Lillstreet 2013 Fall Catalogue

4401 N. RAVENSWOOD | CHICAGO | 773 769 4226 | L ILLSTREET.COM

FALL CATALOGUEFall Classes begin the weeks of September 9 & October 14

2013

EARLY

REGISTRATION

DISCOUNTEARLY

REGISTRATION

DISCOUNT

ON 10-WEEK CLASSES

AND $10 ON 5-WEEK

CLASSES WHEN YOU

REGISTER AND PAY IN

FULL BY AUGUST 26

SAVE $20

WELCOME TO LILLSTREETART CENTER

Lillstreet loves Ravenswood. We want to write it all over our notebooks and scratch our devotion into nearby park benches and trees. This August marks the 10th year in our current Ravenswood location, and we couldn’t be happier about choosing to spend the past decade in this cheerful, inspiring neighborhood. To celebrate this anniversary, we’re hosting a weekend of festivities in August, just before the start of the fall class session. We sure hope you’ll join us.

On Friday, August 23rd, come out to Lillstreet Gallery’s opening reception for Best Served Hot: Ceramics for the Coffee Ritual. We’ve collaborated with Intelligentsia Coffee (yum!) to showcase select ceramic works, both traditional and innovative, that celebrate the coffee ritual. After the show, we’ll kick off the next class session with our Fall Open House on Saturday, August 24th. Come explore the Art Center and try your hand at making something new through our free workshops for adults and kids of all ages.

After the Fall Open House, stick around for our Lillstreet + Ravenswood 10-Year Anniversary Block Party at the Lillstreet Loft. This family friendly celebration will have something for everyone—from live entertainment and refreshments to interactive art projects and a photobooth. We’ve also got a special gift for early guests! Oooohhh… what could it be?Then on Sunday, August 25th, we’re pumped to partner with Renegade Craft Fair and Dabble to host the Makers Mini Conference, offering valuable information and insight into the crafts industry for Chicago’s artisan entrepreneurs.

So join us for one or all of these events, and then discover a class at Lillstreet to keep you creative all fall. See other fall exhibitions, important dates, and noteworthy events at Lillstreet on the back page of this catalogue or online at Lillstreet.com/calendar.

Here’s to the next 10 years in Ravenswood!

Ceramics

Metalsmithing

Glass

Painting & Drawing

Gallery

Printmaking

Textiles

Digital Arts & Photography

Creative Retreats

Kidstreet Classes

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10

16

20

24

26

28

34

38

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CLASS LISTINGS

See back page for a listing ofLillstreet’s upcoming events

4401 N. RavenswoodChicago, IL 60640

773.769.4226

www.lillstreet.com

Bruce Robbins, Chief Executive OfficerEric Tschetter, Executive DirectorSarah Ervin, Director of Marketing & CommunicationsJessica Mott Wickstrom, Gallery DirectorPam Robinson, Education DirectorMichelle Starbuck Amos, Administrative DirectorClaire Hurwitz, Director of Business ProgramsBarbara Kurtz, Custom Class Coordinator & Class AdvisorAbi Gonzales, Custom Class Coordinator & Class AdvisorJoe Tighe, Customer Service ManagerAndy Rohr, Graphic DesignerBrian Malnassy, Membership Coordinator & Class AdvisorEnglish Prevo, Class AdvisorTracey Morrison, Gallery AssistantBartholomew J. Conklin, Man of All Work

2 FALL CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER 9 AND OCTOBER 14.

Additional introductory classes and workshops are also available and are listed by department in this catalog.

All first-time classes are 5 weeks and begin the weeks of September 9 and October 14.

FIRST-TIME POTTERSEE PAGE 6

Tuesday 10am-1pmThursday 7-10pmRobert SmithSunday 10am-1pmNew Time! Sunday 5-8pm

$175, Members $170

$20 Clay tool kit

FIRST-TIME HANDBUILDERSEE PAGE 6.

Monday 7-10pm

$175, Members $170

$20 Clay tool kit

FIRST-TIME JEWELERSEE PAGE 10

Friday 2-5pm Sunday 2-5pm

$175 Members $170

$15 Materials fee

FIRST TIME ENAMELING SEE PAGE 10

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

$175, Members $170

$40 Materials Fee

FIRST-TIME DRAWING INTO PAINTINGSEE PAGE 20

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Tuesday 10am-1pm Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmWednesday 6:30-9:30pm Saturday 10am-1pm Sunday 10am-1pm Sunday 5:30-8:30pm

$175, Members $170

$35 Beginning Painting & Drawing Kit

FIRST-TIME SEWINGSEE PAGE 28

Tuesday 2-5pm (Session I only)Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm (Session I only)Sarah MontgomerySession I: Starts September 10 Thursday 10am-1pm Sunday 2-5pm (Session II only)Sunday 5:30-8:30pm (Session I only)

$175, Members $170

$10 materials fee

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON FABRICSEE PAGE 28

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Tuesday 10am-1pm Sunday 2-5pm

$175, Members $170

$25 Materials fee

FIRST-TIME QUILTINGSEE PAGE 28

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

$175, Members $170

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON PAPERSEE PAGE 26

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Matthew GinsbergThursday 2-5pm Sunday 5-8pm Andrew Campbell

$175, Members $170

$20 Materials fee

FIRST-TIME LETTERPRESSSEE PAGE 26

Saturday 10am-1pm Ryan Basile

$175, Members $170

$20 Materials fee

FIRST-TIME BOOKMAKINGSEE PAGE 26

Tuesday 6:30-9:30Sunday 10am-1pm

$175, Members $170

$15 Materials fee

FIRST TIME DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYSEE PAGE 34

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Saturday 10am-1pm Sunday 2-5pm

$190, Members $185

CREATIVERETREATS

NEW!

SEE PAGE 38

ONE DAY ART & YOGA CLASSES AT LILLSTREET LOFT

ARTISTS-

ARTISTSFIRST TIMEFIRST TIME-

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’ll have access to open studio during your class.

REGISTER TODAY! VISIT WWW.LILLSTREET.COM OR CALL 773.769.4226 3

M O N D A Y T U E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y S A T U R D A Y S U N D A YC E R A M I C Sp a g e 6

Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm

Home & Garden Pottery, 1:30-4:30pm

Beginning Wheelthrowing, 6:30-9:30pm

Dreams, Myths, Stories, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Handbuilder, 7-10pm

Advanced Wheelthrowing, 7-10pm

First-Time Potter, 10am-1pmIntermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmBeginning Handbuilding, 1:30-4:30pmFigurative Sculpture, 2-5pmIntermediate Wheelthrowing, 6:30-9:30pmSmall Sculptures, Figurines & Dolls, 6:30-9:30pmBeginning Wheelthrowing, 7-10pmBeginning Handbuilding, 7-10pm

Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmAdvanced Handbuilding, 10am-1pmTile Making, 10am-1pmSimply Soda, 2-5pmBeginning Wheelthrowing, 7-10pmAdvanced Handbuilding, 7-10pmThrowing for the Soda Kiln (Adv. Soda), 7-10pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmArts & Crafts II, 10am-1pmBest of Both, 12-3pmFirst-Time Potter, 7-10pmSimply Soda, 7-10pmAltered Forms & Progressive Thinking, 7-10pmHand Building New Forms, 7-10pmTile Making, 7-10pm

Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmIntermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmAdvanced Topics, 10am-1pmBeginning Handbuilding, 1-4pmWorkshops

First-Time Potter, 10am-1pmFigure Sculpture, 10am-1pmIntermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmAdvanced Wheelthrowing, 11am-2pmBeginning Wheelthrowing, 2-5pmFirst-Time Potter, 5-8pmWorkshops

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Beginning Metalsmithing, 11am-2pmAdvanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 2-5pmBeginning Forging & Forming, 2-5pmBeginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pmWorking with Wax and Casting, 6:30-9:30pmIntermediate Enameling, 6:30-9:30pm

Multilevel Metalsmithing, 1-4pmMetals for Young Adults, 4-6pmBeginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pmBracelets, 6:30-9:30pmIntermediate Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pm

Architectural Jewelry, 2-5pmFirst-Time Enameling, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Beginnning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pmAdvanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pmFused Glass Cabochon Jewelry, 6:30-9:30pm (II)Working with Wax and Casting, 6:30-9:30pmExperimental Enameling, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Let’s Get Soldering, 10am-1pmIntermediate Metalsmithing, 2-5pmBezels, Bezels & More Bezels, 6:30-9:30pmContinuing Forming, Forging & Construction, 6:30-9:30pm

Advanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Jeweler, 2-5pm

Beginning Metalsmithing, 10am-1pmEnamel on Steel, 10am-1pmIntermediate Metalsmithing, 10am-1pmWire Construction for Jewelry, 2-5pm

Fabricated Setting for Stones, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Jeweler, 2-5pmWorking with Wax and Casting, 5-8pm

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Beginning/Advanced Beginning Glass Fusing, 6:30-9:30pm

Beadmaking & Jewelry Design, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Fused Glass Cabochon Jewelry, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Beginning Glass Beadmaking, 10am-1pm Friday Night Workshops, 6:30-9:30pmBlown Glass Ornament Workshops

Introduction to Glass Arts, 10am-1pm (2-day Workshop)Screen Print on Fusible Glass, 2-5pm (II)Blown Glass Ornament WorkshopsWorkshops

Blown Glass Ornament WorkshopsWorkshops

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Botanical Illustration, 10am-1pmIntroduction to Pastels, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Drawing into Painting, 6:30-9:30pmBeginning Drawing, 6:30-9:30pmAlla Prima Painting, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 10am-1pmPainting the Figure Alla Prima, 10am-1pmLarge Scale Painting, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Drawing into Painting, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Introduction to Watercolor, 6:30-9:30pmIntroduction to Painting Techniques, 6:30-9:30pm (II)Portrait Drawing, 6:30-9:30pm

Drawing and Painting the Nude Figure, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Drawing into Painting, 6:30-9:30pmAnatomy Drawing, 6:30-9:30pmExperiments in Drawing, 6:30-9:30pm

Introduction to Nude Figure Drawing, 10am-1pmContemporary Graffiti Styles, 10am-1pmProblem Solving for Oil Painters, 10am-1pmBeginning Painting, 6:30-9:30pmOil Painting, 6:30-9:30pmBlurring the Boundaries of Still Life, 6:30-9:30pm

Abstract Painting Studio, 10am-1pmExperimental Collage, 10am-1pm (I)Understanding Color, 10am-1pm (II)Learning from the Masters, 10am-1pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 10am-1pmIntroduction to the Portrait and Figure, 10am-1pmIntuitive Painting, 10am-1pmIntroduction to Portrait Drawing, 2-5pmBeginning to Intermediate Watercolor, 2-5pmDrawing & Painting the Nude Figure, 2-5pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 10am-1pmBeginning Drawing, 10am-1pmLandscape Painting, 10am-1pmBeginning Painting, 2-5pmOil Painting, 2-5pmEncaustic Painting, 2-5pmFirst-Time Drawing into Painting, 5:30-8:30pm

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

Intaglio and Relief, 1-4pmFirst-Time Bookmaking, 6:30-9:30pmContemporary Printmaking, 6:30-9:30pm

Monotype: The One of a Kind Print, 10am-1pmNon-Adhesive Book Binding, 2-5pm (I)Pockets, Folds & Hidden Treasures, 2-5pm (II)Unique Prints, 6:30-9:30pm

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

First-Time Letterpress, 10am-1pmScreen Print on Fusible Glass, 2-5pm (II)

First-Time Bookmaking, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Screenprinting on Paper, 5-8pm

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First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric,6:30-9:30pmFirst-Time Quilting, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric, 10am-1pmDIY Upholstery, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Sewing, 2-5pm (I)Zippers & Buttons, 2-5pm (II)First-Time Sewing, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Zippers & Buttons, 6:30-9:30pm (II)Multilevel Printing on Fabric, 6:30-9:30pm

Introduction to Textiles, 10am-1pmContemporary Cross-Stitch, 6:30-9:30pmT-Shirt Printing, 6:30-9:30pm (I)MX Dyes, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

First-Time Sewing, 10am-1pmDIY Upholstery, 6:30-9:30pmCMYK Printing, 6:30-9:30pm

Workshops Multilevel Sewing Projects, 10am-1pm

Garment Construction II, 2-5pm

The Perfect Easy Dress, 10am-1pm (I)Customer Messenger Bag, 10am-1pm (II)Nuno Felting, 10am-1pm (II)Zippers & Buttons, 2-5pm (I)First-Time Sewing, 2-5pm (II)First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric, 2-5pmFirst-Time Sewing, 5-8pm (I)Hand-Carved Blockprints, 5:30-8:30pmEasy Hoodie Sweatshirts, 5:30-8:30pm (II)

D I G I T A L A R T S & P H O T O G R A P H Yp a g e 3 4

Beginning Photoshop, 10am-1pm (I)Intermediate Photoshop, 10am-1pm (II)Beginning Digital Photography, 6:30-9:30pmDigital Photo Restoration, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Studio Lighting, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Exploring Chicago, 10am-1pmArchitectural Photography: Exteriors, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Architectural Photography: Interiors,6:30-9:30pm (II)Crash Courses, 1-5pmBeginning InDesign, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Beginning Illustrator, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Beginning Digital Photography, 10am-1pmView Cameras & Large Format Photography, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Digital Photography, 6:30-9:30pmIntermediate/Advanced Digital Photography, 7-10pm

History & Practice: Landscape Photography, 10am-1pm (I)History & Practice: Portrait Photography, 10am-1pm (II)Night & Astro Photography, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Product Photography, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Crash Courses, 1-5pmExperimental Video,6:30-9:30pm (I)

First-Time Digital Photography, 10am-1pmWorkflow for Digital Photographers, 10am-1pm (I)Color Management for Digital Photographers, 10am-1pm (II)Beginning Digital Photography, 2-5pmUrban Landscape Photography, 2-5pm

Street Photography, 10am-1pm (I)Crash Courses, 1-5pmFirst-Time Digital Photography, 2-5pm

CLASSES FALL CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF September 9 & October 14

M O N D A Y T U E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y S A T U R D A Y S U N D A YC E R A M I C Sp a g e 6

Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pm

Home & Garden Pottery, 1:30-4:30pm

Beginning Wheelthrowing, 6:30-9:30pm

Dreams, Myths, Stories, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Handbuilder, 7-10pm

Advanced Wheelthrowing, 7-10pm

First-Time Potter, 10am-1pmIntermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmBeginning Handbuilding, 1:30-4:30pmFigurative Sculpture, 2-5pmIntermediate Wheelthrowing, 6:30-9:30pmSmall Sculptures, Figurines & Dolls, 6:30-9:30pmBeginning Wheelthrowing, 7-10pmBeginning Handbuilding, 7-10pm

Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmAdvanced Handbuilding, 10am-1pmTile Making, 10am-1pmSimply Soda, 2-5pmBeginning Wheelthrowing, 7-10pmAdvanced Handbuilding, 7-10pmThrowing for the Soda Kiln (Adv. Soda), 7-10pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmArts & Crafts II, 10am-1pmBest of Both, 12-3pmFirst-Time Potter, 7-10pmSimply Soda, 7-10pmAltered Forms & Progressive Thinking, 7-10pmHand Building New Forms, 7-10pmTile Making, 7-10pm

Beginning Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmIntermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmAdvanced Topics, 10am-1pmBeginning Handbuilding, 1-4pmWorkshops

First-Time Potter, 10am-1pmFigure Sculpture, 10am-1pmIntermediate Wheelthrowing, 10am-1pmAdvanced Wheelthrowing, 11am-2pmBeginning Wheelthrowing, 2-5pmFirst-Time Potter, 5-8pmWorkshops

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Beginning Metalsmithing, 11am-2pmAdvanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 2-5pmBeginning Forging & Forming, 2-5pmBeginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pmWorking with Wax and Casting, 6:30-9:30pmIntermediate Enameling, 6:30-9:30pm

