Come by and celebrate

It is Carol's and Syd's 1st anniversary! Come by Leap Day, Feb 29, and celebrate with them. The "doctorz" Carol and Syd, have some fun stuff planned for the evening. As a hint of the fun: bring your Haiku helmets ( there is no such thing), your exquisite corpse suitcase and your artist trading cards.....or just come and learn what all these things are. We look forward to seeing you in our art filled basement.

What are Carol and Syd up to now you ask?

They were invited by Mary Price to be in a colaborative show at Art from Scrap..along with some of their other art buddies. Come by and check it out. We are pretty excited about it.

Here is what is on the agenda right now...

Every Thursday is art day, a "therapy session" from 10 to 6.

Art making adventures for Children (adults are welcome too) Tues. February 5, 12, 19 and 26. 11am- 1pm and 3:00 – 5:00 PM or Weds. February 6, 13, 20 and 27. 3:30 – 5:30 PM $60 plus $10 materials fee ($5 for returning students)

Art Therapy Visual Journals- Tuesday February 5,12, 19 and 26, 5:30- 7:30 PM This class is open on a weekly basis so you can join at anytime but please call ahead so I can have the journal paper ready for you to put together. $20 each class

Metal Clay February 9, 2008 9-4PM Fee $100 includes 1 oz of Fine Silver Clay and everything needed to create beautiful charms and pendants. Look at our site at www.artclininc.blogspot.com to see what past students have created. Call soon to make your reservation as we need to order supplies.

Felting with Barbara Carr and Mary Stanley: February 16, 2008 9-4 PM (Saturday) learn to make a felted silk scarf and felted beads. Check out Mary's and our blog for pictures.

February 29, 2008 The ART CLINIC is leaping into their second year. Come help Carol and Syd celebrate on Leap Day ( Friday Feb.29 ) 4 - 7 . There will lots of fun activities including an ATC (artist trading cards) area so you can find out what that’s all about.

Call Carol at 737 0310 or cell 805-588-0876 E-mail: lifsart@verizon.net or Syd at 688-6860 or cell 805-680-8713 E-mail: floozy@verizon.net for more info or to sign up.

Exquisite Corpse Day

Here are all but one of the results from the exquisite corpse challenge. We plan to do another of these fun challenges. This is how it worked : We started with 6 artists who drew out a secret slip of paper with either leg, leg, arm, arm, body or head on it. Then you make 6 of this body part. The only rule was it should be stuffed. Today we reached in to a bag with out looking and drew out one of each and sewed them together and added a face. It was really fun!

News for February

Special VALENTINE Cards and Accordion book

Saturday January 26, 2008 1-4 PM

Make loving Valentine's Day cards or an accordion piece of art for your home, to celebrate Valentine's Day. You will learn a few techniques and get some fun supplies. Just bring scissors

Cost $45

This is a good class to do with your younger art enthusiasts

FELT FUN DAY Feb, 16 9-4 PM (Saturday) This is a 2 part class. Learn to make a felted silk scarf and felted beads. Taught by Mary Stanley and Barbara Carr. Cost $60. Includes all materials and all the tea you can drink...

Also mark your calendars.... The ART CLINIC is leaping into their second year. Come help Carol and Syd celebrate on Leap Day ( Friday Feb.29 ) 4 - 7 at 1576 Copenhagen Dr. Solvang. There will lots of fun activities including an ATC (artist trading cards) area so you can find out what that’s all about.

Upcoming art show

Carol and Syd are 2 of the 15 local artists from the Artists Guild of the Santa Ynez Valley that have been invited to show their work in the Spring Show at the Rehabiliation Institute Meisel Gallery in Santa Barbara. The Rehabilation Institute uses art as part of the healing process. The gallery was established by Founding Medical Director, Harris Meisel, MD., who feels art has a way of transforming a sterile medical environment into a setting of color and inspiration. Dr Harris, also an artist who displays his work at the Institute, has allowed artists from the Santa Barbara area to display and share their work within the gallery.
There will be a Show Reception, Feb 22, 2008 5-7 PM, and the public is invited to come and meet the artists. The Spring show will run Feb.18 - May 2, 2008. Viewing hours are M-F, 9AM - 9PM and Weekends 10AM - 5PM. Address is 2415 De La Vina St, Santa Barbara (805) 687-7444.

