April 18, 2024 – Thank you to everyone who came! Here is the recording of Lendon’s Interview and our Zoom session together. See you next month! (Details soon.) -Carla

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April 4, 2024

Hi everyone!

I hope you will join us for a

FREE  Zoom Work Session

on Tuesday, April 16th at 11am-12:30pm PT!

Topic: FREE Zoom Session: Talk & Draw with Lendon Noe
Time: Tuesday, April 16th at 11am-12:30pm PT
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81054485974
Meeting ID: 810 5448 5974

Our Guest Artist for April is Lendon Noe! Lendon is a native of Jackson, Tennessee, where she has been a Professor of Art at Lambuth University, Head of the School of Arts and Communications, and Chair of the Visual Art Department. She taught primarily, drawing, painting and design, and has taught three wonderful classes with us!

Lendon and I will talk for a bit, and then we will draw and create together in community. At the end of the session, there will be time for sharing and questions! Lendon will lead us in a pattern making exercise—circles in rows of varying sizes and playing with the positive/negative space:

Supplies to Have Ready:

• a piece of paper that is any color but white or black (if you don’t have any on hand, you can tone a piece of white paper with watercolor or acrylics)
• a black marker, medium or fine point
• a white gel pen or white colored pencil

(And if you don’t have these exactly supplies, don’t worry! Bring what you have and just play along!)

Here is the Zoom info again:

Topic: FREE Zoom Session: Talk & Draw with Lendon Noe
Time: Tuesday, April 16th at 11am-12:30pm PT
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81054485974
Meeting ID: 810 5448 5974

I’ll send a reminder out to the newsletter list on Monday, April 15th as well!

Thank you and we look forward to working with you on Tuesday, April 16th!

Carla

Note: The session will be recorded and we will have more information on how to access future recordings soon. Thank you!

Hi everyone!

Here is a little clip from Lesson 3 of Anita Lehmann’s new class, Creative Printmaking 2! We wanted to give you a little preview in case you’ve never seen Anita’s teaching style!

Class begins October 17th… join  us! CLICK HERE for more info. Thank you!

Steve & Carla

Hi, and thank you for being here!

The Online Class Intro Videos are listed here in alphabetical order. Just scroll down, click on the link and a screen should open up, then click play to start.

Thank you so much again for your interest in our classes!
Carla

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NEW Class Begins March 5th

Urban Sketchbooking with Lewis Rossignol

If for some reason the video doesn’t play, CLICK HERE and it should open up right away!

Also

Sign up Anytime!! 2024 Yearlong Class: Creativity Lab

If the above video won’t play, click the link below and a screen should pop up!
2024: Creativity Lab (Yearlong Class with Carla

7 Essentials
Abstraction: Diving Deeper
Art Journaling
The Beauty of Composition
Big Bold Bloom 2
Big Bold Bloom Wild Painting!
Big Juicy Watercolor
Bleed-Through Picture Making
Blobimal Artist Books
Bright Color Scribble Painting
Buttonhole Stitch Journal
Cats!
Collage with Carla
The Collage Techniques of Anne Marie Grgich
Creating Simple Characters
Creative Illustration Workout
Creative Printmaking with Anita Lehmann
Creative Printmaking 2
Doing More with your Gelli Plate
Drawing Workshop
DRAW!
Dream Bubbles, Scrappy Blablahs & More
The Essence of Still Life
Fairy Tale Illustration
Fine Art Collage
Gelli Plate Plus
Gelli Plate Printmaking
How to make Abstract Art That
How to Paint a Mouse
Imaginary Creatures
Improv Collage
Intro to Abstract Painting
Intro to Encaustic Painting
Joy Stuff
The Magic of Colored Pencils
Making Art a Practice
Making Faces
Meaning Making
Mixed-Media Girls with Cori Dantini
Mixed-Media Paintings with Lewis
Painting with Junko Yamamoto
Paper Mache Sculpture
Portraits with Lewis Rossignol
Procreate with Lewis Rossignol
Seeded Notebook
Spark!
Sketchbooking
Symbolic Portraits
Three Flower Paintings
Translating Landscape
Urban Sketchbooking
Watercolor Workshop
Weaving!
Wordplay Painting
Words and Pictures
Y is for Yellow
Year of the Collage
Year of the Rabbit

Facebook & Padlet Forums. The Forums are open! Participation is completely optional but can be the best way to stay connected with the lessons and each other. We’ve gotten feedback over the years that ours are one of the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!

Our main group is at Facebook, but there is a small group for those not on Facebook who can interact via Padlet. (Please just choose one forum to post in to avoid double postings.) Here are the links!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/781761990070610

Padlet: https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/mixed-media-painting-with-lewis-rossignol-76ac8sgq3llblwx2

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Facebook & Padlet Forums. The Forums are open! Participation is completely optional but can be the best way to stay connected with the lessons and each other! We’ve gotten feedback over the years that ours are the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!

Our main group is at Facebook, but there is a small group for those not on Facebook who can interact via Padlet. (Please just choose one forum to post in to avoid double postings.) Here are the links!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/2057183177815685
Padlet: www.padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/trxa2ioo00eeu6ab

Facebook & Padlet Forums. The Forums are open! Participation is completely optional but can be the best way to stay connected with the lessons and each other! We’ve gotten feedback over the years that ours are the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!

Our main group is at Facebook, but there is a small group for those not on Facebook who can interact via Padlet. (Please just choose one forum to post in to avoid double postings.) Here are the links!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1094921028047032
Padlet: https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/xwxaj50916sfv5zx

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Padlet
https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/g1h8fup8uz30yc69

Facebook & Padlet Forums. The Forums are open! Participation is completely optional but can be the best way to stay connected with the lessons and each other! We’ve gotten feedback over the years that ours are the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!

Our main group is at Facebook, but there is a small group for those not on Facebook who can interact via Padlet. (Please just choose one forum to post in to avoid double postings.) Here are the links!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/592237328449023
Padlet: https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/wyxfaylei2or5f0h

Facebook & Padlet Forums. The Forums are open! Participation is completely optional but can be the best way to stay connected with the lessons and each other! We’ve gotten feedback over the years that ours are the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!

Our main group is at Facebook, but there is a small group for those not on Facebook who can interact via Padlet. (Please just choose one forum to post in to avoid double postings.) Here are the links!

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/groups/644374410149744
Padlet:        www.padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/jwtgg92cyjn1qtyg

• Facebook & Padlet Forums. The Forums are open! Participation is completely optional but can be the best way to stay connected with the lessons and each other! We’ve gotten feedback over the years that ours are the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!

Our main group is at Facebook, but there is a small group for those not on Facebook who can interact via Padlet. (Please just choose one forum to post in to avoid double postings.) Here are the links!

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/386874526454411
Padlet:        https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/bzv9tvx2ezlg6w7u

Hi!

Thank you so much for submitting your patterns!

Here is what the pages will look like… I am going for squares but will work with what you send me, so don’t worry! Upload your images and fill out the form below.

Thank you again and email us if you have any questions: [email protected].

Carla

Hi Sketchbookers!

I hope you enjoyed the one-liner drawing session at Sketchbook Revival 2021! A huge thank you to Karen Abend for having me as part of it.

Below is a link to sign up for the free video… “More things to do with One-Liners!” Just “add to cart” and go through the checkout process… it’s free, so there will be no credit card information required and you will not be charged!

It is about 20 minutes long and includes three more ideas for One-Liners:

1. Drawing from Life.
2. Finding “the one.”
3. Oaxacan-inspired animals.

The link is HERE.

Thank you for being part of Sketchbook Revival and please consider joining my newsletter list by clicking below! Thanks again,

Carla

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NEW Zoom Class! Do you like to use the Gelli® Plate? Then join a live workshop via Zoom on Saturday, March 27th! Details HERE!