Multilevel Metalsmithing, 1-4pmMetals for Young Adults, 4-6pmBeginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pmBracelets, 6:30-9:30pmIntermediate Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pm

Architectural Jewelry, 2-5pmFirst-Time Enameling, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Beginnning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pmAdvanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 6:30-9:30pmFused Glass Cabochon Jewelry, 6:30-9:30pm (II)Working with Wax and Casting, 6:30-9:30pmExperimental Enameling, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Let’s Get Soldering, 10am-1pmIntermediate Metalsmithing, 2-5pmBezels, Bezels & More Bezels, 6:30-9:30pmContinuing Forming, Forging & Construction, 6:30-9:30pm

Advanced Beginning Metalsmithing, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Jeweler, 2-5pm

Beginning Metalsmithing, 10am-1pmEnamel on Steel, 10am-1pmIntermediate Metalsmithing, 10am-1pmWire Construction for Jewelry, 2-5pm

Fabricated Setting for Stones, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Jeweler, 2-5pmWorking with Wax and Casting, 5-8pm

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Beginning/Advanced Beginning Glass Fusing, 6:30-9:30pm

Beadmaking & Jewelry Design, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Fused Glass Cabochon Jewelry, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Beginning Glass Beadmaking, 10am-1pm Friday Night Workshops, 6:30-9:30pmBlown Glass Ornament Workshops

Introduction to Glass Arts, 10am-1pm (2-day Workshop)Screen Print on Fusible Glass, 2-5pm (II)Blown Glass Ornament WorkshopsWorkshops

Blown Glass Ornament WorkshopsWorkshops

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Botanical Illustration, 10am-1pmIntroduction to Pastels, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Drawing into Painting, 6:30-9:30pmBeginning Drawing, 6:30-9:30pmAlla Prima Painting, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 10am-1pmPainting the Figure Alla Prima, 10am-1pmLarge Scale Painting, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Drawing into Painting, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Introduction to Watercolor, 6:30-9:30pmIntroduction to Painting Techniques, 6:30-9:30pm (II)Portrait Drawing, 6:30-9:30pm

Drawing and Painting the Nude Figure, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Drawing into Painting, 6:30-9:30pmAnatomy Drawing, 6:30-9:30pmExperiments in Drawing, 6:30-9:30pm

Introduction to Nude Figure Drawing, 10am-1pmContemporary Graffiti Styles, 10am-1pmProblem Solving for Oil Painters, 10am-1pmBeginning Painting, 6:30-9:30pmOil Painting, 6:30-9:30pmBlurring the Boundaries of Still Life, 6:30-9:30pm

Abstract Painting Studio, 10am-1pmExperimental Collage, 10am-1pm (I)Understanding Color, 10am-1pm (II)Learning from the Masters, 10am-1pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 10am-1pmIntroduction to the Portrait and Figure, 10am-1pmIntuitive Painting, 10am-1pmIntroduction to Portrait Drawing, 2-5pmBeginning to Intermediate Watercolor, 2-5pmDrawing & Painting the Nude Figure, 2-5pm

First-Time Drawing into Painting, 10am-1pmBeginning Drawing, 10am-1pmLandscape Painting, 10am-1pmBeginning Painting, 2-5pmOil Painting, 2-5pmEncaustic Painting, 2-5pmFirst-Time Drawing into Painting, 5:30-8:30pm

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

Intaglio and Relief, 1-4pmFirst-Time Bookmaking, 6:30-9:30pmContemporary Printmaking, 6:30-9:30pm

Monotype: The One of a Kind Print, 10am-1pmNon-Adhesive Book Binding, 2-5pm (I)Pockets, Folds & Hidden Treasures, 2-5pm (II)Unique Prints, 6:30-9:30pm

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

First-Time Letterpress, 10am-1pmScreen Print on Fusible Glass, 2-5pm (II)

First-Time Bookmaking, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Screenprinting on Paper, 5-8pm

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First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric,6:30-9:30pmFirst-Time Quilting, 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric, 10am-1pmDIY Upholstery, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Sewing, 2-5pm (I)Zippers & Buttons, 2-5pm (II)First-Time Sewing, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Zippers & Buttons, 6:30-9:30pm (II)Multilevel Printing on Fabric, 6:30-9:30pm

Introduction to Textiles, 10am-1pmContemporary Cross-Stitch, 6:30-9:30pmT-Shirt Printing, 6:30-9:30pm (I)MX Dyes, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

First-Time Sewing, 10am-1pmDIY Upholstery, 6:30-9:30pmCMYK Printing, 6:30-9:30pm

Workshops Multilevel Sewing Projects, 10am-1pm

Garment Construction II, 2-5pm

The Perfect Easy Dress, 10am-1pm (I)Customer Messenger Bag, 10am-1pm (II)Nuno Felting, 10am-1pm (II)Zippers & Buttons, 2-5pm (I)First-Time Sewing, 2-5pm (II)First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric, 2-5pmFirst-Time Sewing, 5-8pm (I)Hand-Carved Blockprints, 5:30-8:30pmEasy Hoodie Sweatshirts, 5:30-8:30pm (II)

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Beginning Photoshop, 10am-1pm (I)Intermediate Photoshop, 10am-1pm (II)Beginning Digital Photography, 6:30-9:30pmDigital Photo Restoration, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Studio Lighting, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Exploring Chicago, 10am-1pmArchitectural Photography: Exteriors, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Architectural Photography: Interiors,6:30-9:30pm (II)Crash Courses, 1-5pmBeginning InDesign, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Beginning Illustrator, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Beginning Digital Photography, 10am-1pmView Cameras & Large Format Photography, 10am-1pmFirst-Time Digital Photography, 6:30-9:30pmIntermediate/Advanced Digital Photography, 7-10pm

History & Practice: Landscape Photography, 10am-1pm (I)History & Practice: Portrait Photography, 10am-1pm (II)Night & Astro Photography, 6:30-9:30pm (I)Product Photography, 6:30-9:30pm (II)

Crash Courses, 1-5pmExperimental Video,6:30-9:30pm (I)

First-Time Digital Photography, 10am-1pmWorkflow for Digital Photographers, 10am-1pm (I)Color Management for Digital Photographers, 10am-1pm (II)Beginning Digital Photography, 2-5pmUrban Landscape Photography, 2-5pm

Street Photography, 10am-1pm (I)Crash Courses, 1-5pmFirst-Time Digital Photography, 2-5pm

One day art & yoga classes at Lillstreet LoftSee page 38

Creative RetreatsCreative RetreatsNew!SAVE $20 on 10-week classes

and $10 on 5-week classes

when you register and pay in

full by AUGUST 26.

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT

CERAMICSCERAMICSLILLSTREET’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 BEGINNERFIRST-TIME POTTER(5 WEEKS)

Not ready for the 10-week commitment? Try your hand at a variety of clay techniques, and learn the basics of handbuilding and wheelthrowing. You will learn to center the clay on the wheel as you begin to throw the 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. Beginning students should plan to purchase a clay tool kit ($20). Includes 12 pounds of clay.

Tuesday 10am-1pmKaren AverySession I: September 10Session II: October 15

Thursday 7-10pmRobert SmithSession I: September 12

Session II: Starts October 17

Sunday 10am-1pmMary DrabikSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

New Time! Sunday 5-8pmMary DrabikSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

Clay tool kit, $20

FIRST-TIME HANDBUILDER(5 WEEKS)

Want to have some fun but not ready to commit to a 10-week class? Dress for mess and come to handbuild objects in clay. Learn timeless techniques, such as attaching coils and slabs, to make pots. You will also learn to use other larger tools, including molds, slab roller, and extruder. This is not a prerequisite for the 10-week Beginning Handbuilding classes. Beginning students should plan to purchase a clay tool kit at Lillstreet. Includes 12 pounds of clay.

Monday 7-10pmJoe KraftSession I: Starts September 9Session II: Starts October 14

$175, Members $170

Clay tool kit, $20

BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING WHEELTHROWING (10 WEEKS)

Delve in and explore the mystery of the potter’s wheel. New beginning students will develop fundamental pot-throwing techniques while returning students will refine their technique to create more complex forms. Be inspired by other students’ progress as well as be challenged by your goals. Teachers demo for multi-levels and assist all students. Beginning students should plan to purchase a clay tool kit at Lillstreet.

Monday 10am-1pmLes OrensteinStarts September 9

Monday 6:30-9:30pmJayson LawferStarts September 9

Tuesday 7-10pmGary JacksonStarts September 10

Wednesday 10am-1pmKaren AveryStarts September 11

Wednesday 7-10pmSharon and David HartshorneStarts September 11

Saturday 10am-1pmCatherine TweedieStarts September 14

Sunday 2-5pmDavid TrostStarts September 15

$330, Members $320

Clay tool kit, $20

NEW! BEST OF BOTH (10 WEEKS)

If you have basic throwing skills and want to learn about handbuilding, then this is the class for you! You will throw pots and learn to add handbuilt elements, and also to throw a form and use sections of that as part of your handbuilt vessel. Learn how the handbuilding techniques of coils, slabs and pinch pots can add another dimension to your thrown work. Prerequisite: Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing

Thursday 12-3pmMary DrabikStarts September 12

$330, Members $320

Clay tool kit, $20


BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING HANDBUILDING (10 WEEKS)

People are drawn to the timeless, quiet, direct contact of handbuilding in clay. Whether your aim is functional or sculptural ceramics, master the basics to learn ways to work with slabs, coils and pinching to create virtually anything you can dream up. Then, build more! Learn to use the larger tools of the Handbuilder: molds, slab roller, and extruder. Beginning students should plan to purchase a clay tool kit at Lillstreet.

Tuesday 1:30-4:30pmLisa HarrisStarts September 10

Tuesday 7-10pmMarjorie WoodruffStarts September 10

Saturday 1-4pmMary DrabikStarts September 14

$330, Members $320

Clay tool kit, $20

MULTILEVEL, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED

HOME & GARDEN POTTERY (10 WEEKS)

Work independently and in collaboration with the instructor and classmates on home and garden projects.

Monday 1:30-4:30pmKaren AveryStarts September 9

$360, Members $350

DREAMS, MYTHS, STORIES IN CLAY SCULPTURE(10 WEEKS)

Explore personal stories, dreams and myths in handbuilt clay forms. Ways to form, texture and finish work will be taught to enable your ideas to come to life, whether in works large or small, flat or tall. Every class member has the opportunity to share insights, inspirations or questions during a weekly period of sharing. In the final session, all students’ work is viewed and discussed in terms of the dreams, myths or stories they express. All students from beginners to advanced are welcome.

Monday 6:30-9:30pmCorinne D. PetersonStarts September 9

$360, Members $350

SMALL SCULPTURES, FIGURINES AND DOLLS(10 WEEKS)

Allowing your imagination to flow, students may create an abstract, realistic, anthropomorphic or animal sculpture. Students may choose to apply a kinetic element to their work through figure articulation to create a doll. All levels welcome.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmRobin PowerStarts September 10

$360, Members $350

INTERMEDIATE WHEELTHROWING(10 WEEKS)

You have mastered the basics; now challenge yourself to throw a better pot. Articulate what a better pot means to you! Design your own pottery and develop a personal aesthetic, while learning techniques to make complex forms. Weekly demos and experimenting with new glaze combinations will help you to develop your signature look.

Tuesday 10am-1pmLisa HarrisStarts September 10

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmKaren AveryStarts September 10

Thursday 10am-1pmPatty KochaverStarts September 12

Saturday 10am-1pmJoe KraftStarts September 14

New Time! Sunday10am-1pmDavid TrostStarts September 15

$360, Members $350

NEW! ALTERED FORMS AND PROGRESSIVE THINKING

(10 WEEKS)

This course will take you through many aspects of creating altered utilitarian pottery. While you will go over some basic forms, students will be encouraged to push those forms to a new and more creative level. Concentration on altered forms and new throwing techniques will take the basic pot and turn it into a vessel with a new and special form.

Thursday 7-10pmJayson LawferStarts September 12

$360, Members $350

ADVANCED WHEELTHROWING(10 WEEKS)

Demonstrations of more complex forms will encourage you to expand your repertoire of pots and build confidence to throw taller and bigger and to create pieces with nuance. Try new and more advanced glazing techniques in a class designed to help you create pots of your own design and aesthetic.

Monday 7-10pmDavid TrostStarts September 9

Sunday 11am-2pmPatty KochaverStarts September 15

$360, Members $350

ADVANCED HANDBUILDING (10 WEEKS)

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

Wednesday 10am-1pm Sean Clute

Starts September 11

Wednesday 7-10pmDavid TrostStarts September 11

$360, Members $350

CERAMICS


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SNEW! HAND BUILDING NEW FORMS

(10 WEEKS)

This hand-building class will develop the skills will need to know to make any type of sculpture in clay. The progression of the class will build your knowledge from pinch pots to coil building to building with slabs to working from a solid form. You will understand how to build the forms you have in mind. It will open your process up to creative freedom.

Clay sculptures have a wide range of possibilities. Each possibility comes with its own process and techniques. By developing a wide range of techniques, you will be able to work faster and cater the project to your skill set. Sean will break down multiple avenues in the clay process throughout the class, so we can build on our progression. You will own the “ins and outs” of sculpture in clay and be able to break into your own direction. It will help you find what process works for you.

Thursday 7-10pmSean CluteStarts September 12

$360, Members $350

ARTS & CRAFTS II(10 WEEKS)

Back by popular demand! This class will explore the Arts and Crafts period of the early 20th century, which encompassed a wide range of decorative techniques, motifs, and styles. Pottery from Teco, whose designers included Frank Lloyd Wright and

Louis Sullivan, to Grueby tiles and vessels to Rookwood pottery will be explored.

Thursday 10am-1pmLisa HarrisStarts September 12

$360, Members $350

TILE MAKING(10 WEEKS)

Ride the wave of the popular trend and interest in art tiles. Whether for gifts or to beautify your own walls, learn to create an art form for the ages. You will learn different techniques in tile making and mold making, with an end result of beautiful piece of functional art. For beginning to advanced students.

Wednesday 10am-1pmMike SkierschStarts September 11

Thursday 7-10pmMike SkierschStarts September 12

$360, Members $350

SIMPLY SODA: BEGINNING SODA (10 WEEKS)

Be prepared for flashes of color, textured surfaces and the excitement of unpredictable results utilizing the distinct atmospheric qualities of Lillstreet’s soda kiln. You’ll make pots for the soda kiln, and weekly wheelthrowing or handbuilding demonstrations will increase your knowledge of more complex forms. You’ll also learn the uses of soda slips and glazes, and the class will make the soda firing process 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.

New Time!Wednesday 2-5pmChris ChaneyStarts September 11

Thursday 7-10pmAdam AugustStarts September 12

$360, Members $350

$60 soda firing fee

ADVANCED TOPICS IN SODA FIRING: THROWING FOR THE SODA KILN(10 WEEKS)

Get ready for 10 weeks of soda form exploration! In this class, students will place emphasis on the creation and exploration of forms that best utilize the atmospheric firing process involved with Lillstreet’s urban soda kiln. As this class is for the advanced student, we will take a critical look at what makes a great piece of pottery by allowing students to analyze and refine their throwing style. The goal of this class is for students to expand their throwing repertoire in a qualitative manner. Open to intermediate and advanced students having completed two sessions of Simply Soda or instructor’s permission.

New Time!Wednesday 6:30-9:30pmChris ChaneyStarts September 11

$360, Members $350

$60 soda firing fee

FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE(10 WEEKS)

The focus of this class is figurative work. 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 2-5pmRobin PowerStarts September 10

$360, Members $350

TRADITIONAL FIGURE SCULPTURE(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–1pmRobin PowerStarts September 15

$360, Members $350

$60 model fee

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-1pmLisa HarrisStarts September 14

$360, Members $350

CHOOSE FIVE(5 WEEKS)

Choose five consecutive weeks within the term and an instructor to offer individual tutelage for one hour per week. Fee does not include clay or open studio time outside of the five weeks. Approval of the program coordinator, Karen Avery, required.

