Hands on Art
Events
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Lonny Granston: Saturday Morning Kickoff on Smokey Mountain Road
Meet on Smokey Mountain Road 2 miles south of Rt. 12Cost: none! Minimum of 1 / Maximum of 100 / All ability levels After stamping in, join us at the monument border about 2 miles south of town on Smokey Mountain Road (pavement/all weather, 2-wheel drive gravel) to paint the boulders and cliffs (and occasional cow) of the western end of the Kaiparowits Plateau (the […]
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Grace Welker: Where I’m From- A Write Yourself Down Workshop
Meet at Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Office 530 W Main Street, EscalanteJust like visual art, writing offers an invitation to reflect on our relationship with the lands we inhabit, those we choose and the ones we are born onto. We are first shaped by the people and places that raise us, their sights, sounds, smells, and stories residing deep in our bones. In this afternoon workshop, […]
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Suzanne Gibson: Playing With Primaries
Escalante Town Park - Hands on Art Tent“Playing with Primaries” is an introduction to plein air instruction. How planning, watching and studying the shapes can take a Plein Air study from sketch to finished painting. This Year’s Instructional Workshop and Demonstration is suitable for all levels. It will be presented in Water Mixable Oils. Cost: $35 Maximum of 15 All ability levels […]
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Jill Simkins: Mosaic Wall Art
Escalante Town Park - Hands on Art TentA mosiac artwork is a handmade tradition of using small colored stones that dates back thousands of years to the Ancient Greek and Roman era. They constructed elaborate wall decorations and geometric designs in flooring and pathways. Modern mosaics are created with all kinds of materials. Buttons, shells, charms, beads, broken pottery, ceramic plates, and […]
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Raymond King Shurtz: Short Fiction using Landscape Paintings
Escalante Town Park - Hands on Art TentCost: $35 Minimum of 3 / Maximum of 12 / All ability levels In this session, we will be using a plein air painting of your choice from the festival to write a short fiction story. The first hour we will talk about short fiction and choose the painting we will write from. The second […]
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Tera Connor: Create a Gourd Birdhouse
Escalante Town Park - Hands on Art TentIn this engaging art class, you will create a birdhouse for your cherished feathered companions. Cost: $35 Minimum of 10 / Maximum of 15 / All ability levels Students are encouraged to bring an apron or paint shirt for this hands-on, creative class. Participants will design and build their very own gourd birdhouse, perfect for […]
$25