 
 
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Giant, Wild & Wonderful: Painting Passionate Flowers
Painting Wildly
Passionate
Passionate Painting
Lesson 1 – Draw to Music
Lesson 2 – Prepare 3 substrates; under drawings
Lesson 3 – Loose Painting/neutrals
Lesson 4 – Painting Flowers from Life
Lesson 5 – Cut in the background, push and pull
Lesson 6 – Pastels!
Lesson 7 – Final Tweaks and Touches
Lesson 8 – Painting LARGE pt. 1
Lesson 9 – Painting LARGE pt. 2
Lesson 10 – Painting LARGE pt. 3

Colored pencils are great used dark or light. In this tutorial we will concentrate on laying down light layers of colored pencils for a soft look.
(click to enlarge photos)

In the above example you can see the different effects you can achieve with light layers of colored pencils. The pink petal was made just one layer, and the two flanking it were achieved with two layers of color (I’ve shown you the colors used with the little “leaves” atop each petal). The petal on the far right has three layers of color.
In order for the layering to be effective, you will need to lay down your color with a light hand. (The little “hairs” on top of each leaf are the same colors, but applied heavily.)
For the base of the above flower I added a layer of light gray Copic marker. Here are the colors close up:

These are really INTERESTING oranges, greens and browns, with all the colors in there, right? (It’s similar to the effect some yarn has; it might look green from a distance, but when you get closer you can see there are bits of yellow and red strands mixed in.)
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Colored pencils are also nice as a layering tool because they are “textural.” It’s difficult to lay down a perfectly smooth layer of colored pencils. Because you can often see the pencil strokes, and the areas where you need to overlap a bit, it has a completely different look than watercolors or markers.
They also are great for adding feathery “hair” to your flowers:

Watercolors, markers, and colored pencils can be layered on top of each other in any order. Here I decided to add some blue watercolor:

Finally, you can add even more textured marks with markers. Here I used a pink permanent marker:

You can see that by adding just one layer of color the piece changes completely. Fun!
Shading
Once I’ve gotten the colors how I like them, I often add shading with a 2B pencil.
There are two things I think about when shading imaginary flowers (or creatures, or anything really). First, I imagine a light source, such as a sun, shining down on the object. So in my example below, I have decided that the light source is in the upper right hand corner. So everything “close” to the light will be brighter and everything far away from the light will be shaded.

The second thing I think about is the areas where things are overlapping or joined. So, for example, I’ve added shading on the top of the feathery hair/underneath the base, to the areas where the petals are joined with other elements, between the petals themselves, etc.
Note: This flower is definitely not realistically shaded, and looks “off.” But I kind of like it for that very “off-ness” — a good thing when it comes to imaginary flowers, I think! (It is a bit other-worldly, as if the normal rules don’t apply.)
Have fun!

Dubuffet
 
Jean Dubuffet was a French artist born in 1901. Though he wanted to be an artist, he was only able to pursue it seriously in 1942, when he was 41 years old. By that time: “I had given up any ambition of making a career as an artist… I had lost all interest in the art shown in galleries and museums, and I no longer aspired to fit into that world. I loved the paintings done by children, and my only desire was to do the same for my own pleasure.”
He ended up being a famous artist, but the important thing to remember here is that he made art because it was fun!
And he was highly inspired by the art of children — you! — and now we are switching it around by making some art inspired by Mr. Dubuffet.
Here are a few samples of what we are going to be working from.
Mr. Dubuffet liked to make really textured backgrounds… he sometimes added sand or straw to his paint, and then create these people. Sometimes he did just a head and shoulders like this, and sometimes he did whole bodies, like this.
So that’s what we’re going to try and do.
Get out some watercolor paper, some watercolors, and an old brush. Using lots of pigment and lots of water, paint a dense field of color. Mix your colors… it’s okay if they bleed together and make brown. Work quickly.
Once your paper is covered, sprinkle some salt on your paper and let dry.
Rub the salt off, and with a dark crayon, draw your person The only rule is that “something must touch all four sides of the paper. Fill the page!
Now, take some dark acrylic or tempera paint and paint out the background.
Once dry, add a bit of texture back into the whole thing with a crayon.

Facebook Class Forum
https://www.facebook.com/groups/436100544201130

Padlet Class Forum
https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/b3c0r3x8m81tssfs

You can (optionally) share your work with via the class Facebook or Padlet forum pages. Our groups are lively and supportive, and you will find friends there!)

Lewis will be present regularly during the two-week class and will comment on uploaded work! Due to the large number of students enrolled, it’s possible that he might miss a post here and there… if you have posted and would like feedback from Lewis but it’s been a day or more, please email him with a head’s up that you have posted and he will look for your post! 

[email protected]

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Instagram Hashtags
#sketchbookingwithlewis
#carlasonheimpresents

Facebook Class Forum
https://www.facebook.com/groups/426871115130815

Padlet Class Forum

Current:

https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/h5bnsff0b1qmncul

Past:

https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/2021yearlongclass
https://padlet.com/carla_sonheim/6y4j4cb04ows3939

You can (optionally) share your work with via the class Padlet or Facebook forum pages. Carla will be there to see what you are doing, but due to the large number of students enrolled we can’t guarantee commenting on each one. (However, our group is lively and supportive, and you will find friends there!) If you have any questions, you will be able to email the Carla anytime.

Please note: We have healthy and enthusiastic forums… hurray! If you are new to our year-long classes, you might find it a bit chaotic or overwhelming at first…. but please don’t worry! Pop in here and there, and in time things do calm down. 😀

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Instagram Hashtags
#2021carlasyearlong
#carlasonheimpresents

Hi Everyone!

Over the past 6 years we have hosted our forums Facebook for two main reasons: it has provided a space for a community of artists to learn, collaborate, grow and enjoy each other, and it has been accessible to everyone around the world and is easy to use.

However, we also recognize that Facebook is more than just an objective platform and is controlled by people who have abused their power through breaches of privacy and even ethical standards.

This puts us in a difficult position because, while we do not support the leaders of Facebook, we would never want to exclude the users that rely on this platform as a method to connect and communicate. For that reason, are working on creating our own custom community app that provides security and is easy to use for everyone.

We hope to have this ready to go early in 2021. Please be patient with us as we make this change.

Carla and Steve

Hi!

We understand hard and unusual times!

Let us know if we can help you get access to this class by emailing us at [email protected]. A limited number of scholarships are offered on a sliding scale, so please let us know how much you are able to pay in your email.

Thank you!

Steve & Carla

https://www.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CSP_ArtPrompts-2.pdf

Hi everyone!

Steve and I recently sent an email out to our teachers asking for ideas to get through these next strange months. We loved Kara Kramer’s idea of a downloadable PDF of teacher’s art prompts, so we did it!

Here is a 40-page “Creative Care Package” from 12 of us! Each teacher created 2-5 pages.

CSP_ArtPrompts

You can print it out (many pages are meant to be drawn on), or just keep it online and do the prompts in your sketchbooks.

Please feel free to share widely… use in your classrooms… and share your pages on the Carla Sonheim Presents Facebook Group!

Thank you!

Please take good care,!

xoxo

Carla Sonheim

and

Kara Kramer
Cori Dantini
Karine Swenson
Alison O’Donoghue
Cat Bennett
Dar James
Lynn Whipple
Anne Marie Grgich
Nelleke Verhoeff
Anita Lehmann
Diane Culhane

😉

Click the links below to print out each worksheet.

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JANUARY 2020 Sidewalk Crack:

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What to Do? Here’s a Step-by-Step:

1. Click the link above for the JANUARY 2020 Crack of the Month.

2. The photo PDF will begin uploading in your browser window. It might take 20-30 seconds to load.

3. Print the photograph on heavier paper, such as card stock or watercolor paper.

4. Now, look at the image while you slowly turn the photo around and around.

5. Did you see something? An animal? A face? A monster?

6. “Finish” the drawing using markers, colored pencils or anything else you have on hand.

7. Post your completed image at the Carla Sonheim Presents – Share Your Work Facebook Group Page!

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What to Do? Here’s a Step-by-Step:

1. Click the link above for the DECEMBER 2020 Crack of the Month.

2. The photo PDF will begin uploading in your browser window. It might take 20-30 seconds to load.

3. Print the photograph on heavier paper, such as card stock or watercolor paper.

4. Now, look at the image while you slowly turn the photo around and around.

5. Did you see something? An animal? A face? A monster?

6. “Finish” the drawing using markers, colored pencils or anything else you have on hand.

