Summer 2008 Schedule
Week 1: June 30 –July 3
(No class Friday, July 4; Cost for this week is $75 non-members, $67 members)

Registration Information
For more information or to receive a Studio brochure with a complete list of current classes call the Armory at 626.792.5101 x 121. Or download the current schedule of classes (PDF).

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8:30 – 10 a.m.
Su8.1 Myths from Around the World
Students will read myths from around the world and give life to ancient characters in this drama and movement class.
Ages 3-4 / Grace Lacques

Su8.2 Cars, Planes & Rockets
Students will look at cars, planes and rockets and the environments they travel in: racetracks, freeways, cities, sky and outer space. They’ll learn about movement, transportation and design.
Ages 5-6 / Nicola Vruwink
FULL

Su8.3 Drawing & Painting
Students will learn the basics of drawing and painting. While experimenting with color theory and mixing paint, they’ll use various materials to paint with and paint on.
Ages 7-9 / Chelsea Dean

Su8.4 Burnishing
Students will create ceramic pieces that will be burnished and fired in sawdust to create unusual glaze surfaces. A barbecue will be used as a kiln.
Ages 9-11 / Patricia Ferber

10:30 a.m. – noon
Su8.5 All About Trees
Students will use tree branches and leaves for inspiration as they make sculpture, collage and colorful paintings.
Ages 3-4 / Patricia Liverman
FULL

Su8.6 Wearable Art
Students will use their imagination to make wearable creations. Using paint, paper and other materials, they’ll make sculptural costumes from crazy crowns to inventive machines.
Ages 5-6 / Naomi Buckley
FULL

Su8.7 Mad Scientists
Students will explore the wacky side of science through silly and messy art projects. They’ll create sculptures out of candy, explode volcanoes, make papier-mâché planets and zooming paper airplanes.
Ages 6-8 / Michael Markowsky
FULL

Su8.8 Fantastic Freaks
Students will examine natural oddities of nature, fantasy creatures, cyborgs and hybrids. They'll create 2-D and 3-D mythical beasts that transform and evolve to our changing environment.
Ages 7-9 / Malisa Humphrey

Su8.9 Learning to Draw
Students will learn the basics of drawing. With a variety of mark-making techniques from calligraphic to gestural, they’ll use both expressive and abstract styles and learn to think creatively when it comes to drawing.
Ages 9-11 / Chelsea Dean
FULL

12:30 – 2 p.m.
Su8.10 Paint It!
No art will leave without paint on it! Students drip, layer, splatter and mix paint making paintings of many shapes and sizes. They’ll create forms out of many materials, then paint them.
Ages 3-4 / Quinton
FULL

Su8.11 Furry Creatures
Students will create their own fur costume while learning about personas by developing their own characters. They'll construct an elaborate foam and fur costume, transforming themselves into a furry creature with paws and more.
Ages 5-6 / Malisa Humphrey

Su8.12 Mysteries & Mazes
Students will make mysterious artwork with secrets to unlock and challenges to solve. They’ll use paint, clay and other materials to create art that will keep the viewer guessing.
Ages 6-8 / Patricia Liverman

Su8.13 Stop Motion Animation
Students will be introduced to basic animation concepts, using techniques of stop motion animation. They’ll animate objects, sand, clay and their own bodies to produce a stop motion video.
Ages 7-9 / Anna Huff
FULL

Su8.14 Sewing As Art
Students will create wall pieces and sculptures, combining traditional sewing materials and art supplies. Using thread as “pencils” and fabric as “paint” they’ll create layered paintings and sculptures of abstract and everyday things.
Ages 9-11 / Naomi Buckley

Registration Information
For more information or to receive a Studio brochure with a complete list of current classes call the Armory at 626.792.5101 x 121.

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PDF Forms
• Summer 2008 Schedule of Classes
• Registration Form