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The unpretentious atmosphere of Blue Heron Books with its comfy chairs, wood shelving and creaky floors lends itself to a long slow, browsing session, but under that sleepy atmosphere vibrates a strong pulse. The store has a quaint, old-fashioned look with an up tempo vibe, because there is always something happening. The store is a hub for the community and a bastion of calm chaos where everyone is welcome, even the local dogs that drop by with their owners for a treat from the tin kept under the front counter.
62 Brock St. W., Uxbridge, Ontario. 905-852-4282
Intro to Artists’ Way®: A Journey of Creative Self-Discovery
Join instructor Gwynn Scheltema on the ultimate journey to your personal creative core. You’ll learn what limits you and how to replace that with techniques to free your creativity and boost your self-confidence and productivity.
Wednesdays 7 – 9pm
6 weeks
Starts May 15th
$180 +HST Continue reading
Drawing Essentials with Sarah Holtby
In this class participants tackle the barriers to drawing more realistic images and learn to draw what they see and not what they think they see. Participants will learn in a positive and interactive environment and work through in-class projects as well as having the opportunity to work on piece of personal interest with one-on-one assistance. Continue reading
March Break in the Studio
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Six weeks of SoulCollage® in the Studio
Are you looking for answers to the challenges in your life?
Would you like to explore a tool that helps you access your own reserves of wisdom?
Introduction to SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® is an easy, fun tool for exploration and expression of the many parts of the Self. This is a creative process accessible to everyone–even those people who believe they have no artistic ability.
Using imagination and intuition, each participant creates his or her own deck of collaged cards from simple materials: magazine images, photographs, scissors, glue, and heavy card. Each card represents some aspect of the Self; this practice honors the personal journey of each individual, and promotes personal growth and self-acceptance.
Once individual SoulCollage® cards have been created, participants are invited to step deeper into each card through journaling, visualization and other activities.
Explore the World of Paper with Fly Freeman
Textured, coloured, patterned or plain paper – artists have at their disposal an unprecedented amount of options when it comes to creating. This class will arm the artist with the knowledge of the properties of myriad papers and how to pair them with appropriate media, such as watercolour, ink, pencil, pastel, charcoal to achieve the vision inhabited in the minds eye.
Saturday, March 23rd
2 – 6pm
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2013 Blue Heron Books & Studio Spring Classes…
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Life Drawing Sessions (open studio)
There is no better way to learn to draw the human figure! For all skill levels. Draped/undraped models. This is an open studio (no instructor). 18yrs+
6 weeks
Thursdays, 7 – 9 pm
Starts April 4th
$160 +HST
March Break Workshops with Children’s Author/Illustrator Extraordinaire, Kevin Sylvester!
Easy to fit into a March Break schedule. Choose from one of two dates. March 13th is a half day cartooning workshop with cartoon master Kevin Sylvester.
Want more? March 14th is a full day fun-filled workshop of cartooning and storymaking with the master himself! Not only that, you will learn to cook a delectable lunch at the Passionate Cook’s Essentials Cooking School and then eat it!
March 13th, Half Day – $35 +HST 9:30am – 12pm
March 14th Full Day – $70 + HST 10am – 3pm
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