DeMeng now has something even better in store for you....

Michael is back !!!!   Dec 1 and 2 2012  at THE ART CLINIC:

Orna-deMentia

Class #1  Santa Clops and the Polar Opposites

Well “Ho Ho Ho” and all of that stuff.  It’s beginning to look a lot like Xmas, but then again it was looking that way in early August when the Holiday items started to go on display at Michael’s Craft Stores.  Now it’s really on the way and I have to tell you a little secret…move a little closer…move a little closer…I’m not much of a Seasons Greeting kind of guy, now if it involved vampires and werewolves I’d be all in…but cute little snowmen singing Burl Ives songs just never flipped my cookies.  This got me thinking…I can’t be the only one who wouldn’t mind a bit of subversiveness added to the Holidays.  So I’m proposing something Polar Opposite of the North Pole, something a little off kilter.  A class of making Orna-deMents using found objects, weird thingies and discarded toys.  Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?  Get ready for Santa Claws and his friends…bwa ha ha ha ha….I mean bwo ho ho ho ho! 

Class #2 Lightbulb Orna-deMents

Ever wonder what to do with all those old lightbulbs? Well, the lightbulb has just popped on over my head.  Holiday Ornaments…or Orna-deMents if you prefer. Using a burnt out lightbulb, you will create hanging art pieces, not only by adorning the exterior of the bulb, but inserting imagery inside the glass bulb as well- sort of like a ship in the bottle…but much easier.  All this will be done using a mixture of collage, painting, and assemblage. You’ll never look at a burnt out lightbulb the same way. See the light?

Each class is $125- take one or both!!!

Material list will be sent with sign-up

Contact Carol at    lifsart@verizon.net    for reservations.

Supply list provided with sign-up.

project Saturday- getting plastered, printing, also Precious Metal Clay class

Project Saturday

May 26th- 11am - ?

Get Plastered with Syd

Syd and friends explore ways to use

plaster of Paris in your mixed media projects.

Donations are appreciated.


Everything is provided but to speed things up, you might want to bring: watercolors, small brushes, polymer clay like sculpty, exacto knife (adults only) and small flat-ish objects to make a mold from.

Metal Clay 

Saturday, June 16th,  9-4PM

Fee $125  includes Fine Silver Clay

and everything needed

to create beautiful charms and pendants.

$45 for Studio use-

Let me know if you need clay ASAP

As I need to order by 6/1/12

To sign-up and for more information call

(805) 588-0876

or write Carol Kemp lifsart@verizon.net  

     

Metal clay is fine particles of 99.9% fine silver,

which when combined with an organic binder and water

can be manipulated like clay. When fired in a kiln or with

a torch the binder is burned away leaving the

metal in solid form. It can be sculpted, cast and

textured to create beautiful fine jewelry.

This is the perfect medium for the novice

and professional alike.

Project Saturday

June 23rd- 11am - ?

Printing without a press

Metal clay class and Project Saturday

Saturday April 7^th- Project Saturday

--- Shrinky Dinks with Syd

Donations appreciated- This is an informal gathering to learn

About using Shrinky Dinks ! Please rsvp if you intend to attend.

Metal Clay Class

Saturday, April 14, 9-4PM

Fee $125 includes Fine Silver Clay

and everything needed

to create beautiful charms and pendants.

$45 for Studio use-

Let me know if you need clay ASAP

As I need to order by 4/2/12

To sign-up and for more information call

(805) 588-0876

or write Carol Kemp lifsart@verizon.net

Metal clay is fine particles of 99.9% fine silver,
which when combined with an organic binder and water
can be manipulated like clay. When fired in a kiln or with
a torch the binder is burned away leaving the
metal in solid form. It can be sculpted, cast and
textured to create beautiful fine jewelry.
This is the perfect medium for the novice
and professional alike.

Ok Everyone...Hang on to your heat guns....

Teesha Moore is coming to the Art Clinic......!!!!!! We are beyond excited...

Here are the details:

Saturday April 28th

10 to 5

Art Clinic

1576 Copenhagen

Solvang, CA

Cost $125.

Register here: Artgirl777@aol.com

alternative arts productions

box 3329

renton, wa 98056

Journaling Bonanza

In this fast paced workshop, we will hand bind funky journals with pages made out of various papers and sizes. Then we will explore collage & drawing with a slew of products including prismacolor colored pencils (my newest passion!), gel pens, paint pens, paint dabbers, distress stains, crayons, pan pastels, stencils and japanese tape. It's going to be a blast as we fill our journals with color, imagery and lettering.

materials list:

a variety of papers to use as pages (can be scrapbooking papers, random pieces of paper from other projects, wrapping papers, cardboard ads, pages from on old children's book or other book...anything that seems sturdy enough for a page). bring all sizes.

scissors

prismacolor pencils (whatever you have)

whatever gel pens, sharpie poster paint pens, copic markers, tombow markers you have.

paint dabbers and distress stains by Ranger (whatever you have)

stencils, stamp pads, stipple brushes for stamp pads (whatever you have)

tape (paper tape, scotch tape, masking tape) -whatever you have.

