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The Beautiful Art of Stenciling on Fabric

Co-presented by Leslie Bird and Terri Bowen

Discover the beautiful art technique of stenciling from Leslie and Terri. Leslie has presented her workshops all over North America including exciting places like Las Vegas and is the published author of the book “Projection Stenciling”. Leslie and her husband David own “Buckingham Stencils” Company in Nanoose Bay, a company which is featured on numerous platforms such as Etsy and Amazon. Leslie will bring numerous samples of her work to get you motivated! Plus you will receive two books on stenciling from their company!

To begin the workshop, Terri will give you some background on how, over the ages, an amazing amount of media have been applied to a plethora of surfaces. Then you will practice the fine art of using a stencil brush properly on two small fabric surfaces. Afterwards, you will choose from a myriad of stencils for use on a sturdy canvas bag or you might finish it in your own way. As plastic

Apple Tech Workshops Spring 2023

Powered By Up Your Media, and the McMillan Arts Centre School For Digital Literacy. Our ongoing workshop series can help you gain control of your technology and allow you to better use your devices with skill and confidence.

Tuesday Mar 14, 4:00-5:30 pm - iCloud for iPads and iPhones

This workshop sets out to explain the basics of Apple’s Cloud computing service, and how to put this advanced, but simple to use technology to work for you and your multiple devices. Learn to sync your contacts, your calendars, your music and your photos on all your iCloud capable devices

Book Here

This is a workshop for weavers covering colour and visual design theory as it applies to woven cloth. Participants will design and weave their own pieces based to illustrate the principles

The workshop has two forms.  The in-studio version will be given over a 3 week period at the QWSG studio in Qualicum Beach   Participation is limited to accomodate one on one instruction.  Cost $160.

An on-line version will be offered in late March,  Cost $60

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CARON BYRNE at Cebyrne@shaw.ca

This is a 4 day workshop given over a 3 week period.  students will cover the basics of visual design and colour theory as applied to weaving and will design and weave their own pieces.

Anyone with an interest in making cloth of their own design will find this informative.  Participants must be able to warp a loom.

There will be both in-studio and an on-line version of the course.  Cost for in-studio workshop $160,  Cost for on-line workshop $60

For details please contact Caron Byrne  cebyrne@shaw.ca

MYSTERY OF CHORDS

Saturday January 21, 2023, 2pm-3:30 PM

shows you how to change the key of a song so it is more comfortable for your voice range; how and when to use a capo and why so many songs seem to have the same chords in them.

FINGERPICKING TECHNIQUES

Saturday, February 25, 2023,  2-3:30 pm

teaches you basic finger picking skills, how to pick chords and how to pick a tune introducing, you to simple TABS.

Pre-requisite for both workshops – players should be able to strum and change between basic chords

The cost of each workshop is $30 but if you would like to register for both the total cost is $55.

If you would like to purchase a ukulele capo, add on $18.

To register or for more information email here or visit Liz DeBarros’ website.

FEATURING THE STORYTELLING MAGIC OF RACHEL DUNSTAN MULLER,
WITH MUSICIAN NICK ROSS ON VIOLIN.
WEAVING WORDS AND MUSIC, MULLER AND ROSS TRANSPORT LISTENERS ACROSS FIVE CENTURIES, BRINGING TO LIFE SOME OF THE VIOLIN’S MOST EXTRAORDINARY STORIES. FROM A FOLK TUNE CAUGHT ON THE WIND OF A LONELY IRISH ISLAND, TO A CONCERT IN A CITY UNDER SIEGE, TO THE BRILLIANT SOLOS OF ONE OF HISTORY’S MOST UNLIKELY VIRTUOSAS – NO INSTRUMENT HAS AROUSED MORE PASSION OR INSPIRED MORE LEGENDS!

Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

Maximum number of participants:12

Join our first ever Family Day event – a communal art project:

Family Trees Make a Communal Forest 

Paint a leaf, draw a pattern – no art experience required.

Families of any ages and description are welcome (children must be accompanied by their grown-up).

Participants will receive a memento and the finished piece will be on exhibit at the MAC.

Pre-registration not required.  Just come by the MAC upstairs between 10am and 2pm and add your family presence to our community forest!

For more information contact the MAC office

Feb 19 AM – Palette Knife Painting with Deborah Nicol

A fun and creative session, using palette knife techniques and acrylics to create rich images by ‘smearing and scraping’ your paint (rather than paint brush methods), on your canvas.

All supplies included in this class.

About the Instructor:  Deborah Nicol is an emerging artist, working primarily in Acrylics. Deb started her artistic endeavors with pencil portraits, quickly moving into Oil Pastels and Oils and expanding into landscapes and paintings of children. In recent years she has moved into Acrylics and finding her true passion in Abstract venues.  

Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

Maximum number of participants: 12

Feb 13 - Wet Media Drawing with Gordon Wilson

Gain skills and learn to loosen up and draw with brushes using a variety of wet mediums such as watercolour, ink and gouache to achieve unique and creative results.  Previous experience with dry media helpful but not essential prior to taking this class.

All materials included for this class.

