| Ocean Reef Art League |
| 24 Dockside Lane #182 Key Largo, FL 33037 305-367-2359 Fax: 305-367-2346 |
| 2009-2010 Workshops |
November
Scrapbooking
Thursday and Friday- November 12 & 13 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Instructor: Lori Orr
Your life, your story, your way!
Lori will help you celebrate your memories by creating your very own unique story Tell it in a scrapbook.
Fee: $80
Painting Mailboxes
Friday, November 20 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Instructor: Marijke Browning
Have you ever shopped and shopped for your idea of the perfect mailbox and never found it? Well, here is your chance to create your own. You
supply the mailbox and we will guide you through creating your masterpiece mailbox.
Fee: $75
Glass Snack Trays
Tuesday, November 24 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m
Instructor: Marijke Browning
Create your personalized glass appetizer/snack/cheese tray with a matching spreader in this one day workshop.
Fee: $65
December
Scrapbooking
Thursday and Friday, December 10 & 11 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
See November 13 for class description.
Fee: $80
Polymer Clay Techniques , Surface Design and Bead Making
Friday, December 11 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Instructor: Pamela Carman
Come explore the world of polymer clay. Using the very basics create eclectic beads using Skinner Blends, Millefiore Canes, Mokume Cane
techniques and more! Tips, Tricks and Color choices will be discussed. Techniques from this workshop can be applied as surface decorations
on beads and a variety of projects.
Fee: $125
Kids Paint on Pottery
Wednesday, December 23 1:00-4:00p.m.
Instructor: Marijke Browning
Kids from 4 to 94 are invited to enjoy an afternoon of painting on pottery. This has become tradition for many families during the holidays at
Ocean Reef.
Fee: $45 (Includes material and one piece pottery)
January
Learn to Knit 101 with Elizabeth Kligerman
Mondays January 4, 11 18, 25, February 1 & 8 3:00-5:00p.m.
We will start with a brief explanation of various materials and their different purposes/best uses.
Casting on, casting off and the four basic stitches will be taught.
Everyone will be able to create a cute finished product, even if it is rather small!
We will chat about the history, philosophy, therapeutic value and various uses of knitting
with its endless creativity as we go along.
We will learn how to read a pattern and how to fix mistakes and how to simplify the seemingly complex.
Inexpensive supplies will be available for purchase though participants are welcome to bring their own
choices of materials. For knitters who have some basic skills but would like to participate - help with problems, difficulties and more
complex patterns will be available.
Fee: $100
Rank Beginner Watercolor
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday January 6, 7 & 8
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Levy
No prior experience in drawing, painting, or watercolors is necessary to enroll in this beginner’s workshop. Students will learn how to set up and
use watercolor equipment, try basic painting techniques and acquire some fundamentals about color and design. Pick up a supply list at the Art
League.
Fee: $100
Scrapbooking
Thursday and Friday, January 7 & 8
See November 12 for class description.
Fee: $80
Pine Cone Wreaths
Monday, January 11 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Instructor: Sandy Silverman
Store purchased wreaths are sometimes not exactly what you are looking for and are very expensive but you purchase them any¬way just
because…In this workshop you will get an opportunity to create your very own wreath. You decorate to suit your own interesting theme or design.
Fee: $85
Wood Turning Class for Beginners- Salt & Pepper Shakers with Jacque Allen
Monday and Tuesday, January 11 & 12 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Want to make some fabulous decorative and functional objects and learn how to turn on the lathe? Join this beginning turning class for an
introduction to basic turning skills, including use of the lathe, tool control, and design. Create a set of salt- and pepper-shakers using pods from
the Australian Banksia Tree. These large seedpods turn well and their interesting surface texture produces unique results. Come on, give it a try,
no turning experience necessary!
Fee: $250
Intermediate/Advanced Using the Band Saw and Lathe with Jacque Allen
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday January 13, 14 & 15 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
In this class we will make and turn bandsaw vessels; vessels created using only a bandsaw. Traditional joinery skills or techniques are not used,
instead the magic of the bandsaw allows us to create tall vessels using only one piece of equipment! The vessel can be turned on the lathe to
create a cylindrical shape with a surface suitable for carving, painting , texturing with a wire brush, burning, or simple finishing. These vessels will
have a place inside them to stash your secrets, hide your keys, or adorn a room in your home. Basic turning skills and some experience
preferred.
Fee: $275
Felted Purses with Barbara Skelly
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 18, 19 & 20
9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.
You must know how to knit.
Barbara Skelly is known for her beautiful felted bags and she is going to show you how to make one of your own. This class requires 3 days of
work. The first day will be hands on teaching by the instructor. The second day meet back at the Art League at 9:30 with your fellow students to
knit away. The instructor will be here to help you if need her. The third day, you will be guided through finishing your beautiful evening bag.
Fee: $100 Materials not included.
Basic Custom Framing with John Berend
Tuesday, January 19 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
This will be an instructional/hands on workshop where the student will learn the basics of framing and sources to purchase materials and utilize
the tools in our workshop. Each student will leave with a frame made in class. All materials provided.
