Class Content: Collage is such a fun and versatile medium—the creative possibilities are endless! Artists of all skill levels are encouraged to try your hand at gelli plate printing with acrylic paints, using the results to assemble your own collages. You’ll start by learning the basics of how to make mono-prints with a gelli plate, and how to use the results (along with other collage material) to create your own unique mixed media artwork. Along the way, you’ll learn the basics of gelli plate mono-printing, color mixing, and collage techniques, as well as how to use your prints, drawing/painting, and other collage materials to bring it all together in your final pieces. Let’s have some fun!

Supply List: All materials will be provided, including a variety of collage papers. You will have the use of a gelli plate during the workshop (along with all the accessories and paper you need to make prints), acrylic paints, acrylic mediums for adhering collage to the surfaces, substrates for your final pieces (e.g., canvas or board), paint brushes, etc.

You are encouraged to bring along any additional collage material that appeals to you personally. This can be any type of paper (magazine papers, painted papers, tissue papers, text or images from old books, cut-outs, maps, etc., etc.). The more material you have, the more choices you will have when it comes time to assemble your final pieces. I suggest you also bring along an apron or something to protect your clothing. Acrylic is unforgiving if you get it on your clothes!

Biography: I come from a Chemistry and Geology background, but have always had a keen interest in art, and have taken a variety of workshops and classes in different media over the years. In 2015, I was able to take the plunge into art full-time, studying for two years with the Open College of the Arts (based in the UK) before being juried in as a member of the Art Market Gallery in Knoxville in late 2017. My work has been accepted into a number of juried exhibitions in the Knoxville area, including the Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition (2020, 2023), Arts in the Airport at McGhee Tyson Airport (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024), The District Gallery’s “The Big Tiny Show” Exhibition (2022, 2023, 2024), and the Arts & Culture Alliance’s “No Bigger than a Breadbox” Exhibition (2021, 2023, 2024). I have also exhibited works locally in Knoxville at the Marble Alley Lofts, the Emporium Gallery, the Mayor’s offices, and Post-Modern Spirits, and became a juried member of the Foothills Craft Guild in 2023.

Instructor Website: www.artmarketgallery.net/shop/pamela-salyer/143

Workshop Content: Have fun learning the fascinating painting technique of Watercolor Batik! Use melted wax and watercolor paints on a fibrous rice paper to create beautiful artwork with surprising and one of a kind results. Paint colorful poppies or create your own design and complete 1 or 2 watercolor batik paintings.

Class demonstrations along with individual guidance will be provided to encourage each artist with their own creative expression.

Rice papers, wax, melting pot, wax brushes, freezer paper and designs will be provided.

Supply List: Click here

Biography: Martha Kisling has over thirty years experience painting in the exciting and spontaneous medium of watercolor. She also enjoys experimenting with acrylics, mixed media, collage and batik. She has taught painting classes and workshops while living in Colorado, South Carolina and now Tennessee and enjoys sharing her personal creative discoveries while encouraging students to develop their own artistic expression. Her original artwork has been exhibited in art shows and galleries around the country.

Instructor Website: marthakisling.blogspot.com

Class Content: Shelley will be sharing many techniques to create luminous, layered color full works with all supplies included. This fun workshop will be for those who have used the highly pigmented inks before or taken a class. First half of workshop we will loosen up with flowing florals on a non-porous surface, Yupo. The second half will be textures, stencils and other surfaces to explore. Shelley will be bringing her framed inks that have been shown in galleries and art shows as well as reprints of sold works. Please wear work clothes or a smock and bring a lunch and drink. Shelley will have snacks.

Supply List:

Shelley will supply:
3 bottles Alcohol Inks assorted colors
Yupo “papers” assorted sizes
Tight fitting disposable gloves
Round plastic pallettes
Assorted small brushes
Ceramic tiles
assorted tools
Velum and other non-porous surfaces for experimenting
Hair dryer

Biography: Shelley Mangold is a teaching artist, renting studio space in Knoxville’s Fourth and Gill neighborhood. She has a BA in Art from Adelphi University and an MS in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Tennessee. A long-time potter and former public school elementary gifted education and art teacher, she now teaches adult mixed media and alcohol ink techniques. Her work has been shown and sold locally at The Emporium, Arts in the Airport, A1LabArts, Fountain City Art Center, TVUU Church, and Broadway Studios and Gallery.

My current work reflects my diverse interests, which lends itself to my combination of painting, printmaking and collage. Using one or more of these techniques: alcohol ink painting, citra etching papers, rusted papers; I create my own papers. These papers along with occasional found objects and natural ephemera become my palette.

Class Content: This 7-week class, meeting on Tuesday afternoons, will cover basic information: color theory, paint mixing, brush control, methods of application/technique; production of small sample paintings to illustrate lessons. Demonstrations and individualized instructions will be given in a small class setting in my home.

Supply List: Supply listing will be available to those who inquire about the class. Participants need to register directly with Lee Edge at 865-660-9034.

Biography: Lee has been teaching art classes through Tellico Art Guild for many years, prior to which she taught in public schools in several states for 30 years. She holds degrees from Moore College of Art/Design (4-year scholarship), and Tyler School of Fine Arts, Temple University, both in Philadelphia, PA. Lee is the recipient of numerous awards for painting and printmaking. Locally, her awards have resulted from exhibits with Fountain City Art Center, The Oak Ridge Open Exhibit, TN Art Assn (past member), and TN Watercolor Society, as well as regionally in the Southern Watercolor Society. She holds Signature membership in the last two societies and exhibits art with the Knoxville Watercolor Society. Lee has been inspired by workshops with many well-known artists including Paul Jackson, Brenda Swenson, Soon Y Warren, Ted Nuttal, Lian Quan Zhen, Cheng Khee Chee, Kathleen Conover, Mary Whyte, Charles Reid, and others.