1 magazine, 1 thrift store book to cut up (something with cool images in it)

Metal Clay Class-PMC

Metal Clay

This is what seven people made in a day class- 2 to 4 pendants each.

(click on photo to get a better look at the silver pieces)

Saturday,March 10, 9-4PM

Fee $125 includes Fine Silver Clay

and everything needed

to create beautiful charms and pendants.

$45 for Studio use-

Let me know if you need clay ASAP

As I need to order by 2/24/12

To sign-up and for more information call

(805) 588-0876

or write Carol Kemp lifsart@verizon.net

Metal clay is fine particles of 99.9% fine silver,
which when combined with an organic binder and water
can be manipulated like clay. When fired in a kiln or with
a torch the binder is burned away leaving the
metal in solid form. It can be sculpted, cast and
textured to create beautiful fine jewelry.
This is the perfect medium for the novice
and professional alike.

Love is not Math Show and anniversary

FUN TIMES....

Seriously, we had such a blast- the kids were decorating cupcakes,getting their faces painted,
This is Lori Thompson's second prize winner....

The winner...by Mary Price...


Valentine making- who doesn't love to make valentines?More face painting

The sweat shop area...
Five years of art making bliss!!!

Sukey Hughes Collage Class

Collage Greeting Cards

with Sukey Hughes

Have you ever wanted to make your own artistic greeting cards?

In this one-day workshop, we will create card-sized collages using

art book and magazine images, handmade papers, photo copies,

photo transfers, and other elements, combining them into designs

you may have never thought you could do. The cards can be saved

as one-of-a-kind originals, or later color-copied

to glue onto blank cards.

Come join the fun!

Saturday, February 25th, 10 - 4 $65 includes some materials

Contack Sukey at: sukeyhughes@earthlink.net

Call for Artists

LOVE IS NOT MATH

Love is not Math? What does that mean? We are hoping to get you to think outside the box a little...If it is not math, what is it....now that is complicated...with no correct answer or special formula to make it come out right. If you just want to use hearts and flowers as your starting point go right ahead. This is a popular vote so no one will penalize you if you don't make it about math etc.

Hosted by: The Art Clinic and Valley Books

In-gathering date Thurs. Feb. 9 from 11 to 2

at the Art Clinic 1576 Copenhagen,

or you can drop off work at Valley Books

1582 Mission, Solvang, anytime they are open up to the 9th of February

Entry fee $10. Size limit 36” wide

work Must be ready to hang Work can be 2d or 3d

Unveiling and Reception will be At The Art Clinic Saturday Feb. 11, 4 to 8

ALSO at that same time and location:

The Art Clinic is celebrating their 5th anniversary.Come make valentine's and enjoy refreshments.

.... So come by and vote, make loved ones a valentine, have a cupcake or two and help us celebrate the start of our 6th year.

Show Details: This is a public juried show with a cash prize.

The work will be up at The Art Clinic Saturday Feb.12, 4 to 8 to vote on then moved the next day to Valley Books and will hang there until Tues. March 13.

Jewelry Basics and Felting

Jewelry making 101 Sat. January 28^th 10-3pm $45 plus materials

Do you have jewelry projects that need to be finished, but you are unsure of how to proceed? This class focuses on finishing_ what findings to use, how to wire wrap beads, how to make a clasp. I will even teach you how to use a micro torch so can finish wire off with a nice round silver bead.

Other areas covered will be riveting and Keum boo for those interested.

Kuem Boo is an ancient Korean technique for bonding metals, in this case, 24k gold to Fine Silver. If you have taken Metal clay classes with me and have a fine silver piece you can add gold accents to it with this process. I have had requests to teach.

Riveting is a way of making a cold connection (without solder) between two metals.

Supply list:

Jewelry pliers, round nose, chain nose, cutters

For riveting, a riviting hammer http://www.riogrande.com/Product/Riveting-Hammers/112195?pos=9

A chasing hammer is good too-http://www.riogrande.com/Product/Chasing-Hammer/112227?pos=6

For torch work- Micro torches are great. http://www.riogrande.com/Product/Blazer-Butane-Torch/500230?pos=2

Fine silver for fusing, 24k gold foil for kuem boo- let me know if you are interested in this as we can order together to get the best price.

Wire for wirewrapping - let me know if you want sterling silver wire and we can order as a group to get the best price.

Barbara Carr is offering a Felting class on Saturday, Feb 18. 10 am- 4 pm. $65. Includes supplies and materials needed.

We will be felting with roving as well as commercial pre-felt making flat felt for a scarf or ...

Soon Carol will be posting about a new journaling class I am putting together- Heart Journals- tools for creating your very best self.