7. Post your completed image at the Carla Sonheim Presents – Share Your Work Facebook Group Page!

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Click the pdf link below, print, and draw!
 
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Hi Paula!
Thank you again for your interest. Here are videos from the class to give you a sense of Stephanie’s teaching style and our video quality, etc.
Thanks again!
 
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Hello Teachers, Parents and Artists!

Here are 30 worksheets to download, print, complete, and share!

“The Art of Silliness” was the first online class we produced… over seven years ago! There was no video component then; each day participants received an email with a link to a pdf with a “silly” drawing exercise (and more) , and we shared our filled-out worksheets on a flickr site… a community of like-minded creatives!

You can share your worksheets now at our Facebook Page: Carla Sonheim Presents: Share Your Work!

Thank you for being here!

Carla
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WORKSHEETS: Click a link below, and it should take 20-30 seconds to open in your browser window. Then, print!
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• PAPER – a selection (you can use any type but here are some suggestions below)
• 6 pieces of 22″x30″ paper (I often buy pieces from the damaged pile in the art supply store, much cheaper and I’m going to get them messy anyway. Here are some suggestions below but also feel free to use whatever inexpensive paper you find)
• 2 pieces of 9″x12″ or 8″x10″ rice paper (can also use copy paper for this)
• Few pieces of used journal paper with writing, doodles, or a list with handwriting
• Paint (liquid acrylics, solid acrylics, and or liquid watercolors, use what you have)
• Acrylic markers, at least 2 different colors, below are some brand suggestions:
• Montana Acrylic Markers
• Uni Posca
• Liquitex Markers
• Brayer
• variety of brushes
• Stamp pad, 1 color
• Water-soluble craypas, crayons, pastels, pencils, anything that can make a mark
• found objects
• Plastic ziploc bag
• Glue sticks, I like Elmers extra strong bought at Staples
• Matte Medium
• Scissors
• India ink (optional)
• pack of 4″x6″ index cards
• timer
• YES glue (I don’t use this in any demo but I think it is great for big collages as it helps keep paper flat)

 
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Paper suggestions: 
Strathmore  9×12 mixed media drawing paper pad –
https://www.dickblick.com/items/13640-1023/
Canson mixed media pad 9×12
https://www.dickblick.com/items/13653-1009/
https://www.dickblick.com/products/canson-foundation-series-mix-media-pads/
Bienfang mixed media 9x12pad https://www.dickblick.com/items/22784-1023/
Blick Studio Mixed Media pad9x12 https://www.dickblick.com/items/13649-1023/
22″x30″ suggestions:
Fabriano https://www.dickblick.com/items/10451-1020/
Canson https://www.dickblick.com/items/10453-1412/
Strathmore https://www.dickblick.com/items/10264-1001/
Rives BFK https://www.dickblick.com/items/10419-1002/

Hi!
Thank you for your purchase!
This two-payment option will be billed like this:
Initial Payment Today: $7.00
First Installment Tomorrow: $80.00
Second Installment 30 days later: $80.00
(TOTAL = $167.00)
Thank you!
Carla

 
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September 19-29, 2017
Meaning Making: Inspired by Poetry
Do you ever feel as if you don’t know where you are going with your artwork? This class is about finding inspiration and adding meaning to your artwork through literature and poetry!
Instructor: Lendon Noe
2-week class • 6 lessons • $85
Registration OPEN!
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October 3 – November 2, 2017
Joy Stuff: The Art of Noticing
Joy Stuff is about noticing everyday wonders and celebrating them through our art. Joy Stuff is a delight-filled sketchbook practice and a nourishing and beautiful place to putter and to draw. A Joy Stuff sketchbook is a creative place to write, print, paint and appreciate!
Instructor: Lynn Whipple
5-week class • 10 lessons • $165
Registration now OPEN!
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October 10-20, 2017
Intro to Realism
Instructor: Karine Swenson
2-week class * 6 lessons * $85
Registration opens September 19
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October 24 – November 2, 2017
Bookbinding: Buttonhole Stitch
Instructor: Bari Zaki
2-week class * 4 lessons * $65
Registration opens October 3
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November 7-17, 2017
Collage!
Instructor: Kara Kramer
2-week class * 6 lessons * $85
Registration opens October 17
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“2017 Kids Art Week”
with Carla Sonheim
One-Week Class; 5 Video Lessons
FREE!
Class Dates: July 24-28, 2017
Carla Sonheim, author of “Drawing Lab,” would like to invite you and your kids to join us for a week of creativity and fun. All you need are some basic art supplies and less than an hour a day!
… and, it’s FREE!
SIGN UP HERE!
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Schedule:
Class Itinerary
Lesson 1: Blob Hunting: Imaginary Animals
Markers, Colored Pencils. We will go outside, find “blob” shapes, and then turn them into animals!

Lesson 2: Dürer Rabbit
Oil Pastels. You will do a Master Copy of Albrecht Dürer’s “Young Hare.”
Lesson 3: Chagall Merry-Go-Round
Collage. Inspired by a drawing by Marc Chagall, you will create collage papers and make your own composition with a “recipe.”
Lesson 4: Picasso Cats
Watercolors, Markers. A strange and weird cat in the Cubist style.
Lesson 5: Outsider Art Elephants
Cardboard, Tempera or Acrylics. Rip your box down and create an elephant from the parts!
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Supplies Needed:
Tempera or acrylic paint, markers, crayons, oil pastels, watercolors, pencils, a small cardboard box, colored construction paper, watercolor paper (or other stiff paper), white glue, imagination and sense of fun!

• Each day during the week of class, you will receive an email with a reminder to visit the class blog for that day’s lesson.
• A password-protected blog dedicated to each class will serve as our clubhouse and where you will find all the class materials as they are uploaded.
• A facebook group will be created for you to (optionally) share your paintings, and enjoy and learn from the artwork of others. (However, if you are shy about posting your art, we are always available to look at your work via email.)
• The class materials will be up and available forever.
• Upon registration, you will receive an email within 48 hours confirming your sign-up. On the Friday before your session begins, you will receive your class codes.
QUESTIONS? [email protected]
FAQs – If you’ve never taken an online class before and would like to know more about our online classes, click HERE.
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Note: This is a class for kids (aged 2-17), and “kids-at-heart” (18+). Please join the fun! 😀
And please tell a friend!

Hi, and thank you so much for your interest in “365!” I sincerely hope this payment plan option will assist you.
When you register with this button, you will pay a $10 processing fee the day you sign up, and then two installments of $99 each over two months. The first $99 should automatically happen the day after you register. Then, the final payment ($99.00) will occur 30 days later.
Please make sure your Paypal ducks are in a row: boxes checked, money available, etc.
You will be asked to create an account so that PayPal can make payments later. This is not a new PayPal account; this is just for the playment plan. If you’ve used our payment plan before and receive a “username unavailable” error message, simply add “17” to your username.
Thank you so much again!

Hi everyone!
Thank you for your interest in Lynn Whipple’s “Big Bold Bloom” classes!
Below are buttons if you would like to purchase a class in two $80 installments, 30 days apart, with a $7 cost the first day. So the way the money would come out of your Paypal account is as follows:
Sign-up day – $7
The NEXT day – $80
30 days later – $80
We hope this helps… thank you so much!
Carla
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Class #1: Big Bold Bloom Wild Painting!

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Class #2: Big Bold Bloom 2!

Big Bold Bloom Wild Painting 2!
with Lynn Whipple
5-Week Class
Class Dates: October 4 – November 3, 2016
$165 $155
Regular registration will open next week, but you can sign up today, too!

To get your discount, click above to add the class to your cart, then type in the code

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in the box provided on the “View Cart” page. (If you can’t find this page, look in the right hand column of the website, right under the blue newsletter box, and you will see the “view cart” link.
Thank you, Bloomers!

