Instructor: JJ Jiang

Date: July 15 (Saturday)

Time: 9 am – 4 pm

Class Cost – Grant Subsidized Pricing: $50 members, $85 non-members

Register (Pay by PayPal): Go to www.cabarrusartguild.org, select the Classes & Workshops tab

Register (Pay by check): Email classes.CAG@gmail.com for instructions

Class Size: Maximum 15 participants

Location: ClearWater Arts Center & Studios – 223 Crowell Drive, NW, Concord, NC 28025.

Enter from Kerr Street side of building, lower level.

With years of experience and numerous awards, we are pleased to announce that JJ Jiang will teach an advanced beginner/intermediate watercolor workshop for the Cabarrus Art Guild. CAG is able to offer this opportunity at subsidized pricing due to a grant from the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, and the Cabarrus Arts Council.

JJ’s teaching is based on his belief that four fundamentals apply to all subject matter and even across mediums. JJ’s demos include clear instructions on these fundamentals: drawing, value, color, and edges. JJ will also discuss and demonstrate various techniques in watercolor, but he emphasizes the need for all artists to go beyond technique to explore the creative drive that has brought them to the easel.

In this one-day workshop, you’ll be using watercolors to create a beautiful landscape painting. After JJ’s step-by-step landscape demo, students will have the remainder of the class time to work on their own painting (from the photo reference provided) while JJ gives one-on-one instruction tailored to students’ individual levels. To wrap up, as time allows, JJ will have a brief critique and a question and answer session.

A list of supplies will be provided at registration.

Samples of JJ’s work.

JJ Jiang is an award-winning artist and a gifted instructor. He is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and a North Carolina Watercolor Society Master Member. Though accomplished in watercolor, he is a versatile artist - excelling in drawing, oils, and Chinese brush painting. His subjects include landscape/urbanscapes, human figures, portraits, and still life.

JJ currently lives in Cary, North Carolina and is the founder and director of the Village Art Circle Studio & Gallery in the heart of downtown Cary. To see more of JJ’s work go to www.jjjiang.com.

The Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) - a ClearWater Tenant - Welcomes you to the Free In-Person Art Demonstration on their 2nd Sunday Art Demo Day for March, 2023;

March Demo, FREE with the CAG, Henna Art

Henna Art: watch, learn and try for yourself!

When: Sunday, March 12th 2023

Time: 2:00 pm

Where: ClearWater Arts Center and Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery, lower level)

Parking is available in three lots; two are off Crowell Drive NW, across from ClearWater campus. Please DO NOT park on Fire Lane striping, nor under the Market Space roof. Click the ‘View Campus Area Plan’ button for map, at ‘Our Space’ page.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Demo: Henna Art by Sarveshwari Naveen

A talk and hands on demonstration of Henna Art. Henna is a temporary tattoo that is usually applied on the hands and feet. It is very popular in India. It is also called as Mehendi. It is an intricate art of making thin beautiful designs using a cone filled with 'ink'. Henna 'ink' is completely natural.

The instructor will show you how to apply and experiment with a piece of paper, or even on your own skin if you're willing to try! The henna should be allowed to stay on the skin for around 6-8 hours for maximum stain and then is washed off with water. An orange brown stain remains on the skin for a week or two.

Sarveshwari is a passionate artist who loves working on various Indian art forms and Indian mythological paintings (her favorite). She loves teaching kids and adults these arts. She is also a henna artist and likes to create intricate henna designs.

CAG Demos are Free to the public and do not require pre-registration. Please be on time as to not interrupt the speaker’s presentation

Where: CAG Demos take place in ClearWater’s Greenway Gallery located at 223 Crowell Drive NW Concord NC. **Entry is through glass double doors on the Kerr Street side of parking lot, only.*** Other entrances will be closed to the public.

To open the PDF file of the flier for this class, click HERE

Pastels and Beyond

A Cabarrus Art Guild offering

In the Greenway Gallery, lower level of Main Building (facing Kerr Street); Enter at double-doors on Kerr Street side of building.

Instructor: Malia Bryngelson

Date: August 27 (Saturday) Time: 1 pm – 4 pm

Class Cost: $45 for members, $50.00 for non-members

Location: ClearWater Arts Center & Studios – 223 Crowell Drive, NW, Concord, NC 28025.

Enter at double-doors on Kerr Street side of building.

To Register: Send an email to maliabryngel56@gmail.com

Phone: 704-773-0817 (Leave message or text. Malia welcomes any questions you may have.)

Payment Method: Email instructor for registration and payment information. Last date to register is August 20th.

Class Size: Minimum 5, maximum 8 (Participants 18 and older)

If you’re an artist that has some experience with the medium of pastel, this workshop will go beyond the ordinary to explore other media that partner well with pastels.

In this session students can experiment with underpainting techniques that take their paintings in a new direction using ink, acrylic and other drawing materials, as well as grounds that

create an interesting textured surface on which to apply the pastel.

There will be demonstrations, supportive group discussion and plenty of time to interpret and create pastel paintings from your own references.

Malia’s award-winning work has been included in state and national exhibitions. One of her paintings received a first place award in the animal category of Pastel Magazine’s Pastel 100 Competition.

To view / print the PDF file of the flier for this class, click the link at top of this page.

The Cabarrus Art Guild
Welcomes you to our Free In Person Art Demonstration in August 2021 featuring Susan Lackey.

August 2021’s Sunday Art Demo, hosted by the Cabarrus Art Guild at ClearWater Arts Center and Studios.

Abstract Painting using Nature’s Designs
Susan Lackey, Contemporary Artist
August 8, 2021 – 2:00 PM

Where: CAG Demos take place in ClearWater’s Greenway Gallery located at 223 Crowell Drive NW Concord NC. *****Entry is through glass double doors on the Kerr Street side of parking lot, only. Other entrances will be closed to the public.

