Lillstreet Summer Course Catalogue 2014

2014

SUMMER CATALOGUE C E L E B R AT I N G O U R 4 0 TH Y E A R

C L A SS ES BEGI N T H E W E E K S O F J U N E 1 6 & J U LY 2 1

SUMMER ART CAMPS

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SAVE UP TO $20 ON CLASSES WHEN YOU REGISTER AND PAY IN FULL BY JUNE 2

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CLASS LISTINGS

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As we start our 40th year in business, we reflect on our growth and dedication to our mission. From simple origins in a converted horse barn

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on Lill Street, which had 1 classroom and 11 studios, Lillstreet Art Center has grown, moved and changed over the last four decades. We now have 25 classrooms and 8 departments, 50 artist studios, a gallery, a cafĂŠ

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Painting & Drawing

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and ArtReach, our non-profit sister organization. We started out with 60 students per session and now serve over 2000 first-time and continuing artists. As we grow and expand our programs and facilities you will still enjoy a small, attentive and supportive classroom experience. Our mission to support artists and students with the best facilities, teachers and open

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studio time has remained the same over the last 40 years.

To all of you, whether you have been with us since the beginning or

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are just joining in, a big thank you. This unique community is made up of people like you who are curious, creative and willing to jump in and

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try something new. Many children who grew up creating with us when we were on Lill Street have continued taking classes as adults and are bringing their own children into the Lillstreet family.

Creative Retreats

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Commitment to self-expression through the arts makes our students, teachers, studio artists, and Members special. With your continued

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See back page for a listing of Lillstreet’s upcoming events

Photos provided by Lillstreet Media Interns: Laine Heuer, Alli Rooney, David Velasco Kidstreet & Artreach Illustrations by: Kris Easler kriseasler.com

support, we hope to keep inspiring you for years to come.

Bruce Robbins, Chief Executive Officer Eric Tschetter, Executive Director Jessica Mott Wickstrom, Gallery Director Pam Robinson, Education Director Valerie Bajorat, Marketing & Communication Director Marie Straquadine, Special Events Coordinator Barbara Kurtz, Custom Class Coordinator & Class Advisor Abi Gonzales, Custom Class Coordinator & Class Advisor Joe Tighe, Customer Service Manager Andy Rohr, Graphic Designer Brian Malnassy, Membership Coordinator & Social Media Manager English Prevo, Class Advisor Tracey Morrison, Gallery Assistant Bartholomew J. Conklin, Man of All Work

2 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

FIRST-TIME ARTISTS

FIRST-TIME

ARTISTS

NOT SURE WHERE TO START? Explore a new medium in a no pressure environment. Each of our adult departments offers five week introductory classes for beginning students with no previous experience. Get comfortable with the basics before you decide on a full-length class. Some materials are included and you will have access to open studio during your class session.

All classes are 5 weeks and begin the weeks of June 16 and July 21 unless otherwise noted.

FIRST-TIME POTTER SEE PAGE 6 Monday 10am-1pm Tuesday 10am-1pm Thursday 7-10pm Sunday 10am-1pm Sunday 5-8pm $175, Members $170 $20 Clay tool kit

FIRST-TIME HANDBUILDING SEE PAGE 6 Monday 7-10pm

FIRST-TIME ENAMELING

FIRST-TIME BOOKMAKING

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON FABRIC

$175, Members $170

SEE PAGE 24

Sunday 10am-1pm

$25 Material Fee

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

$175, Members $170

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

$15 Material fee

SEE PAGE 10

FIRST-TIME JEWELER

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

FIRST-TIME DRAWING INTO PAINTING

Sunday 2-5pm $175, Members $170

FIRST-TIME LETTERPRESS

SEE PAGE 18

$30 Material fee

SEE PAGE 28

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Saturday 10am-1pm

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

FIRST-TIME EMBROIDERY

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

SEE PAGE 24

$175, Members $170

Saturday 10am-1pm

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

$20 Material fee

Sunday 10am-1pm

$175, Members $170

$175, Members $170

$15 Material fee

$35 Beginning Painting & Drawing kit fee

$175, Members $170 $20 Clay tool kit

SEE PAGE 28

FIRST-TIME SEWING SEE PAGE 24 Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

SEE PAGE 10

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Sunday 2-5pm

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Sunday 5:30-8:30pm

Sunday 10am-1pm

$175, Members $170

$175 Members $170

$10 Material fee

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER SEE PAGE 28

Sunday 2-5pm

FIRST-TIME DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SEE PAGE 30 Thursday 6:30-9:30pm Saturday 2-5pm $190, Members $185

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Thursday 2-5pm Sunday 5-8pm $175, Members $170 $25 Material fee

FIRST-TIME LIGHTROOM SEE PAGE 30 Thursday 6:30-9:30pm $190, Members $185

$15 Material fee

FIRST-TIME SEWING [ 4 WEEKS ] SEE PAGE 24 Tuesday 2-5pm $145, Members $140 $10 materials fee

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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CLASSES

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CERAMICS

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

First-Time Potter, 10am-1pm

First-Time Potter, 10am-1pm

Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm

Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm Home & Garden Pottery, 1:30-4:30pm Red Clay & Color, 2-5pm The Art of Food, 6:30-9:30pm Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing, 6:30-9:30pm First-Time Handbuilding, 7-10pm

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Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm Beginning/Advanced Beginning Handbuilding, 1:30-4:30pm Figurative Sculpture, 2-5pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 6:30-9:30pm Small Sculptures, Figurines, and Dolls, 6:30-9:30pm Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing, 7-10pm

Advanced Handbuilding, 10am-1pm Best of Both, 12-3pm

Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing, 7-10pm Saggar Firing, 7-10pm

Advanced Handbuilding, 7-10pm

Advanced Topics in Soda Firing: Mixed Mastery in Soda, 7-10pm

Advanced Wheelthrowing, 7-10pm

Beginning/Advanced Beginning Handbuilding, 7-10pm

Beginning Metalsmithing, 10am-1pm

Advanced Topics in Metal, 2-5pm

First-Time Jeweler, 10am-1pm

Beginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pm

Intermediate Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Jeweler, 6:60-9:30pm

Forging: Drawing in Space with Hammers, 2-5pm Wax Settings for Stones, 6:30-9:30pm Intermediate Enameling, 6:30-9:30pm

First Time Glass Beadmaking, 6:30-9:30pm

Beyond Beginner: Elements of Bead Design, 6:30-9:30pm

Beginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pm

Boxes, Mechanisms, and Moving Parts, 6:30-9:30pm Creative Settings, 6:30-9:30pm

First Time Glass Beadmaking, 2-5pm

Textures on Metal, 2-5pm

Beginnning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pm Experimental Enameling: Going Out of Bounds, 6:30-9:30pm

First Time Glass Beadmaking, 10am-1pm

Fused Glass Cabochon Jewelry, 6:30-9:30pm Screenprint on Fusible Glass, 6:30-9:30pm Advanced Techniques in Lampworking, 6:30-9:30pm

PAINTING & DRAWING

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*Introduction to Pastels, 10am-1pm *Painting the Figure Alla Prima, 10am-1pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 6:30-9:30pm Beginning Drawing, 6:30-9:30pm

*Landscape Painting, 6:30-9:30pm *Alla Prima Painting, 6:30-9:30pm

*Intermediate Portraiture, 10am-1pm

*Figure & Portrait Drawing & Painting Foundation, 2-5pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting (I), 6:30-9:30pm Introduction to Painting Techniques (II), 6:30-9:30pm

*Problem Solving for Oil Painters, 10am-1pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 6:30-9:30pm Color Theory & Practice for Painters, 6:30-9:30pm

*The Figure in Context, 6:30-9:30pm

Introdution to Watercolor, 6:30-9:30pm

*Drawing as Meditation & Improvisation, 6:30-9:30pm

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First-Time Embroidery (I), 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Sewing, 2-5pm

T-Shirt Print Exchange (II), 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric (I), 6:30-9:30pm

Second-Time Screenprinting on Fabric (I), 6:309:30pm Abstract Patterns: Embellishment & Embroidery (II), 6:30-9:30pm

PRINTMAKING

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Monotype with Wood Type, 2-5pm

Intro to Collagraph &Found Object Printmaking, 2-5pm

First-Time Sewing (I), 6:30-9:30pm

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First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric (II), 6:30-9:30pm

Second-Time Screenprinting on Fabric (II), 6:30-9:30pm

Garmet Construction for Summer, 6:30-9:30pm

Intaglio & Relief, 1:30-4:30pm

Survey of Bookbinding Techniques, 2-5pm

Zippers & Buttons (II), 6:30-9:30pm

Contemporary Printmaking, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Screenprinting on Paper, 6:30-9:30

DIGITAL ARTS & PHOTOGRAPHY

MX Dyes: Alternate Applications (I), 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Bookmaking, 6:30-9:30pm Polyester Plate Litho: Photographic Monoprints, 6:30-9:30pm

Screenprint on Fusible Glass, 6:30-9:30pm

Beginning Digital Photography, 6:30-9:30pm

Beginning Illustrator (I), 6:30-9:30pm

How to Photograph Artwork (I), 6:30-9:30pm

View Camera (I), 6:30-9:30pm

Portrait Photography (II), 6:30-9:30pm

Intermediate/Advanced Digital Photography, 7-10pm

Painting with Light (II), 6:30-9:30pm

4 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

Beginning InDesign (II), 6:30-9:30pm Studio Lighting (I), 6:30pm-9:30pm

Product Photography, 6:30-9:30pm

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT

Save $20 on 10-week classes and $10 on 5-week classes when you register and pay in full by JUNE 2.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm

Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm

First-Time Potter, 10am-1pm

Inspired by Nature, 10am-1pm

Sculptural Narratives in Clay, 1-4pm First-Time Potter, 7-10pm

Advanced Topics, 10am-1pm

Simply Soda: Beginning Soda, 7-10pm

Beginning/Advanced Beginning Handbuilding, 1-4pm

Intermediate Handbuilding: New Forms, 7-10pm

Intermediate Metalsmithing, 2-5pm First-Time Enameling, 6:30-9:30pm

Advanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 10am-1pm

Steel for Jewelers, 6:30-9:30pm

Workshops, 6:30-9:30pm

Advanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm

Beginning Metalsmithing, 2-5pm

Beginning Metalsmithing, 10am-1pm Intermediate Metalsmithing, 10am-1pm

FOR SUMMER CAMPS See Page 38

Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm Traditional Figure Sculpture, 10am-1pm Advanced Wheelthrowing, 11am-2pm

Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing, 2-5pm First-Time Potter, 5-8pm

Advanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 10am-1pm First-Time Jeweler, 10am-1pm

Working with Wax and Casting, 2-5pm Beginning Metalsmithing, 2-5pm Workshops

Forging: Drawing in Space with Hammers, 6:30-9:30pm Beginning / Advanced Beginning Glass Fusing, 6:30-9:30pm

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Drawing & Painting the Nude Figure, 10am-1pm Beginning Painting, 6:30-9:30pm Create Your Own Comic, 6:30-9:30pm

*Oil Painting, 6:30-9:30pm *Collage, 6:30-9:30pm

*Abstract Painting Studio, 10am- 1pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 10am-1pm Beginning Drawing, 10am-1pm

*The Portrait & Costumed Figure, *Introduction to the Portrait & Figure, 10am-1pm 10am-1pm

*Solvent Free Oil Painting, 10am-1pm *Introduction to Portrait Drawing, 2-5pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 10am-1pm Beginning Drawing, 10am-1pm Beginning Painting, 2-5pm

*Oil Painting, 2-5pm

Encaustic Painting, 2-5pm

Beginning to Intermediate Watercolor, 2-5pm Exploring Chicago En Plein Air, 2-5pm

*Drawing & Painting the Nude Figure, 2-5pm

*Classes offered at The Drawing Workshop, 4410 North Ravenswood Avenue First-Time Sewing, 6:30-9:30pm Ombre Fabrics (I), 6:30-9:30pm

Silk Painting with Acid Dyes (II), 10am-1pm

Alterations: A Thrift Store Adventure (I), 10am-1pm

Indigo, Kakishibu + Natural Dyes, 10am-1pm First-Time Sewing, 2-5pm

First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric, 2-5pm First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric, ?

Zippers & Buttons (I), 5:30-8:30pm

First-Time Sewing (II), 5:30-8:30pm First-Time Bookmaking, 10am-1pm

First-Time Screenprinting on Paper, 2-5pm Multilevel Screenprinting on Paper, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Digital Photography (I), 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Lightroom (I), 6:30-9:30pm

Beginning Photoshop (II), 6:30-9:30pm Chicago at Night (II), 7-10pm

First-Time Letterpress, 10am-1pm Letterpress Greeting Cards & Notebooks, 10am-1pm

Beginning Photoshop (I), 10am-1pm

Intermediate Photshop (II), 10am-1pm Exploring Chicago, 10am-1pm

First-Time Letterpress, 2-5pm

First-Time Screenprinting on Paper, 5-8pm Handmade Books II, 2-5pm

Crash Course Workshops, 1-5pm

Short Documentary Video (I), 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Digital Photography, 2-5pm Beginning Digital Photography, 2-5pm

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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CERAMICS

LILLSTREET’S LONG-ESTABLISHED

clay department offers classes for all skill levels in wheelthrowing, handbuilding, and sculpture.

Advanced students can fine-tune their work or experiment with soda firing. Take advantage of over 200 glaze combinations, firing, and state-of-the-art equipment in our generous open studio hours.

BEGINNER / ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME POTTER ( 5 WEEKS ) Try your hand at a variety of clay techniques and learn the basics of handbuilding and wheelthrowing.

Learn to center clay on the wheel as you begin to throw basic forms of mugs and bowls, learn to trim, and then glaze your pots.

Handbuilding projects might include pinch pot bowls, bud vases or small serving trays. This is not a prerequisite for the 10 week Beginning Wheelthrowing or Handbuilding classes. Class fee includes one 12 pound bag of clay.

FIRST-TIME HANDBUILDING ( 5 WEEKS ) Dress for mess and learn to hand build objects in clay. Learn techniques such as attaching coils and slabs to make pots. Use of larger tools such as molds, slab roller and extruder will be demonstrated. Class fee includes one 12 pound bag of clay.

Monday 7-10pm

Sean Clute Session I: Starts June 16 Session II: Starts July 21 $175, Members $170 $20 Clay tool kit

Monday 10am-1pm

Sam Hostert Session I: Starts June 16 Session II: Starts July 21 Tuesday 10am-1pm

Mary Drabik Session I: Starts June 17 Session II: Starts July 22 Thursday 7-10pm

Robert Smith Session I: Starts June 19 Session II: Starts July 24 Sunday 10am-1pm

Susan McBride Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27 Sunday 5-8pm

Mary Drabik Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170 $20 Clay tool kit

6 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

BEGINNING / ADVANCED BEGINNING WHEELTHROWING

BEGINNING / ADVANCED BEGINNING HANDBUILDING

( 10 WEEKS )

( 10 WEEKS )

Explore the mystery of the potter’s wheel. Beginning students will develop fundamental throwing techniques while returning students refine their techniques to create more complex forms. Be inspired by those around you and be challenged by your personal goals. Teacher demonstrations are designed for multilevel students. Class fee includes one 25 pound bag of clay.

Whether your aim is functional or sculptural ceramics, learn the basic techniques of handbuilding with clay. Work with slabs, coils and pinching to create virtually anything you can dream up. Use of larger tools such as molds, slab roller and extruder will be demonstrated. Class fee includes one 25 pound bag of clay.

