Holiday Handmade Happenings

Holiday DIY Workshops! Pre-registration required @ 415.596.5546
*Price is per project, so families may all work on one project for the same cost.




• November 10- Large Platters for Holiday Meals, plates, mugs and bowls $40
Time: 6:00-8:00
Ages: 12-Adult
Learn about silk screening on clay, stamping with underglaze inks, draping, slumping and slab rolling. All items will be fired in our kiln with a high temperature clay (creating a very strong piece). Price includes 3 lbs of clay, firing and glaze. For an additional cost ($7 lb for clay), you may make as many as you would like. Items must be finished in time allotted.
• November 13- Gingerbread Houses made from Clay $40
Time: 10:00-12:00
Ages: 5-Adult
Create a gingerbread house that will last a life time. This workshop has become a tradition of Studio 4 Art. Fun to work on one as a family! Gingerbread houses will be red in our kiln. You will come back at your
convenience to paint with glaze at no additional charge.
• November 17- Sewing/ Stockings $25
Time: 6:00-8:00
Ages: 8-Adult
Bring your own machine or use one of ours. Sew a stocking and create a family heirloom. Cost does not include fabric. We do have many items to embellish your stocking with such as beads, multiple colors of felt, buttons and sequins.
• November 20- Clay Ornaments $20
Time: 10:00-12:00
Ages: 2-Adult
Studio 4 Art has so many tools to create unique and beautiful holiday ornaments. You may use this workshop to also make handprint's, footprint's and even dog prints. Cost includes 2 lbs of clay, firing, and glazes. Additional clay available for $7 lb. Items must be finished in time allotted.
• December 1- Clay Jewelery/treasure/wish boxes $25
Time: 6:00-8:00
Ages: 8-Adult
Using all of our stamps, texture tools, letter cutouts and learning technique. Create a personalized gift that can be used for many different reasons.
• December 11- Mosaic Flower Pots $25
Time: 10:00-12:00
Ages: 5-Adult
Broken china, tiles and handmade items will be incorporated onto a fl ower pot. Feel free to bring in your own broken china and trinkets to add.

ART CLASS..schedule

Toddlers, Preschool, drawing, cartooning, painting, pottery, all art and sewing for all ages!









Toddler class:
20 months-3 years
M-F 10:00-10:40
Limited to 8 children.

Four stations set up every class period. We begin our class with a short story. Following with a choice of:
Project created based off of story read (with guidance from instructor)
Painting
Clay sculpting
Drawing/cutting/gluing stations.

Child with assistant (mom, dad or helper) a must for this class.







Preschool
Ages 3-5
M-F 11:00-12:00
Class organized with the same set-up as toddler class. The difference is a more guided, instructed and drop-off class. Please know that in all classes we welcome parents to stay. However, you have the option of running errands or going for a cup of coffee.
Limited to 6 children.












Drawing
Pre-K/K drawing
M 1:30-2:30
Ages 5-6
M 2:30-3:30
Ages 5-9
M 3:45-5:00
Ages 10-14
M 4:00-5:30
Working from nature, still-life, photographs and independent ideas, students will be introduced to specific drawing fundamentals and techniques including line drawing, value, shape, pattern, texture, shading, perspective and composition. Mediums that are introduced are graphite, ink, charcoal, chalk pastel, oil pastel, graphic markers, conté crayons, colored pencil's, ink pencils and water pencil. Personal style is celebrated and age appropriate activities will be executed.

Cartooning: From single panel, 3 or 4 panel comic strips to comic books, to character building, cartoonists will begin to understand how to create a cartoon. Classes focus on expression, shadow, stance/body language, perspective and dialog balloons. Students also explore how to create movement themes, sequence and examine the importance of exaggeration.

HomeSchool
T 1:00-3:00
All Ages
Homeschooling class is taught on an individual basis. Learning technique, and terminology with room for exploration, diversity and individuality. Home schooled children are open to any medium and we teach to home classroom philosophies. An initial consultation is necessary to incorporate individual families desires and teaching methods.

Home school students decide which medium they would like to create in every class day. Clay (wheel throwing, sculpture and handbuilding), sewing (machine and hand), drawing, painting (acrylic and encaustic), mosaics, and recycled art are available. Student initiated, with instructor's there to brainstorm, engage, and assist when needed.

Studio 4 Art also partners with Pathways Charter School.

Painting
Ages 5-9
T 3:45-5:00
Ages 10-15
T 4:00-5:30
Incorporating drawing fundamentals, students will add color mixing, layering, studies from art history and independent ideas into their curriculum. Mediums explored are watercolors, inks, tempera, acrylic and encaustic. Realism and abstract will be introduced. Personal style is celebrated and honored.

