Monthly Art Lab
Monthly Art Lab, where creativity and fun come together! Each month, we will explore a new technique to add to your creative tool kit. Whether you’re a beginner or experiences artist, you’ll gain new skills, create something special, and connect with fellow creatives. Join us for one class or several, and leave feeling energized and ready to explore your artistic side!
Susan Ernst
Expressive Arts & Mixed Media Instructor
Winter Color Palette
Combine fabric, paper and magazine images to create a mood board. Learn how to use your mood board to create studies for abstract paintings using watercolor and colored pencils. Saturday, January 18 | 10 am – 12 pm | Ages: 14+ | All skill levels welcome | $35 | Instructed by Susan Ernst
Hand Stitch a Fabric Collage
Learn how to create mini fabric collages without glue or a sewing machine. Your pieces can be framed, added to an art journal or incorporated into a larger mixed media piece. Saturday, February 22 | 10 AM – 12 PM | Ages: 14+ | $35 | Instructed by Susan Ernst
Use Vintage Book Pages in Your Art
Vintage book pages contain interesting words, illustrations and fonts as well as have a mellow patina not found in new paper, making them appealing material for visual art. Learn a variety of ways to use them, whether that be in an art journal, collage or mixed media painting. Saturday, March 15 | 10 AM – 12 PM | Ages: 14+ | $35 | Instructed by Susan Ernst
Spring Color Palette
Gather inspiration from garden catalogs. Paint small flower studies using watercolor and colored pencils. Saturday, April 12 | 10 AM – 12 PM | Ages: 14+ | $35 | Instructed by Susan Ernst