Bottles, Bananas & Beyond! BONUS Video 
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Supplies

• Golden Self Leveling Clear Gel
• natural bristle flat, wide brush
• water, mixing stick

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Cat Bennett is artist and author. In her Saturday Morning Drawing Club, she teaches drawing as a way to meet the true creative self. Her book, The Confident Creative: Drawing to Free the Hand and Mind, published by Findhorn Press in 2010, was a gold medal winner in the 2011 Nautilus Book Awards. Her book Making Art a Practice: How To Be the Artist You Are, and her newest book, The Drawing Club of Improbable Dreams: How to Create a Club for Art, are also published by Findhorn Press.
Cat worked as an illustrator/designer for about thirty years. Her illustrations have appeared in The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The Wall Street Journal, The Baltimore Sun and Time Magazine, Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic, Harcourt Brace and many other publications. She has also made short animations for CBC-Sesame Street, Nickelodeon TV, WHDH-TV, WGBH-TV and various non-profits. She has exhibited her art in group shows in Boston, New York, and Tokyo.
Her essays have appeared in The Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times, LA Yoga Magazine, Yoga Magazine UK, Integral Yoga Magazine, Red, The American, Lightworker, High Spirit Magazine and others. www.catbennett.net
 
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Diane Culhane is a professional artist and art educator who lives in West Seattle in a 1910 home, and works out of her studio in Ballard Building C. She received her BFA from the University of Utah and Master’s Degree from Seattle University.
Diane has taught for The Bellevue School District, Seattle Pacific University, Kirkland Arts Center, Bellevue Arts Museum and currently directs and owns Kelsey Creek Fine Art School for children in the summer.
Visit her website at: www.dianeculhaneart.com
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Fred Lisaius is a painter, sculptor, and a popular art teacher at Bellevue College, WA  (“Fred is perfect!”).  Fred is represented by the Patricia Rovzar Gallery in Seattle, and his work is in many private and corporate collections.
Fred currently has a show at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum.  From his statement:
“The deeper I go into the forest the closer I feel to the truth. Off of the trail, there is a quiet calm where ideas can be contemplated and refined. In my paintings and my sculptures, I utilize the forum of nature to explore our relationship to the natural world and to each other.”
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Stephanie Hargrave writes: “I’ve been both painting and working in clay since college, where I studied color theory, ceramics, sculpture, drawing and painting. I started a line of functional ceramics as a small business in 1997 after studying with Carol Gouthro, and have worked with metal, oil paint, and acrylics over the years, but my medium of choice is bee’s wax.”
“I learned a great deal studying with Jef Gunn and Larry Caulkins at Pratt Fine Arts Center, and have been focusing for the past 9 years exclusively on encaustics. It is the one medium that affords all the other materials I’ve worked in to overlap and inform one another.”
“I find bee’s wax to be inherently lovely, and work with it always mindful of how its natural beauty and transparency can coexist with my ideas and imagery.”
See more wonderful art at Stephanie’s website: www.stephaniehargrave.com
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Megan Hovany is a multimedia artist, puppet designer, and cardboard art-wizard living in Chicago. She is a scenic painter and adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University. She has painted scenes and created puppets for numerous theatrical productions, was commissioned for a 40′ sculptural mural for Chicago Children’s Museum, and has received Joseph Hefferson Award nominations for two of her puppet designs for Quest.
The Chicago Reader writes: “[T]he stagecraft is breathtaking at times–especially when it comes to those puppets by Megan Hovany.” – Tony Adler review of “Drum Circle Pandora.”
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The artwork of Alison O’Donoghue can be described as contemporary folk art.
Her work is partly naïve, sometimes illustrative, at times cartoony, with some of her pieces being heavily patterned. Her paintings are mostly playful with creatures and people that are quite often glowing with life… awash in dimensional color and shade in a mostly two-dimensional world.
In many of her paintings, she combines everyday objects such as; cups of coffee, fruit, plants, humans, birds and odd, made up animals, into a fluid motion of interaction of intertwined shapes. The playful next to the sinister give the paintings a sense of humor and the complexity of an unfolding story.
In her larger work, Alison seems to have no intention of leaving a space unfilled or unpopulated, as the figures become more of an overall pattern. It gives the viewer the feeling of looking at vines overtaking the world inside the painting in a kind of beautiful invasive force of nature.
Alison O’Donoghue’s contemporary folk art and patterned worlds invite us to explore visually the simple beauty, complexity, interactions and sometimes the humorously sinister aspects of everyday life.
Alison lives in Portland, Oregon. http://www.aliorange.com/alison.html
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Carla Sonheim is a painter, illustrator, and creativity workshop instructor known for her fun and innovative projects and techniques designed to help adult students recover a more spontaneous, playful approach to creating.
She is the author of Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun, a bestselling book, having sold over 75,000 copies!
Two more books were released in Fall 2012: Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals: A Mixed-Media Workshop (Quarry Books) and The Art of Silliness: A Creativity Book for Everyone (Perigee Books), and in 2012 she co-authored Creative Photography Lab with her husband, Steve Sonheim.
One of her students writes, “Carla just shines and is so gentle and generous that you will work hard all day and come out energized and inspired. Most importantly though, [her] class was a touchstone in my artistic journey, giving me the courage to stop resisting, and open myself to my creative voice.”
Carla lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Krista Peel Starer is an artist, art entrepreneur and longtime developer of creative projects. She received her degree from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, IL in painting and drawing.
Krista is an accomplished art maker and designer in a whole host of mediums. Currently she is Co-Owner of 3 Star Studio a design and fabrication studio with her husband and daughter. Together, they develop and produce jewelry, dollhouses, miniatures, puzzles and laser-cut beads. Krista has also started illustrating children’s books, including the already released “Illustrated Alphabet” and her upcoming title “The Amazing Book.”
She was previously Co-Director of the Philadelphia Art Hotel, an artist residency run out of her 3-story row home in Philadelphia. Krista is a seasoned jewelry designer, having participated in art and craft fairs around the country.  She has worked at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and was Art Director for various art theater projects with Collaboration in Chicago.
Now in her life as an off-grid homesteader in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania, she has discovered the art-making intrinsic in cooking, building projects and playing with her 4-yr-old.
Find her work here –
3 Star Studio – Etsy Shop
Krista Peel Jewelry – Etsy Shop
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Karine Swenson grew up just outside of a town called Rapid City, South Dakota in the Black Hills. The closest neighbor was a mile away. Reared in this environment, Swenson’s connection with the natural world was strong.
After receiving her BA in painting from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, she moved to Colorado. She has spent most of her life in small towns that sit right next to the last remaining bits of wilderness.
From the mountains of Colorado, the ocean surrounding Maui, Hawaii and now the desert near Joshua Tree, California, she feels the most at home out in nature. In the studio, her second home, she can explore her relationship with the natural world. Her oil paintings are reflections of this relationship. Swenson has been a full time artist for the past ten years.
To watch a short video introducing Karine, click HERE.
See more wonderful art at Karine’s website: www.karineswenson.com.
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Lynn Whipple writes, “I am deeply grateful to live my life as an artist. Play and discovery are my dearest and most constant companions. There are a zillion tiny challenges in each art making experience, and so often I find, just as many small, sweet victories. Without a doubt, living creatively is the most enjoyable and satisfying game I know.”
Lynn shares a warehouse studio with her husband, John Whipple, in Winter Park, Florida. Lynn’s work includes found-object mixed-media assemblages; found images altered with a combination of drawing, painting, sewing and more; and her well-known Ninny Boxes; collages combined with found objects, and assembled within a box format. Her unique pieces have a playful, quirky, and often absurd charm.
Lynn explains: “I allow myself to play and let my pieces reveal themselves to me…I have been fascinated by old books, history, and odd bits of memorabilia. I find the things that interest me the most are slightly absurd…My hope is to create something real and somehow poetic but not commonplace. My goal is to keep communicating in my language.”
Lynn’s work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States. Visit Lynn’s website at www.lynnwhipple.com and her etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/lynnwhipple
 
 
 
 

Fairy Tale Summer!
(An edited, re-running of 2014’s Year of the Fairy Tale)
with Carla Sonheim
8 weeks, 16-lessons • $149
Class Dates: June 21 – August 11, 2016


Hi! My name is Carla Sonheim. In 2014, I held a year-long online class “Year of the Fairy Tale.” During our year we drew, painted, and illustrated eight different fairy tales, including “The Frog Princess,” “The Princess & the Pea,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Cinderella,” “The 12 Brothers,” and more!
We had the best year! And by request I’ve edited down the content a bit and am offering this class again, this time as an 8-week class. Each week you will receive both a sketchbook assignment and a technique-based, mixed-media project via professionally produced videos (8 weeks = 8 fairy tales)!
If you were part of “Year of the Fairy Tale” and would like to join the fun this summer at no additional cost, please email me at carla[at]carlasonheim.com and I will put you on the list!

