Clovis Adult Education - Winter-Spring I 2025 - Course Catalog

22 Community Education www.ClovisCommunityEd.com | 559.327.2876 COMMUNITY EDUCATION MIXED-MEDIA DRAWING AND PAINTING Have fun working with mixed-media drawing and painting techniques! Using various types of art materials, we will take time to explore, practice, sketch, experiment, and also create projects. We will work with acrylic, gel mediums, collage, other drawing and painting mediums - and maybe even some “everyday” materials! This is a great chance to see the different creative expressions that are possible when combining multiple mediums to make a single artwork. This course is strongly influenced by abstraction, expressionism, and contemporary art, and emphasizes process as well as product (note this is also not a representational-style paint- sip type of course). All levels welcome, including beginners. Bring a sense of discovery! Students will provide their own materials - a list will be provided. The instructor has taught art in museums, art centers, and at the university level, and has a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art. No class meeting 4/14, 4/21. M 6:00-8:30pm 3/10-4/28 6 Classes CAE B3 Meadows $119 POTTERY Do you aspire to be a potter? We will be working either on the potter's wheel or using hand-build methods to create. These methods will include pinching, coiling, and slab form techniques. Students will create functional and non-functional pottery, using stoneware and porcelain clays. The firing will be done using the electric and gas kilns. Glazing will be done twice during the class. The glazing will be completed using the dipping, pouring, and brushing techniques with stoneware glazes. Fred Figueroa taught ceramics in the Clovis Unified School District for forty-two years in the art department at the high school and middle school level, before retiring in 2014. The first night of class a supply list will be distributed, and we will begin creating your wonderful works of art. No class meeting 4/15 . T 6:00-9:00pm 1/14-2/25 7 Classes Kastner K1 Figueroa $249 T 6:00-9:00pm 3/11-4/29 7 Classes Kastner K1 Figueroa $249 BOTANICAL ART BEGINNING FLORAL DESIGN Do you enjoy picking up fresh flowers from your local grocery store but then don’t know what to do with them? Then it’s time to jump in and learn the basics of floral care and design! In this course, you will learn how to choose fresh flowers, simple care instructions, as well as design styles and techniques. Students will also be able to take their arrangements home each week. For this course, students must provide their own scissors and garden shears. The teacher will provide all other supplies. It is also recommended that students wear closed toed shoes and clothing that can get dirty. There is an $80 materials fee for this class that will cover vases, supplies and fresh floral for all four classes. Payment is due to the teacher on the first night of class. No class meeting 4/17. Th 6:30-8:30pm 4/3-5/1 4 Classes CAE B3 Nielsen $59 BONSAI: THE FUNDAMENTALS Have you been intrigued by bonsai trees? Have you thought about howmuchyou might enjoy this hobby? This is your opportunity. The purpose of this small class is to provide you the essential knowledge and skills to create and maintain your own bonsai. Through hands-on, images, and demonstrations you will gain the confidence to shape your bonsai. There will be a $30 materials fee to pay for a tree, container, and supplies. Th 6:00-8:00pm 2/13-3/20 6 Classes CAE B3 Saul $99 Learn something new today! www.ClovisCommunityEd.com