$325, Members $320

(Cont. Multilevel, Intermediate& Advanced)


WORKSHOPS

SCULPTING BUDDHA’S HEAD(1 DAY)

Sculpt your interpretation of a traditional Buddha’s head with his all-hearing elongated earlobes, enlarged crown of the head of wisdom, shaven curly locks and the all-seeing eye of the forehead. Attention will be giving to finishing techniques and surface treatment.

Saturday September 14, 2-5pm Robin Power

$50, Members $45

SCULPTING TREES(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. Trees are filled with organic shapes and rich with surface texture. Come and let your imagination flow.

Saturday September 28, 2-5pm Robin Power

$50, Members $45

DAY OF THE DEAD MEXICAN SKULLS(1 DAY)

A Calaveras or skull is commonly used for decoration during the Mexican Day of the Dead festival on November 1st. They are frequently shown with marigold flowers and foliage and are generally depicted as joyous rather than mournful to indicate a happy afterlife. The Mexican belief is that no dead soul likes to be thought of sadly, and that death should be a joyous occasion.

Saturday October 5,2-5 pm

Saturday October 19,2-5 pm

Robin Power

$50, Members $45

FIRE THIS KILN(1 DAY)

Turn the dials. Watch red heat glow. See the green flame. Learn the fundamentals of firing Lillstreet’s Bailey kilns by firing your own and others’ glazed work. This is the first step toward understanding the firing process and being able to fire the kilns at Lillstreet. Firing starts at 8am and usually lasts 13 hours.

Saturday, October 5, 8amKaren Avery

$140, Members $135

SODA FIRED VASES(1 DAY)

Construct a vase using slabs, add coiled decorative elements, and use thick soda slips for color and texture. Then, your vase will experience the transformation of the atmospheric firing of the Soda Kiln.

Sunday October 6, 2-4pmKaren Avery

$65, Members $60

ALTERED FORMS- CUPS, MUGS, AND TEABOWLS(1 DAY)

Come experience a hands on workshop focused on the drinking vessel! Learn new styles to create cups, mugs and tea bowls. We will spend the three hours with a mix of throwing, handbuilding and altering forms to create unusual and new ideas. Thinking outside of your comfort zone and learning new tricks and techniques is what this session is all about. A workshop like this allows the individual artist to work in a group setting and experiment along side others! Must have a little bit of wheel throwing experience.

Tuesday October 22, 7-10pm

Saturday October 26, 7-10pm

Jayson Lawfer

$50, Members $45

CATS IN CLAY(1 DAY)

Working with terra cotta clay students will learn to sculpt basic feline anatomy. Students are encouraged to bring a photograph of their favorite cat for glazing reference.

Saturday October 26, 2-5pm Robin Power

$50, Members $45

FEAR NO GLAZE(1 DAY)

Use provided bisque or bring your own from Lillstreet classes to try the Cone 10 glaze combinations you’ve always wondered about. Demonstrations will include learning to judge combinations, creating test pieces, and wax, brush, and scratch techniques.

Saturday, October 26, 1-3pmKaren Avery

$40, Members $35

GARDEN GNOMES(1 DAY)

Does your garden seem a little lonely? Does it seem like someone should be living there? Make your own garden gnome and decorate it with slips. We’ll high-fire gnomes so they can live in the garden all year.

Saturday November 9, 2-5pm Robin Power

$50, Members $45

LESS IS MORE: HAND-BUILT VESSELS WITH JOE PINTZ(1 DAY)

In this one-day, hands-on workshop, we’ll explore hand built vessels from initial construction to final finishes. In addition to utilizing additive and reductive handbuilding techniques, participants will learn to use and make their own bisque molds to create an assortment of utilitarian and sculptural forms. There will be a strong emphasis on surface and form, not as an afterthought, but as an essential design element. Finishes that highlight the rich surface of earthenware such as terra sigillata will also be covered. Workshop will focus on creative experimentation. Open to all skill levels.

Saturday, August 24,9am-5pmJoe Pintz

$125, Members $120

CERAMICS

EARLY REGISTRATION

DISCOUNTSAVE $20 ON 10-WEEK

CLASSES AND $10 ON 5-WEEK CLASSES WHEN

YOU REGISTER AND PAY IN FULL BY AUGUST 26.


METALSMITHINGMETALSMITHINGMAKE WEARABLE PIECES OF ART and learn to create unique designs in our four fully equipped classrooms closed-toe shoes are required in the studio. Metals are available for sale during class time from the instructor or monitor. Given fluctuating metals prices, all material costs are approximate and subject to change.

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 is available for purchase from the instructor on the first day of class. Silver and additional materials may be purchased from the instructor.

Friday 2-5pm Neil KrausSession I: Starts September 13Session II: Starts October 18

Sunday 2-5pmSusan FrankerSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$175 Members $170

$15 Materials fee

FIRST TIME ENAMELING (5 WEEKS)

Create beautiful decorative art and jewelry designs by kiln-firing colorful powdered glass enamels onto copper. No previous art experience is required. 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. Copper sheet and pre-cut shapes are available for purchase from the instructor.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pmMary LaskeySession I: September 11

$175, Members $170

$40 Materials Fee

BEGINNING METALSMITHING (10 WEEKS)

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 is available for purchase from the instructor on the first day of class.

Monday 11am-2pm Rachelle StrombergStarts September 9

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Neil KrausStarts September 9

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm Rachelle StrombergStarts September 10

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Darlys EwoldtStarts September 11

Saturday 10am-1pmAnne SchaferStarts September 14

$330, Members $320

$30 Materials Fee

ADVANCED BEGINNING METALSMITHING(10 WEEKS)

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. Materials are available for purchase from the instructor. Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing

Monday 2-5pmNeil KrausStarts September 9

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pmSusan FrankerStarts September 11

Friday 10am-1pmNeil KrausStarts September 13

$330, Members $320


METALSM

ITHINGLET’S GET SOLDERING! (5 WEEKS)

Do you want to hone you soldering skills? Have you been challenged by those hard to solder items? In this 5 week class we will explore soldering with sheet and wire solder and multiple soldering methods. We will use basic soldering jigs as well as more advanced set ups for the successful soldering of your pieces. Materials are available for purchase from the instructor. Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing or First Time Jeweler

Thursday 10am-1pmRachelle StrombergSession I: September 12Session II: October 17

$175, Members, $170

WIRE CONSTRUCTION FOR JEWELRY(5 WEEKS)

This class explores wire construction for jewelry. Experiment with a variety of ways to create forms in wires such as steel, brass and/or copper. Learn fiber techniques such as crocheting and knitting for simple structure in a unique way. Fabricating of simple catches and chains will be covered. Additional materials and silver will be available for sale. All levels welcome.

Saturday 2-5pmHeejin HwangSession I: Starts September 14Session II: Starts October 19

$175 Members $170

$20 Material fee

FUSED GLASS CABOCHON JEWELRY (5 WEEKS)

In the first class, 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. Students will then learn how to make bezel and simple prong or “turtle” settings for their glass creations. Saw-piercing, texturing, soldering and cold connections will be discussed.

Fusible glass, firings, copper and brass are included. Dichroic glass and silver may be purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pmPam Robinson &Judy ZeddiesSession II: Starts October 16

$180, Members, $175

$25 Materials fee

MULTILEVEL

WORKING WITH WAX AND CASTING (10 WEEKS)

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. Silver and bronze available for sale.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Pam RobinsonStarts September 9

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pmMike StrombergSession I: September 11

Sunday 5-8pmNeil KrausStarts September 15

$330, Members $320

BRACELETS: CUFFS, BANGLES AND LINKS (10 WEEKS)

This class allows students to learn the basics of metalworking, saw, pierce, form, texture, solder, and finish, while concentrating on the bracelet. We will explore different styles and construction of bracelets, which will be made of copper or brass. Sterling silver will be available for purchase. Open to beginners with no experience or those wishing to hone their skills.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmNeil KrausStarts September 10

$330, Members $320

$25 Materials fee

ENAMEL ON STEEL(5 WEEK)

Explore a non-traditional enameling process with steel. Through drawings or found objects, we will collect a range of marks. A series of demonstrations will be shown and students will explore drawing and collage. Additional materials available for sale from instructor. Beginners welcome.

Saturday 10am-1pmHeejin HwangSession I: Starts September 14Session II: Starts October 19

$175 Members $170

$50 Materials fee

EARLY REGISTRATION





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NGINTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED

INTERMEDIATE METALSMITHING (10 WEEKS)

Build upon skills learned in Beginning Metals by working on projects that develop your ability to solder, create three-dimensional forms, and set stones. Design, craftsmanship, and refining techniques will be discussed. This class is for advanced beginners who want to expand and hone their skills.

Prerequisite: At least two sessions of Beginning Metalsmithing or instructor approval.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmSusan FrankerStarts September 10

Thursday 2-5pmSusan FrankerStarts September 12

Saturday 10am-1pm Pam RobinsonStarts September 14

$350, Members $340

MULTILEVEL METALSMITHING (10 WEEKS)

Students work independently on projects and receive individualized attention. This class focuses on the design and development of more advanced technical skills. Demonstrations and projects will be chosen during the first class. Prerequisite: two sessions of Beginning and one of Intermediate Metalsmithing or instructor’s permission.

Tuesday 1-4pm Pam RobinsonStarts September 10

$350, Members $340

BEGINNING FORGING AND FORMING: MOVING METAL WITH HAMMERS(10 WEEKS)

Experience the magic of wielding a hammer to coax metal into flowing lines and sensuous forms. This class is an introduction in learning to create new shapes for your work not easily achieved by other techniques. A variety of processes will be demonstrated. Forge wire or rod into linear earrings, rings, or flatware. Foldform metal to create organic textures and three-dimensional forms. Transform metal sheet into bracelets or even a teapot – the possibilities are endless!

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metals or instructor approval.

Monday 2-5pm Darlys EwoldtStarts September 9

$350, Members $340

CONTINUING FORMING, FORGING, AND CONSTRUCTION(10 WEEKS)

Build upon your metalsmithing skills and acquire a few new techniques! The instructor will review and demonstrate numerous metalsmithing and construction processes. Never tried a seamed or anticlastic form? This is your opportunity! Students will be encouraged to design and complete projects of their choice – jewelry, objects, or sculpture.

Materials available for purchase from the instructor.

Prerequisite: Forging and Forming or Forming and Construction for Jewelry

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm Darlys EwoldtStarts September 12

$350, Members $340

EXPERIMENTAL ENAMELING: GOING OUT OF BOUNDS(5 WEEKS)

This class takes enameling enthusiasts on a journey beyond the basics and explores innovative, non-traditional techniques such as deliberate under and over-firing, 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. 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.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pmMary LaskeySession II: Starts October 16

$175, Members $170

$25 Materials Fee

INTERMEDIATE ENAMELING(10 WEEKS)

Enameling is the ancient art of fusing colorful powdered glass onto copper to create decorative art and jewelry designs. In this multi-level class students with prior enameling experience will continue to enhance their enameling 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. Metal and additional materials will be available for purchase from the instructor.

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

Monday 6:30-9:30pmMary LaskeyStarts September 9

$350, Members $340

$50 Materials Fee

ARCHITECTURAL JEWELRY (10 WEEKS)

Through discussion, demonstration, samples and images, students will learn to develop an understanding of 3-dimensional forms and how to combine that with the creativity from within you. Techniques including marriage of metals, folding, and cold connections along with repetition will be emphasized. Design will be discussed and students will create their models from paper before constructing their designs in metal. Challenge yourself!

Wednesday 2-5pmHeejin HwangStarts September 11

$350, Members $340

BEZELS, BEZELS AND MORE BEZELS(10 WEEKS)

Learn to be more proficient at stone setting and soldering by focusing on the technique of bezel setting. This class will teach the student to create bezels quicker and with ease as well as improve upon the skills learned in beginning metals. Step bezels and decorative bezels will also be covered in this class. Bring cabochon stones to the first class. Materials may be purchased from the instructor.

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing

Thursday 6:30-9:30pmSusan FrankerStarts September 12

$350, Members $340

(Cont. Intermediate & Advanced)


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FABRICATED SETTINGS FOR STONES (10 WEEKS)

Students will learn how to fabricate settings for both facetted and cabochon cut stones. Bezels, tube settings, step bezels, combination prong and bezel settings, gypsy settings, and basket settings will be covered. Students can also create settings for unusually shaped stones and found objects. Additionally, bench tricks and setting tips, and making your own setting tools will be discussed. Students should bring cabochon stones to the first class. Metal will be available for purchase from instructor.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Metalsmithing

Sunday 10am-1pmSusan FrankerStarts September 15

$350, Members, $340

WORKSHOPS

TORCH FIRED COPPER ENAMEL BEAD WORKSHOP(1 DAY)

Create dynamic one-of-a-kind beads with copper, silver foil and glass enamel. Students will learn a variety of ways to make copper cores for beads and methods of making beautiful torch fired beads with glass enamels.

Prerequisite: Students should have experience using small torches.

Thursday October 24, 6:30-9:30pmMary Laskey

$50, Members $45

$15 Materials Fee

COPPER ENAMEL BOWL WORKSHOP(2 DAYS)

This workshop will give experienced metalsmith and enamel students an opportunity to learn to enamel on larger scale dimensional surfaces. Day 1 will be devoted to creating a bowl form from copper sheet metal using simple metal forming techniques and Day 2 will be devoted to learning how to apply enamels to the dimensional surfaces of the bowl. All students will complete at least one unique enamel vessel.

Prerequisite: Students should have basic level enameling and metalsmithing experience.

Saturday September 28 & Sunday September 2-5pmMary Laskey

$30 Material Fee

TO FLEX SHAFT OR NOT TO FLEX SHAFT(2 DAYS)

Frustrated with trying to get that mirror finish on your pieces? Not sure what all those bits do on the flexshaft? This workshop will help you better understand the challenges of how to get the finish you desire on your jewelry or small sculpture. The first week you will learn techniques on how to finish those pieces by hand. Week two will cover the use of the flexshaft and the many different accessories that attach to it. Bring a few pieces the first day so we can discuss them with the class.

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing or First Time Jeweler

SaturdaySeptember 21 & 28, 2-5pmPam Robinson

$85 Members $80

METAL CLAY WORKSHOPS*Please note that all metal clay can be purchased from the instructor. Art Clay, not PMC is used in these workshops.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT: SILVER METAL CLAY JEWELRY (1 DAY)

Come alone or bring your friends to a creative girl’s night out. Walk away with a one-of-a-kind pendant or earrings using fine silver metal clay. Learn how to work with this innovative material using basic techniques such as texturing, firing and finishing. Anyone can learn - no artistic or creative ability required! Feel free to bring snacks and/or wine and make it a party!

Friday November 8,6:30 - 9:30pmMaryEllen Giffels

$65, Members $60

$25 Materials fee

SILVER CLAY JEWELRY WITH KEUM-BOO(1 DAY)

Keum-boo is the Korean art of applying pure gold to the surface of another metal, in this case, pure silver. This technique has been practiced for centuries, but we’re able to create beautiful jewelry in just hours from start to finish. During this workshop, we’ll practice techniques such as texturing, shaping, refinement, torch-firing, keum-boo application, gemstone setting, patination, and others.

All tools provided by the instructor. Materials will be available for purchase on the day of class. This project uses 10-20g silver clay (depending on number/size of desired pieces), 3-4mm CZs (optional), and 24k gold foil.

