CLASSES:

DANCE:
WORKSHOPS:
Social Style Intensives Body Work Kids Fine Art Workshops
Creative Basic Collage- LuEllen Joy Giera http://www.planetcollage.com Her art is expressed by using colors, lines and shapes. She believes that everyone has artistic potential and she encourages you to find your individual strengths and passions. She is an award-winning multi-media artist inspired by colors, lines and shapes. She works in collage, pastels, photography, pen & ink and watercolor. She has been known to also use my photography in collages and as studies. She has shown her work extensively in solo and group (juried and non-juried) shows in museums, brick & mortar galleries and virtual galleries. She has enjoyed creating commissioned work for private collections throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe. In June 2005, She earned her Certificate in Drawing Program from the School of the Art Institute. She founded Planet Collage (est. 9-2005)

Drawing and Painting: Introduction and Independent Study- Patrick Waldron M. Ed. DePaul University 2004, BFA Loyola University 1995. Born in Evanston Illinois. Illustrates children's books, member and faculty member at the North Shore Art League Winnetka Illinois. Teaches art full-time to children in the Chicago Public Schools.

Silk Screening Class- Katy Keefe is a Chicago-based artist and silkscreener who has worked for her clothing company KK Shirts! in the Chicagoland area for 4 years now. IN 2000 she headed west for college to the University of Puget-Sound in Tacoma, WA and earned a B.A. with a focus on Painting and Drawing. She began designing and printing her shirts during sophomore year upon taking a silk-screening course, and after her first effort of vending shirts and selling out, began making it a regular thing. Upon graduation, Katy moved to Chicago and has continued to live as an artist and silkscreener. Today you can find her hand-dyed, silkscreened clothing around the USA and her artwork in several galleries.

Multi-level abstract painting technique-Ewa Bloch, a professional artist, holds Bachelors of Fine Arts from Barat Collage of De Paul, Lake Forest Illinois. She completed additional coursework such as painting at The School of the Art Institute, Chicago Illinois, computer graphics and web design at College of Lake County, Grayslake Illinois and mathematic sciences and education at Adam Mickiwicz University, Poznan Poland. She is represented by Water Street Gallery in Douglas, Michigan. Bloch has exhibited her paintings in Presidents Gallery at Chicago State University, Water Street Gallery, Polish Museum of Art, Richer Annex Gallery, Illinois State Museum, Robert T. Wright Gallery. She is a member of Chicago Art Coalition.

Comic Books: Start to Print!- David Downs

David Downs is an artist of many trades, concentrating in painting, photography, illustration, and music production. In 2006, David began to freelance as a commercial illustrator and a teacher of comic book production. He has taught both quick seminars and in depth classes for Canson, Chicago Botanic Gardens, and Noyes Cultural Art Center, with students ranging from age 11 to adult. His comic book and graphic work has been published Mighty Ink Comics and Triton Comics, and has done work for Draft FCB, Blue Line Pro, and others.

Primitive Photography: 19th Century Process

Jessica Correa is a fine art photographer who's interes is in working with 19th century and alternative processes. She has a BFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago and has exhibited widely throughout the city.
Jessica specializes in large format photography and is interested in playing with the ideas of historical context and time. She received the Albert P Weisman scholarship award in 2005 for her work in this respect. Jessica has also collaborated with many other renowned photographers in the same capacity and offers her services as an active participant in the community.

The Basic Foundations of Watercolor

Cherilynn Wood was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She studied painting and photography at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design under artist like Allison Cooke and Michelle Grabner. She is best known for her series of watercolor animal portraits which she has shown in various art fairs winning numerous awards. She is actively involved in local exhibits and community art organizations.She is currently working on a new series of miniature watercolors of animals from the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Beginning Animation-Roxy Hernandez currently lives and works in Chicago. She has completed an Associate in Multimedia from Harold Washington College. Roxy won an art competition hosted from Harold to attend an Environmental Art course in Imatra, Finland as guest artist. Currently freelances animation projects and teaches swing dancing.

Bookbinding Workshop- Angee Lennard is a printmaker, bookbinder, and teacher. She received her BFA from SAIC, and since then has been splitting her time between many endeavors. She perfected her bookbinding skills through making handmade books for Paper Source. She continues to teach Paper Source workshops throughout the Chicago area. She recently started a
cooperative print studio, Spudnik Press, providing Chicago artists with the materials and space for lithography, etching, relief, and silkscreen. In addition, she helps 6-12th graders make paintings and comics at Marwen, an arts organization dedicated to under-served Chicago youth. In her spare time, she works at a nursing home and makes comics.

 

Stained Glass- Emily Carlson has been working with restoration, commission and installation of architectural stained glass since 1999. Trained in the traditional methods of the craft, she began her career working as an apprentice for a small studio on Chicago’s north side. Sub-contracting under the auspices of her own company, Solstice Art Source, Inc., Emily has worked on hundreds of leaded and stained glass windows, ranging from building simple rectangle and diamond lites, through full re-glazing and restoration of Victorian era windows, and the design, fabrication and installation of original creations. Projects can be seen in private residences as well as commercial and religious buildings throughout Chicago and the North Shore. In September 2007, Emily participated in her first 3-person gallery exhibit, hosted by Marya Veeck at August House Gallery in Roscoe Village. She holds a degree in Chinese from the University of Chicago.


Glass Torch Work Intro to Glass Blowing-Terran Salbego is a self-taught lamp-worker and ceramicist. He began his ventures in the 3-D arts in 1996 and recently returned to his arts after taking a few years off to complete his graduate studies. Terran's area of focus has been sculptural work, functional art, such as table-top water fountains and more recently wine goblets. Terran creates his art in the moment, and each piece is a reflection of what was occurring in that moment. “I don't believe in a good piece or a bad piece, they are just reflections of my focus and awareness, it just so happens some look better than others.”

Revise CMW - Revise CMW grew up riding the subways. He was exposed to the world of graffiti at a very young age through the colorful rooftops the redline had to offer. It was not until he entered junior high that he decided to take on this very demanding art form. Revise has always had an appreciation for the elements of style, color, form and composition in graffiti. In high school he began creating his own recognizable wild style. At the time, Revise was highly influenced by his peers in the Chicago graffiti community. However, he has come to stand out due to his constant experimentation. His artistic approach has stretched far beyond the graffiti standard of producing letters. As a member of the famed Chicago’s Most Wanted crew, Revise has been able to hone his skills. With CMW, he has painted numerous walls and hit high profile street spots offering inevitable, and often notorious, exposure. His experiences with the Chicago graffiti network, as well as his unique vision, are all expressed in the body of work you see today. Revise’s pieces seek to encompass the magnetic, artistic side of graffiti as well as the love of illegal street art he will always possess.

Metal Sculpture- Born and raised in the south suburbs, Michael Lacien is best known for creating modern abstract metal sculptures. He received his degrees from Governors State University where he studied sculpture technique and process under renowned sculptor John Payne and glass artist Michael Hart. He has been actively involved in local gallery exhibitions and community art programs. His works are included in the collections of numerous private and corporate collections across the United States and is presently working on a new series in his studio in Pilsen.