Art Lessons &
Workshops
Book your choice of hands-on lessons or group workshops for Stained Glass Art or Traditional Chinese Ink Art.
Stained Glass
Art Workshop
A hands-on introduction to working with stained glass.
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• A brief history of glass.
• Learn to identify and differentiate an array of art glass.
• Experience designing with glass.
• Learn to cut, grind and solder glass and create one of a kind glass ornament.
The workshop is suitable for individuals, couples or groups of up to eight people. *Subject to availability.
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Stained Glass materias for your workshop.
Complimentary welcome tea. Feel free to join me during a short break for a homemade Chinese meal to enhance our creative day.
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Workshops are $150.00 Canadian per person.
Contact us to book your workshop.
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Stained Glass Art Workshop - Pendant Soldering Detail
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Stained Glass Art Group Lesson - Soldering
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Handmade Glass Prisms
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Stained Glass Workshop Creativity
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Stained Glass Workshop - Brush Detail
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Stained Glass Workshop - Glass Pendants
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Stained Glass Art Workshop - Handmade Pendant
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Glass Prisms - Backyard Finds
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Make a Glass Prism
Capture Your Memories in a Glass Prism
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Bring your own special objects and learn to compose and encapsulate them using bevelled glass.
Learn;
• Copper foiling
• Soldering
• Experience designing with glass
• Finishing details such as patinas and display techniques
The workshop is suitable for individuals, couples or groups of up to eight people. *Subject to availability.
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Stained Glass materias for your workshop.
Complimentary welcome tea. Feel free to join me during a short break for a homemade Chinese meal to enhance our creative day.
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Workshops are $150.00 Canadian per person. Contact us to book your workshop.
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Glass prism capsule with local milkweed seeds
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Glass Prism Workshop group lesson
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Glass prism capsules with local plant compositions
Design and Create Your Own
Stained Glass Panel
A special two-day Stained Glass Workshop
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The workshop consists of two lessons, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, over two days. Customized schedules are available upon request.
• Step-by-step learning of the fundamental skills used in stained glass art.
• Applying these enhanced skills to create complex design and assembly of your own stained glass art panel, using professional tools and equipment.
• Learn about;
glass history
glass identification and application
design styles
structural integrity fundamentals,
composition
assembly and presentation
• Advanced skills you will learn include:
glass cutting
glass preparation
copper foiling or traditional lead caming
soldering, and framing with zinc
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Stained Glass materias for your workshop.
Workshop includes complimentary tea and healthy homemade lunches during break times
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Workshops are $450.00 Canadian per person. Contact us to book your workshop.
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Book this special two-day workshop
Artmakers Studio
Perth, Ontario, Canada
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Stained Glass Art Panel 1
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Chinese Ink Art Workshop - Group Lesson Basics
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Stained Glass Art Panel 3
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Stained Glass Art Panel 4
Chinese Ink Art
The Ancient Art of Chinese Ink Painting and Calligraphy: A journey into the evolution from pictographs to paintings.
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• A brief history of Chinese ink art.
• Experience making organic black ink using a slate stone ink well and stick.
• Learn how to use a bamboo paintbrush. Learn the 5 fundamental strokes of painting and the variations of applying ink to paper to create the desired effect.
• Learn to apply a variation of strokes and combine them to create simple paintings of animals, plants, and scenery. Learn how to create Chinese Pictographs and create art cards.
• An introduction to the five traditional colored ink sticks to dynamically add to each artwork.
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Chinese Ink Art materials for your workshop.
Complimentary welcome tea. Feel free to join me during a short break for a homemade Chinese meal to enhance our creative day.
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Workshops are $150.00 Canadian per person.
Contact us to book your workshop.
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Book this half-day lesson:
Book this half-day lesson:
Artmakers Studio
Perth, Ontario, Canada
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Chinese Ink Art - Artmakers Studio
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Chinese Ink Art Workshop - Learning Basic Brush Strokes
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Chinese Ink Art Workshop - Bamboo Brush Strokes
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Chinese Ink Art Workshop - Brush Technique
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Chinese Ink Art Workshop - Brush Stroke Practice
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Chinese Ink Art Workshop - Handmade Card
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Chinese Ink Art Workshop - Brushstroke Fundamentals
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Chinese Ink Art Workshop - Group Lesson Basics
Art of Chinese Scroll Painting
Explore Chinese landscapes and animal painting to create your own Chinese Scroll.
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• The art of Chinese scroll painting dates back over 4,000 years.
• Learn about the history and experience how to make ink and coloured ink using traditional tools and materials.
• Learn the fundamental brush strokes to create different tones and lines.
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Chinese Ink Art materials for your workshop.
Complimentary welcome tea. Feel free to join me during a short break for a homemade Chinese meal to enhance our creative day.
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Workshops are $150.00 Canadian per person.
Contact us to book your workshop.
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Chinese Scroll Painting- Completed Artwork
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Chinese Scroll Painting - Bamboo Brush Handling Technique
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Chinese Scroll Painting - Learning the 5 fundamental brush strokes
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Chinese Scroll Painting - Floral design brush strokes
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Chinese Scroll Painting - Take home your own creation
Founder of Artmakers, Arts for Health & Learning and Arts in Education, I enjoy meeting people and sharing and teaching art, and how it applies to today's creative scene. I also value the therapeutic benefits of painting and design.
Choose either Chinese Ink Art or Stained glass art and take home your finished artwork.
You can make learning art a Retreat and stay at an art studio loft in our historic stone church.
Contact us for group rate discounts.