Sunday November 3, 10am-2pmKatie Baum

$75, Members $70


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NGSILVER BOWL RING(1 DAY)

Sculptural rings are eye-catching and super-trendy, and this ring is amazingly comfortable, too! Learn to form band rings with silver clay, embellishing them with a silver bowl holding a glittering gemstone. Students will also learn to create dimensional forms without fireable apertures and gem-setting techniques.

All tools provided by the instructor. Materials will be available for purchase on the day of class. This project uses 10-20g silver clay (depending on ring size) and 1 CZ (3-6mm).


$125, Members $120

“ANCIENT” PURE COPPER BRACELET(1 DAY)

We imagine copper as we see a penny: shiny and pink-ish. But antiqued copper has a rainbow of color opportunities, which we will explore in this workshop. Create a textured, slabbed bracelet using pure Copper Art Clay. When the “clay” is fired, it is done so with a modified firing schedule, allowing the copper to oxidize specifically to retain amazing color. The bracelet is then assembled with chain and a clasp that fit the style of the piece.

All tools provided by the instructor. Materials will be available for purchase on the day of class. This project uses one package Art Clay Copper, copper chain, copper jump rings, and a copper toggle.


$125, Members $120

VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOPS

SILVER GRANULATION: METHODS AND TECHNIQUES (2 DAYS)

Granulation is the process of fusing tiny metal spheres of silver or gold, in a decorative pattern, to a surface of the same metal. When making granulated jewelry, all connections are fused, not soldered.

This weekend workshop will investigate and compare various ways of performing granulation. Simple torch firing methods as well as the use of kilns and fusion furnaces will be discussed. The emphasis will be on learning the “How’s” and “Why’s” of this ancient technique and it’s applications for the contemporary metalsmith. We will look at performing granulation primarily in silver but will also discuss gold. Working in gold will be strictly optional.

Saturday September 7 & Sunday September 8,9am-5pmDoug Harling

$350

ANTICLASTIC RAISING WITH KEVIN O’DWYER(3 DAY)

In this workshop you will learn the basics of anticlastic raising. A flat sheet of metal shaped by compressing its edges and stretching the center so the surface develops two curves at right angles to each other. Students will have a short time to practice each stage of demonstration before moving to the next exercise. The goal is for students to gain enough of a foundation to be able to continue creating on their own. By the end of workshop, students will have the opportunity to create a series of small sculptural forms that can be developed into jewelry, hollowware handles and sculptural forms.

Friday-Sunday, 10am-5pmKevin O’DwyerOctober 25-27

Member/Non-Member $450

BEYOND THE BEZEL – CARVED AND PIERCED DECORATIVE SETTINGS (3 DAYS)

Bezels can be far more than just a ring of metal enclosing a stone. This three day intensive workshop elevates the bezel into a self-supporting design element. With dividers, saw, and files, a bezel can become a skillfully decorated setting. Learn to transform a common thick walled bezel into the elaborately carved and pierced centerpiece of a jewel. Create alternative setting designs by articulating bezels into prongs, tabs, channels, serrated and scalloped patterns.

Demonstration and instruction is followed by each participant’s hands-on exploration and adaptation of process and technique. The course curriculum covers forming, shaping, and soldering heavy stock into bezels; precision layout and execution of patterns and repetitive design elements; and setting stones with pushers, burnishers, hammer and punch.

This is an intermediate level class with emphasis on the refinement of hand skills with traditional tools. Students should possess basic soldering skills, and the ability to saw and file with accuracy. Prior stone setting experience is not required.

Friday July 11 -Sunday July 13, 201410am-5pmMichael David Sturlin

$650 until January 1

$700 January 2-May 15

$750 May 16- July 10


FACULTY FOCUS: PAM ROBINSONJEWELRY & METALS DEPARTMENT HEAD

In a metals studio, Pam Robinson looks at home. Here there are no computers or emails, things the director of the Metalsmithing & Jewelry Department at Lillstreet could do without. That’s how we began our conversation actually: I asked what she thought was beautiful. “Being away from a computer is a beautiful thing. A big shiny piece of metal is beautiful, big shiny sparkly stones, great colors, that’s beautiful,” she offers, pausing, smiling.

Pam is a good example of a holistic person—her personality, her thoughts on being a teacher, her generosity and sense of fascination, her jewelry—they all begin to make sense together sitting across the table from her, listening to her explain her work.

Twenty-one years at Lillstreet, 18 in her studio, and just finishing up 10 years as an instructor at Loyola University Chicago. This just begins to demonstrate the breadth and depth of Pam’s talent and experience. A degree in art, a study in gemology, a fascination with history, and a love of Calder and O’Keeffe all are pieces of the mosaic. It takes that kind of breadth to make up a person who can create over 100 individually designed wedding rings. Think of the responsibility crafting a wedding ring requires!

The creative process Pam uses finds its grounding in the large network of experience and passion that she so willingly shares. On making wedding rings, generally a three-month process, she says, “My favorite clients are the ones who come to me because they like the style of my work. It’s really fun when you get to work with somebody, get to know what they like. I have them look through catalogues, and most exciting is when they go ‘Oh my god! That’s exactly what I was thinking! How did you see inside my head?’ Well, that’s my job! That’s really rewarding.”

The process is the same with students. For Pam, teaching is not only about the skills to be learned but also about creativity. “When a student comes in and says ‘I’m not creative. I have no idea how to do this.’ Well, everyone is creative; everyone has creativity in them. It’s the educator’s job to pull that out. We can teach them technique; we can physically show them. It’s hard to teach people how to be creative, but you can teach them how to see things creatively.”

It is clear Pam brings the same philosophy of creativity to her own work, using the work of Alexander Calder especially as an inspiration. “With Calder, it’s about what the metal can do—the majority of his pieces are experiments. He sat in his studio, pulled out some wire and started hammering on that, and I really admire and enjoy that. For me, I do the same thing because it’s exciting to see what the metal can do! You have a big hammer, pound, go at it, and see what direction the metal will go. That’s what he did, it’s simple, yet elegant.”

Pam’s work as an educator and her big personality are clearly a part of the energy behind the growth of the Metalsmithing & Jewelry Department at Lillstreet, but she is also clearly making people think differently on a personal basis. Even in just our time together, I had learned not only facts (Calder started out as a toy maker) but also why they matter (kids who make toys at Lillstreet Kids Camps work in the same way Calder did—just going at it, not overthinking, working with joy). She brings her whole person to what she does, how she talks, how she teaches. What more could you want in an educator?

[written by Anthony Betori, Marketing Intern, Summer 2013]


EXPLORE SEVERAL DIFFERENT GLASS TECHNIQUES such as beadmaking, fusing, kiln casting and sculpture. All levels of students are supported in an educational and relaxed setting. Join us on the third floor to create beautiful glass forms. Closed toe shoes and cotton clothing are required.

GLASSGLASSGLASS BEADMAKING & FUSING Explore several different glass techniques such as beadmaking, fusing, kiln casting and sculpture. All levels of students are supported in an educational and relaxed setting. Join us on the third floor to create beautiful glass forms. Closed toe shoes and cotton clothing are required.

We only use COE 104 for Flameworking and COE 90 for Fusing.

GLASS BEAD OPEN STUDIO Work on projects and improve skills outside of class in our highly recommended open studio. Punch cards are available for students enrolled in a class at the reduced cost $60 (5 sessions for $12 each); current students may also purchase single sessions for $14 each. Punch cards are also available for those not enrolled in a class for $85 (5 sessions for $17 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.

GLASS FUSING OPEN STUDIOWork on projects outside of class in open studio exclusively for fusing. This time is for students who have taken at least one 5 week fusing class in the past year. For $30, students receive one

8 ½ x 11 box to fill, the use of tools, firings and scrap glass. An extra $20 will be charged for each additional 8 ½ x 11 box filled. Sheet glass is available for sale in the studio. A monitor is on hand to help answer questions but not to instruct. You must sign up at least one week prior to your session and pre-pay the OS fee.

Prerequisite: One glass fusing class.

Sunday, October 6,10am-1pm

Sunday, November 10, 10am-1pm

LeJean Easley

BEGINNER/ADVANCED BEGINNER

INTRODUCTION TO GLASS ARTS (2 DAYS)

Interested in taking a class in the Glass Department but not sure where to start? In this 2 day workshop you will learn basic glass history, chemistry, and safety. On the first day, students will explore cutting techniques and fusing sheet glass to make beautiful cabochons and tiles. Week two, you will get instruction and hands-on experience with a table-mounted bead-making torch. Learn to form hot glass into basic bead shapes and execute fun decorating techniques. Finish the workshop with various handmade glass pieces, a basic knowledge of glass arts, and inspiration for your next projects.

Saturday, September 28 & October 5, 10am-1pmSarah Beth Tanner

$120, Members $115

$35 Material fee

BEGINNING GLASS BEADMAKING(5 WEEKS)

No experience required for this true beginner hot-glass class! Learn basic torch techniques to create simple bead shapes with a variety of fundamental decorating styles. We will cover glass and studio safety and the properties and uses of soft glass, hand tools, and classroom equipment. Classes will involve demonstrations, individual instruction, and lots of practice time. Material fee includes soft glass rods, mandrels, and use of studio gas and tools. Finish your beads with confidence and ready to take home to wear or proudly display!

Thursday, 6:30-9:30pmSarah Beth TannerSession I: Starts September 12Session II: Starts October 17

$180, Members $175

$40 Material fee


GLASSBEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING GLASS FUSING (5 WEEKS)

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

Monday 6:30-9:30pmBrian ButterfieldSession I: Starts September 9Session II: Starts October 14

$180, Members $175

$60 Materials fee

BEADMAKING AND JEWELRY DESIGN (5 WEEKS)

Students will develop a foundation for creating flame worked beads using glass rods. Topics will include safety, properties of the material, applying the glass to the rod and reactions of different colors. Learn to shape your beads with consistency and confidence. Students will then use their beads to create jewelry, key chains, etc. using basic wire wrapping techniques, twisting and hammering of copper & brass wire.

No glass experience required.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pmDobrila PintarSession I: Starts September 11

$180, Members $175

$40 Material Fee includes glass and copper & brass. Silver may be purchased for an additional fee.

FUSED GLASS CABOCHON JEWELRY (5 WEEKS)

In the first class, 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. Then students will learn how to make bezel and simple prong settings for their glass creations. Saw-piercing, texturing, soldering and cold connections will be discussed.

Fusible glass, firings, copper and brass are included. Dichroic glass and silver may be purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pmPam Robinson & Judy ZeddiesSession II: Starts October 16

$180, Members, $175

$25 Materials fee

MULTILEVEL TO INTERMEDIATE

PATE DE VERRE VESSEL(1 DAY)

Learn how to create custom vessels using the pate de verre (glass paste) method. These glass vessels have a beautiful sugar-like finish and appear delicate but once fired are sturdier than they appear. All aspects of this technique will be covered from design to mold making, preparing and packing glass to firing. No prior glass experience required.

Sunday, October 20,10am-4pmRobin Kittleson

$125, Members $120

$50 Material fee

NEW: SCREEN PRINT ON FUSIBLE GLASS(5 WEEKS)

Learn to print drawings and patterns on fusible glass, plus incorporate photographic images! Print using special inks 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. Materials fee includes all inks plus some glass. Additional glass can be purchased from the instructor.

Saturday 2-5pm Judy ZeddiesSession II: Starts October 19

$180, Members $175

$30 Materials fee

HIGH RELIEF GLASS TILE(1 DAY)

Make your own custom glass tiles using the open faced casting process. Students will learn to build one time use plaster molds created from individually designed clay positives. Calculating glass volume, firing schedules and finishing steps will be covered. No prior glass experience required.

Sunday, November 3, 10am-4pmRobin Kittleson

$125, Members $120

$50 Material fee

INDEPENDENT STUDY(5 OR 10 WEEKS)

Recommended for students who work well independently. Includes unlimited access to the studio when classes and workshops are not in session. Students provide their own glass and mandrels (available for sale during open studio). Kiln access and hand tools are included. Permission from the department head is required.

Starts September 9

$280, Members $275 (5 weeks)

$510, Members $500 (10 weeks)


WORKSHOPS FOR BEGINNERSFUN NIGHT OUT: GLASS FUSING(1 DAY)

Grab your favorite bottle of wine or beer, some munchies and your friends and have a fun evening out in our glass department. It’s a crash course in glass fusing where you’ll learn the basics of cutting and assembling glass to potentially make a small plate, tile, or pieces for magnets or jewelry. Materials fee includes all glass, tools, and kiln firing. Finished pieces may be picked up two weeks after class ends. No experience necessary.

Friday, September 27, 6:30-9:30pmSunday, October 27, 5-8pm LeJean Easley

$65, Members $60

$25 materials fee

DATE NIGHT

GLASS FUSING(1 DAY)

Looking for something different, fun, and memorable to do on a Friday night? Bring friends or a date and spend the evening creating with glass! This crash course in glass fusing will teach you the basics of cutting and assembling glass for the kiln. Make a small plate, coaster, or pieces for jewelry. Materials fee includes all glass, tools, and kiln firing. Finished pieces may be picked up 1 to 2 weeks after class ends. No experience required. Priced per person.

Friday, September 13, 6:30-9:30pmFriday, October 18, 6:30-9:30pmLeJean Easley

$65, Members $60

$25 materials fee

GLASS BEAD EARRINGS(1 DAY)

Interested in learning to make your own earrings? This workshop is for you. Cynthia will guide you step-by-step on how to create matching glass beads on a torch. After the beads have cooled, you’ll learn how to use pliers and wire to create your own earring design.

No experience necessary. Glass and copper & brass wire included. Silver available for sale.

Saturday, September 14, 10am-1pm

Saturday, October 12, 10am-1pmCynthia McEwen

$65, Members $60

$15 materials fee

FLAMEWORK GLASS CRITTERS: FISH(1 DAY)

Something’s fishy in the glass studio! Learn to sculpt a fish out of glass on a Hot Head torch. Your fish will have a hole through it and can be worn as a pendant or be decorative on a stand. This workshop will cover fundamental techniques and use of color. After a demonstration, students will create their first finned fish. Samples of different types of fish will be available for inspiration. Glass included. No experience necessary

Saturday September 21, 10am-2pmDobrila Pintar

$85, Members $80

$20 Materials Fee

HALLOWEEN BEADS(1 DAY)

Witches, pumpkins and ghosts oh my! It’s time to make some fun accessories to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve! Working on a Hot Head torch, learn to make a pumpkin, candy corn, a witches hat or even a ghost or goblin. Samples will be on hand for inspiration. Basic sculptural techniques will be covered

Glass included. No prior glass experience necessary.

Sunday, October 13,10am-2pmDobrila Pintar

Saturday, October 19, 10am-2pmCynthia McEwen

$85, Members $80

$20 Materials Fee

FLAMEWORK GLASS CRITTERS: BIRDS, CATS & DOGS(1 DAY)

Love your pet? Learn how to create one in glass to wear or display. This class will discuss basic sculptural hot glass techniques for creating creatures, with the focus on small animals and birds. Examples of each will be on hand for inspiration. Glass included. No experience necessary.

Saturday, November 2, 10am-2pmDobrila Pintar

$85, Members $80

$20 Materials Fee

BLOWN GLASS ORNAMENT WORKSHOP(1 DAY)

A holiday favorite! In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to blow glass on a torch. Pre-made glass “points” and colored glass turn into beautiful, round holiday ball ornaments.

Each student can make approximately five ornaments, each finished with a metal hook.

Everything is finished and ready to bring home at the end of the class. All materials included.

No experience necessary!

Ages 14+.

Please visit our website for the full schedule. We can schedule additional dates and times for groups of 5 or more. Call the front desk at 773-769-4226 for more details.