January 2008 class schedule

The New Year is upon us which marks the Art Clinic’s first year anniversary!!! We are so excited-
so save the date and help us celebrate on the one extra day we have in 2008, February 29- more on that later….

Art Clinic – January 2008

Every Thursday is art day, a “therapy session” from 10 to 6. Come on down to our basement studio and get messy with a project, see what other artists are up to if just say “hello”. We offer a space to work some materials if you need them and lots of spicy conversation. This is a great time to work on ATC’s (artist trading cards) or other projects.

January 10, 2008 Doll Body Parts are due for anyone taking part in the challenge

Due to the demand we are offering two Children’s Art Class:

Art making adventures for Younger People (adults are welcome too)
This class is designed for young artists but can be inspiring for adults as well. We will work in various wet and dry mediums and explore the world of art making. Dress appropriately.

Tuesday January 8, 15, 22 and 29. 3:00 – 5:00 PM
or
Wednesday January 9, 16, 23, and 30. 3:30 – 5:30 PM

Fee: $60 plus $10 materials fee
Teacher: Carol Kemp
Please contact Carol at (805) 588-0876 or (805) 737-0310 or email me lifsart@verizon.net

Art Therapy Journals- Make a date with yourself and dig deep making private visual journals. This class is designed to get you to explore yourself through collage, paint and the written word. The focus of this class is to get down and dirty letting your inner truth and intuition guide you to making provocative, soul searching art for yourself.
Wednesday January 9, 16, 23, and 30, 6:00- 8:00 PM This class is open on a weekly basis so you can join at anytime but please call ahead so I can have the journal paper ready for you to put together.)

Fee: $20 a class (includes some supplies)
Teacher: Carol Kemp

Metal Clay
January 12, 2008 9-4PM Look at our site at http://www.artclininc.blogspot.com/ to see what past students have created. Call soon to make your reservation as we need to order supplies.
Fee $110 includes 1 oz of Fine Silver Clay and everything needed to create beautiful charms and pendants.
Teacher: Carol Kemp
Metal Clay is 99.9% Pure Fine Silver which has been finely ground and mixed with an organic binder which produces a clay-like material. When fired, the binder burns away and the silver solidifies. This clay can be sculpted, carved, stamped, cast, virtually manipulated anyway that you can work traditional clay. If you have a desire to create beautiful pieces in silver without the need for a silversmith’s tools or experience. Beads and findings will be available for you to complete a necklace, bracelet or earrings at an additional cost. Open Studio available for individuals who have attended my introductory class for Metal Clay. The studio cost is $25.00 plus the cost of the silver clay.

Felting with Barbara Carr and Mary Stanley
2 part class learn to make a felted silk scarf and felted beads. Check out our blog for pictures
February 16, 2008 9-4 PM (Saturday)



Special Valentines Cards and Accordion book
January 26, 2008
Make loving Valentine’s Day cards or an accordion piece of art for your home, to celebrate Valentine’s Day. You will learn a few techniques and get some fun supplies. Just bring scissors. Here is an example of an according book you could make in our "Valentine's Day Card" Workshop.
Cost $45
This is a good class to do with your younger art enthusiasts

Here are a few examples of cards you can make during the Art Clinic's Valentine Card/Book workshop. The one above uses embossed metal, stencils and hand made carved stamps. This card uses gesso, paint,collage,and handcarved stamps.

This card has a pocket to hold a bunch of hearts.

www.artclinic.blogspot.com Or for more info on anything here or
to sign up for a class or workshop call :
Carol at 737 0310 or cell 805-588-0876 E-mail: lifsart@verizon.net
Blog:http://www.lifsart.blogspot.com/ or
Syd at 688-6860 or cell 805-680-8713.
E-mail: floozy@verizon.net blog: http://sheepfloozy.blogspot.com/ .