AuSable Artisan Village

Cost:  $210 but with EARLY registration (you must sign up before or ON October 27th to qualify for this price) the cost is reduced to $200. You will need to use the code CARDDISCOUNT for early registration.

Date:  Tuesdays, November 3, 10, 17, 24, and December 1, 8

Time:  Afternoon, 1:00 - 2:30

Level:  Adult

Supplies:  All supplies will be provided by the instructor,  they will include one grey kneaded eraser, 140# watercolor paper, HB Pencil, a variety of mixed media including watercolor paint, colored pencils, subject matter.

Instructor:  Sherry Graziano 

Class Notes:  this class will assist you in developing a variety of ideas for creating greeting cards.   You do not need to come in with any experience or abiities, both the experienced and inexperienced person is capable of designing some awesome cards.

Class Description:  This class will provide inspirational ideas and fun techniques that you can use to create a broad variety of greeting cards. You may create cards that fit a particular holiday event (such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, the New Year, a Birthday or Anniversary) There is no end of the  reasons for wanting to create a special card to gift a person that is an important part of your life.  Working on a small surface (such as that a greeting card) is a very liberating activity; you do not face the sometimes overwhelming blank space of a canvass or large sheet of paper.  Sherry will encourage you to use mixed media  (paint, colored pencil, pencil, etc) to add to the appearance of your creative choices.  You may be using glue stick and pieces of paper  to that card and will enjoy the freedom of using a variety of items to make your art. Each week will add increasing excitement as you develop a series of greeting cards.  Class will meet downstairs in the original art gallery buiildihng, in the AAV Creativity Center

About the Instructor:  

As an experienced teacher, local artist teacher, author, and illustrator Sherry will make the class comfortable for all experience levels of students. Especially those who are just starting out! Don't worry if you haven't had lessons before or if you have just a little exposure creating art. Sherry Graziano graduated from Central Michigan University. She has experience teaching children and adults in  Grayling, Roscommon, and St. Helen public school and at the Saginaw tribal college.

 Sherry has served the community for many years and was the program director for the Devereaux Memorial Crawford County Library. Sherry was published in "60 Quick Knits" and worked with Bambi Mansfield as illustrater on her book, "Through the Eyes of a Child."  She loves animals and has many hobbies, including knitting!  Sherry has mentioned that she may be bringing along some special guests: her tortoise pets may provide some fun interaction as they meander about attached to a coorul balloon!

DISCLAIMERS:

A refund minus the processing fees is issued if registration is canceled more than seven days before the class begins. No refunds after that time. Full refunds if AAV cancels the class at any time. 

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.