Monday 10am-1pm

Les Orenstein Starts June 16 Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Jayson Lawfer Starts June 16 Tuesday 7-10pm

Gary Jackson Starts June 17

Tuesday 1:30-4:30pm

Lisa Harris Starts June 17 Tuesday 7-10pm

Marjorie Woodruff Starts June 17 Saturday 1-4pm

Mary Drabik Starts June 21 $330, Members $320 $20 Clay tool kit

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Les Orenstein Starts June 18 Wednesday 7-10pm

David and Sharon Hartshorne Starts June 18 Saturday 10am-1pm

Catherine Tweedie Starts June 21 Sunday 2-5pm

David Trost Starts June 22 $330, Members $320 $20 Clay tool kit

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT SAVE $20 ON 10-WEEK

CLASSES AND $10 ON 5-WEEK CLASSES WHEN YOU REGISTER AND PAY IN FULL BY JUNE 2

CERAMICS

MULTI LEVEL / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED BEST OF BOTH ( 10 WEEKS ) If you have basic throwing skills and want to learn about handbuilding, this is the class for you. Throw pots and embellish with handbuilt elements, throw forms and use sections of them in your handbuilt vessels. Coils, slabs and pinch pots can add another dimension to your thrown work. Prerequisite: Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing Wednesday 12-3pm

Mary Drabik Starts June 18 $330, Members $320 $20 Clay tool kit

HOME & GARDEN POTTERY ( 10 WEEKS ) Work independently and in collaboration with the instructor and classmates on home and garden projects.

Monday 1:30-4:30pm

Karen Avery Starts June 16 $360, Members $350

THE ART OF FOOD ( 10 WEEKS ) Focus on rituals of everyday eating and the making of handmade vessels to meld the experience. The context of discussions will include exploring your own history of food, family and the use of local or homegrown ingredients.

Share your perspective on the topic of food systems, eating, and growing while creating handbuilt, functional vessels or sculptural works. Included is a field trip to a local urban beekeeper. The class will culminate in a summer feast as an expression of the best of what the season has to offer. One guest per student. Beginner to advanced students welcome.

SAGGAR FIRING ( 10 WEEKS ) Saggar firing is a refractory, fire resistant container, used by the Chinese centuries ago to keep impurities such as fly ash off fine porcelain work. Today, artists are filling saggars with organic combustible materials and metal salts which give rich surfaces created by smoke, fire, draft and chance. Saggars are for non-functional art work.

There is always more to explore with this intriguing method of firing and results will beg more experimentation. This class is for the intermediate to advanced student and requires time outside of class to load or unload kilns.

Wednesday 7-10pm

Patty Kochaver Starts June 18

( 10 WEEKS ) Imagination flows as students create abstract, realistic, anthropomorphic or animal sculptures. Students may choose to articulate their figures, through the application of kinetic elements to create a doll. All levels welcome.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Robin Power Starts June 17

$360, Members $350

$360, Members $350

( 10 WEEKS ) You have mastered the basics, now challenge yourself to throw a better pot. Design pottery and develop a personal aesthetic while learning techniques to make complex forms.

Weekly demonstrations and experimentation with new glaze combinations will help develop your signature look.

Looking to add some new color to your work? Create projects using red earthenware and explore the range of color that low fire offers.

We will discuss terra sigillata and experiment with its application.

Learn to make terra sigillata and create multiple colors to use on pieces. More importantly, you will be introduced to alternative finished surfaces.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Monday 2-5pm

Lisa Harris Starts June 17 Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Katie Biderbost Starts June 17 Patty Kochaver Starts June 19

SMALL SCULPTURES, FIGURINES AND DOLLS

Catherine Schwalbe Starts June 16

RED CLAY AND COLOR

Thursday 10am-1pm

$360, Members $350

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

INTERMEDIATE WHEELTHROWING

Friday 10am-1pm

Les Orenstein Starts June 20 *No classes held on July 4.

Class extends to August 29 Saturday 10am-1pm

Joe Kraft Starts June 21 Sunday 10am-1pm

David Trost Starts June 22 $360, Members $350

( 10 WEEKS )

Joe Kraft Starts June 16 $360, Members $350

ADVANCED WHEELTHROWING ( 10 WEEKS ) Demonstrations of more complex forms will encourage you to expand your repertoire of pots and build confidence. Throw taller, bigger pieces with nuance.

Try new and advanced glazing techniques to create pots of your own design and aesthetic.

Monday 7-10pm

David Trost Starts June 16 Sunday 11am-2pm

Patty Kochaver Starts June 22 $360, Members $350

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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ADVANCED TOPICS IN SODA FIRING: MIXED MASTERY IN SODA ( 10 WEEKS )

CERAMICS

Three instructors will bring their unique styles and craft to challenge the soda student to explore new forms that best utilize the atmospheric firing process involved with the soda kiln.

ADVANCED HANDBUILDING

INSPIRED BY NATURE

( 10 WEEKS )

This class will focus on creating functional pieces whose form and embellishment are inspired by flora, fauna, fossils, shells and other manner of natural things.

Bring your ideas. This class is open to wheel and handbuilding students.

Increase your clay skills while building functional and sculptural objects. Weekly demonstrations will teach more complex techniques to manipulate clay and allow further development of your handbuilt work.

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Joe Kraft Starts June 18 Wednesday 7-10pm

( 10 WEEKS )

Thursday 10am-1pm

Lisa Harris Starts June 19 $360, Members $350

David Trost Starts June 18

SIMPLY SODA: BEGINNING SODA

$360, Members $350

( 10 WEEKS )

INTERMEDIATE HANDBUILDING: NEW FORMS ( 10 WEEKS ) This handbuilding class will develop the skills you need to know to make any type of sculpture in clay. Expand your knowledge of pinch pot construction, coil building and building with slabs to begin working in solid form. Clay sculptures come with their own process and techniques.

By developing a wide range of techniques, learn to work faster and own the “ins and outs” of sculpture in clay to develop your own direction.

Thursday 7-10pm

Sean Clute Starts June 19 $360, Members $350

Be prepared for flashes of color, textured surfaces and the excitement of unpredictable results utilizing the distinct atmospheric qualities of the soda kiln. Make pots for the soda kiln and weekly wheelthrowing or handbuilding demonstrations will increase your knowledge of more complex forms. Through the use of soda slips and glazes, the soda firing process becomes accessible and understandable.

Participation in all stages of the process including some kiln loading, introduction to firing, and unloading outside of class time is required. Prerequisite: at least one year of experience working with clay or instructor’s permission.

Thursday 7-10pm

Amanda Syler Starts June 19 $360, Members $350 $60 soda firing fee

8 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

The first five weeks will concentrate on the Art of the Teapot taught by Chris Chaney.

The teapot is often considered clay’s quintessential marriage between form and function.

In this unique class, students will travel around the world to examine Eastern and Western teapot traditions. Utilizing the soda firing process to enhance and enliven their pieces, students will work both collaboratively and individually on unique tea-centric creations.

The second half of the term will explore forms taught by instructors with stylistic differences in their approach to clay. The goal of this class is for students to expand their throwing or handbuilding repertoire in a qualitative manner and take a critical look at what makes a great piece of pottery.

Participation in all stages of the process, including some kiln loading and unloading outside of class time, is required. Open to intermediate and advanced students having completed two sessions of Simply Soda or instructor’s permission.

Wednesday 7-10pm

Chris Chaney, Joe Kraft, Jayson Lawfer Starts June 18 $360, Members $350 $60 soda firing fee

FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE ( 10 WEEKS ) Figurative work is the primary focus in this class. Students will explore a step-by-step approach to body proportions, construction problem solving and internal armature, the planes of the figure, human expression and body gesture. There will be class discussions on surface treatment for sculpture. A model will be used as needed and fee collected in class. All levels welcome.

Tuesday 2-5pm

Robin Power Starts June 17 $360, Members $350

SCULPTURAL NARRATIVES IN CLAY ( 10 WEEKS ) A narrative is open to expressing oneself through a story or an event. This class will help you be able to reflect yourself or elements you observe in your life and begin to incorporate it in your clay sculpture. By gathering your observations through writing, translate your artist’s journal to create your vision of how you see yourself and your world. As a narrative artist, I will break down my process and show successful examples that different forms narratives can take. All levels are welcome. Technical skills will not be a factor in class.

Thursday 1-4pm

Sean Clute Starts June 19 $360, Members $350

( 10 WEEKS ) Working weekly from a nude model, students will take a methodical and anatomical approach to sculpting the figure realistically. Students may choose to sculpt a head, torso of full figure. Focus will be given to anatomy, skeletal structure, body proportions and pose gesture. Building techniques, problem solving, observational skills, internal armature, will be emphasized. Special attention will be given to traditional and untraditional finishing techniques for sculpture.

Students are encouraged to creatively finish their sculpture.

Sunday 10am–1pm

Robin Power Starts June 22 $360, Members $350 $60 model fee

WORKSHOPS

SODA FIRED “BOX” TURTLES

ICONIC FACES

PASSION FOR PORCELAIN

( 1 DAY )

( 1 DAY )

Imagine a turtle turning its neck to look at the pansies in the box on its back. Build your turtle then the vessel to hold your favorite summertime flowers. We will use soda slips for color and texture as these turtles will not be glazed but will experience the transformation of the Soda Kiln.

All levels welcome.

Interested in learning how to sculpt the face of your favorite celebrity or iconic figure and understand how their features help make them unique and interesting? The proportions of the face and why someone looks the way they do will be discussed.

Bring in a selection of images of those that interest you for references. All levels welcome.

Sunday July 13, 2-4pm

Sunday July 20, 1-4pm

This workshop is designed to provide education and technical support for beginning and advanced beginning students who want to experiment with using porcelain to make wheel thrown forms. Participants will view slides and pictures of porcelain wheel thrown forms for inspiration and discussion, and students are encouraged to bring pictures of their inspirations.

Teacher demonstrations will include small bowls and cylinders. Each participant will choose one form, bowl or cylinder and make three to four identical items. Clay is provided, and students must have completed at least two 10-week Beginning classes.

Friday June 27, 10am-1pm Friday July 25, 10am-1pm

ADVANCED TOPICS ( 10 WEEKS ) This class is designed primarily for students who want to develop specific ideas, refine techniques, and pursue independent projects.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Lisa Harris Starts June 21 $360, Members $350

Susan McBride $55, Members $50

Karen Avery

Sean Clute

$65, Members $60

$55, Members $50

SELF PORTRAIT IN CLAY

ANIMALS

( 1 DAY )

( 1 DAY )

Who knows your face better than you? Working with a mirror, students will be their own model and create a self portrait.

Special attention will be given to anatomy, skeletal structure and facial expression. Upon completion of your self portrait, learn to prepare your work for kiln firing. All levels welcome.

Did you know that all mammals share similar anatomy?

Through demonstrations and discussions, students will learn to sculpt an animal form in clay, whether realistic or from your imagination. All levels welcome.

Saturday July 19, 2-5pm

TREES

( 1 DAY )

CERAMICS

TRADITIONAL FIGURE SCULPTURE

Saturday August 16, 2-5pm

Robin Power $55, Members $50

Robin Power

( 1 DAY ) I think that I will never see a poem as lovely as a tree… Trees have always been a source for creative expression, they’re filled with organic shapes rich with surface texture. Come, let your imagination flow and learn to sculpt a tree of your own design.

All levels welcome

$55, Members $50

Saturday June 28, 2-5pm

Robin Power $55, Members $50

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METALSMITHING

JEWELRY & GLASS

MAKE WEARABLE PIECES OF ART and learn to create unique designs in our fully equipped classrooms. Closed-toe shoes are required in both the Metals & Glass studios. Metals, Enamels, Glass & Mandrels are available for sale during class time and open studio hours from the instructor or monitor. Please note that the monitor will be on hand to answer questions but not instruct. Given fluctuating metals prices, all material costs are approximate and subject to change. We use COE 104 for beadmaking and COE 90 for fusing.

BEGINNER / ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME JEWELER ( 5 WEEKS ) This class is designed for beginning jewelers who want to sample basic skills. Saw piercing, texturing, cold connections, and a soldered band ring will be covered. A materials kit is required and can be purchased on the first day of class.

Wednesday 10am-1pm

FIRST-TIME ENAMELING

BEGINNING METALSMITHING

( 5 WEEKS )

( 10 WEEKS )

Create beautiful decorative art and jewelry designs by kiln-firing colorful powdered glass enamels on to copper. Students will learn basic enameling techniques and acquire a range of skills to create their own vibrantly colored designs for the projects of their choice. No previous experience required.

Design and create jewelry in silver, copper and brass. Learn basic skills such as sawing, texturing, soldering and polishing. Students will also learn simple forming techniques and how to bezel set stones. A materials kit is required and can be purchased on the first day of class.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Neil Kraus Starts June 16

Mary Laskey Session I: Starts June 18 $175, Members $170 $25 Material Fee

Rachelle Stromberg Session II: Starts July 23 Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Meghann Sottile Session I: Starts June 18 Session II: Starts July 23 Sunday 10am-1pm

Susan Franker Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27

Monday 10-1pm

Rachelle Stromberg Starts June 16 Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Alisa Miller Starts June 17 Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Sarah Holden Starts June 18 Friday 2-5pm

Neil Kraus Starts June 20 *No classes held on July 4. Class extends to August 29 Saturday 10am-1pm

$175 Members $170

Anne Schafer Starts June 21

$15 Material fee

Sunday 2-5pm

Susan Franker Starts June 22 $330, Members $320 $30 Material Fee

10 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

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TEXTURES ON METAL

( 10 WEEKS )

Looking to add a bit more visual interest to your jewelry? This class will focus on a variety of methods used for adding texture to metal including, hammering, use of pattern stamps, roller printing and embossing.

This advanced beginner class will help students be able to develop and achieve higher skill levels of design, soldering, stone setting and finishing. Students will also be able to explore patinas and other means of joining metals. This is also the perfect class for those students not yet comfortable enough to move into an intermediate level class.

( 5 WEEKS )

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing or First-Time Jeweler.

Wednesday 2-5pm

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing

Rachelle Stromberg Session II: Starts July 23

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

$175, Members, $170

Susan Franker Starts June 19

STEEL FOR JEWELERS

Friday 10am-1pm

( 5 WEEKS )

Neil Kraus Starts June 20

Have you been curious about working with steel? This class is designed for beginning jewelers who want to begin working with steel or integrate it into their jewelry designs. Learn ways to cut, manipulate and solder steel wire as well as patinas and preservation. Students will be able to make a bracelet and a pair of earrings.

*No classes held on July 4.

Class extends to August 29 Sunday 10am-1pm

Neil Kraus Starts June 22 $330, Members $320

WORKING WITH WAX AND CASTING ( 10 WEEKS )

WAX SETTINGS FOR STONES

INTERMEDIATE METALSMITHING

Learn to create a setting for both facetted and cabochon stones in wax to be cast into metal. Proper measuring and layout will be discussed. Both hard carving waxes and soft waxes will be used. Two castings will be done in class or waxes may be brought to a production caster for a nominal fee. Students should bring a variety of stones to the first class.

( 10 WEEKS ) Build upon skills learned in Beginning Metals by working on projects that develop your ability to solder, create threedimensional forms, and set stones. Design, craftsmanship, and refining techniques will be discussed. Demonstrations will be discussed the first day of class.

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metalsmithing or instructor approval.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

MULTILEVEL

INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED

Susan Franker Starts June 17 Thursday 2-5pm

Susan Franker Starts June 19 Saturday 10am-1pm

Pam Robinson Starts June 21 $350, Members $340

Sarah Holden Session I: Starts June 19 Session II: Starts July 24

Neil Kraus Starts June 22 $330, Members $320

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Wax and Casting classes and one Beginning Metalsmithing class Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Pam Robinson Starts June 16 $350, Members $340

ADVANCED TOPICS IN METALS ( 10 WEEKS ) Students work independently on projects and receive individualized attention. This class focuses on the design and development of more advanced technical skills.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Metalsmithing or instructor approval.

$175, Members, $170

Tuesday 2-5pm

$15 Material fee

Pam Robinson Starts June 17

This multilevel class explores the three-dimensional possibilities of hard waxes for carving and soft waxes for modeling. Students can expect to complete two small pieces, such as rings, charms, or miniature sculptures. Two castings will be done in class or waxes may be brought to a production caster for a nominal fee.

Sunday 2-5pm

( 10 WEEKS )

METALSMITHING

ADVANCED BEGINNING METALSMITHING

$350, Members $340

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT SAVE $20 ON 10-WEEK

CLASSES AND $10 ON 5-WEEK CLASSES WHEN YOU REGISTER AND PAY IN FULL BY JUNE 2

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METALSMITHING

BOXES, MECHANISMS, AND MOVING PARTS

FORGING: DRAWING IN SPACE WITH HAMMERS

INTERMEDIATE ENAMELING

CHAINS OF STEEL

( 10 WEEKS )

( 5 WEEKS )

( 10 WEEKS )

Students will hone their soldering and fabrication skills through the creation of hollow constructed boxes. Throughout the ten weeks students will learn how to construct pressure fit and hinged boxes. Students will also acquire skills to build mechanisms such as hinges, cranks, and cams to create movement and bring their piece to life.