Fee: $60
"Veggie Art" with Olivia Kent
Friday, January 22 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
Art of garnishing, carving fruit and vegetable sculptures, garnishing and decorating for food presentation, center pieces for special occasion and
holidays, fruit basket garnishes, cutting vegetable techniques. You will also learn to carve palm trees and flowers. All this an more will be covered
in this one workshop.
Fee: $25
Sailors Valentines
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 28, 29 & 30
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Instructor: Trish Brown
A sailors' valentine is a type of antique souvenir, or sentimental gift, originally brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea for his loved one
between 1830 and 1890. Sailor valentines are octagonal, glass fronted, hinged wooden boxes, displaying intricate symmetrical designs
composed entirely of small sea shells of various colors.
Today, antique sailors' valentines are collectibles, valued for their beauty and unusual qualities. Join us for this wonderful opportunity to create
your very own heirloom.
Fee: $600
February
Decoupage
Friday & Saturday, February 5 & 6
Instructors: Sally Savage and Musette Winton
Bring your unique ideas of what you want your wooden wastebasket to look like. Match linens, wallpaper, wall color etc. These two instructors are
sure to bring out the imagination in all of you.
Fee: $325
Plein Air Oils Workshop With Sergio Roffo
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, February 8, 9 & 10
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Paint with ASMA “Fellow” Sergio Roffo along our stunning coastal landscape, Alla Prima approach.
Sergio will focus on the techniques and principles of Plein air painting of coastal marine landscapes. Sergio Roffo is an elected “Fellow” of the
American Society of marine Artists, a member of the Guild of Boston artists', and a Copley Master at the Copley Society of Boston. Mr. Roffo has
won countless national awards and is widely collected.
The objective of this three day coarse is to sensitize the class to the aspects of outdoor painting, including:
* Learning how to see nature’s details
* Understanding the interplay of light and shadow
* Knowing how to mix the right colors
* Eliminating the fear of outdoor painting
Material list available at the Art League.
Fee: $375
Legacy Letters of Love: What I Want My Children and Grandchildren to Know About Me
Monday and Tuesday, February 8 & 9 and Monday, February 15
3:00-5:00p.m.
Instructor: Gertrude Mann
A legacy letter of love to your family is a tangible expression of your deepest feelings and beliefs. Your personal values, life lessons, and dreams
for the future are what make you who you are. Only you own your stories. By sharing them with family members present and yet to come, you
give the lasting gift of yourself. Discover the joy of expressing your heart’s voice in written words. Whether you end up with one paragraph or a
folder of stories, this workshop will inspire you to write a legacy letter of love. The first session will open with a perspective on ethical wills, a
centuries old tradition of passing on moral and ethical values.
Fee: $65
Basic Custom Framing with John Berend
Tuesday, February 9- 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
See January 19 for class description.
Fee: $60
Modeling the Figure with Gregory Johnson
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, February 10, 11 & 12
9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Students, beginner to advanced, will model a sculpture from their own family photographs, or using one's I provide to create a 36" tall work. The
workshop will be conducted in the classical academic tradition mixed with contemporary vision and approaches to figurative sculpture. Students
will focus on observational skills, composition, proportion, anatomy, understanding of the dynamics of the human body, and other issues
necessary for the successful execution of a realistic sculpture. Please call the instructor to go over armature details and photographs of your
selected imagery.
Fee: $450
Scrapbooking
Thursday and Friday, February 11 & 12
See November 5 for class description.
Fee: $80
Beginners Sculptural Papier Mache with Anita Russell
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15, 16 & 17
9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
You will have an opportunity to complete a chosen project which can include an item such as a 3d animal, mermaid, human, bird or fantasy
creature. Projects will cover low relief sculpture and 3D sculptural forms using a wire armature technique.
Most students should be able to complete the painting of their sculptures and benefit from painting tips and advice. Anita will also give you an
appreciation of contextual influences, including historical and current trends in the craft.
Fee: $285
Intermediate/Advanced Sculptural Papier Mache with Anita Russell
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15, 16 & 17
1:00-5:00p.m.
If you are confident with artistic endeavours, you may wish to create a tableau or mirror. You can create a mirror with papier mache surround or
produce a tableau piece on wood or driftwood. For this, I suggest you provide a base which can be a piece of wood or hardboard roughly 8 x8”
up to 12 x 12”. This can be a flat piece of wood or a squarish flat piece of found driftwood.
If you wish create a mirror then in addition to your baseboard you need to bring a mirror which will sit on your baseboard with at least 3”surround
smaller in area than your baseboard. So, an 8 x 6” square or round mirror would need a piece of hardboard or wood at least 11 x 11” square for
the base. You can glue your mirror into position if this is an idea which would suit you and we will build up the base on your arrival. These can be
a wall hangings.
Fee: $285
Kids Painting on Shoes, Belts, Purses, Hats etc.......
Friday, February 19 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Instructor: Sandy Silverman
Kids - bring your own shoes, belts, purses,. etc and enjoy an afternoon of creativity. Any color leather or leather- like material is permitted. No
canvas or patent leather, please. A pizza party is included in the cost of this workshop.
