Crossing Arts Workshops
Make Art, Make Friends, and Learn New skills
playing with gel plate shapes
printmaking workshop with patricia lintner
saturday, April 5th
11:00 am - 3:00 PM
crossing arts members: $70
non-member pricing: $75
ages 16+
In this workshop, you will play with color and shape on the gel plate. Use stencils, textures, and cut your own shapes to make your work unique and signify your own personal voice. As layers are added, we will pay attention to color, opacity and transparencies. Use of line, stamps and printed tissue will enhance the beauty of your work. All supplies are included, but if you have any special papers or stamps you would like to use, bring them along!
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intro to cold wax painting
intro to cold wax painting with patricia lintner
Thursday, April 17th
5:00 PM - 7:00
crossing arts members: $30
non-member pricing: $35
ages 16+
Please join us at The Landmark Inn in Staples, MN for our first Intro to Cold Wax Painting class! Come explore the beauty of learning oil and cold wax. Cold wax is made from beeswax and is easy to blend with oil paint into a creamy texture that yields beautiful results. In this 2 hour class you will learn: The basics of how to mix color with cold wax, how to use various tools to apply and create texture and learn how to work wet-on-wet and use color choices that work together to create beautiful artwork!
All supplies are included!
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hanging garden ornament
stained glass workshop With DeeDEE Narum
saturday, May 31
1:00 pm - 4:00 PM
crossing arts members: $65
non-member pricing: $70
ages 15+
Join mosaic artist DeeDee Narum and make a beautiful, whimsical piece for your garden just in time for summer! Students will learn how to use glass nippers and grout to create a stunning, 3x6" hanging garden mosaic. Choose from red, blue, pink, or purple for your ornament. All materials will be provided, including safety glasses. Enjoy an afternoon learning a new skill and getting creative at The Crossing Arts!
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hearth basket
weaving class with shannon lucas westrum
saturday, june 14
10:00 am - 5:00 PM
crossing arts members: $35
non-member pricing: $40
ages 14+
Join Master Weaver Shannon Lucas Westrum for a hands-on basket weaving workshop and create a beautiful, functional basket perfect for hearth or harvest. Guided by Shannon and her apprentice, you’ll build a sturdy grid base, weave the sides around an 8" square hoop, and incorporate natural materials like local grasses, leaves, and birch bark for decorative accents. The finished basket measures 8" high, 9" wide, and 14" long. Thanks to an Arts Education Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, participant costs are significantly reduced, and all materials and tools are provided.
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Virtual WORKSHOPS
NEEDLE-FELTED MINI LANDSCAPE KIT
“Midnight Moon”
LISA JORDAN - INSTRUCTOR
Learn to create a beautiful “Midnight Moon” scene with our new Needle-Felted Mini Landscape kits. Each kit includes all materials - wool, 6” x 6” felting mat, 38 gauge felting needle, 100% felt backing, and a mini hoop.
Follow along with Lisa Jordan, as she demonstrates the basics of Needle-Felting and how to create your mini landscape.
View Instructional Video Here!
Supply kits for this project are available in the Crossing Arts Gift Shop for $14.99.
Needle-Felted Mini Landscape Kit
“Tranquil Pond”
Lisa jordan - INSTRUCTOR
Learn to create a beautiful “Tranquil Pond” scene with our new Needle-Felted Mini Landscape kits. Each kit includes all materials - wool, 6” x 6” felting mat, 38 gauge felting needle, 100% felt backing, and a mini hoop.
Follow along with Lisa Jordan, as she demonstrates the basics of Needle-Felting and how to create your mini landscape.
View Instructional Video Here!
Supply kits for this project are available in the Crossing Arts Gift Shop for $14.99.
Needle-Felted Mini Landscape Kit
“Sunrise At The Lake”
Lisa jordan - INSTRUCTOR
Learn to create a beautiful “Sunrise At The Lake” scene with our new Needle-Felted Mini Landscape kits. Each kit includes all materials - wool, 6” x 6” felting mat, 38 gauge felting needle, 100% felt backing, and a mini hoop.
Follow along with Lisa Jordan, as she demonstrates the basics of Needle-Felting and how to create your mini landscape.
View Instructional Video Here!
Supply kits for this project are available in the Crossing Arts Gift Shop for $14.99.
GELLI PLATE MONOPRINTING
PATRICIA LINTNER - INSTRUCTOR
Using acrylic paints and Gelli press plates our guest artist Patricia Lintner will guide you through a fun experience of creating monoprints. Explore techniques using stencils, and brayers to create a stunning composition art piece.
Purchase the virtual workshop here!
This listing is for the virtual workshop ONLY. After your purchase, you will receive a link for the video that you can refer to again and again.
Monoprinting supply kits are available at Crossing Arts for $35 and will include all supplies listed, and will give you access to this class for free.
This workshop is funded, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through grants from Five Wings Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
ALCOHOL INKS
PATRICIA LINTNER - INSTRUCTOR
Explore Alcohol Inks on non-porous paper and experience the fluidity and vibrancy of this fun medium to create beautiful landscapes.
purchase the virtual workshop here!
This listing is for the virtual workshop ONLY. After your purchase, you will receive a link for the video that you can refer to again and again.
Alcohol Ink supply kits are available at Crossing Arts for $35 and will include all supplies listed, and will give you access to this class for free.
This workshop is funded, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through grants from Five Wings Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S KNITTING
SUSAN STARK - INSTRUCTOR
Join our knowledgeable and skilled guest artist Susan Stark as she guides you through creating a beautiful warm chunky knit scarf. You will learn introductory skills such as how to cast on, knit stitch, garter stitch and bind off.
purchase the virtual workshop here!
This listing is for the virtual workshop ONLY. After your purchase, you will receive a link for the video that you can refer to again and again.
Knitting supply kits are available at Crossing Arts for $30 and will include all supplies listed, and will give you access to this class for free.
This workshop is funded, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through grants from Five Wings Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.