Fridays, 6-7:30pmor 8:30-10pm October 25-December 20

Saturdays, 10-11:30am, 12:30-2pm, or 3-4:30pm October 26- December 14

Sundays, 10-11:30am, 12:30-2pm, or 3-4:30pm October 27- December 15

LeJean Easley,Neil Kraus &Dobrila Pintar

$75, Members $70

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PAINTING& DRAWINGPAINTING& DRAWING

EXPRESS YOURSELF IN TWO DIMENSIONS with acrylics, watercolor, gouache, oils, pastels, pen & ink, or encaustic techniques. Painting & drawing classes are divided into beginning, intermediate, multilevel or advanced classes. Use these designations and the class descriptions to create a curriculum for yourself.

BEGINNING

FIRST-TIME DRAWING INTO PAINTING(5 WEEKS)

This introductory class combines basic drawing with the fundamentals of painting. It will begin by introducing the student to line, value and composition, and how they combine to compose a successful drawing. They will then use this experience to see how those visual building blocks translate into painting, introducing the student to the basic tools used in acrylic painting, and their use in composing and executing a painting. Purchase your beginning kit on the first night.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Annie York Session I: Starts September 9


Tuesday 10am-1pm Patrick MiceliSession I: Starts September 10


Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmAnnie York

Session I: Starts September 10

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Gwendolyn ZabickiSession I: Starts September 11


(Cont. First-Time Drawing into Painting)

Saturday 10am-1pm Annie YorkSession I: Starts September 14Session II: Starts October 19

Sunday 10am-1pm Randall Miller Session I: Starts September 15


Sunday 5:30-8:30pm Randall MillerSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

$35 Beginning Painting & Drawing Kit

INTRODUCTION TO PORTRAIT DRAWING(5 WEEKS)

This entry-level course is designed for those students with little or no experience. The primary focus is placement and how the various facial features come into play in creating a portrait drawing. Supply kits and additional materials available for purchase.

Saturday 2-5pm Tony PorterSession I: Starts September 14Session II: Starts October 19

$180, Members $175

$15 Beginning Drawing Kit

BEGINNING /ADVANCED BEGINNING

INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING TECHNIQUES (5 WEEKS)

This class is for those who want to develop their painting technique. It will focus on developing your painting skills, the importance of a color plan in a painting, brush and pallet knife use and how to incorporate painting mediums to create a visually engaging painting.

Prerequisite: First Time Drawing into Painting or prior experience

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmAnnie YorkSession II: Starts October 15

$175, Members $170

BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING DRAWING(5 WEEKS)

This entry level class is suited for those who have had some or no drawing experience or are painting and want to brush up on their drawing skills. It covers the use of value, line and proportion in the development of realistic and balanced compositions. Purchase your beginning drawing

kit on the first night of class.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Patrick MiceliSession I: Starts September 9


Sunday 10am-1pm Patrick MiceliSession I: Starts September 15


$175, Members $170

$15 Beginning Drawing Kit

EARLY REGISTRATION





Painting & Drawing

INTRODUCTION TO NUDE FIGURE DRAWING(5 WEEKS)

This beginning/advanced beginning level class teaches the fundamentals of drawing the nude figure, working from a live model. Working with charcoal and graphite, the class will explre the basics of gesture and contour drawing and how they are used to create the image of a figure. The class will also cover techniques for determining correct proportions, anatomy, and the use of conte and pastels to bring your drawings to life. Some previous drawing experience helpful. Drawing kits will be available for purchase.

Thursday 10am-1pmCeleste RaponeSession I: Starts September 12Session II: Starts October 17

$175, Members $170

$30 Model fee

Expanded drawing kit $35

INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR(5 WEEKS)

This introductory class will cover the fundamentals of working with watercolors. Each class will focus on a basic watercolor practice beginning with how to use your brushes, the use of value and shape in composing a balanced composition and finishing up with color plans and mixing and its importance in establishing a cohesive painting. Students should have some painting and drawing experience. Supply kits will be available for sale.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmPatrick MiceliSession I: Starts September 10Session II: Starts October 15

$175, Members $170

BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR(10 WEEKS)

This class is for students with some drawing or painting experience. Watercolor is a versatile painting medium that allows the artist a range of expression from tight, representational work to loose, fluid sketches and more improvisational abstracts. The class will provide a comprehensive introduction to watercolor, and watercolor techniques such as blending, glazing and representation as well as fun, special effects with the medium. Supply kits and additional materials available for purchase.

Saturday 2-5pm Tom DieschbourgStarts September 14

$330, Members $320

BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING PAINTING(5 OR 10 WEEKS)

This beginning level class is recommended for those who have taken First Time Drawing into Painting or have had previous experience and want to expand their painting skills in various acrylic mediums. Supply kits and additional materials available for purchase.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm(10 WEEKS)

Annie YorkStarts September 12

$330, Members $320

Sunday 2-5pm(5 WEEKS)

Randall MillerSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

INTRODUCTION TO THE PORTRAIT AND FIGURE(10 WEEKS)

This beginning to intermediate level drawing class teaches 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 begin with charcoal, move to conté, and eventually learn to use pastels. Supply kits and additional materials available for purchase.

Saturday 10am-1pmBob HornStarts September 14

$330, Members $320

$60 model fee

MULTILEVEL TO INTERMEDIATE

INTRODUCTION TO PASTELS(5 WEEKS)

Pastels have been a favorite drawing material of many 19th and 20th century artists, from Degas to O’Keefe to Lucian Freud, because of their quick application and intense colors. We will learn the basics of working with pastels, the perfect medium for creating quick sketches or developing more complex drawings. A supply list will be provided on the first day of class.

Monday 10am-1pmPawel KupiecSession I: Starts September 9Session II: Starts October 14

$175, Members $170

EXPERIMENTAL COLLAGE(5 WEEKS)

In this multi-level class, we will collect various materials then layer them together to explore how the characteristics of the various collage materials create beautiful and thoughtful artwork. Each week we will focus on a new technique, material and idea as the organizing elements for our experimental projects. Students should bring items and images from home to make these projects personally engaging.

Friday 10am-1pm Kimberly PancoastSession I: Starts September 13

$175, Members $170

UNDERSTANDING COLOR(5 WEEKS)

For beginning through intermediate students, basic color principles, color interactions, and color harmony are explored through a sequence of small studies, paintings, and collage work. This will be followed by self-directed color experiments to enlarge upon each student’s understanding of color principles.

Friday 10am-1pmKimberly PancoastSession II: Starts October 18

$175, Members $170


OIL PAINTING(5 OR 10 WEEKS)

This multi level class teaches the basics of oil painting as well as helping those with more experience develop their skills. It will provide the student with the necessary information and experience in the area of color mixing and painting techniques that will enhance skill and provide a foundation for successful painting in oils. Supply kits will be available for purchase.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm(10 WEEKS)

Patrick MiceliStarts September 12

$330, Members $320

Sunday 2-5pm (5 WEEKS)

Patrick MiceliSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

ANATOMY DRAWING(5 WEEKS)

Painting, drawing and sculpture students improve your figurative work through deeper understanding of human anatomy. Each week a different area of the body will be discussed then explored with drawing. The class will start by drawing from the skeleton so students will gain a greater understanding of the body’s delicate framework. Next, working with the model, we will explore the body’s surface muscles and their function.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Robin Power Session I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

$175, Members $170

$30 Model fee

LANDSCAPE PAINTING(10 WEEKS)

In this class, students will explore the endless possibilities of landscape painting. A variety of brushwork and color schemes will be taught from Art Historical examples such as Claude Monet, Camille Corot, and Gustave Courbet. The primary focus in this class will be on learning to create the illusion of deep space using value color, and various perspective techniques. Either acrylic or oil paints may be used. Bring a medium sized canvas and paints to the first class.

Sunday 10am-1pmRick LaurentStarts September 15

$330, Members $320

NEW! CONTEMPORARY GRAFFITI STYLES(5 WEEKS)

Contemporary Graffiti Styles is an exploration into the world of 3D graffiti painting. This course will cover traditional graffiti letter painting and drawing evolving into contemporary 3D graffiti painting. This will be achieved by observation and practice of traditional graffiti style, combined with still life painting. From this you will achieve the hybrid still life/graffiti painting. The art works and styles developed during this course can be used as your design for a graffiti mural.

Thursday 10am-1pmRahmaan StatikSession I: Starts September 12Session II: Starts October 17

$175, Members $170

ENCAUSTIC PAINTING(5 WEEKS)

Learn how to paint with wax in this multi-level class. Use pigments, damar crystals, various types of waxes as well as other ingredients to create multi-layered, heavily textured to paint on a variety of surfaces. Work with metals tools and special brushes as well as torches, heat guns and irons. Encapsulate additional materials and collage the surface. 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 this medium, open studio is not available for students working with encaustic paints.

Sunday 2-5pmJenny LearnerSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

PAINTING THE FIGURE ALLA PRIMA(10 WEEKS)

A direct approach to painting requires the student to see the world in terms of painterly concepts. The bravura strokes of a Velazquez or Sargent require an intimate knowledge of how light travels across a form, values, color relations and the quality of edges. This class will focus on building an understanding of these visual concepts to enable the student to paint in a direct manner in full color from the start. The class will paint some two week and tree week poses involving some nude and clothed poses. There will be a few value studies done with conte crayon on paper. This class is ideal for oil painters and can also be pursued with pastel.

Tuesday 10am-1pm Ken MinamiStarts September 10

$330, Members $320

$60 model fee

LARGE SCALE PAINTING(10 WEEKS)

Stretch the boundaries of your painting practice by working on a large scale. Going big will challenge your creativity and your body as you learn the tools and techniques needed for creating paintings on a 4 x 5 foot canvas or larger. Whether you make landscapes, figurative, or abstract paintings, this class will provide students with how to physically make large work, and what materials are necessary for converting big ideas into larger than life reality. The course is designed for students with oil or acrylic painting experience.

Tuesday 10am-1pm Randall MillerStarts September 10

$330, Members $320

BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION(10 WEEKS)

Designed for beginners to advanced students, this class will introduce the student to techniques to accurately render botanical subjects using graphite and watercolor. We will keep a sketchbook to record details and test techniques, and then apply those skills to more considered and developed pieces. Some class periods will be spent at local conservatories practicing our artistry in the field.

Monday 10am-1pm Kimberly PancoastStarts September 9

$330, Members $320

PORTRAIT DRAWING(10 WEEKS)

This intermediate course is for those who have had some experience or have taken First Time Portrait Drawing. It will build upon your basic understanding by showing you placement, various in-depth shading techniques, and the art of seeing. A supply list will be provided.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm Tony PorterStarts September 10

$330, Members $320

$60 model fee

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(Cont. Multilevel to Intermediate)


INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED

INTUITIVE PAINTING (5 WEEKS)

In this intermediate class, develop your own language of mark-making. Learn to trust your intuition while generating original ideas and expressing the unconscious. A development of color, compositions and themes will be explored. Recommended for students who have completed beginning level courses. A supply list will be provided.

Saturday 10am-1pmGwendolyn ZabickiSession I: Starts September 14Session II: Starts October 19

$175, Members $170

BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE STILL LIFE(5 WEEKS)

This course is designed to expand students’ ideas of what a still life painting can be, and how it can cross genres into both the figurative and the landscape. Working from observation and through various assignments, students will learn how to stretch the boundaries of the still life. The class will discuss both older and contemporary artists including Manet, Giorgio Morandi, Jeff Koons and Philip Pearlstein to gain an understanding of how the genre has been stretched and blurred, making it one of the most challenging and complex

traditions in painting today.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pmCeleste RaponeSession I: Starts September 12Session II: Starts October 17

$175, Members $170

ABSTRACT PAINTING STUDIO(5 WEEKS)

This class is for those students who are interested in developing techniques for abstract painting. Working with each student, the instructor will help you to discover your artistic vision with individually designed projects, exercises, and techniques. The class will have periodic critiques and discussions about relevant Artists’ work and shows. Move from where you are in your work with the goal of refining your artistic vision.

Friday 10am-1pm Cynthia VaicunasSession I: Starts September 13Session II: Starts October 18

$175, Members $170

EXPERIMENTS IN DRAWING(5 WEEKS)

In this intermediate to advanced class, students will explore contemporary drawing through a mixture of traditional and non-traditional drawing materials and methods. Through project-based assignments, we will draw from both life and imagination to create singular images, large-scale works and installations. This class is best for students with drawing experience who would like to examine new ways of seeing and thinking about drawing. A supply list will be provided.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Brenda MooreSession I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

$175, Members $170

ALLA PRIMA PAINTING(10 WEEKS)

Alla Prima, meaning “at once”, is a way of seeing, as much as a method.

This intermediate/advanced oil painting class will teach you the alla prima technique of focusing on the big relations of shape, value, hue, and definition, draw with a brush, and paint wet into wet. It will liberate you from the coloring book way of drawing outlines and filling them in with color. Learn to see the alla prima way. The first half of the class will focus on still life and the last half on the human figure.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Ken Minami Starts September 9

$330, Members $320

$30 model fee

DRAWING AND PAINTING THE NUDE FIGURE(5 OR 10 WEEKS)

This advanced class is for those who have had previous experience working from the nude model. Students are expected to have some competency in drawing or have completed Introduction to Portrait or Figure. In the 10 week course, poses are scheduled for two weeks so that a painting or drawing can be fully developed. The 5 week course will consist of 1, two-week and 1, three-week pose giving the students plenty of time to fully develop their work. Typically students work in oil, pastels or other drawing media and receive individualized instruction to develop their skills and individual styles. Students supply their own materials and supplies.

Wednesday 10am-1pm(5 WEEKS)

Bob HornSession I: September 11Session II: October 16

$175, Members $170

$30 model fee

Saturday 2-5pm(10 WEEKS)

Bob HornStarts September 14

$330, Members $320

$60 model fee

LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS(10 WEEKS)

Learn classical painting techniques from art history in this advanced class. You’ll study the works of Rembrandt, Chardin, and Van Eyck, and directed projects will help improve your oil painting skills. Projects will address color, light, composition, glazing, and brushwork. Drawing experience is recommended. Come to the first class prepared to work in oils and bring a 16” x 20” canvas.

Friday 10am-1pm Bob HornStarts September 13

$330, Members $320

PROBLEM SOLVING FOR OIL PAINTERS(10 WEEKS)

This advanced class is for students who have previous experience in oil painting. Students will work on directed projects and individual projects. The directed projects will focus on improving the core skills of representational painting. Please come to the first class prepared to work in oils with a 16” x 20” canvas.

Thursday 10am-1pm Bob Horn

Starts September 12

$330, Members $320

FOR ALL STUDENTSOPEN STUDIOIf you have taken a class and need a place to work, open studio is for you. This option allows you to use the classroom as your studio.

$40, Member $35 per week

$350 per ten-week session.

Painting & Drawing


L I L L S T R E E T S T U D E N T M E M B E R S H O W

October 7 – 13

The annual Member Show is a showcase of L i l l street ’s own v ibrant art i st community. Come enjoy the fu l l spectrum of pa int ing , d ig i ta l art , g lass , text i les , pr ints , jewelry and ceramics made by more than 60 L i l l street art i sts .

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August 23 – September 29

For the 6th annual L i l l st reet Internat ional , jurors Mark Lyman and Joseph P intz se lect more than 50 ceramic works , both tradit ional and innovat ive , that celebrate the coffee r i tual . Presented in col laborat ion with Intel l igents ia Coffee .

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October 7 – 13

The annual Member Show is a showcase of L i l l street ’s own v ibrant art i st community. Come enjoy the fu l l spectrum of pa int ing , d ig i ta l art , g lass , text i les , pr ints , jewelry and ceramics made by more than 60 L i l l street art i sts .

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Nicole Hol lander ’s L iv ing Room

October 20 – November 17

This fa l l , the color ful wor ld of Chicago cartoonist and wr iter Nicole Hol lander comes to l i fe at L i l l street . The gal lery wi l l be transformed by her col lected and personal artworks and dist inct ive home furn ish ings . The art i st wi l l hold specia l readings and per formances at var ious dates throughout the exhib it ion . Presented in conjunct ion with Nat ional Book Month and Chicago Ar itsts Month.