Fee: $75
Lets Make Some Band Saw Boxes with Donna Menke author of "The Ultimate Band Saw Box"
Saturday & Sunday, February 20 & 21 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m.
This is a 2-day hands-on class for woodworkers who already know how to work with wood and the shop tools, but would like to learn more about
the band saw and how to make really easy, quick, creative and fun boxes with the band saw. Each participant will be able to make one or two
boxes in this 2-day class. Some students have roughed out as many as 3 boxes.
We will talk about band saw box design as we study my boxes and discuss how different boxes were constructed. Depending upon the
woodworking experience of each student they will make either a simple lift-top box, or a more difficult hidden hinge box. By the time the class is
over you will be confident that you will be able to create and finish on your own unique band saw boxes.
There will be demos on the safe use of band saws and sanders, choosing and folding blades, using rare earth magnets and 5mm barrel hinges,
and flocking the interiors.
For more information on Donna's work check out her web site: www.woodworks-by-donna.com
Fee: $350
More Band Saw Boxes with Donna Menke
Monday & Tuesday, February 22 & 23 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m.
Due to the demand we must run an additional class.
Fee: $275
Polymer Clay "Whimsy Critters"
Thursday & Friday, February 25 & 26
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Instructor: Pamela Carman
Building on the basic techniques of Polymer Clay , we will create unique "critters" using fabric-like sheets of clay . Materials for armature, surface
preparation and finishing will be explored. The whimsy bird or cat (or other critter your muse guides you to create) will range in size from approx.
5"-9". Working knowledge of polymer clay is recommended.
Fee: $175
March
Polymer Clay with Christie Freisen
Jungle Boogie & Ocean Commotion
Thursday & Friday, March 4 & 5
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Double your fun with two days of polymer clay and mixed media creativity with award-winning artist and internationally-known teacher, Christi
Friesen. The workshop emphasis is on color mixing, composition & design, and various techniques for adding beads, pearls and other
components (including found objects) into your sculpting. On “Jungle Boogie” day, you will create a variety of leaves and flowers. On “Ocean
Commotion” day, you will create ocean color blends and stylized waves, as well as a variety of ocean plants and animals. For each theme, you will
have a choice to create either a wall piece, art vessel, or art jewelry set (necklace or broochs or pendants). You do not need to have any
experience with polymer clay to attend, although the pace of the class will be geared towards more advanced artists. Christi’s classes are fun,
action-packed and embrace individual expression. Come join us for this one!
Fee: $295
Basic Custom Framing
Tuesday, March 9 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
See January 19 for class description.
Fee: $60
Glass Snack Trays
Friday, March 12 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Instructor: Marijke Browning
Create your personalized glass appetizer/snack/cheese tray with a matching spreader in this one day workshop.
Fee: $65
Spheres, Natural Edge Bowls and Covered Side Grain Boxes with Gerard Schwenke
March 15, 16 & 17 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
You will work with green wood completing the entire item the same day. Next we would rough out the bowl and set aside to dry to be finished in
the future. After that we would complete a thin walled bowl using a roughed out seasoned and dried bowl. This will provide the student the
opportunity to complete the entire process of rough turning and re-chucking to complete the dry seasoned item from start to finish with out waiting
for 6 months. This project will require the student to learn good tool control and how to sharpen their tools for the task.
Next we can make a covered side grain container or end grain box, seasoned dry wood is required for this project. This is also is a good exercise
and will require accurate turning to make sure the cover will fit correctly.
I also like to include the process of turning a perfect sphere the way it was done to turn billiard balls in the old days. This is an interesting
exercises and helps honing their skills.
In case you are a more experienced woodworker, we can do some multi center turning such as a winged bowl with a off set and detached wing.
Fee: $385
Painted Shoes, Purses, Belts etc.
Friday, March 19
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Instructor: Sandy Silverman
Bring your own shoes, purses and /or belts and enjoy an afternoon of creativity. Any color leather or leather-like items are just fine. Canvas or
patent leather materials will not work.
Lunch included.
Fee: $85
Nantucket Baskets
Friday, March 19 through Sunday, March 28
Instructors Linda and Dave Brown , Trish & Cole with Guest appearance by Terry.
Call the Art League for availability.
Watercolor with Rocky Ferris
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, March 25, 26 & 27
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
If you missed it last year, don't miss it again. Sign up now before the class is full. Learn how to get more depth
and realism into your painting - and become a better watercolorist with photo realist, Rocky Ferris.
Fee: $225
April
5 Day Spring Watercolor Camp with Gordon Makenzie
Monday, April 12 through Friday, April 16
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Adding dynamics and atmosphere to your pictures will dramatically improve the results.
That will be the focus of this 5 day watercolor workshop in which a variety of painting and compositional
techniques will be used. One day will be spent painting outdoors."
Fee: $425
Scrapbooking
Thursday and Friday, April 22 & 23 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
See November 12 class description.
Fee: $80
