Everyone with a deep desire to sing is welcome. |
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Introduction To Felting
Instuctor: Hazel Harriot
Date: Saturday, May 31 10-4
Cost: $50 + $5 (materials) = $55
Description: Participants will
learn the techniques of wet and needle point felting. Each
person will end up with a piece to take home with them.
Hazel has studied felting with the Hand Weavers and Spinners
of America and is a graduate of the University of Saskatewan.
To Bring: A list will be supplied
upon registration. |
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Garden Fence/Trellis Building
Instructor: Ankaret Dean
Date: Sat, June 7 10 - 2
Cost: $33 + $5 (materials) = $38
Description: In this 'hands
on' workshop participants will learn how to make their own
garden supports, fences or trellises using willow, grapevines
and other natural materials. Following a slide show to illustrate
the history, the making and the materials to use, the group
will go outside and each participant will make their choice
of project.
Ankaret Dean is an experienced basketmaker and gardener
and has been making garden sculptures and fences for many
years. This workshop will be taking place at the Opeongo
Senior's Centre.
To Bring: Please bring garden
clippers/ secateurs and/or loppers, and wear garden clothes.
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Mixed Media/Collage:
Building Surface For Painting
Instructor: Janet Moore
Date: Wednesdays
July 9, 16 and 23 7-9pm
Cost: $46.00 + $10 (materials)
= $56
Description: During
the first class, participants will make paper using cotton
linters and will cast the pulp over flat objects such as:
leaves, grass, poster board or wire, washers, screen, etc.
to create a texture surface.
During the second class, participants will collage using the
handmade paper from the previous week and other materials
such as torn up old drawings or painted on canvas, small pieces
of wood or masonite that has been cut up.
In the last class, participants will finish their mixed media
artworks using acrylic paint.
Janet is a professional mixed media visual artist with many
years of exhibition and teaching experience.
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Bring: A list will be supplied upon registration. |
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Outdoor Adventure Painting Workshops
Instuctor: Joyce Burkholder
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Saturday July 26 (Watercolour)
Sat Aug 16 (Oils and Acrylics)
9:30 - 4:30pm |
Cost: $80
per workshop
Description:
Joyce is offering two one day workshops; the first in watercolour
and the second in oils and acrylics. Participants can take
one or both of the workshops.
In each workshop, participants will have fun painting from
nature in a beautiful outdoor location in the Wilno area with
indoor studio provided. Participants will go through the painting
process from start to finish. All levels are welcome.
Joyce has been a professional artist for over 30 years and
offers an encouraging and supportive atmosphere for her students.
Each workshop has a limited enrolment of 12 to ensure an effective
learning experience.
To Bring: sketchbook, paper/canvas,
paints, brushes, palette, and easel (optional) OR: everything
supplied for $20. |
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Introduction to Expressive Arts
Instuctor: Jude Crossland Date:
Cost: $46.00 + $10 (materials) = $56
Date: Wednesdays
Aug 6, 13 and 20 7-9pm
Cost: $46.00 + $10 (materials)
= $56
Description: This series of
3 consecutive mini - workshops consists of three or more
separate, playful projects, designed to help participants
re-connect with their "inner artist". Using various
fine art materials, with a light-hearted approach, participants
will shed any preconceived ideas of what "art should
be".
Jude has been practicing as a textiles artists for over
30 years, is certified in adult education and leadership
and is a qualified expressive arts therapy practitioner.
To Bring: A list will be
supplied upon registration. |
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Welcome to the Drum
Instructor: Genevieve Jones
Date: Sat,
Aug 16, 2-4pm
Cost: $20
Description:
Genevieve Jones has been a student of the hand drum
for over a decade, exploring Israeli, African and Irish drums
and celebrating these rhythms in storytelling, on stage and
in drum circles.
Come explore the rich history and traditions of the drum.
We will learn and play with simple rhythms and harmonies,
strengthen our musical ear and
make friends with this powerful teacher; our drum.
To Bring: If you don't have a
drum of your own, feel free to improvise or bring other percussion
instruments like rattles and bells, wood blocks and scrapers.
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