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November 22 - December 3 1

Featur ing new work by more than 35 ceramic art i sts , inc luding : Jeff Campana, Sam Chung , Sunshine Cobb, Mel Gr i f f in , Todd Hayes , Kenyon Hansen, Mike Helke , Tom Jaszczak , Sean O’Connel l , Just in Rothshank , Stacy Snyder and Danie l R icardo Teran .

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PRINTMAKINGPRINTMAKINGTHE PRINTMAKING & BOOK ARTS DEPARTMENT has expanded its class options in our recently renovated printmaking studio. We’ve added letterpress to the mix, to complement traditional techniques such as etching, relief and screenprinting. We also offer hand-made books, as well as 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.

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER(5 WEEKS)

Learn to craft colorful prints of your own designs to hang on your walls, or turn into hand-made notecards. Learn photo-emulsion process to print on paper from your own drawings or digital files. Our high-tech UV vacuum exposure unit makes exposing a screen faster and easier! Materials fee includes inks and some paper. Plus Open Studio time is included so you can translate all your ideas into print.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Matthew GinsbergSession I: Starts September 9


Thursday 2-5pm Matthew GinsbergSession I: Starts September 12


Sunday 5-8pm Andrew CampbellSession I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

$20 Materials fee

IT’S BACK! FIRST-TIME LETTERPRESS(5 WEEKS)

Learn the basics of how to print hand-set type with a range of image options using our collection of wood and metal type. Students will make business cards or letterhead with lead type, make a collaborative poster with wood type plus a final project including some fun, experimental printing techniques. Materials fee includes some paper and most other materials. Additional paper available from the instructor.

Saturday 10am-1pm Ryan BasileSession I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19

$175, Members $170

$20 Materials fee

FIRST-TIME BOOKMAKING(5 WEEKS)

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

Tuesday 6:30-9:30Kathryn DrurySession I: Starts September 10


Sunday 10am-1pmLiz NielsenSession I: Starts September 15


$175, Members $170

$15 Materials fee

MONOTYPE: THE ONE OF A KIND PRINT (5 WEEKS)

Monotypes are often described as “painterly prints,” and the possibilities for creating imagery using this method are endless. This class is perfect for painters and printmakers alike who are intrigued by the process of creating one-of-a-kind prints. Stencil methods are introduced as well as mark-making processes, background blends, gum Arabic transfers and other fascinating monotype techniques. Students have the opportunity to translate drawings, paintings and photographs into the print form using Plexiglas plates as a printing surface. Plates & some paper are available for student use, additional paper is available

for purchase from the instructor.

Wednesdays, 10am-1pmKathryn DrurySession I: September 11

Session II: October 16

$175, Members $170

$15 Materials fee


MULTILEVEL

CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING(10 WEEKS)

Learn to make relief prints from linoleum blocks, as well as create of one-of-a-kind monoprints. Detailed instruction on tools, cutting techniques, and the translation of ideas will be covered. Explore single and multiple block approaches, collage techniques, plus the opportunity to incorporate monoprint techniques including xerox transfer. Works can be printed with the press or by hand. Some materials are included, a supply list will be provided on the first day. Additional supplies may be purchased from instructor.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmJudy ZeddiesStarts September 10

$330, Members $320

$20 Materials fee

MULTILEVEL SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER(10 WEEKS)

A perfect class for those who have screen printed before and would like to continue, Multi Level Screen caters to students of all skill levels. Students will become reacquainted with the updated facilities, learn some new tricks, and focus on in-depth projects such as poster runs, handmade cards and fine art editions. Generous open studio is included, as well as ink and some paper with materials fee of $20.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm Matthew GinsbergStarts September 12

$330, Members $320

$30 Materials fee

INTAGLIO AND RELIEF(10 WEEKS)

This multilevel course explores traditional methods of intaglio printmaking including hard and soft ground etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, monotype and monoprint. Methods for woodblock relief printing including woodblock preparation and cutting as well as press and hand printing methods will also be covered.

Tuesday 1-4pm Megan SterlingStarts September 10

$330, Members $320

$25 Materials Fee

UNIQUE PRINTS: TONER TRANSFER PROCESS (10 WEEKS)

Explore contemporary printmaking techniques with a concentration on the Xerox Transfer Process. Students will learn how to combine the transfer process with stencils, chine collé, and monoprinting. Experimentation and individual expression are encouraged. All levels of students are welcome.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Lea Basile LazarusStarts September 11

$330, Members $320

$25 Materials fee

NEW: SCREEN PRINT ON FUSIBLE GLASS(5 WEEKS)

Learn to print drawings and patterns on fusible glass, plus incorporate photographic images! Print using special inks 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. Materials fee includes all inks plus some glass. Additional glass can be purchased from the instructor.

Saturday 2-5pm Judy ZeddiesSession II: Starts October 19

$180, Members $175

$30 Materials fee

PRINTMAKING

NON-ADHESIVE BOOK BINDING(5 WEEKS)

Utilizing previously developed basic bookbinding skills, students will delve further into three slightly more complex and beautiful structures that involve binding without the use of adhesives other than adding decorative cover elements of their choice. History and traditional techniques will be discussed, and innovative modification can be explored from there. Structures will include Japanese side-stitch, Coptic, and elegant techniques for stitching through the spine for decorative effect.

Wednesday 2-5pmMegan SterlingSession I: Starts September 11

$175, Members $170

$15 Materials fee

POCKETS, FOLDS, & HIDDEN TREASURES(5 WEEKS)

This next step from basic bookbinding will further explore different folding and construction techniques that combine with different book structures to create a variety of fun and imaginative books that take on another dimension. Basic bookbinding skills desirable.

Wednesday 2-5pmMegan SterlingSession II: Starts October 16

$175, Members $170

$15 Materials fee

EARLY REGISTRATION





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TEXTILESTEXTILESTHE LILLSTREET TEXTILE & FIBER ARTS DEPARTMENT is a growing community interested in traditional and contemporary craft media. Our newly renovated sewing studio offers more class space and upgraded equipment including an industrial sewing machine, overlock and serger machines.

OUR PRINT ON FABRIC CLASSESfeature a remodeled dark room with a state-of-the-art UV vacuum exposure unit. Students also now have access to a computer station with a laser printer for prepping images! Students can achieve professional results in our bullet steamer when setting dyes, and the new dye station set up makes immersion dyeing more user friendly.

Our student population is diverse- from professional artists who sell at artisan fairs, online shops, and consignment, to all levels of artists developing skills to develop their portfolio and continue their creative education.

Make our space your space by taking advantage of free open studio when enrolled in one of our Textile Arts classes. With the holiday season right around the corner, you can make plenty of hand-made gifts or inventory for the craft fair season!

BEGINNER/ADVANCED BEGINNERFIRST-TIME SEWING(5 WEEKS)

Perfect for someone who doesn’t know how to thread a machine or stray from the straight stitch. Formal instruction includes how to operate a sewing machine, basic techniques and learning sewing vocabulary. Walk away with a completed apron and tote bag to show off your newly acquired skills! Sewing machines provided. Thread and notions provided with materials fee. This class is a prerequisite for intermediate/advanced classes and equipment.

Tuesday 2-5pm Paige Fetchen


Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm Sarah Montgomery


Thursday 10am-1pm Amanda FranckSession I: Starts September 12


Sunday 2-5pm Sarah Montgomery


Sunday 5:30-8:30pm Nora Renick-Rinehart


$175, Members $170

$10 materials fee

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON FABRIC(5 WEEKS)

Master the photo-emulsion process, basic registration techniques, and pulling clean prints while working in a studio equipped with a professional UV vacuum exposure unit and new aluminum screens. Learn how to turn any drawing or design into a print onto t-shirts, bags or almost any fabric. Materials fee includes most supplies and access to film positive printing on our laser printer, students provide fabric. Take advantage of our generous open studio time to walk away with lots of printed goodies for the holidays.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Camille Canales/ Keeley StittSession I: Starts September 9


Tuesday 10am-1pm Camille Canales/ TBDSession I: Starts September 10


Sunday 2-5pm Camille Canales/Keeley StittSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

$25 Materials fee

FIRST-TIME QUILTING(5 WEEKS)

Have all of those beautiful hand-made quilts on Pinterest and Instagram been catching your eye? This five-week class provides hands-on experience in all steps required to make a fully functional quilt. Students will be encouraged to experiment and get creative with patterns and color! We will cover six block patterns and create a quilted hot-mitt out of your favorite two blocks. The class will also include a number of slide presentations and instruction on how to plan out larger projects for the future. Master the basics of quilting before our 10 week classes offered in the Winter.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Nora Renick-RinehartSession I: Starts September 9


$175, Members $170


TEXTILESZIPPERS & BUTTONS(5 WEEKS)

Have you taken First-Time Sewing but want more practice before tackling our 10 week classes? Use this class to reinforce the basics while picking up some new skills such as sewing zippers and buttonholes. You’ll leave the class with one-of -a-kind pillow and zip bag and the confidence to keep sewing! If class time allows, students may start on a project of their choice. Students with basic at-home sewing knowledge looking for formal instruction are welcome in this class. Sewing machines, thread and some notions provided with materials fee.

Tuesday 2-5pm Paige Fetchen


Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm Sarah Montgomery


Sunday 2-5pm Sarah MontgomerySession I: Starts September 15

$175, Members $170

$15 materials fee

THE PERFECT EASY DRESS(5 WEEKS)

Leave this class with at least one hand-made skirt and dress- ideal layering pieces for fall and winter! Individualize each pattern by choosing your size and picking unique fabrics and embellishments. This class will reinforce beginner sewing skills while introducing basic pattern making. Students should bring in 3 yards of muslin fabric to the first class. No sewing experience needed! Sewing machines, thread and some notions provided with materials fee.

Sunday 10am-1pm Paige FetchenSession I: Starts September 15

$175, Members $170

$15 materials fee

INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILES(10 WEEKS)

Survey techniques the Textile Department offers in this combo class held in both print and sewing studios! The class will spend the first 5 weeks introducing themselves to the dye and screenprinting processes, and afterwards work in the sewing studio sewing a beginner project. You will feel confident tackling DIY projects at home and be ready for more advanced classes in the department. Materials fee includes ink supplies during class and all dyes. Students provide fabric after the first class.

Wednesday 10am-1pm Paige FetchenStarts September 11

$340, Members $330

$35 Materials fee

MULTILEVELHAND-CARVED BLOCKPRINTS(5 WEEKS)

Draw, transfer, carve and print your designs onto fabric and paper through this traditional art. This course will introduce a variety of print processes that can be easily adapted to suit home-studio printing. Personalize your favorite tea towel, eco-friendly grocery bag or note cards with your hand-carved blockprints. Some materials provided with fee, instructor will have a resource list the first day of class. No experience required!

Sunday 5:30-8:30pm Keeley StittSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

$15 Materials fee

CUSTOM MESSENGER BAG: HARDWARE + POCKETS (5 WEEKS)

Do you need a bag that fits both your sense of style and all of your belongings? Sew your very own messenger bag while picking up some new skills such as zippers, zip pockets, adjustable straps and buckles! The class will cover design, selection of proper materials and hardware and introduction to sewing with heavy-weight fabrics on the industrial machine. Students provide fabric and hardware after the first class. Sewing machines, thread and some notions provided with materials fee.

Prerequisite: First Time Sewing or equivalent experience.

Sunday 10am-1pm Paige FetchenSession II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

$15 materials fee


NUNO FELTING(5 WEEKS)

Nuno felting is back just in time for the cooler weather. Learn how to create lace-like, textural Nuno from silk and wool roving. Felting the wool onto silk creates a lovely and unique puckering texture. You’ll begin by making samples and end up creating a unique scarf or Nuno fabric of your own. Students will provide materials after the first week of class. Materials fee includes one silk scarf and some wool roving on the first day.

Sunday 10am-1pm Akemi Nakano CohnSession II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

$15 materials fee

DIY UPHOLSTERY(5 WEEKS)

Customize your space with a unique piece of furniture! Using fabrics and decorative decisions students will assemble and upholster their very own stool. With the use of a simple form students will grasp the ideas of armature and upholstery within functional furniture. Topics such as basic sewing skills, pattern making, and a brief introduction to fabric printing will be covered while looking at examples of other upholstery techniques.. Bonus! Learn how to use a piping foot and try your hand at the new industrial machine. Materials fee includes wooden pieces for stool. (Students can make more stools for an extra fee during open studio hours.) Basic sewing experience recommended.

Tuesday 10am-1pm Paige FetchenSession I: Starts September 10


Thursday 6:30-9:30pmPaige FetchenSession I: Starts September 12


$175, Members $170

$35 Materials fee

CONTEMPORARY CROSS-STITCH: POP CULTURE, REPETITION AND EMBROIDERY(5 WEEKS)

Work and socialize with our newest instructor, Stacia, as she shares her ideas on entertainment, meditation and relaxation- all themes relevant to working in cross-stitch embroidery. Using pattern making software (MacStitch), students will transform an image into a printed pattern and begin stitching a photo-realistic cross-stitch embroidery. We will cover all you need to know about the basics-from materials, techniques and history to the the creation of a counted cross-stitch from a digital image of your choosing. Beyond the formal instruction group stitch time will be accompanied by a series of podcasts, movies, TV episodes, stories and music related to the theme of repetition. You may not finish your piece by the end of the class, but you will leave with the desire to keep stitching! Access to software , aida cloth and some embroidery floss provided with materials fee.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Stacia YeapanisSession I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

$175, Members $170

$15 Materials fee

T-SHIRT PRINTING(5 WEEKS)

Print on several types of t-shirts or other garments in this fast-paced class. Instructor will focus on developing designs that work well for all styles and sizes, and examples will be shown of popular shirts sold at craft fairs and independent online shops. You can make your own band tees, onesies or tote bags! Students can walk away with dozens of shirts each week, even more if they work during open studio hours. Great for true beginners and experienced printers looking to crank out some work! Materials fee includes most inks and printing supplies, students provide fabric blanks.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Nora Renick-Rinehart


$175, Members $170$25 materials fee

NEW! MX DYES: A TEA TOWEL EXCHANGE(5 WEEKS)

Inspired by contemporary textile design, students will work through printing one or two color repeat patterns onto tea towels with fiber reactive dyes. In comparison to inks, which sit on the surface of your cloth and can sometimes leave a stiff hand, dyes go into the fabric therefore leaving your fabric feeling soft and maintaining maximum absorbency. The class will culminate with an exchange- students will leave with a whole stack of tea towels printed by their classmates. Print gorgeous, professional looking products just in time for the Holiday Season while learning how to use dyes. First Time Screenprinting experience is not required, but suggested. Two tea towels and all dyes provided with materials fee. Additional towels will be available to purchase through the studio or students may bring in their own.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Nora Renick-Rinehart


$175, Members $170

$35 materials fee

MULTILEVEL PRINTING ON FABRIC(10 WEEKS)

A perfect class for those who have completed First Time Screenprint on Paper or Fabric, and would like to continue to hone their skills and work with new materials. Using a variety of fabrics and pigments such as water based inks, MX and acid dyes, resists and discharges, students will print plenty of printed yardage and fabric blanks. Inks and dyes available for purchase during class and open studio. Students should come to the first class prepared with one yard of cotton muslin. Prerequisite: First Time Screenprint on Paper or Fabric.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmElizabeth KumorStarts September 10

$340, Members $330

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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED NEW! CMYK PRINTING (5 WEEKS)

Print full-color photo-realistic images onto fabric and paper! In this class we will easily screenprint halftone photographs with the four color process printing- also known as CMYK printing. Bring your own color photograph to the first class (printed or on a flash drive), and we will spend the first two weeks in the digital studio creating halftone separations in Photoshop. In the Textile studio we will burn screens and master registration to produce outstanding photorealistic prints. Students must provide second screen or rent from studio, and all process inks and tape included with materials fee during class and open studio. A resource list will be handed out during the first class.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm Allison Rose & Nora Renick-RinehartSession I: Starts September 12


$175, Members $170

$30 materials fee

MULTILEVEL SEWING PROJECTS(10 WEEKS)

Have you taken First Time Sewing, and want to work on your own projects now? Want to learn how to use a serger for a more professional finish? Maybe you are a self-taught sewer, but would like some professional guidance. This class allows students to choose individual projects and work closely with the guidance of the instructor to complete one-of-a-kind sewing projects. Bonus topics covered: serger instruction, sewing machine feet attachments, button-hole stitches, and topics as they relate to student’s projects. Prerequisite: First Time Sewing or equivalent experience.

