In-Person Youth Arts Class with Julie Karlonas
August 29 - October 3rd
Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Structure of Class: (6) 1-hour in-person sessions
All levels, ages 5 & up
Please email Julie or call 530.908.1524 to register.
A parental consent form will be emailed to you prior to the start of class.
Students will learn some basic hand-building methods including coil, pinch, and slab to create tiles, pots, masks, and more! More advanced students will be able to work on their own projects (ages 5 and up)
ABOUT JULIE
Born and raised in San Francisco, JULIE KARLONAS currently lives in Fort Bragg. Julie has two great passions in her life: art and education. She has been an artist for as long as she can remember, and has been sharing art with children and adults for over thirty years. She holds an MA in Montessori Education and Elementary Teaching credentials from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, and a BFA in Print Making from Sonoma State University.
Julie has taught art in private and public schools throughout Northern California. She is also a Montessori Teacher trainer who has trained teachers to teach art to children throughout the United States. She is the founder of Art Work, a company committed to developing art curriculum for children. She has written four books and accompanying materials on sharing art with children. Her books and materials are used internationally.
Julie is a multi-faceted artist who works in printmaking, painting, pastel and three-dimensional media. Her early work focused on the figure and later on the dynamic turbulence of the sky relative to a still landscape. Her work has always been emotionally charged, driven with an urgency and subtle whisper of melancholy. Her current body of work is in clay and the ancient art of wood-fire.
To her the work is still figurative. Each figure begins as a symmetrical hand-built vessel. Textures are added, and each nuance is considered to eventually form the weathered beauty of imperfection. Once completed the piece is ready to undergo its final stages of construction: vitrification by fire. It is this final process that produces a unique juxtaposition of construction and destruction, and an ultimate beauty that can be achieved in no other way.
TUITION & FEES
Tuition: $210
If you are interested in more information regarding scholarships for our Youth Arts classes, “Art with Julie,” please send us an email.
REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be made in writing, either by mail or email. If you notify us at least 14 days prior to the first class meeting, you will receive a refund of tuition less a $45 cancellation fee. No refunds will be made after that date for any reason due to our contractual obligations and material acquisitions. If the Art Center is compelled to cancel a class you will receive a full tuition refund. Memberships are non-refundable as they are considered a donation to the Art Center.