School Holiday Programme Monday - Karori Arts and Crafts

Memory Quilt with Cherie Gurney

Saturday 31 May <br>10am to 4pm<br><br>This course is designed for anyone wishing to turn that pile of a loved one's clothes into a textile they can use and treasure<br><br>Transform your collection of clothes into a memory quilt, whether from a lost loved one or cherished children's clothing. In this one-day class, you will learn how to incorporate special details from garments, stabilise stretchy and delicate fabrics, create colour balance, and join these cohesively into a quilt top you can be proud of.

$90.00 - $110.00

Wet Felting - with Rowena Fry

Sunday, 8 June<br>2 pm to 6 pm<br><br>All materials are included in the cost of the class. <br><br>In this fun, physical, and very, very clean class, create a few pieces of felt - a length of felt 'yarn,' a felt ball, and a small sheet of felt. Learn the wet felting technique that uses friction, soap, and water to create felt from wool fibers. Play with different colour combinations from a selection of colourfully dyed fleeces available for use during the workshop. Wet-felted pieces finished in class can later be used in a variety of different projects, from mobiles to jewelry and hats to pouches!

$65.00 - $75.00

Night Art - with Rowena Fry

Saturday 17 May<br>7 pm to 9 pm<br><br>Interested in a creative night out? Combine a Night Out with Art in our new creative experience - Night Art!<br><br>May Night Art Experience: Painting with Light - colourful works on paper<br>Create a beautiful and unique piece of artwork in this fun and relaxed gathering. Collate eye-catching colour combinations. Experience the joys of painting with a plastic card, allowing pigments to layer and glow. Use these colours as a brilliant base, then layer a design of a beautiful bouquet of nature’s gifts over the top. The end result, a painting that looks like it was painted with light! <br><br>All Materials Included.

$27.00 - $33.00

Kids Crochet - with Daisey Bingham

Mondays <br>3:30 to 4:30 pm<br>28 April to 23 June -6 classes remaining<br>No Class on 2 June for King's Birthday <br><br>Suitable for children aged 8yrs+ <br>$5 materials fee included <br><br>Learn the basics of crochet. Learn how to hold the crochet hook and the yarn. Make the basic stitches, chain stitch, single crochet, and double crochet. Learn to read a simple crochet pattern, with both US and UK stitch names. <br><br>Students will work at their own pace, moving from chain stitch to granny square and beyond. <br><br>Students are welcome to use the yarn available at the Centre, or bring their own if they have something specific in mind. A crochet hook is provided with the materials fee. <br><br>

Take a Trip Down Memory Lane- with Judith Baxter

Wednesdays<br>12:30 pm to 2:30 pm<br>21 May to 25 June<br>6 week course<br><br>Learn to write your memories so your stories can be passed down to your descendants, family, and friends. Write your stories as if you were talking to your grandchildren or family members. Learn tools to help you remember and record your stories. Capture how your daily life was in the context of the times you have lived, forming a record of your place in history.

$161.00 - $193.00

Don't Fear the White Page: coloured paper sketchbook - with Andrew James

Thursdays 7:30 to 9:30 pm<br>1 May to 19 June<br>8 Week Course<br><br>This course is for anyone interested in drawing and keeping a sketchbook. Suitable for all levels. <br><br>Coloured paper is fun. In this course, you’ll make a simple coloured paper sketchbook and then fill it with drawings. From paint markers to collage, we’ll explore a variety of mixed-media techniques and leave with a filled sketchbook and plenty of new ideas.<br>

$210.00 - $250.00

Driftwood Sculpture with Rowena Fry

Spinning a Yarn- with Ruth Baldwin

Sunday, 15 June<br>10 am to 4 pm<br><br>This is a workshop for learning and practicing spinning skills and exploring wool preparation, particularly the blending of colours and production of rolags for making yarn. We will provide an opportunity to use carders, a blending board, and a hackle and diz. Coloured wool will be provided. Attendees can expect to learn how to spin their own yarn and experiment with creating decorative art yarns.

$85.00 - $102.00

Embroidered Heart with Cathrine Lloyd

Saturday 14 June<br>10 am to 3 pm <br><br>$30 Materials fee included in the price of the class. <br><br>This workshop is suited to all levels, from beginners to experienced embroiderers who want to have a few hours of fun. Learn how to mount fabric in a hoop. Practice using running stitch, chain stitch, blanket stitch, and French knots. Incorporate fun embellishments into your embroidery work, like sequins, beads, and pipe cleaners.

