Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Wynne Home Fall Class Schedule

The following is the Fall Class Schedule for the Wynne Home. I am interested in that Geocaching class, but it looks like they have several interesting classes planned for October and November.
I can’t find registration forms online, but they are available at the Wynne Home. There are some available scholarships. For more information, call (936) 291-5424.
Class: Ceramics Open Studio
Dates: October 16th, October 23rd, November 6th, November 13th (Sundays)
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Instructor: Amy Blonn
Price: $5.00 plus $5.00 for 3Ibs of clay
Extra Information: Students can stay for an hour or for the entire three-hour session.

Class: Beginning Clay Technique
Dates: Every Monday from October 17th to November 14th
Time: 4:00pm -5:30pm
Instructor: Tamara Chasteen
Price: $25
Extra Information: This class will allow students to develop skills in the medium of clay. Ages 8 to 19. Class limit is 10 students.
 
Class: Beginner Piano
Dates: Every Tuesday from October 18th through November 15th
Time: 5:00pm -6:00pm
Instructor: Ramona Stewart
Price: $20
Extra Information: Students will learn the basic techniques of piano. Students must provide their own keyboard. Ages 9 and up. Class limit four students.

Class: Art Project Assistance
Dates: Every Tuesday from October 18th to November 15th
Time: 11:00am -1:00pm
Instructor: Molly Campbell
Price: $20
Extra Information: All mediums can work: watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, charcoal, collage and pencil. All ages. Class limit is 10.



Class: Acrylic Collage
Date: October 18th
Times: 4:00pm -6:00pm
Instructor: Betsy Maloney
Price: $10
Extra Information: Students will learn design and painting as well as use designs to make an acrylic collage. Ages 7 and up. Class limit is 12 students.




Class: Art Project Assistance
Dates: Every Tuesday from October 18th to November 15th
Time: 11:00am -1:00pm
Instructor: Molly Campbell
Price: $20
Extra Information: All mediums can work: watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, charcoal, collage and pencil. All ages. Class limit is 10.


Class: Acrylic Collage
Date: October 18th
Times: 4:00pm -6:00pm
Instructor: Betsy Maloney
Price: $10
Extra Information: Students will learn design and painting as well as use designs to make an acrylic collage. Ages 7 and up. Class limit is 12 students.


Class: Intro to Throwing on the Wheel
Dates: October 18th – November 16th on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm
Instructor: Lynda McCreary
Price: $60.00
Extra Information: Students will complete a project from start to finish using beginner pottery wheel techniques. This is for ages 14 and up. Class is limited to only four students. 

Class: Mommy & Me Intro to Art
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19th through November 16th
Time: 9:00am -10:00am
Instructor: Tonia Brown
Price: $16
Extra Information: This is a five-week course designed to expose you children to art. Ages 3 to 5.
 
Class: Mommy & Me Portrait Art
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19th through November 16th
Time: 10:00am -11:00am
Price: $16.00
Extra Information: This is for a slightly older group, ages 5 to 8, and it is a five-week course designed to teach children about creating portraits through a variety of styles.

Class: Photography
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19th through November 16th
Time: 6:00pm -8:00pm
Instructor: Paul Olle
Price: $20
Extra Information: Students will learn to use digital cameras with various focal lengths and zoom. Ages 15 and up. Class limit is 15 students.



 
Class: Beginner Ballroom Dancing
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19th through November 16th
Time: 5:00pm -6:00pm
Instructor: Stevie Mellado
Price: $15
Extra Information: A group class for beginning dance students wishing to learn partner dances such as waltz, foxtrot, swing and others. Class limit 12 students.


Class: Geocaching 101
Dates: October 27th and November 14th
Time: 3:30pm -5:30pm
Instructor: Lee Woodward
Price: $10
Extra Information: This class will teach the basics of geocaching. Students with a smart phone or a GPS system should bring it with them. All ages. Class limit  is 10 students per session.