Class Itinerary
Week 1 – The Frog Princess
Tu: Drawing Your Princess Character
Th: Mixed-Media Assignment (watercolor & PanPastel)

Week 2 – Blondine, Bonne Biche & Beau-Minon|
Tu: Draw 100 Flowers
Th: Mixed-Media Assignment (watercolor on Yupo paper)

Week 3 – The Princess & the Pea
Tu: Composition Exercise
Th: Mixed-Media Assignment (acrylics)

Week 4 – Little Red Riding Hood
Tu: Storyboard Exercise
Th: Mixed-Media Assignment (oil pastels & acrylics)

Week 5 – The 12 Brothers
Tu: Draw a Prince
Th: Mixed-Media Assignment (watercolor, gesso, charcoal)

Week 6 – Cinderella
Tu: Design a Dress
Th: Mixed-Media Assignment (collage)

Week 7 – The Magic Horse
Tu: 100 Horse Drawings
Th: Mixed-Media Assignment (acrylics)

Week 8 – The Lily & the Lion
Tu: Draw the Story
Th: Mixed-Media Assignment (crayons & markers)

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How will this work?
First, my goal for all my classes is that students create art that is true to their own style (as opposed to expecting art look like mine). The techniques taught are just starting points and you will incorporate them into your own existing style and what will come out will be fresh and new.
Also, I strive to make sure that every online lesson includes both techniques and the opportunity for personal growth and self expression. “Fairy Tale Summer” will be an online community where participants from all over the world share their work, their thoughts, and encourage each other.

For each of the 8 weeks you’ll receive:
• a PDF with that week’s Fairy Tale/Reading Assignment
• a Sketchbook Assignment (each week we’ll pick a focus: the figure, the face, animals, etc.)
• a Step-by-Step Mixed-Media Project (we’ll work with watercolors, acrylics, pastels, charcoal, graphite, collage….)
• Professionally Produced Instructional Videos
• Instructor Feedback: I will be active in the Facebook Forum and available M-F… I will do my best to comment on each post; however, if I miss you due to volume, please just shoot me an email! ????
Our virtual “classroom” includes a private blog and closed Facebook group.

New to online classes? Check out the “Frequently Asked Questions” page, and here are some recent comments from students:
“In my opinion, you are a gifted instructor, who actually makes art fun, and I look forward to learning more from you.” — Jo
“Your style of teaching is warm, genuine and clear.” — Sheri
“Carla and her co-teachers inspire not just making art but also a sense of community among the students, of whom many have been making art for quite some time and others are new to it. This sense of community shows itself in the way everyone shares art — within a closed group on Facebook — and comments in a wonderful, supportive way.” — Corinne
AND specifically about the this class:
“I’m really having a blast in this class. It’s hard, it’s fun, it’s challenging, it’s frustrating, it’s very satisfying… learning so much and loving seeing all of the amazing work being posted and loving learning these new techniques. Thanks, Carla!” — Helen

• All levels welcome and encouraged to join in!
• Registration fee is good for people living in a single household (a great class to do with your kiddos!)
• If you have any questions at all, please email me at carla[at]carlasonheim.com.
• If you’d like a feel for the supplies you will need for this class, click here.
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Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email immediately. I will log you in to the class with your Paypal email address unless you indicate otherwise.

Hi Dana!
 
Here is the button… you need to pay $1 today to set it up, and then $33 will come out tomorrow, and then every 30 days for 11 more times. Thank you!

Hi, and thank you so much for your interest in “Y is for Yellow!” I sincerely hope this payment plan option will assist you.
When you register with this button, you will pay a $10 processing fee the day you sign up, and then three installments of $66 each over two months. The first $66 should automatically happen the day after you register. Then, the next two payments ($66.00) will occur 30 and 60 days later.
Please make sure your Paypal ducks are in a row (boxes checked, money available, etc.) to help keep emails between us to a minimum. Thanks!
Thank you so much again!
Carla

Hi, and thank you so much for your interest in “Y is for Yellow!” I sincerely hope this payment plan option will assist you.
When you register with this button, you will pay a $10 processing fee the day you sign up, and then two installments of $99 each over two months. The first $99 should automatically happen the day after you register. Then, the final payment ($99.00) will occur 30 days later.
Please make sure your Paypal ducks are in a row (boxes checked, money available, etc.) to help keep emails between us to a minimum. Thanks!
Thank you so much again!
Carla

Hello!
Thank you so much for your past participation in “Imaginary Creatures.”
We have re-created this class with our current filming standards and would love to have you join in again! For 25% off, type

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in the ETX box at checkout.
Note: This password is case sensitive.
(For those who have previously purchased Imaginary Creatures only. Thank you for understanding.)

Hi!
Welcome to our website…. and thank you for stopping by! Please click the link below to check out our online classes. Each class has a promo video which should give you a good idea of what the class will be about. Your code:

15% off code: ETX15

To receive your teacher discount, please enter the code above in the “Apply ETX” field at checkout. Thank you so much!

Hello! I met Karine Swenson about 10 years ago when we were both living in Salida, CO. Karine now lives in Joshua Tree, CA (and I in Seattle), so I miss our long talks at her gallery about art and life! She has two classes with us: “Intro to Abstract Painting” and “Elements: Building Blocks of Painting” (a NEW class beginning May 12, 2015!). Karine is a smart, insightful instructor and I know you will enjoy her classes! — Carla

Meet Artist Karine Swenson from Silly U on Vimeo.
 

Karine Swenson grew up just outside of a town called Rapid City, South Dakota in the Black Hills. The closest neighbor was a mile away. Reared in this environment, Swenson’s connection with the natural world was strong. After receiving her BA in painting from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, she moved to Colorado. She has spent most of her life in small towns that sit right next to the last remaining bits of wilderness. From the mountains of Colorado, the ocean surrounding Maui, Hawaii and now the desert near Joshua Tree, California, she feels the most at home out in nature. In the studio, her second home, she can explore her relationship with the natural world. Her oil paintings are reflections of this relationship. Swenson has been a full time artist for the past ten years.
See more wonderful art at Karine’s website: www.karineswenson.com.
And here is a selection of recent work:


“Nothing in Common.” Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 inches.

“Mental Meanderings.” Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches.

“Priority.” Security envelopes, oil and graphite. 16 x 20 inches. 

“Somewhere Between.” Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches.

“Confrontation.” Oil on canvas, 35 x 40 inches. 

