Playful Preschool PE is all about our kids doing things they love to do. Exploring their world through play in movement! Kids will be encouraged every step of the way to participate, share their excitement for each game, and learn good sportsmanship and teamwork. Classes are energized with fun exercise, parachute play, relays, tag, pinball, bowling, scooters, jumping beans, jump rope, and obstacle courses that will build strength, agility, coordination, and confidence. Let's go play!
“Poetry in Motion” is a class for beginning and advanced poets. If you like to write, but are not sure if you can write poetry, I guarantee you can. This will be a fun class for writers of all ages. We will explore 15 different types of poems. We will illustrate all of those poems and put them together in a book for you to take home.
Requirements:
Students must be able to write independently with some assistance from me. A booklet that contains synonyms, antonyms, adjectives, and a variety of other descriptive and important words for poetry will be provided for each student.
Hi everyone! I’m excited to teach you how to draw a face and hone in on where to start and how to finish! We’ll be looking at the structure of the face and where to place features. It’s also important to find your shadows to make that 2D surface pop into 3D. Knowing how to use your supplies will be the catalyst to push you further in your talent! I will give you different references to draw from once you learn how to draw each part of a face week by week. In the end, you will be able to show a self-portrait drawn entirely by you.
Note: If you have taken any of my portrait classes previously, you do not have to pay the supply fee and I will make sure to give you harder exercises to further your skills as a portrait artist.
Hi everyone! I’m excited to teach you how to draw a face and hone in on where to start and how to finish! We’ll be looking at the structure of the face and where to place features. It’s also important to find your shadows to make that 2D surface pop into 3D. Get your pointer finger ready for a lot of blending of graphite. I will give you different references to draw from once you learn how to draw each part of a face week by week. In the end, you will be able to show a self-portrait drawn entirely by you! I’m looking forward to drawing through the journey together!
Homework: 30 minutes a week
This class is for those who have taken portrait or drawing classes before whether here or elsewhere. We will be learning more about how to map and fill out a face as well as know how and where to shade by yourself with confidence. I’ll also be introducing the importance of negative space as well which involves looking at the drawing and references upside down. You will have exercises to complete each week so expect a bit of homework. By the end of the semester, you will come away with a self-portrait of yourself as well as the other various faces and exercises you completed. Materials fee reduced to $5 if you have taken one of my portrait classes before.
Homework: 1 hour per week
Hi everyone! I’m excited to teach you how to draw a face and hone in on where to start and how to finish! We’ll be looking at the structure of the face and where to place features. It’s also important to find your shadows to make that 2D surface pop into 3D. Get your pointer finger ready for a lot of blending of graphite. I will give you different references to draw from once you learn how to draw each part of a face week by week. In the end, you will be able to show a self-portrait drawn entirely by you! I’m looking forward to drawing through the journey together!
Homework: 30 minutes a week
This class is for those who have taken portrait or drawing classes before whether here or elsewhere. We will be learning more about how to map and fill out a face as well as know how and where to shade by yourself with confidence. I’ll also be introducing the importance of negative space as well which involves looking at the drawing and references upside down. You will have exercises to complete each week so expect a bit of homework. By the end of the semester, you will come away with a self-portrait of yourself as well as the other various faces and exercises you completed. Materials fee reduced to $5 if you have taken one of my portrait classes before.
Homework: 1 hour per week
You already have a firm grasp of the foundations of a portrait? Want to firm up the techniques of shading and layering? This class covers what happens after...You’ll be expected to already know how to correctly draw from a reference. We'll cover important exercises such as blind contours, negative space, drawing emotions correctly, etc. You will get a brand new sketchbook and drawing pencil set unless you already have one in which case you can waive the supply fee.
Homework: 1 hour per week
Wednesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 10:00 am - 11:20 am
Description:
For intermediate/advanced wheel throwing students who want to take their throwing skills to the next level. There will be a lesson at the beginning of every class demonstrating the basic forms. Students will be challenged to make several pots in a row, repeating the same form. Throughout the weeks we will delve into:
-art history, studying the pots, the making of them, the people and the roots.
- the chemical makeup of clay and glazes, memorizing extensive pottery vocabulary from design techniques to scientific names.
-form & function,
-master potters' work,
-ceramic art throughout the ages
-study of various firing methods
-TECHNIQUE: throwing techniques to help you improve, detailed wheel trimming and leather-hard carving/design work
Serious/passionate pottery students will be able to use this as a launching pad for pottery apprenticeships, internships. This doubles as an art explore class.
(Returning FPHRC wheel throwing students: we will not be spending as much time cleaning, as this is the first class of the day. we will do basic cleanup such as tool washing and emptying of excess water from splash pans. If you have taken my wheel throwing class the past two semesters, you are ready for this class.)
Students must know how to center the clay and raise the walls and have had previous experience at the wheel. If FPHRC student, ideally 2 semesters of wheel throwing under your belt. Please bring a designated Pottery Notebook with blank pages (blank Moleskins or hardbound spiral ring sketchbooks are ideal).
This class is for beginning and returning pottery wheel students. Students will be guided in wheel throwing techniques with the goal of making functional pieces for use in their homes and spaces. They will be encouraged to bring their own ideas to the classroom and will be given exciting demos. While this is primarily a hands-on class, students will also be keeping a pottery notebook in which they will be encouraged to write notes, journal and sketch throughout the week. Students will also receive instruction in basic terminology of the ceramics studio pertaining to clay body, stages of clay becoming ceramics and the many curious and helpful tools potters use to create their own signature style. Teaching through lecture, note taking, demonstration, and 1:1 instruction will all be explored in our studio.
Requirements:
All supplies, consumable and shared are provided with the supply fee for this class. This class is a good fit for students who work well in a multi-sensory environment as the studio is alive with sights, smells and sounds, sometimes simultaneously; all while having their hands in lots of clay and water.