Il Salone Dell'arte.

a publication of The ART Experience by Darlene Boyd                    September 2017 at theartexperience.co

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​Beginning in September, The ART Experience with Darlene Boyd, will be offering all classes all day on Wednesdays. Classes will be facilitated by Ms. Boyd, a credentialed teacher.  Classes will be held in Studio 22, located at 22 North Street, San Juan Bautista.
            Ms. Boyd has always enjoyed the art of exploring materials and applying them in innovative ways, as well as sharing these experiences with others.  This love led her pursue visual arts in college, where she received a BFA with Honors, majoring in sculpture.

​Dia de los Muertos Papermaking Workshop  (Seasonal Special) Join us for a piñata or headpiece workshop! Choose a sugar skull piñata or a headpiece that works for you. We provide all materials and instructions. These workshops are held on Saturdays, September 9 and October 7 from 10 to noon, coffee, water and donuts will be provided.  They are for ages 9 and older.  The cost is $30 per class or $55 for both classes.  We advise that you arrive on time as we have back to back workshops. You are welcome to start late but you cannot stay past your time slot.  If you cancel, workshops are nonrefundable but they are transferable once if there is availability.  There are limited seats for this event.  Tickets are available at darleneboyd.com.

​Calligraphy & Handwriting Wednesday sessions are from 9:15 to 10:25 a.m., focuses upon the art of calligraphy for personal handwriting, using joined italic.  With the advent of writing upon digital devices to facilitate speed in recording information, legible handwriting is becoming more profitable.  Add to that the facts that studies have shown that learning cursive not only improves retention and comprehension, it engages the brain on a deep level as students learn to join letters in a continuous flow. It also enhances fine motor dexterity (drawing skills) and gives individuals a better idea of how letters and words work in combinations.  Also, learning cursive increases literacy and promotes learning kinesthetically. The cost for these classes is $25 per session or $90 per 4 sessions if paid in advance.  There will be additional costs for materials, which must be ordered ahead of time.  So please sign up a couple of weeks in advance.

​Pursuing Drawing & Pastels Wednesday sessions are from 10:30 a.m. to noon and will focus upon drawing and pastel techniques, studying line, color, shape, form, value, space and texture.  This lays a firm foundation for all other visual arts processes. 

​Tinkering for Makers, offered on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. after school. This is an immersive hands-on exploration into the "essential art of composing and decomposing physical things to suit a variety of purposes--from practical to whimsical.  Tinkering is both a manual and mental labor..." (Dale Dougherty, Editor & Publisher of Make Magazine) and for some a passion. To discover and rediscover their capacity to tinker and make, participants will be encouraged to meaningfully explore actual objects and interactions with real things and real people.  This program intends to stimulate the problem solving minds of participants, who wish to indulge in this process on an on-going basis.  The cost for drop in sessions is $25 or $90 for 4 sessions paid in advance.  There may be additional materials fees, depending upon the chosen project of the participants.  The number of participants for this program will be limited, so it is advisable to sign up in advance to secure a spot.  

​Engage with Drawing is a class for ages 8 to adult and is held on Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. with Darlene Boyd as credentialed facilitator.  Fees for this class are $25 per session or $90 per 4 sessions if paid in advance.  This is a method which recognizes that the trained, practiced, stimulated brain is also more efficient at new learning.  If we develop the building blocks of visual perception, visual spatial organization and visual discrimination by learning to draw, our brains cannot help but transfer these skills to such tasks as mathematics, reading and spelling, which require visual attention to detail as well as pattern and organization.  This is a universal, systematic way to stimulate the normal human response of drawing, which speaks volumes without words. 

...are classes and workshops that are many and available upon request for a series or onetime event.  Is there an art or craft you have been wanting to try? Chances are we have the tools and expertise to make it possible. Even classes that are not on our list are possible. Please peruse some ideas at darleneboyd.com or bring forward your own ideas and contact us. We look forward to meeting you. Crea per viviere. Ciao!  

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