Class Content: We will spend the day making landscapes from a photograph you bring by crumbling up tissue paper and gluing it to our canvas. We will then layer them with acrylics and oil pastels to create beautifully textured paintings. This class is all about layering papers, paint, and color! Chance and accident will be our friends!

Supply List: I suggest bringing either one large canvas or two small canvas. Bring your favorite brushes and acrylic paints, water holder, and rags. I will bring tissue paper, oil, pastels, and glue. *Don’t forget a picture of a landscape you would like to create!

Biography: Christian Freeman is an artist and Knoxville native with a BFA degree from the University of Tennessee. Having begun her career working with The Symphony Showcase Homes and Parade of Homes, she paints murals and custom finishes. She has completed countless residential and commercial projects, and has the ability to work on any scale, and within nearly any budget. Christian’s work is her passion, and she uses it to transform homes and businesses into aesthetically beautiful and better functioning spaces. One well known local mural she did was that of the lovely ladies in the windows at Patrick Sullivan’s, which were auctioned off several years back by Knox Heritage. Inspired by Toulouse Lautrec, she created the ladies of the night with fun line, lush color, and enticing energy. Christian is also an accomplished canvas painter and art instructor. Having taught privately, some of her students have gone on to win scholarships and show in galleries on their own. Christian has recently made Lenior City, Tennessee her home and is continuing to create, teach, and consult locally and beyond.

Instructor Website: Christian freeman creations on instagram and fb

Class Content: It’s almost Spring Time!

The flowers are blooming!
Let’s DRAW them – with pencil!
Let’s COLOR them – with paint!

Have you ever just wanted to sit in front of a flower and draw it? Moreover, have you ever wanted to bring it to life and paint the flower sitting in front of you? If so, this is the class for you.

We will be learning how to do just that. During our time together we will learn the techniques behind how to draw flowers from sight.

A painting always needs a good skilled underdrawing of our subject if we are concentrating on achieving a likeness of our subject. We will first develop a solid understanding and practice learning to draw flowers with pencil. Considering their shape, movement, proportion, details and values.

Then we will take these drawings and bring them to life with color. With technical and technique instructions we will bring them from graphite to colored drawings in “no time.” You may choose to follow along with watercolor, acrylics, watercolor pencils, or color pencils. I will take you along the same journey to create botanical drawings in any of these mediums.

Our focus will be on these two paintings to grasp the concept of botanical drawings. After the class you should be ready to jump into spring, painting all the flowers around you. How much fun will your spring be?

Supply List:

DRAWING:

• Several sharpened graphite pencils: different values if you have them (H, HB, B’s) — if not, then HB #2 will be fine
• White eraser or good clean erasers
• Drawing paper: at least 3 sheets, 8″ x 10″ — sketch books are fine

COLORING:

• Medium you want to color with: watercolor paint, acrylic, watercolor pencils, or colored pencils
• Brushes
• Small container for water
• Towel or few sheets of paper towel
• Smooth watercolor paper (Hot Press) (at least 3 sheets – 8″ x 10″)

(let me know if you need anything, I may be able to run by the art store before class and grab anything you need)

Biography: Glenda Bowles is a native Tennessean living in Knoxville with over 30 years of experience in the Arts. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Tennessee Knoxville and a Certificate in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary. Glenda has taught a diverse range of students, from preschoolers to adults, for over 25 years, including affluent and impoverished students. Core art skills, art history, art theory, and the study of different mediums are a few of what she concentrates on while teaching in order for students to grow in their personal artistic development. Watercolor, oils, gouache, pen and ink, colored pencil, graphite, portraits, plein air, and color theory are a few mediums and subjects she teaches. She has taught in traditional classroom settings in the United States and overseas, as well as in art therapy.

When it comes to her own art, Glenda enjoys working with a variety of mediums. Her primary mediums she works with are watercolor, oils, and graphite. Her fine art and murals can be found in numerous locations in the US and around the world, including Greece, Belize, and Jordan. She has also exhibited her artwork at several locations in Knoxville, Morristown, the Brentwood Academy show in Nashville, and the Memphis College of Art.

Glenda is married to Ryan, they have three children, two in college and one out of college. Outside of art she enjoys traveling, kayaking and biking.

Instructor Website: Web and Instagram

Class Content: We are going to collaborate together! Each student will make a 4 inch square of felt, and then we will put all the squares together into a Community Project. This project will be displayed at the Tellico Library. This class is a new experiment: we will learn and practice wet felting techniques that you can apply to other projects, but we will combine our finished art pieces today into a community art project. When it is displayed at the library, viewers will be able to move the pieces around to create new designs, and they will be introduced to the art of wool fiber art.

During our class, you will learn surface design techniques for felting wool: using the color wheel to choose colors, using plant fibers to embellish, using black and white to enhance design, using lines to make movement, using fabrics to create textures, using shapes to create focal points. I will supply all wool, fibers, fabrics, and bubble wrap.

Supply List:

• 6 old hand towels/dish towels
• one small 1 quart bowl
• one ball brause IF you have it
• embroidery needles IF you have them (1 or 2)
• scissors

Biography: I have been teaching felting classes for two years. I have focused on teaching the wet felting process to create structural shapes and 2D designs. During the last 10 years, I have felted vessels, garments, and sculptures. Finding and using fabrics to incorporate into the felting process is a small obsession of mine. I have been inspired by the art of Fiona Duthie for many years, and I have borrowed from her Creative Sparks method to create this collaborative class that focuses on Surface Design techniques.

Instructor Website: https://woolfelteddesigns.etsy.com