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Beginning Watercolor (Morning)
with Sally Walsh
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn the foundational skills of watercolor at Beginning Watercolor on Thursdays, Feb. 5 through Feb. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. in The Studio.
Instructor and former art educator Sally Walsh will walk students through new techniques each week to create paintings focusing on landscapes, flowers, fruit, glass and special effects.
$70/person*. Registration will close Jan. 29 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
*Students should bring:
— 140 lb. watercolor paper pad (spiral bound is best)
— 16-color oval pan watercolor paint set (Students can choose to borrow a watercolor pallet and brushes for a $10 fee, which can be applied at registration).
— Minimum of three brushes with pointed bristles: large (No. 10-12), medium (No. 6-8) and small (No. 4-6)
— Pencil, clear ruler, kneaded eraser
(Students can borrow a watercolor pallet and brushes for a $10 fee, which can be applied at registration).
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Sally Walsh is a retired art teacher from Richland Community College in Decatur. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience and has led previous art classes at Allerton.
Beginning Watercolor (Afternoon)
with Sally Walsh
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn the foundational skills of watercolor at Beginning Watercolor on Thursdays, Feb. 5 through Feb. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00pm. in The Studio.
Instructor and former art educator Sally Walsh will walk students through new techniques each week to create paintings focusing on landscapes, flowers, fruit, glass and special effects.
$70/person*. Registration will close Jan. 29 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
*Students should bring:
— 140 lb. watercolor paper pad (spiral bound is best)
— 16-color oval pan watercolor paint set (Students can choose to borrow a watercolor pallet and brushes for a $10 fee, which can be applied at registration).
— Minimum of three brushes with pointed bristles: large (No. 10-12), medium (No. 6-8) and small (No. 4-6)
— Pencil, clear ruler, kneaded eraser
(Students can borrow a watercolor pallet and brushes for a $10 fee, which can be applied at registration).
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Sally Walsh is a retired art teacher from Richland Community College in Decatur. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience and has led previous art classes at Allerton.
Intermediate Watercolor: Still Life
with Sally Walsh
Experience Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Continue your journey through watercolor at Intermediate Watercolor: Still Life on Thursdays, Feb. 5 through Feb. 26 from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. in The Studio.
Aimed at those who completed the Beginning Watercolor class, instructor and former art educator Sally Walsh will teach students skills and techniques to further their watercolor art in this class that will focus on landscapes.
$70/person*. Registration will close Jan. 29 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
*Students should bring:
— 140 lb. watercolor paper pad (spiral bound is best)
— 16-color oval pan watercolor paint set (Students can choose to borrow a watercolor pallet and brushes for a $10 fee, which can be applied at registration).
— Minimum of three brushes with pointed bristles: large (No. 10-12), medium (No. 6-8) and small (No. 4-6)
— Pencil, clear ruler, kneaded eraser
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Sally Walsh is a retired art teacher from Richland Community College in Decatur. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience and has led previous art classes at Allerton.
Basket Weaving: Country Catch All
with Bonnie Rideout
Experience Level: All
Learn the basics of weaving and take home a basket at Basket Weaving: Country Catch All on Friday, Feb. 6 from 12 to 4 p.m. in The Studio.
Instructor Bonnie Rideout will lead students in laying out a woven, filled base and tuck the filler spokes with the “chicken feet” technique. Students will also learn about starting and stopping and how to use a flat locking row. Sea grass will be used as a rim and the baskets will feature a walnut accent color and two buttons on the front. This County Catch All basket will fit almost any décor!
$65/person. Registration will close Jan. 23 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Bonnie Rideout wove her first basket in 1994 and quickly caught the “basket bug.” She created a business — Bonnie’s Baskets in Decatur — in 2006 to teach others to weave. She is also a traveling instructor and has taught weaving in 18 states.
Find out more about Bonnie on her website, Facebook, Instagram and Etsy pages.
About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.
Link It! Chainmaille Jewelry
with Billie Theide
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn how to use the pattern originally used in armor for jewelry making at Link it! Chainmaille Jewelry on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Studio.
Historically, chainmaille was used as protective armor, as the linked rings resulted in a strong, flexible fabric. Jewelers have adopted the repeatable pattern of the rings to make unique pieces of jewelry. In this workshop, instructor Billie Theide will help students make and source jump rings, create patterns and make jewelry. Students will receive a toolkit to keep, along with a folder of instructional materials to take home.
$110/person. Register here by Feb. 1. All sales are final.
Learn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the Instructor
Billie Theide is a former chair of the Crafts Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she is Professor Emerita. Theide is a metalsmith, jeweler and ceramicist. Her work is in public art collections around the world including the Smithsonian, Museum of Arts & Design in New York City, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Racine Art Museum, among others.
She is the recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and five Artists Fellowship Grants from the Illinois Arts Council. Theide has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and is a Distinguished Member and Past-President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths.
About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.
Life Drawing (Full Series)
with Vivian Krishnan
Life Drawing - February 8
with Vivian Krishnan
Learn to Spin Yarn (Feb 11)
with Stephanie Block
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn the basic mechanics of using a spinning wheel to make your own yarn at Learn to Spin Yarn on Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday, April 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. in The Studio.
After a brief introduction from instructor Stephanie Block, students will have time for hands-on spinning practice and the opportunity to spin alpaca fiber into yarn using Ashford scotch tension Traditional or Traveler wheels. Discussion of fiber production and preparation methods will also be included.
$130/person. Registration closes one week before each course begins, or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Stephanie Block is the co-owner of Sundrop Alpacas near Bement. She has been producing popular yarn from her own alpacas for more than nine years. Stephanie’s spinning style is self-taught, and she is continuously learning so that she can share that knowledge with others.