Summer? Yeah, I Know.....

Yes, I know it might be a bit early to start thinking about summer plans but we know that there are people out there who like to have a very organized long distance plan.  Therefore, we have some of our summer offerings already on our website and planned out for you.  Here are some great week long summer classes we are offering.

Sewing Camp June 26th-30th

Architecture and Automatons July 17-July 21

Make and Photograph Miniature Worlds Week July 31-August 4th

Exploring Contemporary Artists Week Ages 5-9 August 7-11th

We Are Arrangers, We Gather and Arrange Whatever Pieces Come Our Way.

We are arrangers, we gather and arrange whatever pieces come our way.  In this life, all the little things put together make us part of the larger puzzle.  Creating a glass mosaic is just like this-taking all the pieces we gather and cutting them to fit into a beautiful glass puzzle.  Now more than ever you might need something to help you reflect on the small things that lead to the big picture. 

Glass Mosaics Class meets 7-8:30pm for 5 Wednesdays starting Feb 15th, 22nd, March 1st, 8th, and 15th.  You learn how to cut glass, glue, and grout.  You willmake a small mosaic, a large mosaic, and a stepping stone.  This is a great class for a teenager in your life. 

$120 Ages 12-Adult Welcome

 

 

After-School Art Mondays begins again Monday Jan. 23rd!

Jan. 2017 After-School Art Mondays for Elementary
After-School meets on the following Mondays from 2pm-3:30pm. A great class for your elementary aged child.
Monday Jan. 23rd Marble Mazes, Jan. 30th Lego Self Portraits, NO CLASS Feb. 6th, Feb. 13th Sew a Soft Sculpture Emoji,  Feb. 20th Crayon Sculpture, Feb. 27th Can Portraits, March 6th Painting, March 13th Duct Tape Day, March 20th Drawing in Perspective, March 27th Collages, April 3 Open Studio

Classes are $12 each or you can buy a punch card to use on the classes you like.  Pre-register or drop on in!

Time to Hustle that Heart Muscle-Acrylics for Beginners Thursdays beginning Jan. 26th.

So you want to learn to paint?  Like really paint?  This class is for you. Acrylic Painting for Beginners is a class where you can learn to express yourself. Learn about brushes, canvas, and techniques.  You will create several unique and small to medium sizes paintings.  No experience necessary.  Every Thursday 6:30pm-8:30pm for 5 sessions beginning Jan. 26th, Feb.2nd, No class Feb. 9th, Feb. 16th, Feb. 25th, and March 2nd Ages 12-Adult Welcome

$100 for 5 sessions

Salt, Alcohol, Saran Wrap all before 10am?

Salt, alcohol, saran wrap, are just a few of the techniques we will learn in this Watercolor for Beginners class starting Feb 2017.  Begin small and work you way up to a larger piece or use your techniques and collage an image as well.  No experience necessary.  Every Wednesday from 10am-11:30am beginning Feb. 1st, No Class Feb. 8th,  Begins again Feb. 15th, 22nd, March 1st, March 8th $100 for 5 sessions.  Adults Welcome

"The World is Big Fat Beyond my Understanding." Needle Felted Landscape Workshop

The unexplainable thing in nature that makes me feel the world is big fat beyond my understanding – to understand maybe by trying to put it into form. To find the feeling of infinity on the horizon line or just over the next hill.”
―Georgia O'Keeffe

Needle Felted Roving Wool Landscape Workshop Saturday Feb. 4th

Come explore the medium of needle felting.

We will create a color rich landscape based on a photograph or your imagination using roving wool and a simple needle felting technique.   Creating small intimate color rich compositions we will then frame them in some old rustic wood frames created by Black Wood Works. Saturday Feb. 4th1-4pm

Ages 10-Adult $65 per participant

Love color, glass, and light?

Glass Mosaics Class

Love color, glass, and light?  Join us in this fast paced class as we create a glass mosaic piece which hangs in your window and a glass mosaic stepping stone for your garden.   One reflects light in the most beautiful way and the other is a great accent piece in your garden.   Easier than stained glass but just as gorgeous, we will learn simple techniques to cut, glue, and grout.  Every Wednesday 7pm-8:30pm for 5 sessions beginning Feb. 15th, 22nd, March 1st, 8th, 15th.  Ages 12-Adult Welcome $120 for 5 sessions.

It's A New Year. If You Never Try You Will Never Know.

If you never try you will never know if you like it, if you are good at it, if you enjoy it, if it makes you feel great.  Bare Knuckle Arts has some great opportunities this new year with some new classes and workshops you might like.  Along with weekly watercolor, acrylic, and mosaic classes here are some of our weekend workshops to try.

Wool Needle Felted Landscapes Saturday Feb. 4th 1-4pm

Do you have landscapes embedded in your life? Mountains, water, wind, trees, sky, fields of sunflowers, rocks that embody memory, seasons, light, a perfect moment that made you feel alive?  Make that memory into a rich piece of unique art by creating it with layers of roving wool blended into a beautiful landscape and framed with an organic piece of wood. 

Come explore the medium of needle felting.  We will create a color rich landscape based on a photograph or your imagination using roving wool and a simple needle felting technique.   Creating small intimate color rich compositions we will then frame them in some old rustic wood frames created by Black Wood Works. Saturday Feb. 4th 1-4pm $65

Wrap Bracelet Workshop Friday March 10th 7pm

Wrap bracelet workshop-using a plethora of beads-learn how to create your very own wrap bracelet.  A classic hand made leather bracelet that when done with encircle your wrist with a great boho style.  Friday March 10th 7-9:30pm

$45 dollars per participant Ages 12-Adult

Altered Cigar Box Workshop Saturday March 25th 10am-12pm

Altered Cigar Box Workshop is all about taking an old box and making it your own.  Modify it, revise, revamp, rework, redo, and transform your box using all the materials in the studio. Lots of choices-lots of fun.  Saturday March 25th 10am-12pm

Ages 8-Adult $36 per participant

Acrylic Painting for Beginners Starts Jan. 26th. Reserve your space now!

Acrylic Painting for Beginners!!!

So you want to learn to paint?  Like really paint?  This class is for you. Acrylic Painting for Beginners is a class where you can learn to express yourself. Learn about brushes, canvas, and techniques.  You will create several unique and small to medium sizes paintings.  No experience necessary.  Every Thursday 6:30pm-8:30pm for 5 sessions beginning Jan. 26th, Feb.2nd, No class Feb. 9th, Feb. 16th, Feb. 25th, and March 2nd Ages 12-Adult Welcome

$100 for 5 sessions

Wool Felted Landscapes Feb. 4th 1-4pm

My friend Andy Black from Black Wood Works in Columbus, WI is working hard on rustic wood frames for this workshop.  Join us for: Needle Felted Roving Wool Landscape Workshop Saturday Feb. 4th 1-4pm

Come explore the medium of needle felting.

We will create a color rich landscape based on a photograph or your imagination using roving wool and a simple needle felting technique.   Creating small intimate color rich compositions we will then frame them in some old rustic wood frames created by Black Wood Works. Saturday Feb. 4th1-4pm

Ages 10-Adult $65 per participant