“Ready, Set, Go.” Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches. 
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Karine’s CV:
Selected Exhibitions 
“Seeing Spots” – Solo Show – Twentynine Palms Gallery, May 2015, 29 Palms, CA
“Walk on the Wild Side” – Solo Show – Metro Galleries, March/April 2015, Bakersfield, CA
“Real and Imagined” Solo Show – Metro Galleries, April/May 2013, Bakersfield, CA
“Portraits,” Joshua Tree Public Library, February – September 2012, Joshua Tree, CA
“From the Desert to the Sea,” Metro Galleries, April/May 2011, Bakersfield, CA
“Circle of Quiet”, Solo show, Red Arrow Gallery, March 2011, Joshua Tree, CA
“Augustana Art: Then & Now,” Eide-Dalrymple Gallery, Oct. 2010, Sioux Falls, SD
Hwy 62 Art Tours, October 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013
“Desert Winds”, September 2009, Spezzano Gallery, Long Beach, CA
“Clarity”, Solo Show February, March 2009, True World Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
The City of Palm Springs Annual Juried Art Show, January 2009, Palm Springs, CA
*NCAA National Juried Show, April 2007, Fort Collins, CO
AVAC Open Awards show, July 2006 and 2004, CMC, Buena Vista, CO
“From the Island” Solo show, Den Gallery, November 2005, Denver, CO
*National Juried Art Show, Cedar Key Art Center, March 2005, Cedar Key, FL
Catharsis, April 2004 and 2005, Cool Mountain Art, Salida, CO
*Drawing from Life, February 2003, Wailuku, HI
*Schaefer Portrait Challenge, January 2003, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, HI
Awards and Honors
Artist Award, Joshua Tree National Park Art Show & Faire, 29 Palms Art Gallery, December 2013
2nd place, Southland Show, 29 Palms Art Gallery, November 2010
1st place, painting, Purple Agave Gallery, Spring 2009
Representation
Metro Galleries, Bakersfield, CA present
Art of Framing, San Diego, CA June 2011 to November 2013
JTAG, Joshua Tree, CA 2010, 2011, & 2012
Cultureclash, Salida, CO January 2007 to May 2011
Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO 2005 to 2007
Cool Mountain Art, Salida, CO 2004 to 2006
Art Pacific Gallery, Wailea, HI 2003 to 2004
Maui Hands Gallery, Paia and Makawao, HI 2001 to 2003
Education
1992 B.A. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD Painting and Drawing
1990 studied painting and sculpture, UNM, Albuquerque, NM

Photo Silly “Advanced” with Steve Sonheim
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Hello!
Here are some buttons to sew on your blogs if you like! Thank you so much for being here!!
xoxo
Lynn and Carla
 

Size: 252 x 352
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Hello!
Here are some buttons to sew on your blogs if you like! Thank you so much for being here!!
xoxo
Lynn and Carla
 

Size: 252 x 352
Code:
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Size: 250 x 350
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Size: 150 x 210
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Size: 300 x 268
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Hi, and thank you so much for your interest in “2015: Year of the SPARK!” We sincerely hope this payment plan option will assist you.
When you register with this button, you will pay a $5 fee the day you sign up, and then three installments of $66 each over three months. The first $66 should automatically happen the day after you register. Then, the final two payments ($66.00 each) will occur 30 and 60 days later.
Please make sure your Paypal ducks are in a row (boxes checked, money available, etc.) to help keep emails between us to a minimum.
Thank you so much again!
Lynn & Carla

 
 

And the winner is… Lucky 13!

the class looks awesome. i would love to win a spot then i could use a lot of this bits and pieces of stuff i have around!
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Newsletter Subscribers Only: Win a spot in Lynn Whipple’s Upcoming Class!
Just leave a comment below telling us why you would like the class, and a winner will be picked randomly at 8pm Sunday, October 19, 2014 (PST). 
(If you’ve already signed up for the class, enter anyway — you will receive a refund if you win!)
Thank you for being a newsletter subscriber!
Carla and Lynn
P.S. Class Description below.
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“The Joy of Mixed-Media Assemblage”
Instructor: Lynn Whipple
Mixed-Media, Collage, 3D
2-Week Class; 6 Lessons Total
Class Session: October 27 – November 7, 2014


Hello and a great big GigAntic welcome to the JOy of Mixed Media Assemblage!!
Working with found objects inside a boX!
What could be more fun than combining all of our favorite things and working within a box format?? Mixed-Media Assemblage allows us to explore collage, drawing, altering photos, painting, altered found objects, storytelling, composition and more!
I would be thrilled to share with yOu all the techniques, tricks and tips that I have learned working in assemblage. It is so much fun… from finding the perfect box to laying down and collaging a background to altering photos and found objects, to attaching and gluing and to special little ways I have developed to make your work finished, framed and ready to hang on the wall.
This class is all about yOU, and using your voice to make things that make your heart sing! You will play the “pieces-parts” game, which is fantastic way of seeing how many fresh combinations that you can come up with. If you have a fabulous stash of found objects and old photos, this is the perfect project, if you need more, its a great excuse to go “on the hunt!” We will work with “found” boxes and/or cradled wood panels.
Please join us for an artistic, mixed-media romp chock full of encouragement, learning, sharing, play, imagination, exploration and most of all fun!
xoxo Lynn

     

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SUPPLIES
For the Supply List, click HERE.
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CLASS ITINERARY

NUTS & BOLTS
Here’s how this online class works:
• Each M-W-F you will receive an email from Lynn with a reminder to visit the class blog for that day’s lesson.
• A password-protected blog dedicated to each class will serve as our clubhouse and where you will find all the class materials as they are uploaded.
• A facebook group will be created for you to (optionally) share your paintings, and enjoy and learn from the artwork of others. (However, if you are shy about posting your art, Lynn is always available to look at your work via email.)
• The class materials will be up and available for download for one year if for some reason you need to miss a day (or a couple of weeks).
• Upon registration, you will receive an email within 48 hours confirming your sign-up. On the Wednesday before your session begins, you will receive your class codes and a “test” video to make sure you can receive/view everything (if you can view the above video, you should be able to view the class videos).
• Class fee is good for participants living in a single household.
QUESTIONS? [email protected]
FAQs – If you’ve never taken an online class before and would like to know more about our e-workshops, click HERE.
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Lynn Whipple writes, “I am deeply grateful to live my life as an artist. Play and discovery are my dearest and most constant companions. There are a zillion tiny challenges in each art making experience, and so often I find, just as many small, sweet victories. Without a doubt, living creatively is the most enjoyable and satisfying game I know.”
Lynn shares a warehouse studio with her husband, John Whipple, in Winter Park, Florida. Lynn’s work includes found-object mixed-media assemblages; found images altered with a combination of drawing, painting, sewing and more; and her well-known Ninny Boxes, collages combined with found objects, and assembled within a box format. Her unique pieces have a playful, quirky, and often absurd, charm.
Lynn explains: “I allow myself to play and let my pieces reveal themselves to me…I have been fascinated by old books, history, and odd bits of memorabilia. I find the things that interest me the most are slightly absurd…My hope is to create something real and somehow poetic but not commonplace. My goal is to keep communicating in my language.”
Lynn’s work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States. Visit Lynn’s website at www.lynnwhipple.com and her etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/lynnwhipple

 

Hello!
Sign up for all three Fall classes:

Cardbirds: Intro to Cardboard Relief

Fall Watercolors

Woodburning for Mixed-Media Artists

and save $35!
That’s like getting “Cardbirds” for free!
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Sign up today!
$154 for three classes

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Hi! Thank you so much again for signing up! Here is a blog button if you like!

 
Link to: https://www.carlasonheim.com/2014-summer-art-camp/
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Hello! I hope the following will answer your questions, but if you have more please don’t hesitate to contact me at carla[at]carlasonheim.com. Thank you for your interest!
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I’ve never taken an online class before. How does it work?
If you are reading this post and can watch videos on vimeo.com, you can take our online classes!
Each class is a combination of professionally produced video lessons, written supportive material in the form of blog articles or PDFs, and interactions with the teacher and classmates via a closed Facebook group and/or private emails.
Once you sign up for a class, you will receive a welcome email within 24 hours. About five days before your class is set to go “live,” you will receive an email with the relevant urls and passcodes.
You will receive an email each lesson day reminding you that a video lesson is up and at the blog. In addition, you will receive prompt instructor feedback on all artwork uploaded to the dedicated class facebook group (or, if you prefer, emailed directly).
Video lessons are between 5-30 minutes, with the average lesson being about 13 minutes. Our video team works hard to make the videos as easy to watch as possible, which includes thoughtful editing so that you can spend more time with your art supplies. Each lesson typically demonstrates one or two new techniques and then provides an assignment for you to complete.
Students can opt to work in tandem with the group or solo; posting your lessons is entirely optional (though recommended to get the most benefit from the online community).
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What is the difference between a “live” and a “self-study” online class?
One of the best things about workshops — both in-person and online — is the community created by like-minded individuals cheering you on, sharing ideas, and generally keeping you excited and motivated. During the “live” sessions of our online classes, this community is one of the biggest benefits.
Also in the “live” sessions the instructor is 100% ready and available to answer any questions and give feedback.
In self-study classes, you receive exactly the same content, though you work on your own schedule and simply need to email your instructor alerting him/her that you have uploaded your artwork since teachers don’t check the Facebook page regularly after the live session.
Both options are popular and it is just a matter of personal preference!