This class will focus on creating dynamic movement and pattern in jewelry and objects by using forged lines. Learn to “draw in space” by hammering, twisting, and forming rod, sheet, tubing, and wire. Design development using these techniques will be discussed .

Enameling is the ancient art of fusing colorful powdered glass onto copper to create decorative art and jewelry designs. In this multilevel class students with prior enameling experience will continue to enhance their skill level to enliven their small-scale art and jewelry projects. The class will also cover more advanced, traditional, kiln-fired enameling techniques such as basse taille, champlevé, sgraffito, en ronde bosse, limoges, paillon and cloisonné.

Explore the use of steel as an affordable, lightweight alternative material for a variety of chains.

Learn, experiment with, and apply different soldering and riveting methods with 20g-10g steel wires. Personalize your chain(s) with handy, non-toxic finishing techniques and added accents of your choice. All levels are welcome.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Metalsmithing or instructor approval.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Meghann Sottile Starts June 17 $350, Members $340

CREATIVE SETTINGS ( 5 WEEKS ) Do you have any stones, found objects, or anything that you’ve always wanted to set? Have you been challenged by those hard to set items? Well, bring them to class and we’ll get them incorporated into a piece of jewelry! We’ll investigate bezels, prongs, tabs and anything else we can come up with to get them to stay in place.

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Mike Stromberg Session II: Starts July 22 $175 Members $170

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metalsmithing or instructor approval.

Monday 2-5pm

Darlys Ewoldt Session II: Starts July 21 Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Darlys Ewoldt Session II: Starts July 24 $175, Members $170

EXPERIMENTAL ENAMELING: GOING OUT OF BOUNDS ( 5 WEEKS ) Enameling enthusiasts will learn to go beyond the basics and explore innovative, nontraditional techniques such as deliberate under and overfiring, torch firing, fusing and embedding glass and metals.

Inscribing surface designs, working with fire scale and oxides, extreme textures, firing onto wire and mesh, and alternative surface finishes will be discussed. Novice and experienced students alike will expand their skills and personal style while redefining enameling beyond it’s traditional boundaries.

Prerequisite: First-Time Enameling or basic level enameling experience. Basic metalsmithing skills are helpful, but not essential.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

( 2 DAY )

Steel will be included in material fee. You are welcome to bring other metals (silver, brass, copper) and found materials to use as accents or they will be available for purchase.

Monday July 7 & 14, 2-5pm

Maia Leppo $75, Members $70

Mary Laskey Starts June 16

$15 Material Fee

$350, Members $340

VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOP

WORKSHOPS STEEL EARRINGS ( 1 DAY ) Learn how to manipulate and solder steel wire to create a pair of earrings for yourself or someone special. Cutting, forging, soldering and finishing will be covered. Materials included.

ENAMEL IMAGE TRANSFER ( 1 DAY )

Prerequisite: First-Time Enameling or basic level enameling experience.

Get exquisite detail and interesting textures on your enamel through image tranfer.

The use of stencils, rubber stamps, Gocco screens and waterslide decals will be demonstrated. Students will have the option of making a screen and sheet of decals. You are welcome to bring your own shapes, pre-enameled pieces and copyright free images(on paper or a thumb drive). Additional images may be obtained from the instructor. Enamels, PnP paper and additional shapes will be available for sale from instructor.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Prerequisite: Beginning or First Time Enameling

Mary Laskey Session II: Starts July 23 $175, Members $170

Saturday August 2, 10am-5pm

Sarah Holden $85, Members $80

Sunday July 27, 10am-5pm

Leslie Perrino $100, Members $95 $15 Material fee

12 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

GLASS

FOR CLASSES IN METALS SEE PAGE 10.

GLASS BEAD OPEN STUDIO June 23-Aug 24 Work on projects and improve skills outside of class in open studio. Punch cards are available for $60 (5 sessions for $12 each); students may also purchase single sessions for $14 each. Glass and mandrels are available for sale; tools will be available for use. A monitor will be on hand to answer questions but not instruct. Punch cards may be purchased at the front desk.

FIRST-TIME GLASS BEADMAKING ( 5 WEEKS ) No experience required for this beginner hot-glass class. We will move slowly to master basic torch techniques while creating simple bead shapes with a variety of fundamental decorating styles. Shaping, heat control, color, use of tools and classroom equipment and studio safety will be covered. Classes will involve demonstrations, discussions, individual instruction, and plenty of practice time. An overview of what to make with your beautiful beads will be discussed. Ages 16 yrs and up welcome.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Sarah Beth Tanner Session I: Starts June 16 Tuesday 2-5pm

Judy Zeddies Session I: Starts June 17 Session II: Starts July 22 Wednesday 10am-1pm

Cynthia McEwen Session I: Starts June 18 $180, Members $175 $40 Material fee

METALSMITHING

GLASS BEADMAKING

BEYOND BEGINNER : ELEMENTS OF BEAD DESIGN ( 5 WEEKS ) Ready to hone your bead basics into skillfully designed work featuring precise shapes and patterns? We’ll start by reviewing basic torch techniques, and continue with a focus on heat control, consistency, and confidence. Explore exciting color combinations and experiment with composition and shaping. Learn methods for creating patterns with dots and stringers, and spend plenty of time perfecting your encasing techniques. Prior knowledge of torch-working fundamentals required.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Sarah Beth Tanner Session II: Starts July 21 $180, Members $175

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN LAMPWORKING ( 5 WEEKS ) Take your beads to the next level.

Learn advanced techniques and improve your bead making skills.

Add 3-dimensional components to your beads as well as understanding color reactions what they are and how to best use them. Applying silver leaf, silver wire and silver laden glass will also be discussed. Material fee includes soft glass and mandrels, silver wire, silver leaf and silver glass.

GLASS FUSING

FUSED GLASS CABOCHON JEWELRY

BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING GLASS FUSING

( 5 WEEKS )

( 5 WEEKS )

Dobrila Pintar Session I: Starts June 18 Session II: Starts July 23

Students will become familiar with the tools, materials, and basic techniques for fusing glass, and learn to properly cut, design and layout glass. Material fee includes kiln firings, clear, white and black glass, and a variety of scrap glass, frit and stringers. No experience required.

$180, Members $175

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Prerequisite: Two or three sessions of glass beadmaking or instructor approval.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

$50 material fee

LeJean Easley Session I: Starts June 19 Session II: Starts July 24 $180, Members $175 $60 Material fee

Students will become familiar with the use of tools, materials and the basic techniques for creating fused glass cabochons.

Learn proper cutting, layout, design and firing procedures.

You will then learn how to make bezel and simple prong settings for your glass creations. Sawpiercing, texturing, soldering and cold connections will be discussed. Fusible glass, firings, copper and brass are included.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Pam Robinson & Judy Zeddies Session I: Starts June 18 $180, Members $175 $30 Material fee

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SCREENPRINT ON FUSIBLE GLASS

STARS AND STRIPES

( 5 WEEKS )

Create fun, unique glass beads using red, white and blue glass for the 4th of July holiday. Get inspired by flags, stars, fireworks and more. Bring your mandrels and favorite 104 COE red, white and blue glass. Prerequisite: one first time beadmaking.

Learn to print drawings and patterns on fusible glass.

Additionally, students will learn to incorporate photographic images using special inks printed onto clear or colored glass. Layer images for deeper effects. Make jewelry components, glass tiles or slumpable shapes. No prior glass or printing experience needed.

Material fee includes all inks and a sampling of glass needed for most projects and all firings.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Judy Zeddies Session II: Starts July 23 $180, Members $175 $45 Material fee

GLASS WORKSHOPS CUSTOM CABOCHONS AND BEAUTIFUL BUTTONS ( 1 DAY ) Create fused glass pieces for jewelry components, custom buttons, magnets or pins.

Proper glass cutting techniques, assembling shapes and the use of frit molds will be demonstrated.

Students can expect to finish multiple cabochons or button shapes in just one session. Tools and most glass are provided.

Fired pieces will be ready picked up 1-2 weeks after class. No glass experience necessary.

( 1 DAY )

Friday June 27, 6:30-9:30pm

Cynthia McEwen $65, Members $60

FUN NIGHT OUT: FUSING ( 1 DAY ) Grab your friends or a loved one and discover what glass fusing is all about. Learn how to cut glass and assemble shapes to create pendants, key chains or small coasters. Tools and materials are provided. Students will be emailed when pieces can be picked up, approximately two weeks after class. No experience necessary.

Friday June 20, 6:30-9:30pm Friday July 18, 6:30-9:30pm Friday August 8, 6:30-9:30pm

LeJean Easley $65, Members $60 $25 Material fee

Sunday June 29, 10am-2pm Sunday July 20, 10am-2pm

Judy Zeddies $75, Members $70 $25 Material fee

14 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

CHRISTMAS IN JULY: BLOWN GLASS ORNAMENTS WORKSHOP ( 1 DAY ) Why wait until the holidays to make beautiful glass ornaments.

We’ll teach you how to blow your very own ornament. You choose the colors, heat them and inflate. It’s that easy! Pre-made glass points and colored glass frit are turned in beautiful, round ball ornaments. Take them with you at the end of the class!

No experience necessary. All materials included. Ages 14 and up are welcome Friday July 11, 6-7:30pm Friday July 11, 8:30-10pm Friday July 25, 6-7:30pm Friday July 25, 8:30-10pm

Neil Kraus $75 Members $70

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LILLSTREET MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM SO ME O F TH E BENEF I TS I NCLU DE: MEMBER PRICES ON CLASSES/WORKSHOPS DISCOUNTS AT THE LILLSTREET GALLERY DISCOUNTS AT PARTICIPATING ESTABLISHMENTS SPECIAL INVITATIONS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO STUDENT MEMBER SHOW

See page 47 for more information.

STUDENT MEMBER SHOW

September 29 - October 5, 2014 Presented in conjunction with Ravenswood Art Walk, October 5-6

Lillstreet Loft

4437 N Ravenswood

Apply at lillstreet.slideroom.com May 12 - June 30.

For questions, or to sign up for a new membership, please contact brian@lillstreet.com

THROUGH JUNE 1

Spanning planters, sculptures, paintings, photographs, VA S E BY H E AT H E R M A E E R I C K S O N

works on paper, textiles and more, Lillstreet’s annual garden exhibition presents another series of innovative, ecologically-minded art.

Live botanicals sponsored by Marguerite Gardens.

L I L L S T R E E T G A L L E RY enhances the

In addition to monthly programming in our

educational mission of Lillstreet Art Center by

first floor space, Lillstreet also hosts

offering students and visitors an opportunity

exhibitions in the Gallery Annex. Located on

to explore and be inspired by the work of

the west side of our second floor, the Annex

emerging and established artists working in

provides a dedicated gallery for the Lillstreet

ceramics, textiles, photography, painting,

community and allows for occasional

drawing, metalsmithing and more.

expansion of downstairs exhibitions.

F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N O R T O A P P LY: L I L L S T R E E T G A L L E RY. C O M /A N N E X

L I L L S T R E E T G A L L E RY. C O M

Summer 2014

F I N D I M A K E I S O LV E 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 L i l l s t re e t A r t i s t - i n - Re s i d e n ce S howca se Ju n e 6 – Ju ly 1 3

Lillstreet hosts its annual Artist-in-Residence exhibition, which will showcase the varied work of Sean Clute, Joe Kraft, Meghann Sot tile, and Keeley Marie Stit t . Lillstreet’s residency program provides an opportunity for artists to work in a collaborative, community-based arts center offering resources and instruction in a variety of media.

FA M I L I A R B E D F E L LOW S J uly 1 8 – Au g u s t 1 7 I nsp i red by p r i vate , in t imate i n te r i o r s p ace s and made sp ecifical ly for Lil lstreet G al lery,

Famil ia r Bedfel lows is an exhibition of cera mics by Mat thew G roves and quilts by S arah N is hiura , which explores connec tions b et ween two ar tis ts who have lived and worked side by side for the past 17 years.

R E A DY, S E T : C O N T E M P O R A RY TA B L E W A R E Ju r i e d by H ea t he r M a e E r i c k so n A u g u s t 2 2 – O c to b e r 5

Lil lstreet’s 7th annual juried ceramics exhibition is dedicate d to the ar t of set ting the table. Ceramic ar tists are invited to s ubmit contemporary tableware in the form of a place set ting . Juror Heather Mae Erick son wil l choose winners for Best in Show ($500) and Runner-Up ($250). Entries are due by June 16. Apply at:

L I L L S T R E E T. S L I D E R O O M . C O M

L I L L S T R E E T G A L L E RY. C O M

PAINTING & DRAWING EXPRESS YOURSELF IN TWO DIMENSIONS Explore acrylics, watercolor, gouache, oils, pastels, pen & ink, or encaustic techniques. Drawing and Painting classes are divided into beginning, intermediate, multilevel or advanced classes. Use these designations and class descriptions to create a custom curriculum that best fits your interests.

OPEN STUDIO If you have taken a class in Painting and Drawing and need a place to continue your work, open studio is for you. This option allows former students the opportunity to use the classroom as your studio. $40, Member $35 per week $350 per ten week session.

DROP-IN FIGURE DRAWING Drop-in figure drawing sessions offer an excellent opportunity for beginning to advanced students to practice their perception and drawing skills. We supply drawing benches, easels, tables, backup support boards for pads, and clips. Please bring your own drawing materials. Instruction and critique are not included.

Prior registration for the drop-in figure sessions is not required. If you have any questions or want more information please email thedrawingworkshop@lillstreet. com or call us at 773-769-4226.

Drop-in figure drawing is located at 4410 N. Ravenswood Avenue, on the other side of the train tracks from our main facility.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30

BEGINNER FIRST-TIME DRAWING INTO PAINTING ( 5 WEEKS ) Combine basic drawing with the fundamentals of painting in this introductory class. Students will become acquainted with line, value, composition and how they combine to create a successful drawing. Gain experience combining these fundamental elements and compositional strategies to create acrylic paintings. Beginning kit may be purchased on the first day of class.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Annie York Session I: Starts June 16 Session II: Starts July 21 Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Annie York Session I: Starts June 17 Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Gwendolyn Zabicki Session I: Starts June 18 Session II: Starts July 23 Saturday 10am-1pm

Annie York Session I: Starts June 21 Session II: Starts July 26 Sunday 10am-1pm

Randall Miller Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27

Sunday 10:30am-1:30pm

$175, Members $170

$20 per session or $180 for a 10 week package

$35 Beginning Painting & Drawing kit

18 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

INTRODUCTION TO PORTRAIT DRAWING ( 5 WEEKS ) Designed for those students with little or no experience. This entry level course introduces students to the fundamentals of portrait drawing. Focus will be placed on how the various facial features interact to create a successful portrait.

Saturday 2-5pm

Randall Miller Session I: Starts June 21 Session II: Starts July 26 $175, Members $170 $20 Model fee $15 First-Time Drawing kit

BEGINNER/ ADVANCED BEGINNER INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING TECHNIQUES ( 5 WEEKS ) Refine and develop painting techniques as you build on basic skills. Students will focus on the continued development of painting techniques as they investigate the importance of a color plan in painting.

Brush and pallet knife use and the incorporation of painting mediums are explored.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Annie York Session II: Starts July 22

BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR

( 5 WEEKS ) Learn the fundamentals of working with watercolors in this introductory class. Each lesson will focus on basic watercolor techniques. Brush use, value, shape, composition, color mixing and layering will be discussed.

Students should have foundation skills in painting and drawing.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts June 17 Session II: Starts July 22 $175, Members $170 $90 Watercolor kit

FIGURE AND PORTRAIT DRAWING & PAINTING FOUNDATION

( 10 WEEKS ) Watercolor is a versatile medium that allows the artist a range of expression including representational work, fluid sketches and improvisational abstracts. Students with a foundation in drawing or painting will receive a comprehensive introduction to watercolor, and watercolor techniques such as blending and glazing. Representational techniques will be expanded upon as fun special effects with the medium are explored.