$101.00 - $116.00

Shock of the New: Revolutions in art around 1900 with Vivienne Morrell

Tuesdays 1pm to 3pm<br>3 June to 24 June<br>4 week class<br><br>The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw rapid changes in art – with one ‘ism’ supplanting another, through Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, etc. I will talk about some key moments and artists in this period. Discussion will include questions such as: How did artists react to challenges of new technology, such as photography; how were they influenced by other artists and changes in art materials and practices? How did viewers react to ‘new’ art? Topics include: setting the scene of ferment in Paris (1860s to 1914); artists Cezanne; Gauguin; Monet; Matisse; Klimt and Vienna; Kandinsky, Klee and Germany.<br><br>This course is designed for anyone interested in learning about art history, especially the development of Modernism and some well-known artists from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. <br><br>

$94.00 - $112.00

Learning to Draw- with Shar Young

Wednesdays 6:00pm to 7:30pm<br>Wednesdays 30 April to 18 June<br>8 week class<br>This class welcomes everyone from beginners to those wishing to refine their current skills. <br><br>Improve your drawing skills by improving your visual skills! Learn to analyze shape, form, proportion, and shadow. Learn to loosen up, play with mark-making, line quality, and texture, and examine form and perspective. Look at objects like you have never seen them before. Experiment with contour drawing, negative space drawing, and expressive drawing. <br><br>

$167.00 - $200.00

Basic Watercolour Painting- with Robyn Eastgate-Manning

Tuesdays 7 to 9pm <br>13 May to 17 June<br><br>A six week structured course to equip you with basic watercolour painting skills in a small group. Designed for absolute beginners or those returning after a long break from drawing or painting. Open to anyone 13 plus.<br><br>Those who continue with the course after one term will have their basic skills extended and gaps from missed lessons or skills that take time to master addressed again. Each class is unique and lessons are different each term. <br>

$147.00 - $177.00

Continuing Watercolour Wednesdays- Robyn Eastgate-Manning

Wednesdays 7 - 9 pm <br>30 April to 18 June<br>8-week course.<br><br>Take the next step in your watercolour journey!<br>Practice a range of subjects including skies, seas, trees, landscapes, buildings, urban scenes, still life, and botanical subjects. <br>Reinforce existing techniques. Extend your current skills with new subject matter and different combinations of techniques. <br><br>Basic Watercolour is recommended before to continuing other watercolour classes. <br>

$196.00 - $235.00

Progressing with Watercolours - with Robyn Eastgate-Manning

Tuesdays 9:45 am to 12:15 pm<br>29 April to 17 June<br>8-week class<br><br>This 8-week course is for painters who are familiar with the basics and want to progress their knowledge of watercolour painting.<br>The class consists of two hours of tuition from 9.45 to 11.45 am and half an hour of studio time, during which students are encouraged to continue painting.<br>Robyn demonstrates a wide range of techniques and tailors class content based on the desires of her students. <br>

$196.00 - $235.00

Exploring Mixed Media - with Robyn Eastgate-Manning

Mondays 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm<br>5 May to 16 June<br>6 week class<br><br>Create works of art with bold, exciting marks and interesting textures. Explore mixing colors and creating harmonious colour palettes. Achieve depth with layers and seamlessly integrate collage into your work. Explore many of the creative possibilities mixed media has to offer. <br>Start an artistic journey that excites and inspires you in a new way!<br>

$147.00 - $177.00

Reduction Linocut Workshop with Julie Moonlight

Saturdays 3, 10, & 24 May and 7 June<br>3:30 pm to 6:00 pm <br>4 Week Class<br><br>$10 Materials fee included<br><br>Learn how to create a 3-coloured reduction linocut print with Printmaker Julie Moonlight. <br>In the reduction linocut process, a multi-coloured print is made from a single piece of lino. The lino is reduced every time a new colour is printed. <br>Julie will guide you through creating your own design for a 3-colour print, how to cut each layer and how to register the paper and print your edition. <br>

$140.00 - $166.00

Inspired by Boro - Jacket with Clare Smith

Sunday 13 April<br>10:00am to 4pm<br>Anyone interested in simple hand stitching especially sashiko and boro.<br><br>Make the panels for a simple jacket or vest with boro or kantha style running stitch. A simple jacket pattern will be provided but class participants are welcome to use their own as log as they have made a toile ( a test version) to check for fit. The panels for the jacket will be laid out separately in the class and then most of the hand - stitching will be completed at home. Sashiko and boro stitch patterns will be shown in class. There is an opportunity for students to attend the Slow stitch group at KACC to get together and work on their jacket panels. Completion of the jacket and opportunities to get help with this will be discussed in class. <br><br>It is also possible to make a wallhanging, cushion or bag in this class if you don’t have time to complete the stitching on a whole jacket. <br>

$87.00 - $104.00

Kite Making with Yvonne de Mille

Paper Marbling

Tuesday 15 April<br>Morning Session <br>9:00 am to 12:00 pm <br><br>All Materials Provided<br><br>Learn the magic of paper marbling! Float colours on top of water. Swirl beautiful patterns of colour. Transfer your images onto paper. Marbled papers can be used to make cards, gift boxes, collages, or on any project you would like to add a little magic to. <br><br>The Paper Marbling session is part of the Karori Arts & Crafts Family-Friendly Day. Children should bring along their favourite adult (over 18). Registration is for the child. Please note the name of the attending adult in the "send us a note" section during checkout.

Afterschool Art for Ages 11 to 13 with Rowena Fry

Wednesdays<br>4:00 to 5:15<br>30 April to 18 June 7 classes remaining<br><br> Specifically designed for intermediate-aged children from ages 11 to 13. <br><br>Start the term drawing with lovely rich charcoal, chalk pastels, oil pastels...even drawing with paint! Learn about foreshortening so objects can look close up and far away. Play with turning the ‘volume’ up and back down again so that all lines don’t look the same. Next, make a zine about our dream life; mixing our drawing skills with storytelling. Finish up the term by creating 3-dimensional art!<br>

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