 
Class: The American Romantic Comedy
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19th to November 16th
Time: 7:00pm
Instructor: Matthew Jackson.
Price: FREE EVENT
Extra Information: Every Wednesday a different romantic comedy will be shown at the Wynne Home. All but one of these makes sense, but I am pretty sure “The Haunting” is a horror film… which makes sense for Halloween Week, so there you go. The movies that will be played:
  • Oct. 19th: His Girl Friday
  • Oct. 26th: The Haunting
  • Nov. 2nd: The Apartment
  • Nov. 9th: The Princess Bride
  • Nov. 16th: As Good As It Gets



Class: Exploring Great Music
Dates: Every Thursday from October 20th through November 17th
Instructor: Linda Wiley
Price: $12.00
Extra Information:  The Instructor, Linda Wiley, will exam great musical compositions and explore what makes them so “great.” This class is for ages 18 and up, and the class limit is 15.
 

Class: Caution Wet Paint!
Dates:th through November 17th
Time: 5:00pm -6:30pm
Instructor: Arianne Thompson
Price: $15.
Extra Information: Students will learn various painting techniques used throughout history. Ages 7 to 12. Class limit is 15 students.


Class: Drawing
Dates: Every Thursday from October 20th to November 17th
Time: 4:00pm -5:00pm
Instructor: Arianne Thompson
Extra Information: Learn various drawing techniques. Ages six to nine. Class limit is 12 students.
 

Class: Creative Walking Sticks
Dates: October 22nd, October 29th, and November 12th
Time: 10:00am to 12:30pm
Instructor: Michaela Clark
Price: $5
Extra Information: Children will decorate walking sticks in any way they can imagine. Ages five to eight. Class limit 10 per session.




 
Class: Monster Design
Dates: October 22nd
Time: 10:30am -1:30pm
Instructor: Arianne Thompson
Price: $8.00


Class: Beginning Baskets
Date: October 29th
Time: 11:00am -2:00pm
Instructor: Tamara Chasteen
Price: $15
Extra Information: Students will create a colorful basket with round reed and a pre-drilled wooden base. Ages eight and up. Class limit is 10 students.



Class: Bird Watching at the Wynne Home
Dates: October 29th, November 12th, and November 19th (Saturdays)
Time: 9:00am -11:00am
Instructor: Samantha Patterson.
Price: $10.00
Extra Information: Learn about the different birds on the Wynne Home Arts Center grounds by watching and feeding. A bird feeder will be made. Ages 6 and up. Class limit is 10 students.




Class: Cartooning and mini comics
Date: November 12th
Time: 10:30am -1:30pm
Instructor: Arianne Thompson
Price: $15.00
Extra Information: Learn the fundamentals of drawing and creating comics! What about MANGA? Ages 8 to 14. Class limit is 12 students.




Class: Felted Pouches and Needle Felting
Date: November 12th
Time: 11:00am -2:00pm
Instructor: Tamara Chasteen.
Price: $15
Extra Information: Students will create a seamless pouch or purse of felted wool. Ages 8 and up. Class limit  is 10 students.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Wynne Home Arts Center: Handmade Holiday

Wynne Home Arts Center
Handmade Holiday
1428 11th Street
Huntsville, TX 77340
Price: $10.00 or Volunteer

There are more events going on for the Handmade Holiday Series than what I posted yesterday. Here is some updated event information:

Tuesday, October 11th from 4:00pm -10:00pm:

Get crafty this evening at the Wynne Home! Starting at 4pm, the Wynne Home will be teaching a class on how to make handmade bracelets, lanyards, key chains, and soft ropes for purses and tote bags.

Wednesday, October 12th from 6:00pm until 10:00pm:

Dragon boats and cinnamon clay ornaments—Participants will create ornaments that begin with an origami box that is then covered by weaving ribbon around the box.  Participants will also make fragrant cinnamon clay ornaments and paint them with acrylic paints.


Thursday, October 13th from 6:00pm -10:00pm:

On Thursday, volunteers will teach a class on screen printing and how to make mosaic trivets. The class will print cards using silk screens made from old campaign signs. The trivets will also be made using recycled material.

Friday, October 14th from 6:00pm -10:00

Participants will make folded star pot-holders, kumihimo, and rope bracelets. 

Saturday, October 15th from 12:00pm -2:00pm

Participants will make dragon boats and mosaic trivets.
For more information, contact Linda Peace at lpease@huntsvilletx.gov or (936) 291-5422.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Handmade Holiday at the Wynne Home (Tues. and Thurs.)