BEGINNING PAINTING ( 5 OR 10 WEEKS ) Beginning Painting will help you experience mixing colors, determining the best brush to use and techniques for working with paint. This class is ideal for those who have taken First Time Drawing into Painting or have previous experience and want to expand their skills. Supply kits and additional materials available for purchase. [ 10 WEEKS ] Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Annie York Starts June 19 $330, Members $320

Saturday 2-5pm

[ 5 WEEKS ]

Tom Dieschbourg Starts June 21

Sunday 2-5pm

$330, Members $320 $90 Watercolor kit

Randall Miller Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27

( 10 WEEKS )

$175, Members $170 $65 First-Time Painting kit

Students who are new to drawing or those who paint and would like to refresh their drawing skills will discover something useful in this entry level class. The use of value, line and proportion will be demonstrated towards the development of balanced compositions.

Creating a vibrant portrait or figurative image requires specific skills and knowledge. Sources of inspiration and study include the writings of famous art instructors Andrew Loomis, George Bridgman and John Howard Sanden. The goal of the class is for each student to acquire the basic tools needed to approach life drawing sessions and personal painting with confidence and enthusiasm. Students should bring a notebook and pencils to the first class.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Tuesday 2-5pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts June 16 Session II: Starts July 21

$330, Members $320

$175, Members $170

BEGINNING DRAWING ( 5 WEEKS )

Painting & Drawing

Prerequisite: First Time Drawing into Painting or prior experience

INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR

Peter Hurley Starts June 17

Saturday 10am-1pm

Pawel Kupiec Session I: Starts June 21 Session II: Starts July 26 Sunday 10am-1pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170 $15 First-Time Drawing kit

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT SAVE $20 ON 10-WEEK

CLASSES AND $10 ON 5-WEEK CLASSES WHEN YOU REGISTER AND PAY IN FULL BY JUNE 2

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PAINTING & DRAWING

INTRODUCTION TO THE PORTRAIT AND FIGURE

COLLAGE

( 5 WEEKS )

Explore eco-friendly approaches to art making by recycling materials. Turn trash into treasure by combining, reframing and transforming images.

Demonstrations of collage and mixed media techniques will enable the student to make work inspired by artists such as Joseph Cornell and Robert Rauschenberg. Students will incorporate found objects into assemblage pieces and experiment with unique approaches to acrylic painting.

Learn the fundamentals of drawing portraits and figures while working from a nude model. Weekly demonstrations and structured exercises will emphasize observation, proportion, measuring, and anatomy. Students will work with charcoal and contĂŠ and must supply their own materials.

Beginners to intermediate level students welcome.

Saturday 10am-1pm

( 10 WEEKS )

Bob Horn Session I: Starts June 21 Session II: Starts July 26

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

$175, Members $170

$330, Members $320

Brenda Moore Starts June 19

$30 Model fee

MULTILEVEL/ INTERMEDIATE INTRODUCTION TO PASTELS ( 5 WEEKS ) Pastels have been a favorite drawing material of many 19th and 20th century artists such as Edgar Degas, Georgia O’Keefe, and Lucian Freud. The appeal of pastels could be their quick application and intense colors.

Learn the basics of working with pastels through quick strokes, layering, variation of line thickness, blending and color principles. A supply list will be provided on the first day of class.

Monday 10am-1pm

Pawel Kupiec Session I: Starts June 16 Session II: Starts July 21

CREATE YOUR OWN COMIC ( 5 WEEKS ) Learn to create your own comic books beginning with a simple comic strip and ending with a full fledged short story. This fundamental work will pave the way for what could become a graphic novel. Inspirations can be based on your real life experiences, dreams you have had, or story ideas you have always wanted to create. Students with an interest in sequential art are welcome, whether they are a novice or have produced their own comics.

Bring a sketchbook, 8x10 or bigger, a pencil and eraser to the first class.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Mike Freiheit Session I: Starts June 19 Session II: Starts July 24 $175, Members $170

$175, Members $170

COLOR THEORY AND PRACTICE FOR PAINTERS

LANDSCAPE PAINTING

( 5 WEEKS )

( 10 WEEKS )

Learn the theory and practice of basic color concepts using acrylic paint. Value and its relationship to color lead to the development and understanding of monochromatic, analogous and complementary relationships.

From selected images, participants will create samples demonstrating variations in tone and hue. Course participants will learn how to mix colors, distinguish the subtractive and additive properties hues have in relation to one another and develop strategies to lighten and darken colors.

Students will explore the endless possibilities of landscape painting in either oil or acrylic paint. The focus will be on visualizing deep space using value, color, and various perspective techniques.

A medium size canvas, palette, brushes and painting supplies should be brought to the first class. Participants should also bring visual references to work from.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Michelle Welzen Session I: Starts June 18 Session II: Starts July 23 $175, Members $170

OIL PAINTING ( 5 WEEKS ) New students will learn the fundamentals of oil painting as more experienced painters continue to develop and refine their skills. Experiment with color mixing and painting techniques that accumulate to enhance skill and provide a foundation for confident painting with oils.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts June 19 Session II: Starts July 24 Sunday 2-5pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170

20 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

$75 Oil Painting kit

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Richard Laurent Starts June 16 $330, Members $320

ENCAUSTIC PAINTING ( 5 WEEKS ) Learn how to paint with wax in this multilevel class. Use pigments, damar crystals, various types of wax and other ingredients to create multilayered, heavily textured paint on a variety of surfaces. Work with metal tools, special brushes, torches, heat guns and irons to manipulate the waxy surface.

Encapsulate additional materials in collaged surfaces. Artists of all media will enjoy the limitless possibilities of working in encaustics. A supply list will be provided one week before class begins. *Due to the nature of this medium, open studio is not available for students working with encaustic paints.

Sunday 2-5pm

Jenny Learner Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170 $15 Material fee

DRAWING AS MEDITATION AND IMPROVISATION ( 5 WEEKS )

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Lance Brown Session I: Starts June 17 Session II: Starts July 22 $175, Members $170

EXPLORING CHICAGO EN PLEIN AIR ( 10 WEEKS ) Summer is a great time to be outside drawing or painting landscapes “En Plein Air”.

Students will explore Chicago neighborhoods, close to Lillstreet, to look for inspiration.

Individual attention will be given to each student in the areas of composition, how to recognize and define the elements of landscapes, color mixing, use of warm and cool colors to create light and shadow,​and perspective. Come prepared to work in the medium of your choice on the first day.

Saturday 2-5pm

THE FIGURE IN CONTEXT ( 5 WEEKS ) The environment surrounding the figure becomes an experiment in the relationship between context and meaning. The persona of the model and the use of the figure can create a psychology whether symbolically, narrative, or abstract. Discuss and analyze artists who use the figure to create a narrative or as a vehicle for abstraction. Students will develop work in the media of their choice while demonstrations give direction on materials used by the instructor.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Brenda Moore Session I: Starts June 18 Session II: Starts July 23

INTERMEDIATE PORTRAITURE ( 10 WEEKS ) Work from a costumed model over a two week period. While the emphasis is on observation and perceptual drawing and painting, students are encouraged to develop their own approach.

Instruction is one on one at the level of each student. Students with less experience will receive structured lessons and demonstrations. Experienced students are given continuous feedback at their level. Students may work in the medium of their choice: charcoal, conté, pastels, or oils.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

$175, Members $170

Bob Horn Starts June 17

$30 Model fee

$330, Members $320 $30 Model fee

Pawel Kupiec Starts June 21 $330, Members $320

ABSTRACT PAINTING STUDIO ( 5 WEEKS ) Individual vision is encouraged through lively interactive experiences and the exploration of abstract and non-objective painting. Participants will focus on formal issues, skill development, demonstrations and discussion of appropriate materials. Student’s individual needs will be addressed as personal creative goals are refined. Works of influential artists will be discussed and studied.

Painting & Drawing

Wonder how musicians invent melodies off the top of their heads or how some artists draw incredible worlds from their imaginations? Explore the meditative aspect of drawing through various exercises such as mirror image drawing, drawing from an inverted photograph and pointillist drawing. Meditative drawing is all about becoming one with the subject matter.

Improvisational drawing is about getting outside your comfort zone and into the place where “fortunate mishaps” occur. Each method provides relief from the other. Drawing as meditation will lead you to see more deeply and profoundly, while improvisation will open the door to your imagination. Together these devices will produce vast improvements in your artistic skills and help you find your own creative voice.

Please bring a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil, smudging stump, soft white eraser in pencil style holder and a 9” x 12” 70lb drawing tablet to the first class.

INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED

Friday 10am-1pm

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Cynthia Vaicunas Session I: Starts June 20 Session II: Starts July 25 $175, Members $170

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INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED SOLVENT FREE OIL PAINTING

PAINTING & DRAWING

( 10 WEEKS ) Participate in the in-depth exploration of Jan van Eyck’s indirect oil painting and glazing techniques characterized by incredible detail and luminosity.

Students will learn every step of Van Eyck’s working method from preparing the canvas and executing the drawing to building a monochrome underpainting and glazing color. Learn the materials necessary to make Van Eyck’s techniques and other oil painting techniques solvent free.

All materials provided.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Brian Truex Starts June 21 $330, Members $320 $60 Material fee

ALLA PRIMA PAINTING ( 10 WEEKS ) Alla Prima is a wet-on-wet, all at once process. It’s a way of seeing as much as it is a method.

Using oil paints as the medium, learn the foundation techniques and relationships needed to successfully paint wet-on-wet.

Topics include the connection between shape, value, and hue creating definition, drawing with a brush, and strategies for painting wet into wet. It will liberate you from drawing outlines and filling them in with color. Students will paint from both still life and the human figure.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Ken Minami Starts June 16 $330, Members $320

DRAWING AND PAINTING THE NUDE FIGURE ( 10 WEEKS ) Individualized instruction supports students as they strive to develop new skills and styles.

Working from a nude model, poses are extended through multiple sessions providing students with experience and the opportunity to develop a more considered drawing or painting.

Conventional materials include oils, pastels or other drawing media and are supplied by the student. Students should have a foundation in drawing and drawing the nude model.

Prerequisite: Introduction to the Portrait and Figure.

Thursday 10am-1pm

Bob Horn Starts June 19 Saturday 2-5pm

Bob Horn Starts June 21 $330, Members $320 $60 Model fee

THE PORTRAIT AND COSTUMED FIGURE ( 10 WEEKS ) Students who would like to paint or draw from the clothed figure will benefit from multiple sessions working from the same pose. Participants have the option to work on a portrait or a full figure composition.

Individualized instruction supports students in developing their skills and their own style.

Come to the first class prepared to work in your medium of choice.

Friday 10am-1pm

Bob Horn Starts June 20 $330, Members $320 $60 Model fee

$30 Model fee

22 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

PROBLEM SOLVING FOR OIL PAINTERS

PAINTING THE FIGURE ALLA PRIMA

( 10 WEEKS )

( 5 WEEKS )

Your ideas become the subject of individualized instruction as you expand your skills as a painter.

If you choose, a still life set up will be available each week to further develop your skills in representational painting. This is a class for students with previous painting experience. Please come to the first class prepared to work in oils and a 16” x 20” canvas.

Building an understanding of visual concepts enables students to paint directly in color. The bravura strokes of a Velazquez or Sargent require an intimate knowledge of how light travels across a form, how values shift, the interconnectedness of color and the varied quality of edges.

This class is ideal for oil painters and pastel artists.

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Monday 10am-1pm

Bob Horn Starts June 18

Ken Minami Session I: Starts June 16 Session II: Starts July 21

$330, Members $320

$175, Members $170 $30 Model fee

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The flexible space can be easily arranged to accommodate any function, intimate or extravagant. Lillstreet will make planning your event a breeze with in-house event coordination and trusted vendor recommendations.

Lillstreet Loft is ideal for all kinds of events, meetings, and celebrations.

RENTAL INCLUDES: • 2,000 sq. foot space with 11 ft ceilings

• Top quality A/V technologies, including surround sound stereo, 4000 lumen projector, 12 ft diagonal screen, microphone, laptop, and wireless internet • A kitchenette, including bar, refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, dishwasher, and dishware for 20 • Artist designed tables (no linens required)

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TEXTILES

THE TEXTILE DEPARTMENT at Lillstreet Art Center welcomes students of all levels- whether you sew, print, dye, or collect fabric.

Our student population is diverse- from professional artists who sell at artisan fairs, online shops, and consignment, to budding artists exploring new materials and who love working with their hands. Our instructors will guide you as you turn your project ideas into one-of-a-kind completed works of functional, decorative or fine art.

BEGINNER/ ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME SEWING ( 5 WEEKS ) No experience, no problem.

Learn how to thread a machine and stray from the straight stitch. Instruction includes sewing machine operation, basic techniques and sewing vocabulary. Walk away with a completed apron and grocery tote bag to show off your newly acquired skills. Sewing machines provided. Thread and notions provided with material fee.

This class is a prerequisite for intermediate and advanced classes and equipment. No materials needed on the first day.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Sarah Montgomery Session I: Starts June 17 Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

FIRST-TIME SEWING ( 4 WEEKS ) This condensed version of our regular First-Time Sewing class is squeezed into 4 weeks to fit your busy summer plans. The true beginner who doesn’t know how to thread a machine or stray from the straight stitch will benefit from this class.

Formal instruction includes sewing machine operation, basic techniques and sewing vocabulary. Walk away with a completed apron and elastic skirt to show off your newly acquired skills. Sewing machines provided.

Thread and notions provided with material fee. This class is a prerequisite for intermediate/ advanced classes and equipment.

No materials needed on the first day.

Tuesday 2-5pm

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON FABRIC ( 5 WEEKS ) Students will master the photo-emulsion process, basic registration and pulling clean prints. Whether you are interested in onesies, yardage or tea towels, this class shows you how easy it is to print onto fabrics. Work with a professional UV vacuum exposure unit and light-weight aluminum screens.

Students have completed wedding invitations, band t-shirts, onesies for baby showers and loose yardage. Material fee includes most supplies and access to film positive printing on our laser printer; students provide fabric.

Keeley Marie Stitt Session I: Starts June 17

$145, Members $140

Paige Fetchen Session II: Starts July 23

Sarah Montgomery Session I: Starts June 19 Session II: Starts July 24 Sunday 2-5pm

Paige Fetchen Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27 Sunday 5:30-8:30pm

Paige Fetchen Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170 $10 Material fee

24 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

( 5 WEEKS ) Socialize with classmates while learning traditional embroidery with a contemporary spin. Each week students practice new stitches such as the chain stitch, bullion knot and couching onto a newly designed, screenprinted sampler created by the instructor.

Build up layers of thread on your cloth and leave with a finished sampler to show off your skills.

Material fee includes printed sampler, stabilizer and some embroidery floss.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Keeley Marie Stitt Session I: Starts June 16 $175, Members $170 $15 Material fee

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Paige Fetchen Session I: Starts June 17 Session II: Starts July 22 $10 materials fee

FIRST-TIME EMBROIDERY

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Sunday 2-5pm

Amy Taylor Session I: Starts June 22 Allison Rose Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170 $30 Material fee

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ZIPPERS & BUTTONS ( 5 WEEKS )

T-SHIRT PRINT EXCHANGE

Need more practice before tackling a 10 week class?

Reinforce the basics while picking up new skills such as sewing zippers and buttonholes.

You’ll leave with a set of coordinating pillows and a zip pouch and the confidence to continue sewing. Students with basic at-home sewing knowledge looking for formal instruction are welcome. No materials needed on the first day. Sewing machines, thread and a selection of notions provided with material fee.

( 5 WEEKS )

Prerequisite: First Time Sewing or equivalent sewing experience.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Sunday 5:30-8:30pm

$175, Members $170

Paige Fetchen Session I: Starts June 22

$15 Material fee

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Paige Fetchen Session II: Starts July 22 $175, Members $170

MULTILEVEL

Expand your wardrobe with the coolest t-shirts designed by you and your classmates. Learn all the steps of the process, from drawing and designing, to placement onto garments. The final project will be a t-shirt print exchange wherein students will walk away with shirts from their classmates. Material fee includes one American Apparel t-shirt and a selection of inks for the first class. No experience necessary.