I will be away for part of the class. Can I still participate? 
Of course! The lessons go up first thing each morning (usually at 12:05am PST) and it is up to each student when they would like to view the material. In addition, all the videos and class materials are available to you forever! (Except for year-long classes, where the material is available to you for one year from the last day of class.)

Can I share the links with my friends?
Your class fee is good for participants living in a single household. So, you can share with your kids, your partner, or anyone else living with you.
Other than the above, please don’t share the links with friends or family!
If you are part of a group and would like to request a group rate, please email me!
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I haven’t drawn since the third grade. Are your classes suitable for beginners?
Yes, our classes are designed so that students of all levels find a warm, supportive, and challenging environment in which to learn and grow. In the rare case that a class is not suitable for beginners, it will be clearly stated.
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How long do I have access to the class videos?
You have indefinite, lifetime access to our classes, so you can revisit the material anytime.
“Year-Long” classes have one-year access (though, all lessons are downloadable, so if you take the time to download the material you can enjoy forever access, too).

Hi!
This is the first “bonus” video I did for the class. It’s a silly/fun exercise (the lessons get progressively more and more “real”), but hopefully it will give you an idea of my teaching style and what you would receive each day in this 21-day class.
Each day’s video & assignment will be housed at the class blog.

Day 0 – Draw! from Silly U on Vimeo.
If you are having trouble viewing the video via this Typepad blog, try going directly to the vimeo site: https://www.vimeo.com/56873169
Here are the drawings I made during the video, and the last one is one that I “took further” by adding some pencil shading.

Prompts were: Elephant, Tree, Bird

Prompts (courtesy of Steve) were: Porcupine, Walnut, Fire Truck

Even though this drawing assignment was for fun only, I still thought some of the drawings had potential! This porcupine was enhanced with a little bit of pencil shading (I used a 2B mechanical pencil).
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Back to DRAW! Online Class Sign-up page.

Hi, and thank you so much for your interest in signing up for “2014: Year of the Fairy Tale.” I sincerely hope this payment plan option will assist you.
When you register with this button, you will pay a $2 fee the day you sign up, and then the first installment of $49 should automatically happen the next day. Then, three more $49 payments will occur one month apart.
Thank you so much again!
Carla
  

Thank you so much for your interest in “2014: Year of the Fairy Tale!”
Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions:
1. The class seems to have started already. Is it too late to sign up?
Of course you can still sign up! The registration for this class will remain open until November 30, 2014.
2. I haven’t drawn since third grade. Will this class be too advanced for me?
I started my drawing journey at age 30, and for that reason I try to create all of my drawing and painting lessons remembering the fragile mental state of mind that those of us coming late to drawing can have.
I believe drawing should first be an enjoyable experience (fun!). All of my drawing and painting exercises are meant to both be approachable for beginners as well as a challenge for more experienced artists to approach their work with an attitude of play and experimentation.
3. Can I download and keep the videos and class PDFs?
Yes. You are welcome to download all class materials and watch them at your own pace for as long as you like. Instructions for downloading videos will be provided at the class blog.
4. How long will I have access to the class materials?
The class content will be up available to you until January 20, 2015. (But remember, you can download the class materials for “forever” access.)
5. I’m super busy in 2014. How much time do you estimate this class will take?
This is a year-long class, but is meant to work into people’s busy schedules and is therefore not as intensive as some of my other, one-week workshops, for example.
I think the minimum amount of time per month would be 4-6 hours, and the maximum, up to 12-16 (or about 3-4 hours per week).
Each participant will have different schedules and time constraints all throughout the year, and I’ve tried to design the class so that it can be done in just a few hours, and you can learn some new techniques and do a piece or two, or you can spend much more time and illustrate 3-4 different parts of a fairy tale.
6. I will be on vacation and miss some of the lessons. Is this a problem?
No. The class is designed to run very organically to accommodate different schedules. For example, you will be able to upload your artwork for any of the lessons at any time, and you need not worry about slowing anyone down, as everyone will move through the class according to their own schedules.
7. Do I have to upload my work?
No. Uploading your work is completely optional, though I highly recommend it! The community of like-minded creatives from around the world is one of the funnest things about online classes (and you c0uldn’t find a more supportive group of people!).
8. Do I have to have a facebook account? 
While Facebook will probably be the main place participants upload work and interact, there will also be a flickr group set up for the same purpose. And, of course, uploading your work is completely optional, so you needn’t have flickr or facebook to enjoy the class.
9. Can I get private feedback on my illustrations?
Yes, just email your images to me at carla[at]carlasonheim.com and I will get back to you promptly, privately.
10. Can people continue to sign up throughout the year?
Yes. Registration for “2014: Year of the Fairy Tale” will close on November 30, 2014.
11. Can I get a refund after the course has started if I’m no longer interested in taking part?
No. Regretfully, refunds can be given before the course starts (January 20, 2014), but not when the course has already started.
12. Can I share the videos and PDFs with other people who are not in the class?
Class fees are good for people living in a single household; families are welcome to sign up as “one” and participate and upload work together. Beyond that, please do not share the course videos and PDFs with your friends or family members.
13. Do you offer a payment plan?

Thank you so much for signing up for “Faces 101” and/or “Gelli Plate Printmaking.”
Here is a button to sew on your blogs… thank you so much for signing up!
 

FACES 101

Here is the Faces 101 button (150×216):

File URL: https://www.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/faces101blogbug.jpg
And the url to link it to: https://www.carlasonheim.com/faces-101-repeat-session-january-27-31-2014/
Or here is the code to copy and paste in your blog program:
<a href=”https://www.carlasonheim.com/faces-101-repeat-session-january-27-31-2014/”><img alt=”faces101blogbug” src=”https://www.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/faces101blogbug.jpg” width=”150″ height=”216″ /></a>
 

Gelli Plate Printmaking

Here is the Faces 101 button (150×208):

 
File URL: https://www.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gelliblogbug.jpg
And the url to link it to: https://www.carlasonheim.com/gelli-plate-printmaking-repeat-session/
Or here is the code to copy and paste in your blog program:
<a href=”https://www.carlasonheim.com/gelli-plate-printmaking-repeat-session/”><img alt=”gelliblogbug” src=”https://www.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gelliblogbug.jpg” width=”150″ height=”208″ /></a>
 
Thank you so much!
xoxo
Carla

Hi, and thank you so much for your interest in signing up for “2014: Year of the Fairy Tale.”
I sincerely hope this scholarship/payment plan will assist you.
When you register with this button, you will pay a $1 fee the day you sign up, and then the first installment of $33 should automatically happen the next day. Then, two more payments of $33 will occur one month apart for a total of $100.
Thank you so much again!
Carla
 

Hello!
We are very excited to offer both NEW and REPEAT classes throughout 2014. Look for new classes from Carla Sonheim, Diane Culhane, Beckah Krahula, and more inspiring teachers in the months to come!
The schedule below will be updated every few weeks as class dates are solidified:
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JANUARY

New Class
Year-long class begins January 20
“Year of the Fairy Tale“ with Carla – $198 – Registration OPEN
(The Registration for this class will remain open until 11/30/14)
2 Repeat Classes
Week of  January 27-31
“Gelli Plate Printmaking” with Carla – $25 – Now available as a self-study class.
“Faces 101” with Carla – $35  – Now available as a self-study class.
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FEBRUARY

