Get the inside secrets of drawing/painting the human form.  You will be discovering your own style with an emphasis on imagination stimulation.  Angels, demons, creatures, and maiden faire – learn figure drawing/painting with a twist of imagination.  You will have a least one finished painting when you’re done.  A model(s)...

We will be exploring different forms of self-expression and artistic identity in a positive, supportive, and free-flowing setting.  This is an opportunity to play in and with a variety of media, methods, and materials such as paint, papers, fibers, and more to create an art piece, begin an art journal,...

Learn the great art of watercolor painting on watercolor paper. Explore color, composition with real flowers. Create your own style to hang in your home. Beginners welcome. $165 class fee includes all materials needed.

Learn how to blow glass from long-time Sawdust glass artist, Loren Chapman. In this class, you will learn the important fundamentals of glass-blowing. Students will take home glass art they have created. $265 class fee includes all materials needed.

Finally, a how to do crystalline glaze class that will teach you how to seed your piece, glaze it, place a catcher on it, and learn firing schedules, reduction, and various techniques will be discussed.  Learn the beautiful technique of crystalline glazing – this will be for the techie at...

Creative floral designs. Learn the secrets of flower preparation and tips from florist Dennis Junka (sawdust illustrator exhibitor).  Bring your own containers and take home 3-4 arrangements per day.  Special scavenger hunt for found object natural floral design. $165 class fee includes all materials needed.

This two-day workshop is for beginners, intermediate and beyond. Students can expect to paint one painting each day: flowers on the first day and a simple ocean scene on the second. Instructor and Laguna Beach artist, Charleine Guy, will provide one-on-one instruction and lots of fun, covering:- process of sketching...

This media is now a last art in Japan.  A few artists are keeping it alive here in Japan. You will experience the joy of painting on silk with watercolors.  Its peacefulness and beauty will be a great learning time.  The silk is stretched on a wooden frame and then...

With over 20 years experience, Gavin will teach students to how to blow glass and experience the process of turning molten glass into works of art. Hands-on basic and intermediate skills in glassblowing.  At the end of the weekend students will leave with artwork they have personally created. $265 class...

Acrylic painting on paper or canvas for first timers who want to see what it is like to mix the colors.  Painting without a palette due to the very quick drying time of the paint.  A unique style taught nowhere else as far as I know.  This class is for...

Come blow glass! This hands-on workshop will include one day of solid sculptural work, and one day of hand-blown glass. Students will keep their finished work and average five pieces during this workshop. No experience necessary.$265 class fee includes all supplies and materials needed.

Learn to embellish fabric by mixing and layering five different textile techniques: needle felting, painting, printing, embroidery, and beading. We will make useful fabric collages or decorative clothing. Bring a garment you already have, or use the many lush materials provided to make a collaged artwork. $165 class fee includes...

This class will teach students how to work with hot glass, and will allow us to discover something new.  It will cover the basic skills, and fundamentals needed  for someone that has never blown glass.  We learn about the tools, and process behind the material.   Students will be urged to...

Step by step oil painting using brush on canvas with Laguna Artist John Eagle. Emphasis is on shapes, values and color harmony. Create an oil painting in a day – seascape and a landscape. You and the instructor will paint shapes in dark and light values. Then you will mix...

This class will focus on how to approach complexities of seascape paintings by simplifying your compositions.  Artists will learn how to see the abstract shapes in waves, sunlight, reflections, and rocks.  We will also look at how light, depth, and various surroundings affect the color of the sea and how...