Beginning artists often struggle with confidence and negative self-talk relating to their skill level or ideation abilities in middle and high school classrooms. Discover how artmaking algorithms inspire confidence and problem-solving skills in reluctant students. Join us for hands-on activities, case studies, and discussions to integrate these transformative strategies into your classroom. Empower your students to thrive in their artistic journey."
Malibu

If you or your students are ever caught thinking "I am bad at drawing" this workshop will completely change your relationship to the process of learning to draw. We will delve into important historical facts about drawing: when humans started to draw; that misinformation from 500 years ago still remains in our collective consciousness about drawing; and look to the future of drawing education and human wellbeing/health- how drawing makes us more human, more connected, healthy, and whole! We'll turn your ideas about the process on its head; and then we'll flip a few skill sets ahead to create a volumetric drawing that really WOWS. Taught by Laurie Mann, Founder of Graphite Squad and LZM Studio, former professor of drawing who has taught tens of thousands of non-art students how to draw

Creating nonfiction comics is a great way of documenting your own life or the lives of those around you. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn the basics of how to channel observations about their lives into short nonfiction comics—which might be educational, observational, diaristic, or humorous.

Chinese calligraphy is more than just a form of writing; it's an art form that encapsulates the essence of Chinese culture and aesthetics. In this presentation, coupled with a hands-on workshop, participants will delve into Chinese calligraphy and explore its potential applications in classrooms.

This workshop challenges participants in creating Altered Book pages incorporating found poems and embellishment to create a new work of art. This workshop is an interactive creative workshop encouraging participants to combine word and image in a creative way. Participants experience books with new vision using disposed of book and a variety of chosen materials.

Learn how to create a mosaic tile artwork from wet clay to a finished project. Artists will use paper to design a mosaic tile project. They will cut and paste the paper template to understand how to make the clay tiles and accommodate for clay shrinkage. Then, finished glazed and fired tiles will be provided to assemble their own mini coaster or trivet. Artist will use mastic to stick the tile to a wood backing. Grout will be used to fill the gaps and finish the artwork. Artists will leave with a finished sample that they can scale to any larger student project, ex: skateboard blank or larger wood canvas.

Learn to use the Gelli plate and make unique and vibrant multi-layer monoprints by hand! In this workshop, learn how to apply paint onto a Gelli plate, create masks, incorporate stencils, layer pain and build up multiple layers. Participants will create unique mulit -layered prints that be matted or framed or used in creating mixed media art.