What: Jewelry Camp
When: Sat. 9/25 and Sun., 9/26 – 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: $35 Class Fee, and $160 Supply Fee (Paid to Instructor). Includes all supplies and lunch both days
Location: Troy’s Studio
In this weekend-long class you will learn about the techniques and tools needed to create your own signature pieces. This fun, fast-paced class is for beginner and intermediate jewelry designers who want to create one-of-a-kind jewelry.
What: Acrylic Painting Camp
When: Sat. 10/23 and Sun. 10/24 – 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: $35 Class Fee, and $180 Supply Fee (Paid to Instructor). Includes all supplies and lunch both days
Location: Troy’s Studio
Acrylic mediums have taken a huge leap forward in the past few years. With the addition of gel mediums, glass beads, liquid acrylics and a myriad of additives acrylic paints are inspiring a new generation of artists. Come learn and play and create a painting that is all yours. Learn the process Troy uses to create his stunning expressionistic paintings.
What: Sculpture Camp
When: Sat. 11/13 and Sun. 11/14 – 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: $35 Class Fee, and $140 Supply Fee (Paid to Instructor). Includes all supplies and lunch both days
Location: Troy’s Studio
Assemblage is a perfect way to break into art. It allows the maker to use lost and found objects, cherished keepsakes or even “junk” to begin to tell a story. In this class you will learn how to put objects together and how to make them tell a story. You will learn techniques for adhering items, from adhesives to soldering. What makes a successful piece and what not to do.
About the Instructor
Troy Hawkins is a self-taught artist working in jewelry, silk and found objects assemblage and collage.
“I really enjoy the fluidity and motion of silk. As a medium, it fascinates me because the colors, shapes and forms are somewhat out of the artist’s control. Creating wearable silk art and jewelry are natural partners. I have always been interested in the history of adornment, but it is a great high to see someone wearing one of my creations. My collage and assemblage pieces are an extension of my love of storytelling. Each object is a piece of a puzzle. All three art forms are an expression of my experiences and of my love of the natural and the organic. Each image on silk, each bead in my jewelry and each object in my collage and assemblage has its own story.”
Troy has exhibited his work at the Foundry, Brickhouse Gallery, Barton Gallery and 20th Street Art in Sacramento and in galleries in Redding. He has done public projects for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission-Art in Public Places, El Dorado Arts Council and the City of Placerville and was a featured Demonstration Studio Artist at the 2006 California State Fair.
Troy has owned his own Gallery and teaches classes based on each medium he works in. He is the owner of HawkMan Studios and co-founder of Redding’s 2nd Saturday ArtHop.
Click HERE for more information about Troy.
To Register for Adult Fall Art Camps, visit reddingrecreation.org or call (530) 225-4095
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