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Designs from the Imagination

Workshop:  Designs from the Imagination 

Date: 5/3/25, Saturday

Time: 10am - 3pm

Location: Art Works Gallery 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY

Cost: $40

Registration Cut-off Date: 4/30/25


Workshop Description:   Non-objective shapes are drawn on a black support and then are shaded with a white or cream colored pencil to create form in the shapes. Colors of various colored pencils are then applied over the white or cream in glazes to create illuminating effects.


Materials Provided by the Participant:  regular pencil, eraser, and colored pencils, including a white or cream. (Prismacolor pencils are preferred)


Materials Provided by the Instructor: black supports 


Registration:   Contact Bobbie directly at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or 315-549-8323. No classes can be registered on the gallery website. 

Op Art with Focal Points

Workshop:  Op Art with Focal Points 

Date:  5/8/25 and 5/15/25, Thursdays 

Time: 1pm-4pm

Location: SCAC 109 Fall St. Seneca Falls, NY 

Cost: $20/class

Registration Cut-off date: 5/1/25


Workshop Description:   The technique used to create interesting optical illusion in this workshop will be the focal point. The linear designs will be cut from colored papers and then glued onto a painted canvas and sealed with a varnish. This project needs 2 days to complete. It is not the same class offered on 2 separate days 


Materials Provided by Participant:  regular pencil, eraser, ruler to draw the illusions, exacto knife or scissors to cut the linear designs from construction paper, Elmers Glue, small brush to apply glue. 9”x 12” canvas board or stretched canvas, color of acrylic paint desired for the canvas, a brush to apply the acrylic paint, and colored pencils for shading. 


Materials Provided by Instructor:  layout paper, paper in various colors and varnish. 


Register: contact instructor at  rnelson33@rochester.rr.com.

Jewelry Making

Workshop:   Jewelry Making 

Dates:  5/9/25 – 5/30/25, Fridays

Time: 1-3pm

Location: SCAC at 109 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148

Registration Cut-off Date: 5/2/25

Instructor: Roberta Nelson

Cost: $10/week


Description:   This is a series of 4 weekly classes with each class building upon the last one. It is intended for those who would like to begin creating their own jewelry or those who want to refresh or increase their skills. It encompasses the study of design fundamentals and forming techniques using both polymer clay and/or laminated paper to create various pieces of jewelry.


Materials Provided by the Participant:    For the 1st class, only a pencil, eraser, ruler and drawing pad will be necessary. Materials for the coming classes will be discussed then. 


Materials Provided by the Instructor:  information and exercise sheets 


Registration:   Contact Bobbie directly at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or 315-549-8323. No classes can be registered on the gallery website. 

Florals in Mixed Media

Workshop:  Florals in Mixed Media 

Date:  5/10/25, Saturday 

Time: 10am-3pm

Location: Seneca County Art Council, 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY 13148

Instructor: Roberta Nelson

Cost: $40

Registration: Cut-off Date: 5/3/25


Workshop Description:   Floral compositions will be done by combining wet and dry mediums which create interesting textures and atmospheres. The wet medium used will be watercolors and the dry, colored pencils, pastels, felt tipped pens, or regular pencil 


Materials Provided by Participant:  watercolors, brushes, palettes, pencils, erasers, and watercolor paper 140lb. wt., and whatever dry media desired.. 


Materials Provided by Instructor:  information sheets and pictures of flowers 


Registration:   Contact Bobbie directly at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or 315-549-8323. No classes can be registered on the gallery website. 

Layered Paper Florals

Workshop:  Layered Paper Florals 

Date: 5/17/25, Saturday

Time: 10am-3pm

Cost: $40

Location: Art Works Gallery, 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY

Registration Cut-off Date: 5/10/24


Workshop Description:  Layered paper drawing is technique that breaks a drawing down into a selected number of colors. All shapes that are the same color are drawn onto the same sheet of paper and then are cut out. (If there are 4 colors, 4 different color sheets will be used.) The sheets are then glued together beginning with the background color and working forward to the foreground color. Once the glue is dry, the shapes are shaded with colored pencils to create 3-D effects. 


Materials Provided by the Participant:  9”x 12” sheets of construction paper in the desired colors, scissors, exacto knife, cutting board, glue, and colored pencils. (Prismacolor Color Pencils are recommended.) Bring photographs to use for ideas, if desired. 


Materials Provided by Instructor:   information sheets, tracing paper 


Registration:   Contact Bobbie directly at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or 315-549-8323. No classes can be registered on the gallery website. 

Wooden Jewelry

Workshop:   Wooden Jewelry 

Date: 5/29/25, Thursday

Time: 1pm-4pm

Cost: $20

Location: Art Works Gallery, 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY

Registration Cut-off Date: 5/22/24


Workshop Description:   Wooden geometric shapes are used as the basis for the jewelry. The shapes are painted with metallic acrylic paints, pattern paper is glued onto the shapes, and 3-D paint is used to create linear points of interest. 


Materials Provided by the Participant: Elmer’s glue, glue brush, Exacto knife, cutting board, and patterned paper, or photos.


Materials Provided by Instructor:   wooden shapes, acrylic and 3-D paint, and jewelry findings.


Registration:   Contact Bobbie directly at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or 315-549-8323. No classes can be registered on the gallery website. 

Spring Landscape in Watercolors

Workshop:    Spring Landscape in Watercolors  

Date: 5/31/25, Saturday

Time: 10am-3pm

Cost: $40

Location: Art Works Gallery, 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY

Registration Cut-off Date: 5/24/24


Workshop Description:    Learn the basics of painting spring landscapes by applying various composition principles, types of landscape compositions, aerial perspective, and various watercolor techniques. 


Materials Provided by the Participant:  watercolors paints (if using tube paints, do not use paints that say tints), brushes, 140lb. wt. watercolor paper, board larger than the paper size for stretching the paper, tape, paper towels, water container, and a photo of scene to be painted. 


Materials Provided by Instructor:    Information sheets and landscape photos


Registration:   Contact Bobbie directly at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or 315-549-8323. No classes can be registered on the gallery website. 

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