Nora Renick-Rinehart Session II: Starts July 21

NEW! SECOND-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON FABRIC ( 5 WEEKS ) Learn new techniques while reinforcing the basics. A comparison of inks versus thickened dyes, which yield different results depending on your types of fabrics, will be introduced. Material fee includes a selection of dyes.

Prerequisite: First-Time Screenprint on Fabric or Paper.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart Session I: Starts June 16 Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Amy Taylor Session II: Starts July 22 $175, Members $170 $15 Material fee

$15 Material fee

( 5 WEEKS ) Kakishibu is a tannin juice from persimmon fruits that has been used as a dye, paint, glue and waterproof material in Japan for over 400 years. In dyeing it creates various browns and works well with indigo blues.

Whether you are new to dyes or want to expand your range of fiber techniques, this class explores natural dyes and their various shades. Explore indigo, kakishibu and natural dyes with Shibori resist techniques onto natural fabrics such as silk, cotton and linen. Instructor will present visual resources and samples and cover a brief history of techniques. Students will provide fabrics after the first week of class. Material fee includes all dyes in class and fabric on first day.

Sunday 10am-1pm

Akemi Nakano Cohn Session I: Starts June 22 Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170 $30 Material fee

( 5 WEEKS ) Ombre, also known as dip dyeing, color bleeding, or gradated dyeing, is a technique used to dye fabrics where the shade progresses from light to dark.

Working with fiber reactive dyes learn how to mix your own colors for loose fabrics or goods like scarves, t-shirts, dresses and more. Material fee includes dyes used in open studio and fabric on the first day. No experience necessary. Rubber gloves recommended.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Elizabeth Kumor Session I: Starts June 19 $175, Members $170 $30 Material fee

ABSTRACT PATTERNS: EMBELLISHMENT AND EMBROIDERY ( 5 WEEKS ) Work with the instructor and fellow embroidery enthusiasts as you explore color, line and composition within your needlework art. Students will work on abstract patterns using a simple photocopy transfer technique. Basic embroidery stitches and bead and sequin applications will be demonstrated. Patterns, fabrics, and most materials provided in class with material fee. Students may want to purchase additional materials in their own selection of colors.

TEXTILES

INDIGO, KAKISHIBU + NATURAL DYES

OMBRE FABRICS

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Stacia Yeapanis Session II: Starts July 21 $175, Members $170 $10 Material fee

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TEXTILES

SILK PAINTING WITH ACID MX DYES: ALTERNATE DYES APPLICATIONS

WORKSHOPS

INTRODUCTION TO SERGERS WORKSHOP

( 5 WEEKS )

( 5 WEEKS )

( 1 DAY )

Enjoy painting but want to try working on a new surface?

Silk painting is comparable to watercolor where a variety of brush strokes are used to paint with dyes over stretched silk.

Learn how to use acid dyes and our professional ‘rocket’ steamer to apply brilliant colors and images directly to silk.

Instruction includes mixing and application of dyes, recipes, block printing, and design elements.

Lovely patterns of bright colors on silk can be applied to wearable art, quilts, and a variety of projects. All dyes provided with material fee. Students provide fabric after first class. Silk provided on the first day. No experience needed.

Dyes can be applied to fabrics in a myriad of ways yielding painterly shades that do not affect the hand or drape of the fabric.

In addition to printing, we will rub, stamp and roll dyes onto our clothes and compare wet-onwet to wet-on-dry techniques.

Combining these techniques results in unique works of functional and decorative textile art. Come prepared to work with 1- 2 yards of prewashed natural fabric. Material fee includes dyes in open studio and class.

DYE TEA-TOWELS WORKSHOP

Saturday 10am-1pm

Akemi Nakano Cohn Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170 $30 Material fee

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED GARMENT CONSTRUCTION FOR SUMMER ( 10 WEEKS ) Warm weather is finally here!

Make sure you have the right garments to show off your unique style. Instructor will show some examples of warm weather attire as a source of inspiration, think shorts, skirts, tanks and summer dresses. You will finish at least one garment, recreated from a favorite clothing item or following an existing pattern.

Come away with handmade garments that fit your figure.

A resource list will be provided during the first class.

Prerequisite: First Time Screen Printing on Fabric.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Elizabeth Kumor Session I: Starts June 18 $175, Members $170 $30 Material fee

ALTERATIONS: A THRIFT STORE ADVENTURE ( 5 WEEKS ) Start out the class with an adventure to a local thrift store.

Alongside your instructor and classmates, you’ll look for that perfect garment to practice on before jumping to items in your closet. You’ll learn to mend and alter clothing, focusing on finishing techniques and hand sewing for a professional look.

Great for students looking to refine their craftsmanship before taking other advanced classes.

Prerequisite: First time sewing or equivalent experience.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart Session I: Starts June 21 $175, Members $170

Prerequisite: First-Time Sewing or basic sewing experience.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart Starts June 18 $340, Members $330

26 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

( 1 DAY ) Love color and fabrics? Spend your morning dyeing a set of tea towels in your favorite colors then mix some new colors out of our primary MX dyes. We’ll introduce you to the immersion dyeing process so you can turn any natural fabric into your favorite color and shade. Four tea towels will be provided, more available for purchase. Instructor will send out a resource list a week before workshop. Students are welcome to bring additional items or fabrics.

Saturday August 23, 2-5pm

Camille Canales $80, Members $75

Want the professional finish to your garments that a serger can provide? We will demystify the threading of a 4 thread serger.

Learn how to serge placemats and tea towels for gifts, or finish up that messenger bag or garment from previous classes.

Students enrolled in classes will be authorized to use machines during open studio after completing the workshop. Those not enrolled may sign up for open studio for an additional fee.

Prerequisite: Use of a sewing machine and completion of at least one sewing class.

Sunday June 29, 10am-1pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart $65, Members $60

LILLSTREET ART CENTER

ROOFTOP PROJECT SPACE

Photo: Paige Fetchen, Best in Show Award, 2013

AR T I S T S A R E INV ITED TO INS TA LL WORK

onto four, 9-foot flag poles on top of Lillstreet’s rooftop

deck. Flags, as well as alternative installations rotate monthly May through December. The artist’s work is also on display in the third floor hallway gallery prior to install date. Work can be seen from the CTA Montrose Brown Line elevated tracks and Metra Train tracks, as well as Montrose and Ravenswood Avenues. Cash prizes are awarded to Best In Show and Honorable Mention artists. Photo documentation available on the department media blog at lillstreettextiles.blogspot.com.

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PRINTMAKING EXPLORE PRINTMAKING AND HANDMADE BOOKS in our fully equipped studio. Letterpress and bookbinding complement techniques such as etching, relief and screenprinting. Get creative with traditional, contemporary and experimental approaches to printmaking.

With generous open studio time and non-toxic inks and solvents, printmaking has something for students of all skill levels. Additional materials and paper are available for sale from instructors and monitors.

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER

FIRST-TIME BOOKMAKING NEW! INTRO TO COLLAGRAPH AND FOUND ( 5 WEEKS ) OBJECT PRINTMAKING Learn the basic skills, tools, and

( 5 WEEKS )

vocabulary of bookbinding and book arts. Students will create simple folded books, pamphlets, Japanese stab bindings, accordion and Coptic books. All levels welcome.

Learn to craft colorful prints of your own designs to hang on your walls, or turn into handmade notecards. Learn the photoemulsion process to print on paper from your own drawings or digital files. Our professional UV vacuum exposure unit makes burning a screen faster and easier. Material fee includes ink, newsprint and a sampling of specialty paper.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Matthew Ginsberg Session I: Starts June 16 Session II: Starts July 21 Thursday 2-5pm

Matthew Ginsberg Session I: Starts June 19 Session II: Starts July 24 Sunday 5-8pm

Andrew Campbell Session I: Starts June 22 Hannah King Session II: Starts July 27 $175, Members $170 $25 Material fee

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Elizabeth Nielsen Session I: Starts June 18 Session II: Starts July 23 Sunday 10am-1pm

Hannah King Session I: Starts June 22 $175, Members $170 $15 Material fee

FIRST-TIME LETTERPRESS

( 5 WEEKS ) Explore collagraphs: plates made by collaging materials together to create background textures and direct compositions. The resulting plates can be sealed and printed. Students will experiment with inking found objects and create their own rubber stamps to add to their composition.

Additional creative monotype techniques will also be explored.

Plates, inks and paper are available for student use.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Ryan Basile Session I: Starts June 21 Sunday 2-5pm

Hannah King Session I: Starts June 22 $175, Members $170 $20 Material fee

( 10 WEEKS )

Judy Zeddies Session I: Starts June 16 $175, Members $170

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

$20 Material fee

Judy Zeddies Starts June 17

MONOTYPE WITH WOOD TYPE

$330, Members $320

Monday 2-5pm

$25 Material fee

( 5 WEEKS ) Monotypes encourage creative freedom in the printmaking medium. This class will teach students to combine painterly monotype techniques with printed wood type elements.

Fonts can be used as legible words or as graphic icons.

Instruction in reductive and additive techniques, stencils, pressure prints and type to plate registration will be included.

Plates and paper are available for student use.

Monday 2-5pm

Judy Zeddies Session II: Starts July 21 $175, Members $170 $20 Material fee

28 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING Learn to make relief prints from linoleum blocks and create one of a kind monoprints. Detailed instruction on tools, cutting techniques, and the translation of ideas into print will be covered.

Students will explore single and multiple block approaches, collage techniques, and monoprint techniques including xerox transfer. Works can be printed with the press or by hand.

Basic materials are included and a full supply list will be provided on the first day of class.

( 5 WEEKS ) First time letterpress students will explore both classic letterpress techniques and contemporary practices on different types of presses. This technique uses movable type to create an impression on the paper when printed. Projects are designed to showcase type, color, and the printed form. Material fee includes ink, newsprint and a sampling of specialty paper.

MULTILEVEL

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MULTILEVEL SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER ( 10 WEEKS ) Multilevel Screenprinting caters to those who have screen printed before or those interested in refining their skills. Students will become reacquainted with our updated facilities, learn new tricks and focus on in-depth projects such as poster runs, handmade cards and fine art editions. Material fee includes ink, newsprint and a sampling of specialty paper.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Matthew Ginsberg Starts June 19 $330, Members $320

LETTERPRESS GREETING CARDS & NOTEBOOKS

HANDMADE BOOKS II

( 5 WEEKS )

As the next step in your basic bookbinding education, this class will further explore folding and construction techniques.

Combine a variety of book structures to create fun and imaginative books. Students will not only create books that expand upon basic forms but will experiment by altering found books. This class is a great follow up to First Time Bookmaking, but students of all levels are welcome.

Using metal and wood type, create a series of unique greeting cards, envelope liners, and simply bound notebooks and sketchbooks that focus on color and texture. Students will learn how to print an edition using a variety of presses and printing techniques. They will also be taught to trim and score cards and line envelopes. Sharing and print swapping are encouraged.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Sunday 2-5pm

Ryan Basile Session II: Starts July 26

Hannah King Session I: Starts June 22

$175, Members $170

$175, Members $170

$20 Material fee

$15 Material Fee

$35 Material fee

( 10 WEEKS )

( 5 WEEKS )

Explore traditional methods of intaglio printmaking including hard and soft ground etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, monotype and monoprint. In addition, students will be guided through methods for woodblock relief printing. Topics will include woodblock preparation and cutting as well as press and hand printing procedures.

Learn to print drawings and patterns on fusible glass.

Additionally, students will learn to incorporate photographic images using special inks printed onto clear or colored glass. Layer images for deeper effects. Make jewelry components, glass tiles or slumpable shapes. No prior glass or printing experience needed.

Material fee includes all inks and a sampling of glass needed for most projects and all firings.

$330, Members $320 $25 Material fee

POLYESTER PLATE LITHO: PHOTOGRAPHIC MONOPRINTS ( 5 WEEKS ) Beginner to experienced printmakers will focus on integrating photographic images with polyester plate lithography.

Additional contemporary printmaking techniques, including monoprinting and paper lithography will be explored. Use one or more of these techniques to compose one of a kind prints or varied editions.

Material fee includes plexiglas plates, ink, newsprint and a sampling of specialty paper.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

WORKSHOPS

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Judy Zeddies Session II: Starts July 23 $180, Members $175

Monotypes offer a speedy introduction into the world of printmaking. Students will create one of a kind prints or notecards using plastic plates as a printing surface. Images will be painted, rolled and stenciled onto unprocessed plates before transferring to paper. Mark making processes, found object plates, and other fascinating monotype techniques will be covered. This introduction is perfect for artists and non-artists alike. All materials included.

Students are encouraged to bring sketches or photographs as source material for the workshop.

Saturday June 28, 2-6pm

HANDMADE SKETCHBOOK WORKSHOP ( 1 DAY ) Make an elegant, exposed spine, easy-open sketchbook. Students will hand tear, fold paper, cover boards with decorative paper or cloth and sew to create a custom sketchbook. Your sketchbook will be bound with a Coptic stitch.

Simple sewing skills are helpful, but not required. Materials provided, but students should come with any decorative or printed paper they might want to use to cover their book. No experience necessary.

$75, Members $70 $10 Material fee

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Saturday July 12, 2-6pm

$45 Material fee

Saturday August 16, 2-6pm

NEW! SURVEY OF BOOK BINDING TECHNIQUES ( 10 WEEKS )

Hannah King $75, Members $70 $10 Material fee

Make your own journals, guest books, and photo albums.

Delve into simple folded books, pamphlets, accordion and Coptic books. Explore variations of Japanese stab binding and additional techniques for decorative spine stitching.

History and tradition will be discussed including basic skills, tools, and vocabulary of bookbinding and book arts. All levels welcome.

Wednesday 2-5pm

Lea Basile Lazarus Session I: Starts June 18

Elizabeth Nielsen Starts June 18

$175, Members $170

$330, Members $320

$20 Material fee

( 1 DAY )

PRINTMAKING

INTAGLIO AND RELIEF

Megan Sterling Starts June 17

CRASH COURSE: MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING

Judy Zeddies

SCREENPRINT ON FUSIBLE GLASS

Tuesday 1:30-4:30pm

( 5 WEEKS )

$25 Material fee

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DIGITAL ARTS & PHOTOGRAPHY KEEP UP WITH EMERGING ART FORMS or just sharpen your ability to capture life’s important moments with your camera.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR CLASSES IN DIGITAL ARTS SEE PAGE 32.

BEGINNER/ ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ( 5 WEEKS ) Before that new digital camera becomes an expensive paperweight, learn how it works and how to make beautiful images with it. We’ll use easy technical explanations, shooting exercises, and a review of student images to teach you how to find, compose, and capture compelling photographs. Camera with manual settings required, DSLR preferred. Please bring a small flash drive.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Garrett Baumer Session I: Starts June 19

BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ( 10 WEEKS ) Are you on “automatic” mode?

Learn how to use your camera with all of its various settings.

Learn about composition, subject choice and thematic ideas. Clear lectures and hands-on exercises will have you shooting like a pro.

The course will also cover the basics of image enhancement in the digital lab. Basic computer skills and a digital camera with manual controls (DSLR preferred) are required.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Christopher Schneberger Starts June 16 Saturday 2-5pm

Garrett Baumer Starts June 21 $360, Members $350

Saturday 2-5pm

Barbara Diener Session I: Starts June 21 Session II: Starts July 26 $190, Members $185

FIRST-TIME LIGHTROOM ( 5 WEEKS ) Lightroom is powerful and affordable software for enhancing photographs, cataloging, printing, and more.

This overview will teach you to organize, develop, and print your images. See why professional photographers everywhere are hooked on Lightroom. This is a perfect follow-up to First-Time Digital Photography or can be taken on its own. Basic computer skills required.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Christopher Schneberger Session I: Starts June 19

SHORT DOCUMENTARY VIDEO ( 5 WEEKS ) This course in digital video will allow you to make your own short documentary on the subject of your choice. Learn shooting, audio, and editing techniques.

Finished films will be included in a student showcase. Students should have basic computer skills and come with ideas for their film.

Sunday 6:30-9:30pm

Cameron Keleher Session I: June 22 $190, Members $185

$190, Members $185

STUDIO LIGHTING

HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH ARTWORK

( 5 WEEKS )

( 4 WEEKS )

Good lighting is often the difference between an average photograph and a great one.

Serious photographers control light in a professional studio.