Saturday 10am-1pmNora Renick-RinehartStarts September 14

$340, Members $330

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION II (10 WEEKS)

Are you ready to take our sewing skills up a level? You’ve made that first skirt and can put in a zipper, but now it’s time to perfect those techniques while picking up some new skills for creating professional finished garments. We’ve listened to your requests and are now happy to offer a more advanced garments class for repeat students. Individual projects will be designed and completed with the guidance of the instructor, while trying out new skills such as continuous thread darts, godets, plackets and working with fabric on the bias. Prerequisite: Two First time sewing classes or Garment Construction.

Saturday 2-5pm Amanda FranckStarts September 14

$340, Members $340

EASY HOODIE SWEATSHIRT(5 WEEKS)

Come take advantage of our new equipment: two sergers and a coverstitch machine! Using a simple pattern you can create your own custom sweatshirt and practice working with knits! Instruction will also include basic pattern alterations including how to make hoods and inserting pockets and zippers. Get creative with color and structure and leave with a fully functional garment that is a Fall weather staple! A resource list will be handed out during the first class.

Sunday 5:30-8:30pm Nora Renick-RinehartSession II: Starts October 20

$175, Members $170

$10 materials fee

WORKSHOPSCRASH COURSE IN DYES: OMBRE COTTON JERSEY SCARF(1 DAY)

Cooler weather is approaching, and it’s the perfect time to show off your hand-dyed scarf! This crash course introduces students to the rainbow of dyes in Lillstreet’s Textile department, allowing students to mix their own color for a unique scarf. No experience necessary. One 100% cotton jersey scarf provided, more available for purchase if time allows. Rubber gloves recommended.

Saturday, October 12, 2-6pm Elizabeth Kumor

$75, Members $70

POCKET SKIRT WORKSHOP(1 DAY)

Get ready for Fall layers with an elastic band skirt with complimentary exterior pockets! In this crash course in sewing, learn how to put in elastic and finish your skirt with fancy french seams and a custom hem length. You’ll learn the basics of taking body measurements and get a taste of what our Textile Department class are like. No sewing experience necessary! Students should bring in 2.5 yards of fabric, and matching spool of thread if desired, as well as 1/4 yard of a fun print for the exterior pockets!. Sewing machines, thread in various colors and notions provided. Please wash, dry and iron your fabric before workshop!

Friday, September 20, 6:30-10pmPaige Fetchen

$75, Members $70

TEXTILESEARLY REGISTRATION





ROOFTOP INSTALLATION

Lillstreet’s Textile Department hosts artists from around the country and invites them to install work onto four, 9-foot flag poles on top of Lillstreet’s rooftop deck. Work can be seen from the CTA Montrose Brown Line elevated tracks and Metra Train tracks, as well as driving or walking down Montrose and Ravenswood Avenues. Installations rotate monthly, May through December, and flags are displayed in the Textile Department’s hallway gallery prior to install date.

Since 2011, the installation space also serves as competition for artists, with Lillstreet awarding cash prizes for Best in Show and Honorable Mention installations.

Visit our blog www.lillstreettextiles.blogspot.com for more information or to apply.

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INTRODUCTION TO SERGERS WORKSHOP(1 DAY)

Have you taken classes in our department and want the professional finish to your garments that a serger can provide? This three hour workshop will demystify the threading of a 4 thread serger, one of the new pieces of equipment in our Textile lab. Students enrolled in classes will be authorized to use machines during open studio after completing the workshop. Students who are not enrolled may sign up for open studio time for an additional fee. Learn how to serge placements and tea towels for gifts, or finish up that messenger bag or garment from previous classes. Students should be confident on a traditional sewing machine before taking this course.

Wednesday, Septmeber 25, 2-5pm Paige Fetchen

Friday, October 4, 6:30-9:30pm Nora Renick-Rinehart

$55, Members $50

CREATIVE RETREAT HAND EMBROIDERY: REPETITION AND RELAXATIONThe art of hand embroidery has been admired for centuries and is currently popular in the DIY scene. It’s 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 cotton 13’’ x 20’’ banner-style wall hanging with a design of your choosing and leave com-

pelled to stitch more! EMPOWER YOUR WORKFORCE

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!)

• Make a completed wall hanging with a design of your choice

• Relax and socialize

Skill level:No experience needed.

Materials list: Bring an image or idea for your embroidery pattern

on 8 ½ x 11 paper

Saturday, September 14 10am-4pmCamille Canales

$120, $115 Members


THROUGH HANDS-ON, CREATIVE TEAM BUILDING FROM THE LARGEST VISUAL ARTS CENTER IN CHICAGO.

Lillstreet Ignite offers team building through fun and simple visual arts activities designed to energize and inspire. Don’t be intimidated—no experience required! Each activity is led by a professional teaching artist who expertly guides participants through the creative process. Select

LILLSTREET IGNITE | 4401 N RAVENSWOOD AVE CHICAGO, IL 60640 | 773.769.4226 | LILLSTREET.COM/IGNITE

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your activity and choose the full-day or half-day package that works for your budget. Custom activities and private rental of the Lillstreet Loft are also available. Explore the team building activities and learn more at visit lillstreet.com/ignite.

ARTS-BASED TEAM BUILDINGTO FUEL CREATIVITY

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DIGITAL ARTS &PHOTOGRAPHYDIGITAL ARTS &PHOTOGRAPHY

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


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.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm Alyce McQueenSession I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

Saturday 10am-1pm Alyce McQueenSession I: Starts September 14Session II: Starts October 19

Sunday 2-5pmGarrett BaumerSession I: Starts September 15Session II: Starts October 20

$190, Members $185

BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY(10 WEEKS)

Are you afraid of getting away from the “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 SchnebergerStarts September 9

Wednesday 10am-1pm Casey SmallwoodStarts September 11

Saturday 2-5pm Alyce McQueenStarts September 14

$360, Members $350

STUDIO LIGHTING(5 WEEKS)

Good lighting is often the difference between an average photograph and a great one. Serious photographers like to control their light in a professional studio. This course will teach you the 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.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Garrett BaumerSession II: Starts October 14

$190, Members $185

EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO(5 WEEKS)

Have you ever wanted to make a short video, documentary, or cutting edge video art? Explore the potential of digital video for creative expression. This class will include techniques in sound, video and their combinations. Learn examples of contemporary works and the history of time-based art for inspiration and precedent. You will explore the formal, contextual, conceptual, and technical aspects of time-based sequences. This class assumes no prior knowledge of video editing or the use of video cameras. Please bring a basic digital camcorder to class, most compact still cameras are sufficient. Basic computer skills required.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm Cameron KeleherSession I: Starts September 13

$190, Members $185

MULTILEVEL (ADVANCED BEGINNER TO ADVANCED)

EXPLORING CHICAGO(10 WEEKS)

In this course we’ll learn about travel photography and about Chicago, a city of neighborhoods. We’ll visit different neighborhoods around Chicago, each one with its own colorful identity, and learn 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. Improve your travel photography, or just learn about your city and taste some great food. DSLR cameras preferred.

Tuesday 10am-1:30pm Christopher SchnebergerStarting September 10

$380, Members $370

FOR CLASSES IN DIGITAL ARTS SEE PAGE 36.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY


DIGITALHISTORY & PRACTICE: LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY(5 WEEKS)

The landscape is a subject that has evolved over the history of photography – from the early explorations of the American West, to the classic images of Ansel Adams, to the New Topographic photographers, to the invented and conceptual environments of the contemporary avant garde. In this course you’ll learn about the styles of different eras and the prominent photographers of their time. Then you’ll make photographs with the styles and techniques those artists used. DSLR camera preferred.

Thursday 10am-1pm Kevin MalellaSession I: Starts September 12

$190, Members $185

HISTORY & PRACTICE: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY(5 WEEKS)

Portraits have been a constant in the history of photography. In this course we’ll learn about the significant portrait photographers and styles over the years. Then we’ll put those styles and techniques into practice. We’ll consider the power of portraits in conveying meaning. We’ll work with locations and available light, but then move into the studio to learn about artificial lighting. DSLR camera preferred.

Thursday 10am-1pm Kevin MalellaSession II: Starts October 17

$190, Members $185

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY: EXTERIORS(5 WEEKS)

This class will teach techniques for photographing buildings and other architectural exteriors. We’ll visit and photograph commercial, educational, and religious spaces. We’ll learn about vantage points, time of day, lenses and cameras, composition, and how to balance interior and exterior lighting. Students should have a DSLR camera with a lens capable of wide angle, and a tripod.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pmRebecca ReulandSession I: Starts September 10

$190, Members $185

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY: INTERIORS(5 WEEKS)

This class will teach techniques for photographing architectural interior spaces. We’ll visit and photograph commercial, educational, and religious spaces. We’ll learn about lenses and cameras, composition, and how to work with both available and supplemental lighting. Students should have a DSLR camera with a lens capable of wide angle, and a tripod.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm Rebecca ReulandSession II: Starts October 15

$190, Members $185

NIGHT AND ASTRO PHOTOGRAPHY(5 WEEKS)

Learn how to make stunning, luminous photographs when it’s dark out. You will be amazed at how the night can come alive through your camera with the proper techniques. This class will show you how to shoot in different nighttime environments, natural and urban. You will also learn how to make spectacular photographs of the night sky, filled with stars. You’ll get to use special astrophotography equipment, but also produce results with your own camera. Basic photography skills and DSLR cameras preferred.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm Scott BittingerSession I: Starts September 12

$190, Members $185

PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY(5 WEEKS)

This course will teach you how to properly light and photograph products so that 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’re marketing. Some basic photography skills and DSLR cameras are preferred.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm Rebecca ReulandSession II: Starts October 17

$190, Members $185

URBAN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY(10 WEEKS)

You don’t have to visit a national park to make landscape photographs. Many contemporary photographers have found that the urban world is a compelling landscape on its own. You’ll look at the city as a space with man-made mountains, canyons, and rivers. You’ll photograph on location, as well as review work in the classroom.

Saturday 2-5pm Kevin MalellaStarts September 14

$360, Members $350

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY(5 WEEKS)

The roaming photographer catches life in flux in the urban environment. Those moments where the transient elements of a chaotic world fall into just the right place can only be captured by a photographer who has both technical skill and a keen observant eye. This course will get you our into the streets of Chicago, on the hunt for those elusive moments that make for amazing photographs. Camera technique, shooting strategies, and history of the genre will all be covered. Full knowledge of your camera functions required.

Sunday 10am-1pm Scott BittingerStarts September 15

$190, Members $185

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED

VIEW CAMERA AND LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY(10 WEEKS)

World famous art photographers like Andreas Gursky, Edward Burtynski, Sally Mann, and Ansel Adams all have used view cameras to get exceptionally sharp images. This class will show you how to operate such a camera and get amazing results. We will shoot film, then scan for resolution that no DSLR can come close to. Photographs will then 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.

Wednesday 10am-1pm Kevin MalellaStarts September 11

$360, Members $350


(Cont. Digital Photoagraphy)

FOR CLASSES IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SEE PAGE 34.

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HYINTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY(10 WEEKS)

This course is for the intermediate or advanced amateur, or budding professional who wants to take their photography that one next step. Come with project ideas you wish to develop into portfolios for exhibition, publication, or other goals. Topics will include portfolio development, gallery exhibition, advanced shooting techniques, advanced digital editing and printing, book publishing, and more. This free-form class allows for plenty of one-on-one instruction, free from assignment constraints.

Wednesday 7-10pmChristopher SchnebergerStarts September 11

$360, Members $350


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. In this course you’ll 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 taken on its own. Basic computer skills required.

Monday 10am-1pm Randee LaddenSession I: Starts September 9

$190, Members $185

BEGINNING INDESIGN(5 WEEKS)

InDesign is a powerful graphic design and page layout software used by professionals and desktop publishers alike to create brochures, business cards, magazines and more. This course will show you how to integrate layouts, type, and graphics. Basic computing skills required.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm Katie MillsSession I: Starts September 10

$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. In this course you’ll 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 you can use in your artwork, graphic design, or promotional materials.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm Katie MillsSession II: Starts October 15

$190, Members $185

DIGITAL PHOTO RESTORATION(5 WEEKS)

Those tattered and faded photos in the album don’t need to stay that way. In this course you’ll learn how to scan an old photograph, improve its contrast and color, repair things like scratches creases and stains, and make a print that is superior to the original. This is a great skill to have for archiving and restoring your own precious family photos. You could also go into business doing restoration for others! Basic computer skills required. Please bring a few photos to restore.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm Garrett BaumerSession I: Starts September 9

$190, Members $185

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED

INTERMEDIATE PHOTOSHOP(5 WEEKS)

This class will go into more depth with Photoshop tools and help you 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 small flash drive to class. Basic Photoshop skills required.

Monday 10am-1pm Randee LaddenSession II: Starts October 14

$190, Members $185

WORKFLOW FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS(5 WEEKS)

Taking the photos is just one part of being a serious photographer. You also need to know the best way to import your images, catalog and edit them. This course will show you a smooth, organized workflow which will get you from import to edit to print with ease and keep your files organized at the same time. File naming and cataloging will be discussed, as well as drive formatting and back-up. Basic photography and computer skills required. Please bring a new external drive of 500GB+ to class along with images to import.

Saturday 10am-1pmGarrett BaumerSession I: Starts September 14

$190, Members $185

COLOR MANAGEMENT FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS(5 WEEKS)

One of the most frustrating aspects about digital photography is getting consistent colors from the camera to the screen to the print. In this course you’ll learn easy systems for getting accurate color capture, monitor calibration, and how to profile your printer for different papers. Basic photography and computer skills required.

Saturday 10am-1pm Garrett BaumerSession II: Starts October 19

$190, Members $185

EARLY REGISTRATION





DIGITALWORKSHOPS

ANIMATED GRAPHIC NOVEL(3 WEEKS)

Create your own comic book or graphic novel, but bring it to life through animation! This course will take you from illustration to multimedia with use of software like Adobe’s After Effects.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm Cameron KeleherStarts September 26

$150, Members $145

VIDEO MIXING AND PROJECTION(2 WEEKS)

Today’s concerts and clubs aren’t just about the music, they’re about the visuals. Nowadays it isn’t just the DJ mixing records, but the VJ mixing video imagery above the crowd or over the band. This course will show you how to find, edit, mix, and loop video, using simple free software. Pacing and visual effects will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to do live mixing and projection to music. Basic computer skills required.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm Cameron KeleherStarts November 7

$120, Members $115

CRASH COURSE IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY(1 DAY)

Learn about your camera and take better pictures as we learn about digital photography. We’ll start with the essential camera controls like ISO, aperture, shutter speed, shooting modes, and focus. Then we’ll put these lessons into practice with some in-class exercises. We’ll discuss composition and how to shoot thematically. To round out the class, there will be a demonstration of editing images using Lightroom software and the basics of printing. Students should bring a digital camera (DSLR preferred) with a fully charged battery and memory card with plenty of space.