New Class
Week of February 24-28
“Gelli Plate Plus” with Carla – Registration open… latecomers welcome!
3 Repeat Classes
Two-week class, February 10-21:
“One Zentangle a Day” with Beckah Krahula – $85 – Now available as a self-study class.
Week of February 17-21
“Blobimal Artist Books” – $45  – Now available as a self-study class.
“Between Speech & Silence” with Diane Culhane – $45 – Now available as a self-study class.
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MARCH

New Class
Two-week Class, March 17-28
“Finding Your Voice Through Abstraction” with Karine Swenson
2 Repeat Classes
Week of March 24-28
“Watercolor Transfer Paintings” with Carla – $35 – Registration now open.
“Junk Mail Artist Book” with Carla – $35 – Registration now open.
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APRIL

New Class
Two-week Class, April 14-25
Details Forthcoming (Encaustic!)
Repeat Class
April 7-27
“Draw!” with Carla- $75
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Hi, and thank you so much for your interest in signing up for “2014: Year of the Fairy Tale.” I sincerely hope this payment plan option will assist you.
When you register with this button, you will pay a $1 fee the day you sign up, and then the first installment of $99 should automatically happen the next day. Then, the final payment ($99.00 each) will occur one month later.
(Sorry about the extra $1, but that was the only way I could figure out how to spread out the payments properly!)
Thank you so much again!
Carla

Thank you so much for signing up!
Here is a button to sew on your blog (150×257):

 
And the url to link it to:
https://www.carlasonheim.com/2014-year-of-the-fairy-tale-online-class/
Or here is the code:
<a href=”https://www.carlasonheim.com/2014-year-of-the-fairy-tale-online-class/”><img alt=”fairytaleblogbug” src=”https://www.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/fairytaleblogbug.jpg” width=”150″ height=”257″ /></a>
 
(Hope it works!)
Thank you so much!
xoxo
Carla

Hi, and thank you so much for your interest in signing up for “2014: Year of the Fairy Tale.” I sincerely hope this payment plan option will assist you.
When you register with this button, you will pay a $1 fee the day you sign up, and then the first installment of $66 should automatically happen the next day. Then, the final two payments ($66.00 each) should occur monthly.
Thank you so much again!

 

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Link: https://www.carlasonheim.com/flower-crazy-with-carla-sonheim/
 
 

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Link: https://www.carlasonheim.com/a-brand-new-class-by-diane-culhane/
 

 
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Link to:
https://www.carlasonheim.com/imaginary-creatures-online-class/
Thank you very much!

Thank you again so much for signing up for 2013 Summer Art Camp!
If you would like to put these Blog Buttons on your blogs and websites, please link them back to the Summer Camp Main page:
https://www.carlasonheim.com/2013-summer-camp/
Then, send me an email and I will enter you in the blobimal original drawing giveaway (and thank you SO MUCH for helping spread the word about these online classes!)
Here’s a general one:
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And here are some more specific ones:
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And if you’d like to link it back to the class:
https://www.carlasonheim.com/intro-to-gelli-plate-printmaking/
Thank you very much for signing up!

If you would like to sign up, go to the following link and join the Little Bird Creations group.
http://www.meetup.com/littlebirdcreations/events/113827502/?a=co1.1_grp&rv=co1.1

Hi!
Below are links to PDFs of the drawing worksheets for The Art of Silliness 4. Click on a link, and it should take between 20-30 seconds to appear in your browser window. Then, print, and complete!
Let me know if you have any questions.
Carla
Note: There are “large” and “small” versions. Those of you with slower internet connections might have more luck with the small ones!
 
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May 1, 2013
Hi Journal and Purse People!
Here is another PDF with four images that you can print onto transfer paper (or directly onto fabric if you wish).
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See you in a few days!
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April 2013
Thank you again for being here!
Here are the files that you can print onto t-shirt transfer paper (or directly onto fabric) to use in your journals and purses. Before class begins May 13, I will upload a few more designs, so check back!
Carla
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Directions: When you click on the above link, it will take about 20-30 seconds to load in your browser window. Once it appears, print onto t-shirt transfer paper or fabric sheets.
 
 

March Giraffe PDF
 
April PDF
 
JulyPDF

Click here to open PDF:
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Hi!
Below are links to PDFs of the drawing worksheets for The Art of Silliness 5. Click on a link, and it should take between 20-30 seconds to appear in your browser window. Then, print, and complete!
Let me know if you have any questions.
Carla
Note: There are “large” and “small” versions. Those of you with slower internet connections might have more luck with the small ones!
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Thank you for your interest in this class! Here is the link to pay your first installment of $25. You will automatically be billed $25 each month for nine more months, for a total of $250.
Thanks so much again!

Here are some blog buttons to sew onto your blog or website. Thank you so much for spreading the word!


Link the images to the following url if desired:
https://www.carlasonheim.com/drawing-silly-a-21-day-class/
 
 

 
Thank you for visiting!
Gift Packages include a print, a gift card, and the book or online class of your choice mailed directly to your recipient. Prices below include Priority Mail shipping in the U.S. only. (International customers: please email me for postage estimates.) Order by Friday, December 14th for delivery by the 24th.


 

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BOOKS

1. The Art of Silliness: A Creativity Book for Everyone + PRINT (Includes shipping.)


2. Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals: A Mixed-Media Workshop with Carla Sonheim + PRINT (Includes shipping.)

3. Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun + PRINT (Includes shipping.)

 

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ONLINE CLASSES

1. 2013: Year of the Giraffe Online Class (begins Jan. 1, 2013) + PRINT & CARD (Includes shipping.)

2. Draw! 21 Days Towards Freeing Your Creative Self Online Class (begins Jan. 10, 2013) + PRINT (Includes shipping.)

3. Imaginary Creatures Online Repeat Class (begins Feb. 11, 2013) + PRINT (Includes shipping.)

3. Faces 101 Online Repeat Class (begins Feb. 25, 2013) + PRINT (Includes shipping.)

3. Flower Crazy Online Repeat Class (begins March 4, 2013) + PRINT (Includes shipping.)

 

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CARDS

1. Set of six (6) Rudolph Cards, 4″ x 5.5″ with white envelopes. (Includes shipping.)

Note: If you would like to order more than one set of cards, I will refund the $5 postage fee for each additional order.

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PRINTS

1. 8″x10″ signed print.  (Includes shipping.)

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Thank you again for visiting, and email me with any questions: carla[at]carlasonheim.com

 
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Click the above link to access the PDF of the above page of tags. It should take about 20 seconds to appear on your screen, then print! You can print as many times as you like for personal use.
Thank you for your encouragement and support this year!
Carla Sonheim

Here are some blog buttons to sew onto your blog or website. Thank you so much for spreading the word! It’s going to be a great year.
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Click the links below to access your pdfs:
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FebruaryMixedPDF

Photo Silly 1 PDF Worksheets
Note: We have uploaded both “large” and “small” files, so that those with slower internet connections can still easily view the material. Once you click on a link, it should take between 10-30 seconds to load onto your screen.
 
Introduction to Class:
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Technical Guide:
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Daily Worksheets/Assignments:
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Article Mentions
PanPastels: Smooth as Silk by Rice Freeman Zachary for Create Mixed Media 

Photo Silly “Light” with Steve Sonheim
Original Class Dates: January 9 – 15, 2012
Click on each day’s worksheet. It should take between 10-20 seconds to load into your browser window. Then, print!
 
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Here are samples of some of my drawings and paintings. I mainly work in watercolor, but often add pencil, charcoal, pastel, collage, and more. I tend to stick to people and animals and, more recently, flowers. This is just a start. I tend to work quickly and small, so the amount of pieces I have amassed in the past ten years is kind of large.
Email me (carla[at]carlasonheim.com) if you would like to see more!

Animals:

People:

Flowers:

Click on the links below and a pdf of each day’s worksheet should load in about 5-10 seconds onto your screen. Once loaded, print!
Note: I’ve provided both “large” and “small” versions of each worksheet, so that those with slower internet connections can access the worksheets.
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