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Thursday, October 19 @ 5pm Materials included and shipped to you! Take a moment for yourself, to get out of your head and into your creative flow with a virtual painting class taught by Seattle artist Laura Burkhart benefitting local non-profit LIVE HARD Movement. Live Hard Movement is dedicated to providing love and light to those affected by the depths of depression and suicide. Having lost her brother to suicide, Laura has dedicated her life to honoring his through her passion, creating art that celebrates life's beauty and the landscapes that connect us. You'll learn her personal techniques for rendering mountains and water, mixing a color palette, and working with composition and light. "For me, art is about adding a bit more light into the world. Painting nature can be incredibly cathartic but often people don't know where to start, so my hope is that providing you with knowledge and tools to navigate a landscape will allow you to lose yourself in the process and tap into your own creative light." Join us, come as you are, no experience necessary, all levels welcome. Materials are included and will be shipped directly to you!

Painted Peaks for The Live Hard Movement

Watercolor your way through your very own copy of Watercolor Workbook, learning from the artist-author, Sarah Simon herself. Each class in this series focuses on a different lesson directly from her Watercolor Workbook. With this pclass, you will learn the techniques Sarah uses for watercolor, and see how she uniquely teaches the foundations of this art as a transferrable skill. Sarah teaches you step-by-step, and once you know how to paint a petal, that knowledge can be used to paint a large landscape or a very petite and defined pet. The possibilities are endless with this beautiful art! Sarah has taught thousands of people how to watercolor and with her teaching talents, has made it such an approachable and enjoyable art form, both for the experienced and novice alike. After this class with Sarah, you will be skilled and knowledgeable, with the new ability to actually see and recreate the watercolor process, layer by layer. And you will have completed a beautiful piece of art as well! We have created three tiers, so you can come as you are and meet this learning journey right where you need it: Don’t have your Watercolor Workbook yet? Need all the supplies? No problem, select the option: “Book + Class Materials + Class Instruction” and you will receive everything you need to create on the day of class plus enough content and supplies to keep you painting! You already have Watercolor Workbook but you’d like to have Sarah’s pro instruction and her favorite Materials that go with this class. Select the option: “Class Materials + Class Instruction” at checkout, and you will receive a Materials kit delivered to your front door, so you will have everything you need to create in class. You’ve got everything you need, and/or have supplies from a previous class – but you want access to the class content? Select the option “Class Instruction Only” and you will receive a link to the virtual zoom class so you will have Sarah’s professional and live-time instruction.

Watercolor Workbook: Hellebore, Nov 5

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Join Ellen Sontra of @lettersbyellen as she teaches the fundamentals of brush lettering. Participants will hear Ellen's tips and tricks and get a chance to practice lettering techniques with the alphabet and eventually moving in to making wonderful greeting cards. This virtual workshop is a benefit for The Light Collective (www.thelightcollectivepnw.com) - an incredible organization with the mission of creating a hope-oriented community where families who have a child with cancer build resilience and share delight.

Hand Lettering: Lettering For Light Brush Lettering

Paint with Laura Burkhart on your own time with this recorded acrylic painting workshop!

Acrylic Painting: Painted Peaks

Stitch along with Lauren in this workshop as she teaches a wide variety of embroidery techniques, including satin stitch, seed stitch, leaf stitch, and french knots. You’ll learn how and when to use these different stitches to create a landscape, as well as how to use different colors and quantities of thread to create depth of field and textural details. This class is approachable to folks of all skill levels—beginning stitchers will learn the basics and gain exposure to the versatility of this craft, and experienced stitchers can work through new techniques to build on their existing skillset. We’ll work on each part of the pattern during the class so you’ll have the confidence you need to finish up the project on your own. Workshop attendees will receive a full kit to work with, including: High quality 5” beechwood embroidery hoop with brass closure Premium-weight cotton fabric with the design pre-printed on it, set into the embroidery hoop 2 size 5 embroidery needles Full skeins of DMC cotton embroidery thread in each color used in the design A PDF version of the full pattern instructions, including tons of step-by-step photos and diagrams. Lauren is a fiber artist in Seattle and specializes in designing embroidery patterns and kits. She has taught workshops in Seattle and across the country and has filmed several classes for Creativebug.com. Lauren’s designs feature landscapes, floral and botanical work, and colorful abstract patterns. This mom of two young sons loves hiking and houseplants, and her creative work brings her so much joy. You can find her on Instagram @larkrising and explore her website at www.larkrisingembroidery.com

Embroidery: Stitch a Beach

Embroidery: Mountainscape

Embroidery: Floral Splash

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