This course will teach you basic concepts of studio lighting design, and give you hands-on instruction with camera flash, hot lights, strobes, soft boxes, colored gels, and reflectors. Students will light their own portraits and table top set-ups.

Artists need photographs of their work. It can be expensive to have done professionally and frustrating to do yourself. This class will show you how to make effective photographs of your paintings, ceramics, or jewelry, with a few simple lighting techniques and understanding of your camera. You will learn how to use the computer to adjust, crop, and resize your images for websites and juried shows.

Please bring your digital camera, a small piece of your artwork to photograph, and a flash drive.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Kevin Malella Session I: Starts June 17 $190, Members $185

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Garrett Baumer Session I: Starts June 18 $165, Members $160

30 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

MULTILEVEL: ADVANCED BEGINNER TO ADVANCED EXPLORING CHICAGO ( 10 WEEKS ) Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, each one with its own colorful identity.

This photography course will visit different neighborhoods around Chicago, learning their histories and geographies.

We’ll photograph each place capturing the sights, the people, even the sounds and tastes.

Each outing will finish with lunch at a unique restaurant in the neighborhood. Every third week will be a review session to give feedback. This is a great course for improving your travel photography, or just to learn about your city and taste some great food. Students should bring a digital camera, DSLR cameras preferred.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Christopher Schneberger Starts June 21

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY ( 5 WEEKS ) Looking to elevate your snapshots into portraits? Learn to capture your subject’s personality with your camera. Learn how to coax expression out of blank faces and put subjects at ease.

Participants will consider the power of portraits in conveying meaning. Work on location with available light then move into the studio and learn about controlled lighting. There will also be in-class shooting assignments and critiques. DSLR camera preferred.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Kevin Malella Session II: Starts July 22 $190, Members $185

PAINTING WITH LIGHT ( 5 WEEKS ) Experiment with numerous ways to create photographs using long exposures and colored lights. Learn how to draw with lights in midair, how to wash a scene with color, and how to use flash to create fantastic multiple exposures.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

CHICAGO AT NIGHT

$190, Members $185

( 5 WEEKS ) Chicago is a luminous subject for photography, especially at night.

Take amazing photographs of the city using techniques such as long exposure and HDR. We’ll meet on location to capture the city from stunning and unusual vantage points including the street and the lake, above and below. Meeting places will be accessible by public transit or carpooling. DSLR camera preferred and tripods are recommended.

Scott Bittinger Session II: Starts July 21

INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ( 10 WEEKS ) This course is for the intermediate to advanced amateur or budding professional who wants to refine their photographic skills. Come with project ideas you wish to develop into portfolios for exhibition, publication, or other goals. Topics will include portfolio development, gallery exhibition, flash, long exposure, HDR, advanced digital editing and printing, book publishing, and more. This free form class allows for plenty of one on one instruction without assignment constraints.

Wednesday 7-10pm

Christopher Schneberger Starts June 18 $360, Members $350

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT SAVE $20 ON 10-WEEK

CLASSES AND $10 ON 5-WEEK CLASSES WHEN YOU REGISTER AND PAY IN FULL BY JUNE 2

VIEW CAMERA ( 5 WEEKS ) World famous art photographers like Andreas Gursky, Edward Burtynski, Sally Mann, and Ansel Adams have all used view cameras to get exceptionally sharp images. Learn to operate such a camera and get amazing results. Shoot film, then scan for resolution that no DSLR can match. Photographs will be edited digitally and printed on our state of the art printers.

Camera techniques such as perspective control and tilt/shift will be discussed. Students will need to purchase film and pay for film processing.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Kevin Malella Session I: Starts June 16 $190, Members $185

PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY ( 5 WEEKS ) Learn to properly light and photograph products so they look amazing for advertising, documentation, or websites.

Whether you’re selling something on eBay or need great shots of your ceramics or jewelry, this class will show you the techniques and materials needed to showcase what you are marketing. Basic photography skills and DSLR cameras are preferred.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Garrett Baumer Session II: Starts July 23

DIGITAL

$360, Members $350

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED

$190, Members $185

Thursday 7-10pm

Christopher Schneberger Session II: Starts July 24 $190, Members $185

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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DIGITAL ARTS & PHOTOGRAPHY

DIGITAL ARTS

FOR CLASSES IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SEE PAGE 30.

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE PHOTOSHOP ( 5 WEEKS )

BEGINNER/ ADVANCED BEGINNER BEGINNING PHOTOSHOP ( 5 WEEKS ) Photoshop is an advanced software program used by artists, graphic designers and photographers to create and manipulate graphic and photographic imagery. Learn the basics of the software including brushes, selection tools, image adjustments, and masks. This is a good follow-up to First Time Lightroom, Digital Photography I, or can be taken on its own.

Basic computer skills required.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Randee Ladden Session I: Starts June 21 Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Alyce McQueen Session II: Starts July 24 $190, Members $185

BEGINNING ILLUSTRATOR ( 5 WEEKS ) Illustrator is an indispensable software for graphic artists. It allows you to turn visual ideas into stunning digital designs.

Learn to work with line, shapes, shading, paths, text and much more. See how easy it is to convert your basic sketches into graphics and illustrations that can be used in your artwork, graphic design, or promotional materials.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Jillian Nickell Session I: Starts June 17 $190, Members $185

BEGINNING INDESIGN ( 5 WEEKS ) InDesign software allows you to easily bring together type, graphics, and photographs to create excellent layouts. Learn to design business cards, posters and more in this introduction to the software and its capabilities.

Basic computer skills required.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Get more indepth with Photoshop tools and help gain control of advanced functions such as selections, layers masks, and composites. Learn how to change perspective, add drop shadows, transform objects, use blending modes, and various types of filters to construct individualized images. Basic computer skills and beginning knowledge of Photoshop required. Please bring a flash drive to class.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Randee Ladden Session II: Starts July 26 $190, Members $185

WORKSHOPS CRASH COURSE IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ( 1 DAY ) Learn about your camera and take better pictures as we explore digital photography. Start with the essential camera controls like ISO, aperture, shutter speed, shooting modes, and focus. Put these lessons into practice with some in-class exercises. Discuss composition and how to shoot thematically. Round out the class with a demonstration of editing images using Lightroom software and printing basics.

Students should bring a digital camera (DSLR preferred) with a fully charged battery and blank memory card.

Jillian Nickell Session II: Starts July 22

Sunday July 27, 1-5pm

$190, Members $185

$120, Members $115

Alyce McQueen

CRASH COURSE IN LIGHTROOM ( 1 DAY ) Lightroom is a powerful and affordable software for enhancing photographs, cataloging printing, and more. In this crash course, get an overview of how to organize, develop, and print your images. This is a great introduction to digital photo editing. Basic computer skills required.

Sunday August 3, 1-5pm

Alyce McQueen $120, Members $115

CRASH COURSE IN PHOTOSHOP ( 1 DAY ) Learn the essentials of working with Photoshop. Start by learning the workspace and tools including brushes, paint, and flow. Next, edit imagery on screen with adjustments such as levels, curves, hue/ saturation and selectively apply those adjustments. Composite different image elements together and conclude with a lesson on printing. Students should bring a flash drive with 5-10 images to edit. Basic computer skills required.

Sunday August 10, 1-5pm

Alyce McQueen $120, Members $115

CRASH COURSE IN ILLUSTRATOR ( 1 DAY ) Illustrator is an indispensable software for graphics artists to create designs. This course will teach you about vector-based graphics, create and edit paths, work with type, use live trace, paint and fill objects, and much more. Basic computer skills required.

Sunday August 17, 1-5pm

Cameron Keleher $120, Members $115

32 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

I GN I T E CREATIVE RETREATS TO EMPOWER YOUR TEAM

Client Story: Wrigley Company M A N Y O F T H E P R O F E S S I O N A L G R O U P S W H O C O N TAC T L I L L S T R E E T I G N I T E are looking for an opportunity to promote bonding within their team. When we heard that Wrigley was looking for a team-building activity for the Global Marketing team, who spends most of their time traveling, we knew Lillstreet Ignite could provide fantastic memories for co-workers who rarely get to see each other as a group.

For this well-traveled team, the Share-A-Plate ceramics activity was the perfect fit. In this activity, each person creates a ceramic plate, full of personal meaning. Throughout the activity, Lillstreet faculty and Chicago ceramicist Shira Leon guided the group’s discussion of favorite foods, memories, and inspirations. Because the Wrigley team spent so much time on the go, you can imagine how many stories they had about food in their travels! This activity created an environment where the team could really get to know each other better, while learning a little more about form and function in ceramics.

Getting the group together in one room was a special occasion on its own, but Lillstreet Ignite strives to make every experience extraordinary. Aside from a shared meal at the end of the activity, the Lillstreet Loft was well stocked with drinks, snacks, and goodies to keep the team energized. According to Marilyn D., the Share-A-Plate activity was a “great experience, I can’t wait to come back to Lillstreet.”

By: Adrienne Teeley

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LILLSTREET IGNITE VISIT LILLSTREET.COM/IGNITE OR EMAIL IGNITE@LILLSTREET.COM

CREATIVE RETREATS

LILLSTREET WELCOMES YOU TO RETREAT WITH US as you balance your busy schedule with a little creative and relaxing, “me time.”

All retreats take place at Lillstreet Loft 4437 N Ravenswood Ave, 2nd Fl. HONOR YOUR YOGA MAT: A YOGA AND SEWING RETREAT ( 1 DAY ) Stretch your muscles and your creativity with this relaxing retreat!

Gift yourself a relaxing weekend and start it with a yoga practice in Lillstreet’s beautiful new loft space. After a break for lunch, the group will head down the street to Lillstreet’s Textile Studio and spend the afternoon sewing their very own yoga mat bags. Using your own design mentality and working closely with an instructor, students will leave this workshop with an accessory to carry around more than just your mat. Please bring 1 yard cotton quilt weight fabric in the design or color of your choice in which to complete the project. Optional to bring in a spool of thread to match your fabrics.

At this retreat you will:

INTUITIVE COLLAGE: MIXED MEDIA 2D ART ( 1 DAY ) Spend the day finding unexpected imagery and beauty as you create without self-judgement or preoccupation with the end result.

The morning will begin with a guided visualization to help focus your creative energy, and inspire the mood/atmosphere of your composition. Students will learn about gel image transfers and how two elements, emulsion and pigment, can fuse together to create unique imagery. Multiple materials including paint, photographs, paper and other unexpected items will be used. A delicious lunch will also be served.

• Have the opportunity to entwine your yoga practice to your creative practice • Learn the basic skills necessary to use a sewing machine • Leave with a fully functional and one-of-a-kind yoga mat bag Skill Level: Some prior sewing experience will be helpful but all levels are welcome.

Material list: One yard cotton quilt weight fabric Saturday June 14, 10am-4pm

At this retreat you will:

Nora Renick-Rinehart

• be in the moment

$100, Members $95

• paint with unusual tools • let go of the outcome • mix color, mix media, create textures • learn about gel image transfer • create a personal collage on canvas Skill level: No experience needed Materials list: bring photocopies of images, photos, interesting paper scraps and quotes that have a personal meaning: places, animals, maps, poems, etc.

Saturday June 1, 10am-4pm

Gwen Terry $100, Members $95

34 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

THE ART OF ASIAN INK PAINTING ( 1 DAY ) Learn the art of Asian sumi-e ink painting and the symbolism behind it. Spend time experimenting with basic sumi-e brush strokes and techniques. Each participant will create several small paintings of the traditional Asian flora bamboo, plum blossom, chrysanthemum and orchid. Then use your new brush stroke skills and apply them to silk to create your own colorful hand-painted silk scarf. This retreat also includes a morning guided meditation session and delicious catered lunch.

At this retreat you will: • enjoy a relaxing guided meditation • learn the basic sumi-e brush strokes • experiment with mark making • create small ink paintings • experiment with various painting techniques on silk • take home a hand painted silk scarf Skill level: No experience needed.

Sunday June 15, 10am-4pm

Allison Svoboda $100, Members $95

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EN PLEIN AIR PAINTING RETREAT ( 1 DAY ) Enjoy the lovely summer weather while learning to paint “en plein air,” or in the open air. This retreat will take place in Lillstreet Loft and on Lillstreet’s beautiful rooftop deck. Many French Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet advocated en plein air painting, and much of their work was done outdoors. Painting from life is a pursuit unlike any other painting technique, come learn how and create a painting of the urban landscape from the relaxing roof deck! *An indoor painting project will be scheduled if it rains during the retreat.

• Be in the moment • Enjoy the Lillstreet roof deck garden • Learn the basics of perspective, composition, and paint mixing • Make a completed painting of the urban landscape • Have fun and maybe a drink a refreshing beverage!

Skill Level: No experience necessary.

Material List: Make sure to bring a hat or sunglasses and a water bottle or other beverages to enjoy outdoors.

CREATING RETREATS

At this retreat you will:

Saturday June 28, 10am-4pm

Gwen Zabicki $100, Members $95

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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HAND EMBROIDERY: REPETITION AND RELAXATION

CREATIVE RETREATS

( 1 DAY )

LOVELY HOME: THROW PILLOWS

MODEL MARATHON

( 1 DAY )

Sculpt a complete figure working from a live model.

Participants are encouraged to work intuitively allowing the creative interaction between the model and clay to flow. Emphasis will be given to self expression while exploring pose, gesture, sculptural volumes and contour lines of the figure. Work will be finished using a variety of techniques in preparation for kiln firing. Completed projects will be ready to take home 3 weeks following the retreat.

Relax in the morning with yoga and a catered lunch and spend the afternoon in our sewing studio making a pillow for at home enjoyment. Our encouraging instructor will make everyone feel comfortable cutting fabric to patterns, threading a sewing machine and using the buttonhole stitch. Walk away from this retreat with relaxed muscles and a comfy throw pillow in complete with a 16” x 16” insert. Customize your pillow by selecting your own fabric to work with!

At this retreat you will: • Be in the moment • Relax and socialize with classmates • Demystify threading a sewing machine and using the buttonhole stitch.

• Walk away with a custom pillow (and a sense of accomplishment)!

Please bring in the following materials to the retreat: 1 yard cotton quilt weight or light upholstery weight fabric, preferably cotton, in the pattern,design and color of your choice, 3 buttons to match, no larger than 1” please and 1 spool polyester all-purpose sewing thread to match.

Skill level: No experience needed.

Sewing machines and most notions provided with materials fee.

( 1 DAY )

The art of hand embroidery has been admired for centuries, and is currently popular in the DIY scene. Its repetitive nature and rewarding textures make this craft irresistible to put down! In this retreat, relax and socialize with classmates as you master popular stitches such as french knots, bullions knots, turkey work and the spider web. You’ll work on a hand screen-printed sampler, designed by the instructor exclusively for the retreat, and leave compelled to stitch more of your own designs!

At this retreat you will: • Be in the moment • Realize the therapeutic nature of quiet repetition • Learn how to properly embroider onto cloth. (No more messy knots or tangled threads!)

• Embroider onto a unique sampler, with demos on how to begin your own designs.

• Enjoy a relaxing massage and socialize with classmates Skill level: No experience needed.

All materials provided.

At this retreat you will:

Saturday August 17,

• Be in the moment

10am-4pm

• Relax and socialize with classmates

Stacia Yeapanis $100, Members $95

• Focus on seeing • Sculpt from a live model Saturday August 9, 10am-4pm

Robin Power $120, Members $115

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT SAVE $20 ON 10-WEEK

CLASSES AND $10 ON 5-WEEK CLASSES WHEN YOU REGISTER AND PAY IN FULL BY JUNE 2

Saturday August 2, 10am-4pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart $100, Members $95 $10 Materials fee

36 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

CANCELLATION POLICY Retreats dropped 15 days or more prior to the scheduled date are eligible for a full studio credit or a refund minus a $40 processing fee. Retreats dropped 8-14 days prior to the scheduled date will receive a full credit for another retreat of their choosing. Retreats dropped 7 days or less prior to the scheduled date are not eligible for refunds, studio credits, or alternative retreat dates.

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Art

BIRTHDAY PARTIES

FOR KIDS

L I L L S T R E E T O F F E R S A S P E C I A L WAY T O C E L E B R AT E Y O U R C H I L D ’ S S P E C I A L D AY !

