Art Reach of Mid Michigan

Watercolor

Instructor: Nicole Foor Ages: Adult Non-Member Cost: $65 Member Cost: $60 When: Mondays, Feb. 1 - Feb.22, 6 - 8 pm Where: Art Reach Center

Painting with watercolor can open the path to a whole new world of painting. Learn to work from light to dark, building up layer upon layer of color. There are little materials needed, easy transportation, and it dries very quickly leading to faster finished products.

"Drawing Upside Down: Having the Eyes of an Artist" corby

Instructor: Corby Blem Ages: 10 - 14 Cost: $45 Member Cost: $40 When:Tuesdays, Feb. 2 - March2, 5:45 - 7:15 pm Where: Art Reach Center

Think you can't draw? The problem isn't with your hands. It's all about learning how to see! My approach to teaching art techniques with children is all about how I see and take in the world. I like to laugh, make fun and play with art. The less seriously it is approached, themore genuinely surprising it can be not only to the artist, but the viewer. My five classes are based on skills: color mixing, contour drawing, shading, story telling, and portraits. But, for example, instead of just teaching the students how to make "orange," I think it is much more interesting to also try their hand at matching their own skin tone.

Drawing Upside Down: Having the Eyes of an Artist

Soap Making

Instructor: Cindy Eby Ages: Adult Cost: $25 Member Cost: $20 When: Session 1 - Thursday, February 11 & February 18 from 6 - 8 pm Session II - Saturday, February 27 & March 6 from10:00 am to noon Where: Art Reach Center

Learn the basics of soap making and create 2 bars of your own custom soap, one cold process and one glycerine with your choice of essential herbs and oils. Creating your own soap could actually be beneficial to your health. Commercial soaps contain a large quantity of synthetic ingredients that could have unhealthy sideeffects such as birth defects, liver damage and cancer. Developing your own soap will allow you to decide what goes into your soap! Sign up for one or both sessions.

Soap Making

Beginners Knitting

Instructor: Laura Hanthorn Ages: Adult Cost: $30 Member Cost: $25 When: Saturday, February 13 - March 6 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Where: Art Reach Center

Join us for these four fun nights of knitting! The agenda is:

Saturday Feb.13
Introduction to knitting. We will discuss different yarn fibers talk about different needles and discuss how to read patterns . We will learn the two basic stitches in knitting and we will knit a beginners swatch.
Saturday Feb.20
Question and answer about our swatches. We will begin our Tiled Scarf Project and have free knitting time. One on one help.
Saturday Feb. 27
Question and answers. Show and tell what we have accomplished. Free knitting time with one on one help if needed. ( For quick learners who have finished their scarves we will learn to bind off and start a harder project)
Saturday Mar. 6
Finish Scarf and learn to bind off needles. Please feel free to bring a new project you would like to start and we will discuss intermediate class.

The supply list will be provided upon registration.

Step into the Life of Your Dreams

Instructor: Annie Notestein Ages: Adult Cost: $25 Member Cost: $20 When: Saturday, February 20 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Where: Art Reach Center

Find out why trying to push yourself toward your goals just doesn’t work. (You may have already noticed this!)
Discover what you REALLY want.
Learn how to use a powerful tool that will pull you toward your dreams and goals.
Discover five ways you are unknowingly preventing yourself from living the life YOU desire. Learn how to transform these blocks into success.

A Tile Is Not Just A Tile: Ceramic tile making for decorative and functional purposes

Instructor: Barbara Taylor Ages: Adult Cost: $65 Member Cost: $60 Where: Barbara's Studio, location information will be given upon sign up

When: 5:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. on the following Wednesdays:
Feb 17 :                Work with clay.
Feb 24 :                Work with clay.
Mar 17 :                Glaze artwork.
Mar 24 :                Glaze artwork.

A tile is not just a tile. Learn the art of creating tiles for decorative and functional purposes. This class will explore the art of hand building with clay from start to finish and will provide students with finished pieces that they can enjoy.

Acrylic & Oil Painting

Instructor: Nicole Foor Ages: Adult Non-Member Cost: $65 Member Cost: $60 When: Tuesdays, March. 16 - April 20, 6 - 8 pm Where: Art Reach Center

Learn about all you need to know about the materials, techniques, and mixing of oils. The class will also contain lessons and understandings of basic color theory. This is my favorite form of Painting because it is so flexible. Due to the slow drying time oils can give so many options for various techniques. There are more rules and materials when working with oils but the results are so rewarding. You will learn to love and appreciate oils, just give them a chance!

Learn techniques of painting with acrylic. They dry quickly and they have easy clean up. We will learn how to mix paints and work with the materials. The class will also contain lessons and understandings of basic color theory.

More Money for Your Soulful Life

Instructor: Annie Notestein Ages: Adult Cost: $25 Member Cost: $20 When: Saturday, April 17 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Where: Art Reach Center

Discover your unconscious money “blueprint” beliefs and learn how you can transform them to create the financial abundance you desire.