When: Sunday August 8, 2 pm.

Focusing on Abstraction, one of the 3 broad categories of painting, Susan Lackey will demonstrate how to develop great abstracted compositions from the very realistic natural world. She will show us key stages in her method, from the photograph to the sketch to the final painting, explaining how one builds on the other.

*It is important for everyone's safety that you please follow these guidelines: If you are fully vaccinated, it is not mandatory that you wear a mask. However, if you are not fully vaccinated, we strongly recommend you please wear a mask to protect yourself and your fellow attendees as well as practice social distancing.*

About Susan Lackey:
Susan is a long time member of the Cabarrus Art Guild and a contemporary painter. Her goal is to help you remember all the beautiful and meaningful things in your life through connections with her paintings. Her style is abstraction and expressionism and she works in acrylic and mixed media.
Susan’s strong foundation for the arts comes from her father who was an oil painter. She majored in art at East Carolina University and has studied under many nationally known artists. She has won numerous awards for her paintings. Her work has been shown at the various local, regional and national exhibitions. Her work is also frequently on display in area galleries and proudly hangs in both private and corporate collections.

Please see the class Susan will be giving on Abstracting Nature in paint, August 20-21, 2021 at ClearWater, on the Classes page!

Cabarrus Art Guild Presents:

Pastel Techniques; a workshop with Malia Bryngelson:

To Register: Send an email to maliabryngel56@gmail.com ;

or Phone: 704-773-0817 (Please send a text message.)

Payment Method: Preregistration is required. Payment due upon registration. Malia will provide a mailing address once you’ve contacted her.

Class: For both beginner and intermediate students.
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For beginner or intermediate artists emphasizing learning in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere.
This class will explore the best types of materials that will help make pastel painting more enjoyable and successful.
We'll also study the many techniques used in pastel painting and how the artist can apply these techniques to basic art principles.
Students will have paint along opportunities as well as plenty of time to work on their own projects.
Instructor will provide a basic supply list that you’ll need for class.

To see more of Malia’s art go to her website at: www.maliabryngelsonart.com/

Note, the date on this workshop HAS BEEN CHANGED; new date is Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 (Formerly posted as Feb. 1).

Cabarrus Art Guild Presents:

Wax Batik on Fabric

Date          Sat, Feb 22, 2020         Time 10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Laura Smith

4LauraSmith@gmail.com    (704) 650-9223     www.Stitch4Fun.com

Email, text, or call the Instructor, Laura Smith, to register by Feb. 8, 2020

The batik process generates complex, stitchable designs with wax resist and color layering on fabric. Wax is applied to fabric with a stamp called a tjap (pronounced “chop”). Several choices of images are offered: turtle, irises, dragonfly, butterfly, lily, gecko, and square geometric. Each student receives guidance for developing design elements and using subtle color concepts such as value contrast, temperature contrast and color passages to unify the design. Colors are painted in layers alternating with wax. An optional crackling technique produces a marbled effect, it’s seen as navy blue background lines in the turtle design shown. Finally, the piece is ironed to remove the wax and set the paint colors.

Stitching suggestions for embroidery, beading, and quilting are offered.

Supply Kit Includes:

Three 12 x 12 samples of Prepared for Dyeing (PFD) cotton, more as needed

Paint, brushes, and non-latex gloves

Shared items are wax, heaters and brushes for wax, paint, iron and ironing board

Students need to bring:

Brown paper grocery bags, a 4” of newspaper

Safety measures are emphasized throughout the class. Instructor provides plastic to cover tables and drying area, one iron and ironing board, wax heaters, water bucket, hair dryer, fans, hangers for drying.

‘Necklace in a Day’ - workshop with Laura Smith

Make your necklace precision-shaped or wild and wonky in your favorite colorway, long or short, dressy or casual, with edging dangles or not. Fancy ribbons and yarns are sandwiched between layers of soluble fabric and stitched by hand with Caron Watercolors and/or metallic threads. Embellish with beads such as size 8 seed beads and Czech beads in various shapes. Dangles or picot edging with seed beads can be added if you choose. To extend around the neck, larger beads are strung with a hook closure. Students will be asked to email color preferences. There will be additional materials to choose from in class if you decide to change colors. You can request large beads for everything. Most people can complete the necklace in an 8 hour day. 

Kit Contents

Yarns and ribbons, soluble fabric, beads size 11, size 8, Czech glass shapes, and more, Chenille size 14 needles, beading needles, basting thread, Fireline, all beads, hook and ring clasp, and instructions with photos. Students will have a choice of colors and sizes of beads.

Students to Bring

Plastic trash bag to cover work area, beading mat or placemat, embroidery scissors, paper scissors, 8” round embroidery hoop, metal thimble that fits your finger, wire cutter for Fireline if you have one (there will be several for the class to use), light and magnification if you need it.

Cabarrus Art Guild Presents:

Pastel Techniques; a workshop with Malia Bryngelson:

To Register: Send an email to maliabryngel56@gmail.com ;

or Phone: 704-773-0817 (Please send a text message.)

Payment Method: Preregistration is required. Payment due upon registration. Malia will provide a mailing address once you’ve contacted her.

Class: For both beginner and intermediate students.
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For beginner or intermediate artists emphasizing learning in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere.
This class will explore the best types of materials that will help make pastel painting more enjoyable and successful.
We'll also study the many techniques used in pastel painting and how the artist can apply these techniques to basic art principles.
Students will have paint along opportunities as well as plenty of time to work on their own projects.
Instructor will provide a basic supply list that you’ll need for class.

To see more of Malia’s art go to her website at: www.maliabryngelsonart.com/