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Kolam Worshops
In a world of hectic and technological schedules, we have no time to create anything ephemeral. Kôlam, the threshold art workshop offers to teach an ancient traditional art form that has been in the Indian culture for thousands of years. Through kôlam, learn ancient South Indian mythology and symbols. By learning how to create kôlam’s, it can help promote calmness and concentration and inner awareness. Mend the heart and calm the mind with creative self-expression. No artistic training is required for this workshop.
Decoration was not the sole purpose of a kôlam. In olden days, kolams used to be drawn by hand with coarse rice flour, so that the ants don't have to work so hard for a meal. The rice powder is said to invite birds and other small creatures to eat it, thus inviting other beings into one's home and everyday life: a daily tribute to harmonious coexistence. The patterns range between geometric to free style. Beyond the aesthetic quality that they offer, the kôlam threshold art is meant to provide a relaxing and reflective experience that supports and promotes healing. When we create a kôlam, we are creating a personal symbol that reveals who we are at that moment. We invite you to experience the healing power of ephemeral expressive arts and meditation. You connect with nature, pause, look inwards and let go of all negative energy.
Workshop Content- Introduction to the history of kôlam, materials and tools
- Practicing drawing the kôlam traditional designs
- For all adults and children from 7 years onwards
- We offer workshops in your front or back yard, indoor on linoleum or dark stone floor.
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Printmaking & Drawing Classes 
Monotype Learn to produce vibrant one-of-a-kind prints using a simple technique that offers infinite creative possibilities. Monotypes are often called "painterly prints": their creation is spontaneous, fun, and immediate. The majority of class time will be devoted to hands-on experimentation -- we'll compose images with stencils, leaf prints, positive and negative wiping, brush techniques, and a variety of texture-making materials. A great technique for both beginning students and experienced printmakers. No drawing skills required! - Classes are intimate: limited to five students
- Class meets six mornings 9.30 am to 1.00 pm or evenings from or 5.30 to 9 pm
- Cost: $210
LinocutLinocut transforms the simplest of images into graphic form, producing bold, dramatic prints similar in appearance to woodcuts. You'll learn to plan an image, carve a lino plate, work in positive and negative. Linocut prints make fabulous greeting cards, and can also be printed on fabric. Come loosen up, play, and experiment. No experience necessary! This is a wonderful way to begin an exploration of printmaking.
- Classes are intimate: limited to five students
- Class meets six mornings 9.30 am to 1.00 pm or evenings from or 5.30 to 9 pm
- Cost: $210
DrawingDrawing for the Artistically Shy, the Creatively Challenged, and the Dexterously Doubtful
If you've always wanted to draw but cringed at your most earnest attempts, allow this class to pull back the veil on your creative capacity. Using the insights of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards, we'll use a variety of exercises to gain access to the visual, perceptual mode of the brain, and then to develop such skills as perspective and using positive and negative space. This approach to drawing is truly transformative. We'll work together in a gentle and supportive environment.
- Classes are intimate: limited to five students
- Class meets six mornings 9.30 am to 1.00 pm or evenings from or 5.30 to 9 pm
- Cost: $180 (and $10 materials fee)
Private Monotype WorkshpsFun, fast, bold, and spontaneous! You and four friends create one of a kind prints using a technique that is wonderfully simple to learn, yet allows for infinite creativity. We'll combine the simplicity of stencils, the multitudinous variety of textures, and the gorgeous detail of leafprints. Each participant need bring only comfortable shoes and a willingness to play; everyone is guaranteed to go home with at least five gorgeous prints. All supplies included.
(Minimum 4, maximum 5 people.)
- Class meets once for four hours, scheduled at your convenience
- Cost: $50 per person
Printmaking for Mothers and Daughters Introduce the favorite kid in your life to the joys of printmaking. We'll arrange a variety of printmaking activities appropriate to the age of the children involved, playing with potato stamps to create fanciful small canvas flags; employing the classic printmaking technique of relief printing to produce multiple copies of the same image; or using the lino or monotype processes described above. Many printmaking techniques are easy enough for kids, exciting enough to create superb images. Limited to four teams of two. Class Registration InformationFor current dates and to register for classes, please email Radha at
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Pre registration is required.
All classes are intimate, with no more than five students.
For this reason, if you register for a class and cannot attend, a refund will be issued only if we are able to fill your space.
Unless otherwise specified, supplies are included with the exception of plates and paper (these can be purchased directly from the instructors at about cost). Please bring willingness to play, and an apron or old shirt to protect your clothing, and leave perfectionism and control at the door. You can also download the latest printable version of the workshop offerings by clicking the link below. Printmakers workshops by Radha
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