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Children's Art Classes at LibertyTown Arts Workshop Date published: 1/17/2008
BY COLLETTE CAPRARA FOR THE FREE LANCE-STAR Since its transformation from a vacated industrial building to a vibrant center of creativity, the LibertyTown Arts Workshop has buzzed with the energy of artists working with a broad spectrum of media and techniques. This exciting collection of 24 studios serves our community as a virtual academy for area residents of all ages, and registration is now under way for winter classes and workshops for children. Hsi-Mei Yates will be teaching the art of "Chinese Brush Painting" for children ages 7 through 15, which will show participants how to use different shapes and movements in the creation of their art. They will be introduced to the basic tools of the craft (brushes, inks, watercolors, and rice paper) and will learn how to make basic shapes with a single brushstroke and how to put those together to create their final work. Gabriel Pons will be offering two workshops inspired by a combination of Pop Art and Graffiti Culture. In "Intro to Street Art," kids ages 10 and up will use spray paint, collage, markers, and stickers to create a giant 4- by 2-foot streetscape that they can use to decorate their rooms. In "Skate to Create," they can express their individual style by designing and painting a take-home skateboard. Three-dimensional art is the forte of Beth Jordan who will be offering "Fun with Clay" classes for children and teens. Youngsters 6 to 11 will learn sculpting techniques using clay slabs and coils, while the teen cohort will make their creations using a pottery wheel. Mary Jane Bohlen will offer six different workshops for children. In two, young participants will be accompanied by a parent or another adult. In her "Making Books and Creating Stories" workshop, they will experiment with different book structures such as accordion-style, pamphlet, and Japanese bound books. In "Unique Clay Jewelry," the parent-child teams will be crafting beads from air-dried material and paper clay, which they will use to make pendants, pins, or necklaces. Children will work on their own in another of Bohlen's jewelry workshops, "Paper Beads," in which they will create beads by rolling paper and covering various mat-board shapes with decorative paper. They'll then use these creations and glass beads to craft unique necklaces.
Date published: 1/17/2008
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