Mixed Media on the Cheap
2018-05-19 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Learn how to use inexpensive supplies to create beautiful encaustic style art! Choose to make a beetle or a fish. All supplies provided!

Final Friday
2018-05-25 17:00 - 21:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Final Friday is a fun night out on the town for the art scene in Wichita. Multiple galleries and venues are open for this special night each month. You can almost always find me in the classroom at Tessera Fine Art Gallery (which is also where the music and food are!). Stop by, take a look at some great art, see what I am working on, and visit artists in their studios!

Featured Artist 1st National Bank in Hutchinson, KS
2018-06-01 - 2018-06-30 | First National Bank, 1 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
This will be the second time that I will enjoy being the featured artist at First National Bank in Hutchinson, but the last time was around 5 years ago, and my art has evolved since then! The art will be on the wall behind the tellers.

Explorations 4 Day Workshop in Wichita!
2018-06-06 09:00 - 2018-06-09 16:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
The same 4 day workshop that I taught in Topeka in March is now being offered in Wichita at Tessera Fine Art Gallery! This workshop takes you start to finish through my mixed media process. A project will be completed each day while learning techniques that will be combined on day 4 for a final piece of artwork. This workshop will include creating painted papers, layered artwork, painting negative spaces, mixing mediums, Citra Solv and more! So much is packed into this 4 day workshop! Pay early to receive an early bird discount!

Citra Solv I and II
2018-06-16 09:00 - 16:00 | KS

Final Friday Art Crawl
2018-06-29 17:00 - 21:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States

Stencil Magic
2018-07-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
There are so many more possibilities for using stencils than you ever imagined! In this hands on workshop we will explore using stencils in layers, with resists, texture, reduction, and in combination with masks. We will also look at a variety of paints, inks, sprays and other mediums that can be used with stencils for a variety of effects.

Handbound Workshop
2018-07-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Learn how to make your own hand bound journal using papers of your choice… plain for a sketchbook, junk for an art journal, or a mix of both! You will also paint and embellish your cover.

Featured Artist Dillon Nature Center
2018-08-03 - 2018-09-30 | Dillon Nature Center, 3002 E. 30th Avenue, Hutchinson, KS, 67502, United States
I am very pleased to have my artwork hanging once again at Dillon Nature Center. My work will be in the meeting room through the months of August and September.

Negative Spaces
2018-08-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Learn how to create a piece of mixed media art by painting the negative spaces. This is a technique that I use in some degree in much of my artwork. You will finish an 11 x 14 inch piece of art during the class period.

"Gridworks" Workshop
2018-08-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Learn how to make a De Stijl style abstract piece using mixed media and silhoutte of your choice!

Make It Mini Workshop
2018-09-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Learn how to make sines, accordion fold books and matchbook journals in this hands on workshop.

Paper Mosaic
2018-09-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Use tiny paper scraps to make a “stained glass” collage piece of artwork!

Fiber Art
2018-09-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Collage with hand dyed fabrics, then add trims, embellishments, and stitches, to make 2D fiber artwork. We will be making stitches, but no prior sewing or embroidery experience is needed. All materials provided.

4 Day Journal It! Workshop
2018-09-19 09:00 - 2018-09-22 16:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Create a complete art journal start to finish! Over the four day workshop you will make your own hand bound art journal AND fill the pages with some of my favorite mixed media and journaling techniques! Both tools and techniques will be introduced each day as we complete our pages.

Take a look at a flip through of one of my journals.

Artist in Residence at the Red Barn Studio
2018-10-07 08:00 - 2018-10-19 17:00 | The Red Barn Studio, 212 S. Main,, Lindsborg, KS, 67456, United States
I am thrilled to be artist in residence at the Red Barn Studio in Lindsborg, KS for my third year running!

Artisan Market at the Workroom
2018-10-13 10:00 - 16:00 | The Workroom, 150 N. Cleveland St., Wichita, KS, 67214, United States

Think Ink Workshop
2018-10-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Learn about the different types of ink and how each are used, especially in mixed media artwork. We will also look at surfaces for ink and the different look achieved with each. Then we will zero in on the popular alcohol inks and learn some of their fun qualities as we complete a few small projects to take home.

Drippy Fingerpainted Flowers
2018-10-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Dillon Nature Center, 3002 E. 30th Avenue, Hutchinson, KS, 67502, United States

Ecodying Workshop
2018-10-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Learn the basics of using natural dyes on papers and fabrics. We will also make dye bundles to take home and use. Lots of information in the handout for this class! Afternoon class follows up with a “Little Book of Colors” project!

Little Book of Color
2018-10-27 13:00 - 16:00 | KS
Use naturally dyed papers and fabrics to make a beautiful little book of colors. Some of the techniques include: simple hand stitching, using soy and beeswax, and incorporating items from nature. Great follow up for the morning Eco Dye session!

ATCoins Workshop
2018-11-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States

Painted Papers
2018-11-10 09:00 - 16:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Use a printing plate, and fun found tools to paint a stack of collage papers! Stay for the afternoon session and use those papers in a floral collage!

Collage and Paint Florals
2018-11-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Use papers from the morning session or some of mine to create a floral collage to whcih we will add touches of paint with our fingers or palette knife.

You CAN Draw
2019-01-12 09:00 - 12:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States

You CAN Mix Paint
2019-01-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
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Kansas Through the Eyes of the Artist Opening Reception
2019-01-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th St, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
“Our Kansas”
Carriage Factory Art Gallery is again hosting the juried show “Kansas Through the Eyes of the Artist” which will be up through Jan and February. I am pleased to have two pieces accepted in this show. Come out for the opening reception and enjoy great Kansas art, refreshments, and music…. not to mention rubbing shoulders with the artists and getting to ask them about their work!

Final Friday Art Crawl
2019-01-25 17:30 - 21:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Stop by and see my work, as well as sign up for upcoming workshops at Tessera Fine Art Gallery during tonight’s art crawl in Wichita. So many fun things to do and see on Final Friday! Ride the Q line trolly for free and do some gallery hopping! Unfortunately I won’t be hanging out at the gallery like usual as I will be attending an event in Hutchinson and I have not yet figured out how to be in two places at once!

Mixed Media on the Cheap
2019-02-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
One of my most popular classes! We will look at, and use, all kinds of alternative art supplies that can save you big bucks. We will include some ‘poor man’s encaustic in our art making.

Gridworks Workshop
2019-02-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Tessera Fine Art Gallery, 412 E. Douglas, Suite C, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
Learn step by step how to make a mid century modern, Mondrian influenced, style abstract grid from any image that works as a silhouette in this hands on workshop. All supplies included. Bring your own image or pattern, or use one of mine.
