Hello!
And Hurray!
Thank you for signing up for the 2026 Yearlong class… “Everything Jane Davies!”
Here are the forums for the year:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1589655288911803
Padlet:
https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/2026-everything-jane-davies-6d9xcqcs08khr5f0
Cluster Forums:
These should now be considered “defunct” except for viewing!
January Group #2: https://cluster.co/i/2C7P3QCJ
January Group #1: https://cluster.co/i/Y2MQWYCS
Hashtags:
#carlasonheimpresents
#everythingjanedavies
Forum 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 some of the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!
Thank you so much again for your signup and we’ll see you for Lesson 1 on Thursday, January 8th!
xoxo
Carla
P.S. HERE is PDF of a 2026 calendar… from Jane!
P.S.S. And here are the supplies you’ll need for Lesson 1 again!
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Supply List for January’s Lesson
You can find the main supply list at your class page. Please always feel free to substitute with items you already have on hand! But here are the specific supplies you will need for January’s Lesson:
• Sketchbook
• Drawing tools of your choice, different value and colors (can be colored pencils, crayons, graphite…)
• 4 sheets of substrate (like Bristol or Watercolor paper) – about 6”x8” size
• 4 sheets of substrate about 11”x17”
• Acrylic paints (including white)
• Glazing medium
• Matte medium
• Paintbrushes
• A selection of collage papers
• Paint palette
• Scissors
And here is a quick video Jane made about the collage papers (also found at your January Class Lesson Page)!
AND HERE IS A GENERAL PDF from Jane about supplies!
MATERIALS
https://images.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/23133219/MATERIALS-1.pdf
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Emails
Jane Davies
[email protected]
Carla Sonheim
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Steve Sonheim (technical issues)
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Supplies
Supply List
Hello! Here is the basic supply list, but please always feel free to substitute with items you already have on hand! Jane has provided links for your convenience of specific brands she prefers. This is a general list for the entire year, so please don’t worry about gathering everything at once. Every month you will receive the following month’s supply list so that you have time to gather specific supplies for each lesson.
• Plenty of substrate paper – we’ll be working on smaller (6″x8″ – 8″X8″) and medium (10″x10″, 9″x12″, 11″x14″, in that range) sizes, so cut a few sizes of paper. I use 250gsm printmaking paper or Bristol… here are links if needed:
– Stonehenge Printmaking Paper: https://www.dickblick.com/items/legion-stonehenge-paper-22-x-30-white-90-lb/
– Bristol: https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-bristol-pads/
• Cheap Drawing Paper – I use 60# white sulphite drawing paper from Blick. https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-white-sulphite-drawing-paper/ Copy paper, on the heavier side, is adequate, and any kind of sketch paper.
• Several sheets of card stock
• A sketchbook is handy
• Stencil brush or make-up sponge
• Brayer – soft rubber brayer, 2.5” – 3” https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-soft-rubber-brayers/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fsearchword%3Dsoft%20rubber%20brayer
• Optional for making stamps: a sheet of peel and stick Fun Foam
• Newsprint (or you can use cheap drawing paper) – I use this for off-loading extra paint and for making collage paper.
• Acrylic paints – I recommend at least some professional quality acrylic paints, such as Golden Fluid Acrylics, supplemented by student grade paints.
• White Acrylic Paint – I always have my students get Blick Matte Acrylic.
• Acrylic matte medium
• Brushes – I use mostly flat brushes, ½” and ¾”. You will also need a few cheap hardware store “chip” brushes
• Drawing media: Caran d’Ache crayons (good pigment load) https://www.dickblick.com/products/caran-dache-neocolor-ii-artists-crayons/ , graphite and pencils, paint markers, colored pencils (optional), any other drawing tools you enjoy using.
• For May you’ll need a pack of white tissue paper https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-art-tissue-12-x-18-white-50-sheets/ and a 12″x16″ disposable palette https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-palette-paper-pad-12-x-16-50-sheets/ OR sheets of freezer paper
• Palette (I use pad of paper style disposable palette, but use what you are comfortable with) https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-disposable-palette-pads/
AND HERE IS A GENERAL PDF from Jane about supplies!
MATERIALS
https://images.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/23133219/MATERIALS-1.pdf
Nuts & Bolts
Here’s how this online class works:
Once the lessons go up, you can work the lessons on your own timetable.
Jane will be present in the Cluster forum groups (one for each month) to comment on uploaded work and answer questions during the duration of the initial “live” running of the class.
You have indefinite access to this class.
You can (optionally) share your work with Jane via email.
Calendar
Please note that we have a schedule change in April!
Printable PDF:
everythingjanecalendarupdatefeb
