Joyous Art for Vibrant People


Upcoming Events

  • Summer Reading for Adults: Art Workshop – Cut Paper Collage

    Summer Reading for Adults: Art Workshop – Cut Paper Collage

    Wednesday, July 8: 3:00pm – 5:00pm  Robbie Waters Pocket – Greenhaven – Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Meeting Room Summer Reading for Adults: Art Workshop – Cut Paper Collage Age group:   Older Adults & Adults event type:  Classes…

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  • Birds on the Go! Zippered Totebag Printing Make-and-Take

    Birds on the Go! Zippered Totebag Printing Make-and-Take

    Saturday July 18th 9am-12pm at the Natomas Farmers Market Calling all nature lovers and craft enthusiasts! Ever wanted to design a custom sanctuary for your favorite feathered friends? Come hang…

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  • Printmaking Workshop

    Printmaking Workshop

    Sunday, August 9th from 10am to 2pm. Learn to carve and print on paper and fabric. Workshop at the Pence Gallery in Davis. Description Complete beginners and experienced artists will…

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  • Intro to Modern Making

    Intro to Modern Making

    How to Join Us About the Class This highly immersive, hands-on introductory survey course introduces students to the principles of making and design thinking through fabricating or producing a finished…

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Summer Vibes

Laser and machine cut paper collaged with hand-painted papers. Thirty works in 30 days.

We Wear Many Hats

Collages using waterslide decals and open source imagery.

Wanderings

Abstract mixed media artworks.


Notes From Art Adventures

  • Go Boldly and Other Box Wraps

    Jibe Box Wrap, 2020-23, vinyl wrap-digitally printed, $750 to $500 for each electrical box. Rancho Cordova Box Wraps, vinyl wrap-digitally printed, $750 to $500 for each electrical box.

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  • A Survey of 20 Textiles

    A Survey of 20 Textiles

    Project #1-Vocab 100 points, for Fashion 320 Intro to Textiles at Sacramento City College Choose 20 words from “The Britex Wall”. Give three (3) examples of garments for each word. DO…

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  • Artist Websites Made in 3 Days!

    Artist Websites Made in 3 Days!

    It was a pleasure to work so many talented artists in my 3-Day Website Workshop in early August. We met for 2 hours at a time over 3 days (Tuesday,…

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  • Unconventional Materials

    Unconventional Materials

    Images are printed on a Mimaki large format printer using heat sublimation ink onto paper. The ink is activated by heat and physically pressed onto synthetic materials like polyester and…

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  • Del Rio Trail Branding, Merch, & Geocaches

    Del Rio Trail Branding, Merch, & Geocaches

    I designed a Trail Badge for each of the 6 neighborhoods along the new multi-use trail using input from the public, printed and gave away stickers and patches of the…

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  • Get Learning This Summer and Fall

    Get Learning This Summer and Fall

    MAKR 140 Introduction to Making DDSN 361 Web Design I Free Workshops for Artists

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  • Free Workshops for Artists

    Free Workshops for Artists

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS All classes and workshops have a limited number of spots; please be sure you are able to attend the class or session you register…

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  • Experiments in Sublimation on Fabric

    Experiments in Sublimation on Fabric

    I started working at the Makerspace at Sacramento City College in the Fall of 2022 right around the time we received a Mimaki large format sublimation printer. This machine prints…

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  • Adventures in Coloring Plastic Materials

    Adventures in Coloring Plastic Materials

    Trying dabs of paint, no markmaking. All pigments dried and left overnight. The first was black India ink, then alcohol ink, acrylic ink, teal India ink, pain marker, high fluid…

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