F R O M T O D D L E R S T O T E E N A G E R S , your child and their friends will have a wonderful time exploring the word of art! Kids ages 3+ can choose from clay or multimedia projects.

Projects might include: masks,outer space clay, shrinky dinks, bowls, mugs, clay animals, miniature worlds, and awesome accessories. Metalsmithing parties are available for kids, ages 12-18. Projects might include: jewelry or small sculptures in silver, brass, copper, or nickel.

LILLSTREET PROVIDES: • INVITATIONS • GOODIE BAGS FOR EACH GUEST • TWO PRIVATE ROOMS • TEACHERS & ASSISTANTS

Parties are usually scheduled for Saturday or Sunday afternoons from 11am-1pm, 2-4pm, or 5-7pm. If you have a special theme, we’ll develop a special project just for your party!

• PROJECT SUPPLIES

Visit our website for current pricing. Please call the front desk to plan and book your party.

• FIRING & GLAZING FOR ALL CLAY PROJECTS

• REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER

LILLSTREET.COM/BIRTHDAY-PARTIES

4401 N. RAVENSWOOD | CHICAGO | 773 769 4226 | LILLSTREET.COM

Ages 5-7

Ages 3.5-5

KIDSTREET SUMMER CAMPS WEEK A

WEEK B

WEEK C

WEEK D

WEEK E

June 9

June 16

June 23

June 30 (4-Days)

July 7

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

All Things Messy 9am-3:30pm

Ages 8-10

Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

All Things Messy 9am-1pm

Cosmic Constructions 9am-3:30pm

Art Around the World 9am-3:30pm

Drawing & Cartooning 9am-1pm

Movie Making 9am-3:30pm

Inspired by Nature 9am-3:30pm

Mythical Creatures 9am-1pm

Drawing into Painting 9am-1pm

Drawing into Painting 9am-1pm

Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing 1:30-4:30pm Art Around the World 9am-3:30pm

Ages 9-13

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Ages 10-13

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm Afternoon Wheel 1:30pm-4:30pm

Digital Photography 9am-1pm

Ages 14+

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Digital Photography 9am-1pm

T-Shirt Factory 9am-3:30pm

Sewing Flags & Banners 9am-3:30pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Posters 9am-1pm

Drawing into Painting 1:30-4:30pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Wax Carving & Casting 9am-1pm

Fashion Camp 9am-1pm

Digital Photography 9am-1pm

38 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

Camps must be paid in full by May 30, 2014. Camps dropped on or before May 30 are eligible for a refund minus a $40 processing fee or full camp credit. Camps dropped more than a week before the start date will receive a full camp credit, but no refund. Camps dropped less than a week before the start date are not eligible for a credit or refund. * Afternoon only multimedia camp may be added to any morning camp for $95.

WEEK F July 14

WEEK G

WEEK H

WEEK I

WEEK J

WEEK K

WEEK L

July 21

July 28

August 4

August 11

August 18

August 25

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

Clay & Multimedia Full Only 9am-3:30pm

All Things Messy 9am-1pm

Clay Every Day 9am-1pm

Wild Things 9am-3:30pm

Clay Every Day 9am-1pm

All Things Messy 9am-1pm

Wild Things 9am-3:30pm

Cosmic Constructions 9am-3:30pm Drawing & Cartooning 9am-1pm

Movie Making 9am-3:30pm

Nature Stuff 9am-3:30pm

Nature Stuff 9am-3:30pm

Movie Making 9am-3:30pm

Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing 1:30-4:30pm

Art Around the World 9am-3:30pm

Sew Crafty 9am-1pm

Superheroes 9am-1pm

Mythical Creatures 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Puppetry 9am-3:30pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing 1:30-4:30pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Afternoon Wheel 1:30pm-4:30pm

Cosmic Constructions 9am-3:30pm

Drawing & Cartooning 9am-1pm Sew Crafty 9am-1pm

Movie Making 9am-3:30pm Drawing into Painting 9am-1pm

Art Around the World 9am-3:30pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Afternoon Wheel 1:30pm-4:30pm

Movie Making 9am-3:30pm

Chess Camp 9am-3:30pm

Forge, Fire, & Feast 9am-3:30pm

T-Shirt Factory 9am-3:30pm

Pop Art Sculpture 9am-3:30pm

Fashion Camp 9am-3:30pm

T-Shirt Factory 9am-3:30pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Claymation 9am-3:30pm *2 weeks

Superheroes 9am-1pm

Drawing & Cartooning 1:30-4:30pm

Drawing & Cartooning 1:30-4:30pm

Drawing into Painting 1:30-4:30pm

Digital Photography 1:30-4:30pm

Figure & Portrait Drawing 9am-1pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm Drawing & Cartooning 1:30-4:30pm

Posters 9am-1pm

Moving Making 9am-3:30pm Digital Photography 9am-1pm Posters 9am-1pm Metals Camp 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 1:30-4:30pm

Posters 9am-1pm

Fused Glass Cabochon 9am-1pm

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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KIDSTREET

SUMMER CAMPS

LILLSTREET’S SUMMER CAMPS offer a wide variety of programs for children and young adults. Each week of camp, students ages 3 ½ through young adult add to the lively Lillstreet community and have the benefit of working and learning among professional artists of all mediums. We pride ourselves on our creative instructors who provide a guided learning experience designed to maximize each child’s personal creativity. Each student is seen as an individual with a unique voice, and every student is taught to create fearlessly and to focus on the process of making art more than on the end result. Most importantly, we foster a relaxed and non-competitive environment in the classroom and everyone has lots and lots of fun!

AGES 3.5-5

AGES 5-7

CLAY & MULTIMEDIA CAMP

CLAY & MULTIMEDIA CAMP

For our youngest Lillstreet kids!

In response to your requests, we are now offering a multimedia camp for your preschooler. We will spend Monday creating in clay then use paint, fiber, and a variety of other materials to make projects that develop your child’s creative side the rest of the week.

Explore a variety of materials and ideas in our popular Clay & Multimedia camp. We will spend Monday constructing a project with clay, developing handbuilding skills and seeing our ideas take form. The remainder of the week will be spent creating new works of art using a variety of materials including paint, plaster, and fiber.

The curriculum is different each week and can be adapted to suit the interest of each individual group. Choose from the full-day or morning only programs.

Kids enrolled in other camps at Lillstreet are welcome to add on afternoon Clay & Multimedia camp at a reduced price.

MORNING ONLY WEEKS A,C,F,H,J,L 9am-1pm $245, Members $240

WEEK DATES WEEK A: JUNE 9-13 WEEK B: JUNE 16-20 WEEK C: JUNE 23-27 WEEK D: JUNE 30-JULY 3*

MORNING ONLY WEEKS A-L* 9am-1pm $245, Members $240

WEEK E: JULY 7-11 WEEK F: JULY 14-18 WEEK G: JULY 21-25 WEEK H: JULY 28-AUGUST 1 WEEK I: AUGUST 4- 8 WEEK J: AUGUST 11-15 WEEK K: AUGUST 18-22 WEEK L: AUGUST 25-29 *4 DAY CAMP DUE TO THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY.

FULL DAY WEEKS A-L* 9am-3:30pm $325, Members $320 *For week D, see Fourth of July Camps Afternoon only Multimedia Camp may be added to any morning camp for $95.

40 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

ALL THINGS MESSY

CLAY EVERY DAY

We will be up to our elbows in gloriously messy creations! Work with paint, clay, and other goopy materials. Experiment with tons of different hand-building methods in clay and application techniques with paint. We will learn about different artists and art movements as we tinker with materials.

Not old enough for wheel but want a full week of clay? In this class campers will make objects out of clay every day.

Learn to utilize different handbuilding techniques as you make functional and sculptural items using slabs, coils, and pinch pots.

WEEKS B,E,F,J 9am-1pm

WEEKS G,I 9am-1pm $245 Members $240

$245, Members $240

FOURTH OF JULY CLAY & MULTIMEDIA CAMP AGES 5-7 (4 DAYS)

June 30-July 3

Explore a variety of materials and ideas in our popular Clay & Multimedia camp. We will spend Monday constructing a project with clay, developing handbuilding skills and seeing our ideas take form. The remainder of the week will be spent creating new works of art using a variety of materials including paint, plaster, and fiber. The curriculum is different each week and can be adapted to suit the interest of each individual group. Choose from the full-day or morning only programs.

MORNING ONLY WEEK D 9am-1pm $195, Members $190 FULL DAY 9am-3:30pm $260, Members $255

AGES 8-10 PUPPETRY Write a script, design and make your characters, and explore a variety of puppet making techniques with a final performance on the last day of camp! Campers will earn how shadow puppets operate behind the scenes, design and build their own marionette, and develop a character out of a socks and other simple materials.

WEEK G

AGES 5-7 COSMIC CONSTRUCTIONS Love space? We’ll use clay and multimedia to create our favorite planets, rockets, and space rovers while learning about galaxies, stars, planets, and moons. We’ll spend Tuesday getting inspiration at the Adler Planetarium. Camp tuition includes field trip tickets and transportation.

9am-3:30pm $325, Members $320

HANDBUILDING & WHEELTHROWING

WEEKS C,G,K

Learn the exciting skill of wheelthrowing with children your own age. We will throw for 1 1/2 hours every day and do handbuilding projects to finish out the class. You will create little pots with little hands and love them when you take them home.

9am-3:30pm

WEEKS A

$360, Members $355

9am-1pm $245, Members $240

WILD THINGS Send your kids to Wild Things Camp where they will spend their days drawing, building with clay and other media. Young artist will make animals and critters of all kinds for a zoo of their own! On Tuesday, we will take a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo. WEEK H,I 9am-3:30pm $335, Members $330

ART AROUND THE WORLD: ANCIENT CULTURES

WEEK E 9am-3:30pm $360, Members $355

1:30-4:30pm

Come explore the world of cartooning! We’ll cover our favorite TV and comic book friends and animals. Then you’ll get to develop your own individual characters, incorporating drawing and cartooning techniques.

WEEKS B,F,K

$190, Members $185

9am-1pm $245, Members $240

SUPERHEROES With great artistic talent comes great creation. The world needs new superheroes, and in this class you can learn how to create them. You don’t have a moment to lose as you pick the mask, cape, vehicle, powers and origin of the latest, greatest adventurer of them all: yours. Working with a professional illustrator, you will learn proportion, perspective, and foreshortening so you’ll know how your character looks from the side, back, and even a bird’s eye view. The final 3-panel comic will be reproduced and shared with the class.

MOVIE MAKING

WEEK I

$325, Members $320

9am-1pm $245, Members $240

Screenplay writing, costume design, cinematography, directing, editing, music composition, lighting, and more.

This camp explores the technical and collaborative aspects of digital storytelling as students write and produce short films.

On the last afternoon of camp we will have a movie premiere! Each camper will get a burned DVD of the movie to take home.

WEEK C,G,J,L 9am-3:30pm

The world outside is filled with all kinds of materials and inspirational subjects you can use to create art. In this camp, we don’t stop with recycled materials. We’ll make our own paints and dyes, photographic books, collaborative installations outside, make prints from found objects, and rely on observation and imagination to lead us to all kinds of exciting discoveries. We will spend Tuesday at the Lincoln Park Conservatory and Lincoln Park Zoo. WEEKS H,I 9am-3:30pm $345, Members $340

ART AROUND THE WORLD Learn about the art of cultures represented at the Art Institute of Chicago! Artist will use a variety of materials to create original art and artifacts that reflect work from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americans. We will create African masks out of clay, Japanese screens from paper, puppets inspired from medieval armour, and prints inspired by textiles from the Americas. Projects will vary each week. This camp includes a field trip to the Art Institute of Chicago.

SUMMER CAMPS

Learn about the cultures of ancient Egypt, China, Rome and more! With a trip to the Field Museum for inspiration, your child will use a variety of materials to create original “artifacts” that reflect the ancient world. We will create hieroglyphic tablets and Chinese warriors out of clay, roman theatre masks with plaster, soft sculptures inspired by mummies, and learn how to create Chinese scrolls as we explore brushwork on rice paper.

WEEKS C, F, J

DRAWING & CARTOONING NATURE STUFF

WEEKS C,G,K 9am-3:30pm $360, Members $355

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AGES 8-10

AGES 9-13

WEEK B,J

Did you know that the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers? If you enjoy learning about flora and fauna, this is the camp for you. We will spend the week discovering exciting details about the natural world and converting our new knowledge into works of art. We will use a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography (to name a few).

This camp will include a one day field trip that visits both the Lincoln Park Conservatory and the Lincoln Park Zoo on Tuesday.

9am-1pm

WEEK E

9am-1pm

$245, Members $240

9am-3:30pm

$245, Members $240

MYTHICAL CREATURES

SUMMER CAMPS

INSPIRED BY NATURE

Let’s create a mythical creature!

You develop its character traits: Fur, scales, wings, fire-breather, sweet, or cranky. Every creature needs a story, right? We will use storytelling fundamentals to invent one and design a book to put it in. We will also create more projects using clay, fabric, paint and other mixed media to round out our creature’s world.

$345, Members $340

DRAWING INTO PAINTING Spend the week developing skills to help you turn what you see and think into two dimensional works of art. Students learn drawing and color mixing fundamentals as well as techniques for producing more refined paintings and collages.

WEEKS C,E,L 9am-1pm $245, Members $240

SEW CRAFTY Do you love fabrics and sewing, but don’t know where to start?

Do you want to see your own designs on the things that you sew? In this camp you will sample some of the techniques taught in our adult Textile Department classes. Dip fabric into dye, stamp motifs with blockprinting, screenprint your designs, and sew a beginner project made entirely by you!

Your materials fee includes patterns, fabrics, dyes and inks for projects. Campers are welcome to bring in other fabrics and embellishments later in the week to add to their projects.

AGES 8-13 EXPLORATIONS IN CLAY & MULTIMEDIA Use a variety of materials to explore campers interests and themes while creating original works of art. We will encourage artistic self-direction while exploring each students visions with guidance from the instructor. Monday will be spent developing handbuilding skills as students work on clay projects. The subsequent days give campers experience with a wide variety of materials including paint, plaster and fiber.

Experimentation is encouraged.

Kids enrolled in other morning camps at Lillstreet can join the afternoon Explorations camp to create a full day camp.

AFTERNOON Add-on only WEEKS A-L 1:00-3:30pm $95

WEEKS H,K 9am-3:30pm $325, Members $320 Material fee $25

42 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

WHEELTHROWING CAMP Learn the exciting skill of wheelthrowing! We’ll learn the basics skills needed to center clay and throw a pot while encouraging the expression of your personal ideas on the wheel.

Decorating and glazing will also be taught as you create your own collection of pottery.

MORNING ONLY WEEKS B,C,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L*

AGES 10-13 METALS CAMP Create cool metal jewelry or small sculpture out of brass and copper sheet & wire. Students will learn various skills, such as hammering, forming, texturing and polishing, leading to the creation of their own designs!

WEEKS B,C,E,F,G,H,I,J,K 9am-1pm $265, Members $260 *WEEK D ( 4 DAYS ) $215, Members $210

*WEEK D ( 4 DAYS ) $195, Members $190 AFTERNOON ONLY WEEKS E, G, K 1:30-4:30pm $190, Members $185

DRAWING & CARTOONING Come explore the world of cartooning! We’ll cover our favorite TV and comic book friends and animals. Then you’ll get to develop your own individual characters, incorporating drawing and cartooning techniques.

WEEKS F,G,H 1:30-4:30pm $190, Members $185

AGES 10-13 SUPERHEROES With great artistic talent comes great creation. The world needs new superheroes, and in this class you can learn how to create them. You don’t have a moment to lose as you pick the mask, cape, vehicle, powers and origin of the latest, greatest adventurer of them all: yours. Working with a professional illustrator, you will learn proportion, perspective, and foreshortening so you’ll know how your character looks from the side, back, and even a bird’s eye view. The final 3-panel comic will be reproduced and shared with the class.

WEEK J 9am-1pm $245, Members $240

CHESS CAMP

WEEK G 9am-3:30pm $325, Members $320

Are you ready to exhibit your work like a professional artist?