Wynne Home Arts Center
Handmade Holiday
October 11th from 4:00pm -10:00pm
October 13th from 6:00pm -10:00pm
1428 11th Street
Huntsville, TX 77340
Price: $10.00 or Volunteer

Tuesday, October 11th from 4:00pm -10:00pm:

Get crafty this evening at the Wynne Home! Starting at 4pm, the Wynne Home will be teaching a class on how to make handmade bracelets, lanyards, key chains, and soft ropes for purses and tote bags.

Thursday, October 13th from 6:00pm -10:00pm:

On Thursday, volunteers will teach a class on screen printing and how to make mosaic trivets. The class will print cards using silk screens made from old campaign signs. The trivets will also be made using recycled material.

For more information, contact Linda Peace at lpease@huntsvilletx.gov or (936) 291-5422.

Monday, October 10, 2011

AFTERMATH: Brush Muscle with Andy Don Emmons and Micheal Wynne

Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of viewing the Brush Muscle Art Show, which included original works by Andy Don Emmons and Micheal Wynne. They collaborated on each piece, and here are some pictures of my favorites:


Like most art, I probably don't entirely get what is going on here, but whatever it is, I LIKE it:



You better watch out for THIS painting:


More pictures can be found HERE on our Facebook page. If you haven't already "liked" it, you should. :)

This man was seriously thinking about having some of the yummy homemade pozole that was right next to him. The pozole was made by Sandy Bates Emmons, who unfortunately could not be there that night because she was taking care of a very pregnant miniature donkey. I am hoping that the donkey and babies are doing okay:

The Crazywood Dance Studio is also good for SKATEBOARDING!
(Myron showing off his smooth skateboarding moves)

Artist Andy Don Emmons is also known for his Cuzzin Longhair's Psychedelic Armadillo Show on 93.5 The Outlaw. Many of his fellow coworkers came out to support his art show. You may not recognize them by their faces, but their voices should be familiar from listening to that very awesome radio station:

("The Weather Goddess, Crystal Clear, and her Adonis"- Quote borrowed from Sandy Bates Emmons)




(Dave "The Troll Hunter" LeLeux)

Overall, I am very impressed with the art work in the Brush Muscle Art Show. I am also very impressed with the Crazywood Art Gallery. It does not feel like Huntsville when you step inside. I am looking forward to going back and getting to know more of the local artists and seeing more of their art work.

For instance, I am looking forward to seeing the artwork of THIS young local artist, Ilyana Mansfield.

Her deviant art page is right here:

http://ilyanamansfield.deviantart.com/

Thanks for the excellent art show, Andy Don Emmons and Micheal Wynne! I hope to see more of your artwork in the near future.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

"Simulacra" Art Exhibit (October 3rd - October 27th)

"Simulacra" Art Exhibit
October 3rd - October 27th
Gaddis Geeslin Gallery

The Gaddis Geeslin Gallery is currently hosting the Simulacra Art Exhibit, which features the works of of Ted Kincaid, Laura Lark and Shawn Smith, and is curated by associate professor of art Michael Henderson.

There will be an exhibit reception THIS evening from 5:00pm until 6:00pm. If you are in an artistic mood tonight, then check out this reception and then head to the Crazywood Gallery for the Brush Muscle art show.

If you are free during the daytime, a curator talk and gallery tour will be held on October 15th from 11:00am until noon. This talk and tour has been scheduled on a Saturday in order to make it easier for people from the community to see the show and learn about the art. The curator talk will be given by students in Michael Henderson's Museum and Gallery Practices class. Thank you Michael Henderson for the extra information! Click HERE for more even more information about this show.



For more information, contact:

The Art Department's audio visual librarian at (936) 294-1317

Crazywood Art Gallery: Brush Muscle

Brush Muscle
October 6th from 7:00pm -10:00pm
Crazywood Art Gallery
1616 Sam Houston Ave

The Crazywood Art Gallery has an art show tonight titled "Brush Muscle." I don't know much about this art show aside from the fact that there will be sculptures and poster art and it will feature the work of the following artists:

Andy Emmons
Micheal Wynne

There will also be some tasty food such as homemade pozole and Bean bean dip. Yum yum!

Click HERE to see the FB event page to get an idea of who will be there tonight.