Classes for ages 10+ will be introduced to oil painting.







Clay
Ages 3-5
W 1:30-2:30
Ages 6-10
W 2:30-3:30
Ages 8-14
W 4:00-5:30
Clay Hand building
Hand building techniques will be explored in classes using pinch pots, solid build up projects, coiling, slab construction, slumping and draping methods. All items will be created with cone 5 clay, fired in our kiln and then hand decorated with underglazes and fired to final maturity.








Wheel Throwing
Wheel Throwing on the potters wheel begins with learning to center clay, pull up walls, shaping and the final detail of trimming a foot. Items will be thrown from cone 5 clay that will be enhanced with hand decorated details using glazes, underglazes and textured techniques.

Classes for ages 8-14 will be keeping a journal of ideas to combine hand building and wheel throwing methods to create items that are larger, sculpture-like works of art.

All Art
Ages 5-9
Th 1:30-3:00
Ages 5-9
Th 3:15-4:45
Ages 10-15
Th 4:00-5:30
All Art is a class for all ages to learn in all mediums that we offer at the studio. Students will gain knowledge in clay (hand building and wheel-throwing), painting (acrylic, water paints and inks), drawing (pencil, charcoal, inks, oil pastels, chalk pastels, and conté pencils), mosaics, and sewing.

Ages 10-15 will work with the same mediums, with bigger flair. More technique will be involved and larger works of art created, incorporating all art mediums.




Hand Sewing
Ages 3-5
F 1:30-2:30
Ages 3-5
F 2:30-3:30
Hand sewing using felt to create monsters, dolls, robots, pillows, doll clothes, holiday items or anything each independent mind brings. Classes will focus on backstitch, over sewing, blanket and running stitches. Creating your own pattern will be taught.

Machine Sewing
Ages 5-9
F 3:30-4:30
Ages 10-14
F 3:30-5:30

Hand sewing will be continued; description above.

Machine Sewing
Explore machine sewing creating aprons, pillows, fleece hats, skirts, animals, creatures, pj pants, quilts, hot pads, tote bags, repurposed clothing and applique techniques. Additional fabric may be needed when making PJ pants, yoga pants, tote bags, lunch bags, placemats, napkins etc.

July @ Studio 4 Art

Above photo is of last months clay sculptures I had told you about, from our first summer camp. This is the project where campers were given 5 circles and used their own imagination and design to create a scaled down version of a full size sculpture. I would love to have seen ALL of them at least 5 feet tall, in the heart of San Francisco (or Novato). They were all so amazing and thought provoking!

Eat a Still-life camp week was very filling. Each day a new technique accompanied a new treat. Not all were sweets, we did incorporate some fruit too. Painting, clay sculptures, soft sculptures (sewing), utilitarian clay work (dessert plates), drawing and digital photography were explored.

This piece continues to impress and amaze me. Acrylic painting, viewing a still-life created in our All About Paint camp. This painting was from a 10 year old, with impeccable patients. GREAT observational skills! This week empowered kids to learn about color mixing, how to use the color wheel, use shadow and highlights for 3-dimension, how to use a brush appropriately and effectively, scale, composition, perspective and observational skills.

Drop-in sessions and classes are continuing throughout the summer. Drop-in hours are 10:00-5:00 Monday through Friday and Saturday 10:00-12:00. Classes can be seen on our websites calendar. Look for future classes and extended hours in September. With a *BYOM* (Bring Your Own Materials) option that lowers the cost of every class to just $10 an hour!! The above are examples of some work created this month. The above right is from our clay class. We have 5 on display in our front window as a hanging herb garden, still get lots of wonderful comments on them. This one has a bit of a twist, a lid. Can't get over those eyebrows!

The chubby bird was created for a father's birthday. I want to know what this little guy is thinking. He has a, "Um, I have something I need to tell you," expression.




As the studio continues to grow, we continue to reach out into our community. Part of Studio 4 Art has been Studio 4 Art on Wheels (in operation for 12 years). This is a camp that I led at Marinwood Recreational Department. It was for ages 5-8. They learned about self-portraiture, screenprinting, relief printing, clay sculptures, color theory, composition, and the creative process!

Studio 4 Art will be at Marinwood Recreational Department this fall too! Look for us on Fridays. Studio 4 Art will also be at Marin Primary, Olive Elementary, and Hamilton. If you would like your school to become enriched with an After School Art Enrichment Program, please contact us. We are also now following the California state guidelines for art education, which helps to replace some of the art education that is being taken out of our school systems.

Thanks for reading through! I never think I have a lot to share, until I set down to compile photos. Future will be shorter posts for easier absorption!