After looking at fun examples of historical flags and banners, students in this exciting camp will create flags to be installed in Lillstreet’s Rooftop Exhibition Space! Combining imagery and color with sewing and painting techniques, the class will work together to design and construct the flags. Campers will also get an opportunity to create their own pennants to take home with them at the end of camp.

CLAYMATION CAMP

Now offered for younger ages!

Posters are a staple in anyone‘s living space. Make some of your own, and to share with friends in this hands-on screenprinting on paper summer camp! Everything from image creation to screen prep will be covered as well as good printing techniques.

Campers will design and print an eye-catching three-color poster, as well as a project of their choice. Paper and inks provided.

Walk away from this camp with lots of printed posters for your walls!

( 2 WEEKS )

WEEKS E, K

If you are looking for a true multimedia experience for your older kids, this is the camp for you. In this all-day claymation camp we will focus on a number of art disciplines: armature construction, hand building, drawing, scenery construction, storyboard planning, script writing, and so much more.

Students will be guided through the process of creating a digital short that will viewed at the premiere on the last afternoon of camp. Each camper will receive a DVD copy of the digital shorts.

9am-1pm

TWO WEEK CAMP: H, I

$245, Members $240

9am-1pm $470, Members $465

POP ART SCULPTURES If you enjoy humorous irony and contradiction then this is the camp for you. Taking inspiration from the historical movement as well as current popular culture campers will learn about structure and form as they create sculptural work on a larger scale out of clay, recycled materials, fabric, wire and plaster.

WEEK J 9am-3:30pm

WEEK C

$245, Members $240

9am-3:30pm

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY This fun-filled week will teach you how all the settings work on you camera and give you some great techniques for making stunning images. Students will shoot, process, and print their photos in the studio. We’ll use the neighborhood around Lillstreet as inspiration as we explore and document the natural and urban subjects right outside our front door. Bring your digital camera to class.

WEEKS A,E,K

$325, Members $320

T-SHIRT FACTORY Spend the day cranking out custom designs onto t-shirts while learning the art of screenprinting. You’ll get the chance to make one-of-a-kind shirts that sports your unique style. Students will participate in the photo-emulsion process, as well as registration for multicolor prints. The class will also collaborate on an exquisite corpse design to be printed onto one of their camp shirts, showing off their tight registration skills! One t-shirt and tote bag provided each day with the materials fee. T-shirts, tote bags and other fabric blanks available for purchase, and parents are encouraged to help students look for t-shirts or other fabrics at home. Walk away from this camp with lots of printed goodies!

MOVIE MAKING

9am-1pm

Screenplay writing, costume design, cinematography, directing, editing, music composition, lighting, and more.

This camp explores the technical and collaborative aspects of digital storytelling as students write and produce short films.

On the last afternoon of camp we will have a movie premiere! Each camper will get a burned DVD of the movie to take home.

$245, Members $240

WEEKS F, K 9am-3:30pm $325, Members $320

DRAWING INTO PAINTING Spend the week developing skills to help you turn what you see and think into two dimensional works of art. Students learn drawing and color mixing fundamentals as well as techniques for producing more refined paintings and collages.

WEEK C, I 1:30-4:30pm $190, Members $185

WEEKS B,G,I

SUMMER CAMPS

What has 64 squares in an 8x8 grid and requires a mind for strategy? In chess camp kids will design their own themed chess set and then build the game pieces out of clay. Don’t know how to play? We’ll teach you the basic moves and rules. If you’re already a master, you can share tips and tricks you’ve learned through play.

SEWING FLAGS & BANNERS

POSTERS

9am-3:30pm $325, Members $320 $25 materials fee

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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SUMMER CAMPS

FIGURE & PORTRAIT DRAWING

WAX CARVING & CASTING CAMP

This class offers an in-depth study of the human figure, stressing an understanding of anatomical structures, proportion, and tonal values.

Explore drawing techniques in charcoal, pencil, and pastels.

Learn about head lengths, construction line drawing, bone structure, and more. Students will spend one day working from a clothed model.

This camp will explore the ancient technique of wax carving and lost wax casting, a process that’s over 2000 years old! We can create rings, charms, pendants and even small sculpture using both soft and hard waxes for building and carving. We will then melt our wax models and cast our treasures into bronze.

WEEK G 9am-1pm $245, Member $240

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

AGES 10-13 FORGE, FIRE & FEAST Hungry for some fun? In this camp, we will spend the first two days making bowls and/or plates out of slabs of clay. We then move to metals where you’ll learn to cut and shape metal in to forks, knives and spoons. On Friday, we put our hard work to the test…We feast!

WEEK H 9am-3:30pm $345, Members $340

FASHION CAMP Looking to define your own style?

Can’t find that perfect outfit that sets you apart from all the rest?

Well look no further. We will be designing outfits from clothes you already have at home or from thrift store finds. We will have some fabrics available, but you may want to pick out your favorites from the local fabric stores. We finish out the week with a fashion show!

FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGES 14+ WHEELTHROWING This class welcomes beginners and those who have experience with clay. Throwing skills involving basic shapes of cylinders, bowls and plates will be covered as well as embellishing these forms with carved handles and surface decoration.

WEEK I 1:30-4:30pm $190, Members $185

FASHION CAMP

WEEK F

Come to this camp with fabric and ideas for sewing a fashionable piece of clothing.

We will look at examples of contemporary styles in fashion, and learn how to sew a basic garment. using sewing machines.

Simple fabric will be provided, but campers are welcome to bring in their own fabrics to create their designs.

9am-3:30pm

WEEK E

$325, Members $320

9am-1pm $245, Members $240

44 SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

This fun-filled week will teach you how all the settings work on you camera and give you some great techniques for making stunning images. Students will shoot, process, and print their photos in the studio. We’ll use the neighborhood around Lillstreet as inspiration as we explore and document the natural and urban subjects right outside our front door. Bring your digital camera to class.

WEEK B 9am-1pm $245, Members $240

Silver will be available for an additional fee. Students can expect to complete at least two small pieces.

WEEK C 9am-1pm $265, Members $260

POSTERS Posters are a staple in anyone‘s living space. Make some of your own, and to share with friends in this hands-on screenprinting on paper summer camp! Everything from image creation to screen prep will be covered as well as good printing techniques.

Campers will design and print an eye-catching three-color poster, as well as a project of their choice. Paper and inks provided.

Walk away from this camp with lots of printed posters for your walls!

WEEK F

WEEKS H, J

1:30-4:30pm

9am-1pm

$190, Member $185

$245, Members $240

FUSED GLASS CABOCHON JEWELRY Learn proper cutting, layout, design and firing procedures for creating fused glass cabochons.

Students will then learn how to make basic bezels and simple prong settings for their glass creations. Saw-piercing, texturing, soldering and cold connections will be discussed.

Closed toe shoes required.

WEEK K 9am-1pm $275, Members $270

KIDSTREET SUMMER CAMP 2014 FAQ OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-THURSDAY: 10AM-7:30 PM FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 10AM-6PM SUNDAY: 10AM-5PM

PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF Pick up for all kids will be from their classroom inside the building.

All campers MUST be signed out by pre-approved individuals. List all approved people on your Emergency form or let the front desk know if there is an addition the week of camp.

LUNCHES We are a peanut-free camp! Please do not send your child with any peanut products in his or her lunch.

All camps beginning before noon will have a lunch break. You may send a lunch or order one for your child. Refrigeration can’t be provided for bag lunches, so please pack accordingly. Lillstreet does not provide a snack. Full day campers are encouraged to bring a snack.

Cafe lunches are $35/week and should be turned in no later than 5pm on the Friday before your camp begins. All forms turned in after the deadline will be $45 per week. Payment should be made directly to First Slice Cafe. Questions regarding the lunches themselves (ingredients, special instructions) may be addressed to First Slice: 773.506.7380

PARK Weather permitting, we bring the children to the park to play. Please dress your child for the weather and send sunscreen, hats, glasses, water bottles, etc. Communicate with your child’s teacher with any special instructions.

We walk to Helen Zatterberg play lot located at 4246 N. Hermitage Ave. It is a shaded and gated play lot with a water fountain.

REFUND POLICY FOR DROPPED CAMPS SUMMER CAMPS Dropped on or before May 30, 2014 Refund minus $40 or full class credit.

SUMMER CAMPS Dropped more than a week prior to camp start date No refund - Camp credit only.

SUMMER CAMPS Dropped less than a week prior to camp start date No refund or camp credit.

SUMMER CAMPS WORD SEARCH R D R A W P H O T O G R A P H

V X W L C R E A T U R E S C E

I M G A M E S W C L A Y C S N

S U P E R H E R O E S N P P C

S Z N P L A Y H L L A G C O L

F H J S C S G W L J S J R S A

E T S H I R T S A X H I E T Y

P A I N T J C N B O A W A E M

M F A S H I O N O Z U O T R A

E S C R E E N P R I N T E S T

T F R I E N D S A R B I R O I

A P U P P E T S T V E Q Q N O

L V G D H X D P E T P C T A N

S I S K N A T U R E L K U Q S

O J Z S C U L P T U R E T I Z

CLAY

NATURE

SEW

CLAYMATION

SCREENPRINT POSTERS TSHIRTS PAINT

DRAW

PHOTOGRAPH CREATURES

SUPERHEROES PUPPETS

SCULPTURE FASHION METALS

COLLABORATE CREATE PLAY

FRIENDS GAMES

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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ARTREACH COMES TO YOU! WHAT WE DO! With over 6000 art encounters a year, our ArtMobile brings the programs you love from Lillstreet to over 60 different underserved school, residential, and social service communities throughout Chicago.

All donations are 100% tax deductible.

Your $25 donation helps load up the ArtMobile with clay and materials for 15 program participants.

Your $50 donation adds one more student to an eight week art program brought by the ArtMobile.

Your $150 donation allows the ArtMobile to bring a one-time arts experience to an entire class.

SUPPORT OUR WORK WITH A DONATION AT artreachatlillstreet.org 4401 N. RAVENSWOOD CHICAGO, IL 60640 | 773.907.0841 | INFO@ARTREACHATLILLSTREET.ORG

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

OFFICE & GALLERY HOURS:

Be a part of the Lillstreet Community by becoming a member today. You will join a supportive and friendly art community and have access to all the great benefits listed below:

MONDAY-THURSDAY: 10AM-7:30 PM FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 10AM-6PM SUNDAY: 10AM-5PM REGISTER EARLY! CLASSES FILL QUICKLY. We strongly encourage you to preregister to ensure a space in class. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis with a 50% deposit required.

Workshops must be paid in full at time of registration. Balance is due on the first day of class. Lillstreet accepts payments by VISA, Master Card, American Express or Discover. Checks should be made payable to Lillstreet Art Center.

Artist Membership: $40/year • Discounts on classes and workshops • VIP membership card • Discounts at participating art supply stores and other community services • Free gift

HOLIDAYS AND MISSED CLASSES For classes that fall on holidays, it is up to individual teachers and students to decide whether to hold the class or to schedule a make up class later in the session. Missed classes may only be made up within the same class session.

• 10% off of gallery purchases

Household Membership: $75/year (for 2 people) Receive all the benefits of an Artist Membership plus: • Attend an available workshop and receive a 2-for-1 offer (one per year)

TOOLS AND MATERIALS Students may be required to purchase a tool kit from Lillstreet, or other materials in order to complete class work.

Unless otherwise specified, materials will be provided for the first class session and students will receive a supply list for purchase.

• Members’ price on children’s camps (for 2 people)

Family Membership: $110/year (for 3 or more people) Receive all of the benefits above plus:

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

• One free family workshop per year, subject to availability

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

• Member’s price on children’s camps (entire family)

CANCELLATIONS

Classes are canceled when enrollment minimums are not reached.

Students will be notified if classes are canceled and will be eligible for a full refund or class credit. Tuition credits are good indefinitely toward any classes, workshops or gallery items and are not redeemable for cash under any circumstances.

PRIVATE CLASSES Would you prefer individualized instruction over a classroom situation? Is there a specific technique you’ve always wanted to learn, but don’t have the time to commit to a 10 week class? If this is what you’ve been looking for we have some options for you to choose from.

REFUND POLICY FOR DROPPED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

• A two-hour minimum commitment is required.

• Your customized lesson can be for one person, two or three.

• No previous experience necessary.

• Private classes can be set up in any of our departments.

• Your lesson includes open studio time on the day of your lesson only; it does not include open studio for the week.

Pricing structure:

Tuition is refundable for all classes and workshops dropped more than one week prior to the session start date, minus a $40 processing fee.

Classes dropped during the week prior to the start of the class session are eligible for a studio credit only (no refunds). Classes dropped during the first week of the session are eligible for a 50% studio credit (no refund). Classes dropped after the first week of the session are not eligible for a credit or refund except in cases of documented medical emergency with physician’s note. Students are responsible for notifying the Lillstreet staff that they wish to drop a class or workshop. Not attending class does not constitute an official withdrawal or cancellation of tuition or fees. Creative Retreats and Visiting Artist Workshops have separate cancellation policies. Please see each class for their individual policies. See complete policy information at lillstreet.com.

$75 per hour for one-on-one instruction $60 per hour, per student for two

SUMMER SESSION

$50 per hour, per student for three

GETTING TO LILLSTREET We are located on the northeast corner of Montrose and Ravenswood. Public Transportation: Take the CTA Brown Line to Montrose, or use Montrose Bus #78. The Metra Union Pacific North line Ravenswood stop is located four blocks north of Lillstreet. By Car: We are three blocks west of Ashland and four blocks east of Damen. On-street parking is available. Find directions online at our website lillstreet.com.

Dropped on or before 6/8/14

Dropped between 6/9/14-6/15/14

Dropped between 6/16/14-6/22/14

Dropped after 6/22/14 No refund or class credit

Adult/Child Classes

Refund minus $40 or full class credit

No refund – class credit only

No refund – half class credit

Workshops

If dropped one full week prior to start date, refund minus $40 or full class credit.

If dropped 3-6 days before start date, no refunds – class credit only.

If dropped less than 3 days before start of workshop, no refund or class credit.

School’s Out and Holiday Camps

If dropped one full week prior to start date, refund minus $40 or full class credit

If dropped 3-6 days before start date, no refunds - class credit only

If dropped less than 3 days before start of workshop, no refund or class credit

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226

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GALLERY | CLASSES | STUDIOS

4401 N. Ravenswood Chicago, IL 60640 773.769.4226 www.lillstreet.com

SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 21

LILLSTREET UPCOMING EVENTS: PINHOLE VIEWERS WITH MOMOKO USAMI

SUMMER OPEN HOUSE

FAMILIAR BEDFELLOWS

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 12-4PM

JULY 18- AUGUST 17, 2014

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 3-6PM

Sample our summer class offerings with complimentary, hands-on workshops.

Lillstreet Gallery Inspired by private, intimate interior spaces, Familiar Bedfellows is an exhibition of ceramics by Matthew Groves and quilts by Sarah Nishiura.

Reception: Friday, July 18, 6-8pm.

Momoko Usami was a past Lillstreet artist in residence. In this workshop, she will show students how to construct a pinhole viewer out of clay. Register at lillstreet.com.

FIND I MAKE I SOLVE: LILLSTREET ARTIST-INRESIDENCE SHOWCASE JUNE 6 – JULY 13 Lillstreet Gallery Lillstreet hosts its annual Artist-inResidence exhibition, which will showcase the varied work of Sean Clute, Joe Kraft, Keeley Marie Stitt, and Meghann Sottile.

READY, SET: CONTEMPORARY TABLEWARE ENTRIES DUE JUNE 16

IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS

Lillstreet’s 7th annual juried ceramics exhibition is dedicated to the art of setting the table.

Heather Mae Erickson will jury and choose winners for Best in Show ($500) and RunnerUp ($250). Apply at lillstreet. slideroom.com

JULY 18 – AUGUST 17

ARTIST LECTURE: MINDY ROSE SCHWARTZ

ARTIST LECTURE: CLARISSA BONET

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 7PM

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 7PM

Lillstreet Loft

Lillstreet Loft

REACH STREET JUNE 6 – JULY 13 Gallery Annex ArtReach displays work from Lake View High School students participating in a class that explores public art and its effect on communities. Reception: Friday, June 6, 6-8pm.

Gallery Annex Scott Mason displays a collection of long exposure photography that highlights the issue of light pollution in major cities across the globe.