Cost: $100

About the Instructor: Gordon Wilson enjoys taking seemingly complex art styles and making them accessible and easy to learn.  He has a degree in design and education and has taught in high schools for 15 years, as well as other venues.  Prior to teaching Gordon was a commercial designer and illustrator for 20 years working in television, publishing, and advertising

Location of class: Studio

Maximum number of participants: 12

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Feb 6th signup deadline

This course is all about teaching you much of what I wish I was told just a little sooner in my learning process.

There is so much to learn and it can be overwhelming. So many products, techniques and supplies!

This is why it can be so difficult to start, and to top it off, the self doubt comes along and can really take the wind out of your sails. It’s all so silly…right?  

"Building Blocks of Acrylics-A Starter Course" is designed for the beginner acrylic level.  In a nutshell I will cover :

Supplies

mediums

how to use your brushes and which ones to buy?

mixing black, grey AND colour

basic compositional tips

values

warm and cool colours

And plenty more.

You will come away at the end with more confidence and understanding of this versatile medium and be able to move forward to either paint on your own or take a class without feeling like a fish out of water.  You should be able to go into an art supply store and know what many of the items are a

Feb 12 PM – Folk Art with Mary Unger

Folk Art expresses the lives and feelings of ordinary people in communities.  Learn to tell a story in simple pictures and designs using acrylic paint on board.

All supplies included in this class.

About the Instructor:  Mary Unger was raised on the east coast of Canada and moved to BC in 1970 after six years in Montreal. She studied fine arts at Mount Allison University and took classes and workshops in Montreal, Calgary and here on Vancouver Island.  “Travel to Mexico, Hawaii, Hong Kong,  South Africa, and Europe has been a feast to the eyes and soul.”

Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

Maximum number of participants: 12

Feb 12 AM – Ink Relief with Gordon Wilson

An unusual and exciting art form!

Ink Relief is a technique where using just ink, gouache and paper, a process is followed where the final art work develops before your eyes much like developing a traditional photograph.

If you enjoy this class, sign up for Gordon’s Art Foundations Ink Relief workshop Mon April 3^rd and learn more!

All supplies included in this class.

About the Instructor:  Gordon Wilson enjoys taking seemingly complex art styles and making them accessible and easy to learn.  He has a degree in design and education and has taught in high schools for 15 years, as well as other venues.  Prior to teaching Gordon was a commercial designer and illustrator for 20 years working in television, publishing, and advertising. 

Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

Maximum number of participants: 12

Feb 6 - Dry Media Drawing with Gordon Wilson

Explore line, shape, shadow, placement and more to help build confidence in your drawing skills. This class incorporates a variety of dry mediums such as pencil, conte, charcoal  to create images with a variety of exciting effects.

All materials included for this class.

Cost: $100

About the Instructor: Gordon Wilson enjoys taking seemingly complex art styles and making them accessible and easy to learn.  He has a degree in design and education and has taught in high schools for 15 years, as well as other venues.  Prior to teaching Gordon was a commercial designer and illustrator for 20 years working in television, publishing, and advertising.

Location of class: Studio

Maximum number of participants: 12

Feb 5 PM – Art Journaling with Watercolour Pencils - Merrilyn Laursen

The class will have a 4-page handout covering supplies needed, planning a page layout and lettering suggestions, followed by some time for using the pencils and designing a practice page.

All supplies included in this class.

About the Instructor:  Merrilyn Laursen lives, plays, and paints in Parksville.  In 2018, she started using watercolour pencils to keep an art journal of her travels; she is now recording her latest journey, that of COVID19.  “There is always something to journal.”

Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

Maximum number of participants: 12

Description

IN FOCUS

Oceanside Photographers Assn

The club membership consists of over 50 photographers from novice to professional and everything in between. Our members live, work and play in a photographer’s paradise, the east coast of Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.

We meet once a month in Qualicum Beach, with half the meeting devoted to education, and the other half covering club business. We also have a dedicated education meeting, optional assignments and one field trip each month, tying into special events in the area as much as possible.

The goal of the club is to promote learning, sharing and the enjoyment of photography in a convivial atmosphere. We welcome new members whether beginners or more experienced photographers. We encourage all members to share their knowledge with each other whether photography or use of their camera and equipment

MIKE BELLIS Haida Carver

COUNTING RINGS

Mike Bellis is a Haida artist born in Victoria, BC in 1973. He is inspired by Haida mythology and culture, and interprets that through his own interactions with the natural world. Working mostly with red and yellow cedar, Bellis enjoys combining the time-honoured beauty of traditional Haida art with contemporary shapes, colours, and design.

Bellis hails from a family with multiple generations of Haida artists. His father John Bellis has been instrumental in passing on knowledge of traditional Haida design. Master carver Bill Bellis is his cousin, and captain Andrew Brown is his great grandfather.

Bellis is a citizen of the Haida Nation of Old Massett, and was born into the Eagle Clan

A four day workshop designed to instruct and guide the artist through the oil painting process from the beginning to the finish.
We will be using non-toxic and eco-friendly paint and mediums.

Tuesday Mornings
January 31, February 7, 14 and 21
9:00 a.m. to 12:30

Price: $200.00 for all four sessions.

Register online or at the MAC Office

All supplies are included.

If you have oil paint, brushes and supplies you would like to use, please bring them along.

Bring a Photo for a reference.