Friday September 13, 1-5pm


Sunday October 20, 1-5pm

$120, Members $115

CRASH COURSE IN LIGHTROOM(1 DAY)

Lightroom is a powerful and affordable software for enhancing photographs, cataloging printing, and more. In this crash course you’ll get ann overview of how to organize, develop, and print your images. This is a great introduction to digital photo editing. Basic computer skills required. Basic computer skills required.

Tuesday September 10, 1-5pm

Friday October 11, 1-5pm

$120, Members $115

CRASH COURSE IN PHOTOSHOP(1 DAY)

This class will teach students the essentials of working with Photoshop. We’ll start by learning the workspace and all the tools, including brushes, paint, and flow. Next we’ll edit imagery on screen with adjustments such as levels, curves, hue/saturation, and how to selectively apply those adjustments. We’ll composite different image elements together. And we’ll conclude with a lesson on printing. Students should bring a flash drive with 5-10 images to edit. Basic computer skills required.



Sunday November 17, 1-5pm

$120, Members $115

CRASH COURSE IN DIGITAL VIDEO(1 DAY)

Learn to take excellent quality videos with simple cameras and edit them to create professional quality projects. We’ll cover camera controls and settings, importing to the computer, editing software, working with sound and soundtrack, and outputting completed projects to DVD or the internet. Basic computer skills required. Please bring a basic digital camcorder to class, most compact still cameras are sufficient.

Sunday September 29, 1-5pm

$120, Members $115

CRASH COURSE IN ILLUSTRATOR(1 DAY)

Illustrator is an indispensable software for graphics artists to create designs. In this course you’ll learn about vector-based graphics, how to create and edit paths, work with type, how to use live trace, how to paint and fill objects, and much more. Basic computer skills required.



$120, Members $115

CRASH COURSE IN INDESIGN(1 DAY)

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 this software and its capabilities. Basic computer skills required.



$120, Members $115


CREATIVERETREATSCREATIVERETREATS

ONE-DAY CREATIVE RETREATS ATLILLSTREET LOFTOur one-day retreats offer you the chance to relax and renew as you immerse yourself in the creative process. Retreats will be a unique combination of a 75-minute yoga class (for all levels), healthy and delicious catered lunch and three to six hours of hands-on art instruction (some retreats are six hours of art instruction, no yoga).

Yoga class will be taught by Bloom Yoga© instructors in a hatha/gentle vinyasa style with appropriate modifications offered for students of all levels. Class will focus on connecting breath and movement in a conscious way to prime the body and mind for a creative afternoon. Accomplished Lillstreet teaching artists will instruct each retreat.

HAND EMBROIDERY: REPETITION AND RELAXATIONThe art of hand embroidery has been admired for centuries and is currently popular in the DIY scene. It’s 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 cotton 13’’ x 20’’ banner-style wall hanging with a design of your choosing and leave com-

pelled to stitch more! 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!)

• Make a completed wall hanging with a design of your choice

• Relax and socialize


Materials list: Bring an image or idea for your embroidery pattern

on 8 ½ x 11 paper

Saturday, September 14 10am-4pmCamille Canales

$120, $115 Members

CREATIVE BOOKMAKING: EXPLORING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VISUAL ART AND WRITINGThis full-day art retreat is a hands-on collaborative art and creative writing session in which participants will make their own sculptural handmade books based around the fall season. The retreat will begin by making lists, or collections, of seasonal images and memories, and then will turn to creating poetry, visual art, and journaling. Drawing, painting, collaging, and stenciling are a few of the techniques that will be offered throughout the session. Each participant will spend the day filling his/her book with their own unique style, reflecting upon the relationship between writing and art. We will conclude the day by sharing our books and telling the stories and memories that inspired this project.

At this retreat you will:• Be in the moment

• Create your own book and/or journal with reflections on your life

• Combine imagery with writing

• Experiment with a variety of art supplies

• Share ideas, memories, thoughts

and inspirations


Materials list: Optional – please bring photocopies of images and quotes that have a personal meaning, fabric, ribbon, decorative paper, etc…

Co-Teachers: Lea Lazarus, Susan Gundlach

Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, November 3

$120, $115 Members

FALL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY RETREATDiscover the secrets to professional quality photos and learn how to make one of photography’s favorite seasons come to life with your camera. This retreat includes discussion, hands-on instruction, a guided tour and photo shoot opportunity at the Montrose Beach Nature Preserve and surrounding area, along with a friendly group critique of photos from your local

excursion.


• see familiar situations from new perspectives

• explore texture and form

• observe your surroundings

• learn photo skills to make your colors and scenes look amazing

• earn to see compositions

• find great light

• get familiar with your camera and your eye

• be inventive

Skill Level:Must be familiar with your cameras operations

Material List

• Digital camera (DSLR preferred, Point & Shoot okay)

• Extra battery, empty or extra memory card

Sunday, September 29 10am-4pmKevin Malella

$120, $115 Members

All Retreats are

10am to 4pm

includes lunch

AUTUMN IS A WONDERFUL SEASON FOR SELF-REFLECTION and letting go. Lillstreet welcomes you to retreat with us as you balance your busy holiday schedule with a little creative “me time.”

Pajaki Chandelier Retreat


EXPRESSIVE PAINTING: MIXED MEDIA WORD ARTEach student will be guided through experimental and expressive painting techniques with a wide variety of tools, colors, textures, and mediums. We will find unexpected imagery and beauty as we create without self-judgment or preoccupation with the end result. Each student should bring photocopies of images and quotes that have a personal meaning: places, animals, maps, poems, etc. We will be altering the images and using them in mixed media collages, so please do bring copies rather than originals.


• be in the moment

• paint with unusual tools

• let go of the outcome

• mix color, create textures

• mix media

• cut, tear, and layer paper

• be inventive, have fun

Skill level:No experience needed

Materials list:bring photocopies of images and quotes that have a personal meaning: places, animals, maps,

poems, etc.

Saturday, October 19 10am-4pmGwen Zabicki

$120, $115 Members

FOLK ART & PAPER CRAFT: PAJAKI CHANDELIERSA pajaki is a beautiful and charming Old-World folk art that has been reinterpreted and transformed into a contemporary piece of décor. There is a Polish expression: blessed is the home with a spider web in it. Traditionally pajaki (pronounced Pie-Yonky), which translates to spider of straw, is a hanging decoration for health, happiness and luck. It’s lavishly decorated with paper flowers, felt and other found objects. At this retreat, participants will create their own pajaki chandelier. While traditional Pajakis are full of color, there are others done in neutrals and even pastels and you will be given the tools and guidance to focus on constructing and decorating your pajaki to match your own vision. So whether its full of bright colors or more subdued lets bring some old-world well wishes and good luck into our homes this season!

At this retreat you will:• Learn basic elements of design through color, texture and composition

• Create your own contemporary version of Old-World folk art

• Build and construct decor with the simplest of materials

• Relax and re-charge in a positive creative environment

Skill level:No experience neededMaterials list: Optional - please bring various paper scraps, tissue paper, felt balls, ribbon, upholstery thread and decorative paper punches.

Saturday, November 9 10am-4pmGwen Terry

$120, $115 Members

CREATING RETREATS

CANCELLATION POLICYRetreats 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. Retreats dropped 7 days or less prior to the scheduled date are not eligible for refunds, studio credits, or alternative retreat dates.


The 1800-sq. ft. loft is designed to transport you into the center of an artist’s studio, complete with handcrafted furnishings, striking artwork, and even art supplies for adding a fun, personal touch to your event.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:MARIE STRAQUADINEASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EVENTS,[email protected] LILLSTREET.COM/LOFT

PRICING:• HOURLY RENTAL: $250(TWO HOUR MINIMUM ON WEEKDAYS/THREE HOURS ON WEEKENDS)

• 8-HOUR WEEKDAY RENTAL: $1200

• 8-HOUR WEEKEND RENTAL: $1600

CAPACITY:• COCKTAIL STYLE RECEPTION: 150

• THEATER STYLE: 75

• CLASSROOM STYLE: 65

LET LILLSTREET LOFT INSPIREYOUR CREATIVE EVENT

LOFT

M O N D A Y T U E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y

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4 Adventures in Clay,10-11:30am

Paint & Stories,10-11:30am

Toddler Clay & Multimedia, 10:30-11:30am

Paint & Stories, 10-11am

Ages

3-5

Multimedia Art,10-11:30am

Kinderclay,2-3:30pm

Kinderclay,2-3:30pm

Under Construction,4-5:30pm

Ages

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7 Handbuilding in Clay, 4-5:30pm

All Things Messy, 4-5:30p

All Things Messy, 4-5:30p

Drawing & Painting,4-5:30pm

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Drawing into Painting, 4-5:30pm

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Drawing & Cartooning, 4-5:30pm

Drawing & Cartooning, 4-5:30pm

Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing,4:30-6:30pm

Ages

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-14 Living Drawings: Drawn

Animation,4-6pm

Ages

10

-16 Metals for Young Adults,

4-6pm

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Digital Photography,4-6pm

CLASSES ARE 5 WEEKS AND BEGIN THE WEEKS OF

SIDE-BY-SIDE DROP-INEvery Saturday, 10-11am(Ages 2+)

DRAWING INTO PAINTINGSaturday, 10am-12pm(Ages 10-14)

FAMILY WORKSHOPSSaturday or SundayThroughout the Fall

WEEKENDWEEKEND

KIDStrEet SEPTEMBER 9 AND OCTOBER 14.


AGES 18-30 MONTHSA parent or babysitter stays with the child in these classes. In order to provide the best quality time with your toddler, we ask that you refrain from bringing other children to class. Class size limited to 10 children.

COLORED TEXTURES(5 WEEKS)

Soft yellow, bumpy red, and scratchy blue! Using a variety of materials, we’ll discover different textures and colors while building language, fine motor skills, and creative thinking.

Friday 10-10:45amSession I: Starts September 13 Session II: Starts October 18

$75, Members $70

KIDSTREETKIDSTREETYOUNG ARTISTS WILL BUILD CONFIDENCE and critical thinking skills while creating astounding works of art

AGES 2-4In all toddler classes, a parent or babysitter stays with the child. In order to provide the best quality time with your toddler, we ask that you refrain from bringing other children to class. Class size limited to 10 children.

TODDLER CLAY AND MULTIMEDIA(5 WEEKS)

Can’t decide whether to explore clay or paint? In this class, we get to do both plus a lot more. Work together and independently to paint and build with clay and other materials. Exploration, rather than the end product, is emphasized.

Wednesday 10:30-11:30amSusan TecktielSession I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

$95, Members $90

PAINT & STORIES(5 WEEKS)

Each class begins with a story to inspire our paintings. We will use many different textures of paints and a variety of tools to create our messy masterpieces. Come ready to work alongside your child throughout the class.

Tuesday 10-11:30amKimberly PancoastSession I: Starts September 10


Thursday 10-11:30amKimberly PancoastSession I: Starts September 12Session II: Starts October 17

$100, Members $95

ADVENTURES IN CLAY(5 WEEKS)

This class focuses on the material qualities of clay giving young artist the opportunity to create without limits. We will pinch, pound, and roll clay to develop unique clay pieces. Children use their imagination and refine their fine motor skills while playfully experiencing the plastic and tactile qualities of clay.

Monday 10-11:30amSession I: Starts September 9 Session II: Starts October 14

$100, Members $95

EARLY REGISTRATION





AGES 3-5Children enjoy these classes on their own, however parents may stay for the first class. Classes are

limited to 12 children.

MULTIMEDIA ART(5 WEEKS)

This class is designed to allow children to express themselves individually while learning new techniques with a variety of materials including fabric, collage, paint (tempera and watercolor), drawing, clay, pipe cleaner sculpting and more! While experimenting with these mediums, we will discover new ways of constructing. Children will use their fine motor abilities, imaginative minds and creativity to express their great thoughts artistically.

Monday 10-11:30amSusan TecktielSession I: Starts September 9Session II: Starts October 14

$100, Members $95

KINDERCLAY(5 WEEKS)

Each week will provide an opportunity for creative expression through the shaping of clay. This class will provide individual attention and enable each child to develop his or her personal style.

Monday 2-3:30pmSusan TecktielSession I: Starts September 9Session II: Starts October 14

Tuesday 2-3:30pmRoz AdamsSession I: Starts September 10Session II: Starts October 15

$100, Members $95

UNDER CONSTRUCTION(5 WEEKS)

For the junior architect! We’ll use clay and mixed media to construct fantastic buildings and environments. Come and invent a world of your own.

Wednesday 4-5:30pmSusan TecktielSession I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

$100, Members $95

AGES 5-7DRAWING AND PAINTING(5 WEEKS)

We’ll explore the world of color and line with paint, collage and other drawing materials. Students will be introduced to some of the ‘the greats’ and be encouraged to express their own creativity.

Thursday 4:30-6pmAmber WeatherfordSession I: Starts September 12Session II: Starts October 17

$100, Members $95

HANDBUILDING IN CLAY(5 WEEKS)

A lump of clay offers a whole new world of creative possibilities. Discover how slabs and coils become interesting shapes and forms. We’ll explore these new skills in handbuilding and learn decorative techniques using textures and colorful underglazes.

Monday 4-5:30pmMarian Castro-PalanykSession I: Starts September 9Session II: Starts October 14

$100, Members $95

ALL THINGS MESSY(5 WEEKS)

We’ll be up to our elbows in gloriously messy creation! Work with paint, clay, and other goopy materials. We will be experimenting with many different handbuilding and paint application techniques as well as learning about different artists and art movements. Each session will focus on a different theme, so no two will be alike!

Tuesday 4-5:30pmRoz AdamsSession I: Starts September 10Session II: Starts October 15

Wednesday 4-5:30pmSession I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

$100, Members $95

AGES 8-10DRAWING INTO PAINTING(5 WEEKS)

Learn to see color in new ways and discover the joy of the tactile experience of working with charcoal, pastel, watercolor, and acrylic paint.

WEDNESDAY 4-5:30PM

Session I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

$100, Members $95

KIDSTREET


AGES 8-12DRAWING AND CARTOONING(5 WEEKS)

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

Monday 4-5:30pmAnnie YorkSession I: Starts September 9Session II: Starts October 14

Tuesday 4-5:30pmAnnie YorkSession I: Starts September 10Session II: Starts October 15

$100, Members $95

HANDBUILDING & WHEELTHROWING(5 WEEKS)

This class is a great opportunity to try your hand at clay. We will spend time learning the basic techniques of handbuilding, then move onto the wheel, while making great pots and unique sculpture!

Thursday 4:30-6:30pmKaren AverySession I: Starts September 12Session II: Starts October 17

$120, Members $115

YOUNG ADULTSAGES 10-14LIVING DRAWINGS: DRAWN ANIMATION(5 WEEKS)

Do you ever look at your drawings and doodles and wish you could watch them wiggle, kick, wink, or shake? With animation, you can! We will watch drawn animations from different times and places, have workshops and assignments that cover basic techniques, and do LOTS and LOTS of drawing! Three projects will be completed throughout the course: a class-collaborative “Exquisite Corpse” morph animation, an abstract “doodle” cycled animation, and a short looped animation of your own imagined character walking. Lots of hard work, and lots of fun!

Wednesday 4-6pmGwyneth AndersonSession I: Starts September 11Session II: Starts October 16

$130, Members $125

DRAWING INTO PAINTING(5 WEEKS)

Learn to see color in new ways and discover the joy of the tactile experience of working with charcoal, pastel, watercolor, and acrylic paint.

Saturday 10am-12pmSession I: Starts September 14Session II: Starts October 19

$120, Members $115

AGES 10-16

METALS FOR YOUNG ADULTS(10 WEEKS)

This class is designed for young, aspiring jewelers who want to learn the basics of metalsmithing/jewelry making or improve the knowledge they already have. Saw-piercing, texturing, forming, cold connections and a soldered band ring will be covered. Most materials included. Additional materials and silver may be purchased from instructor.

Tuesday 4-6pmKara HetzStarts September 10

$330, Members $320

AGES 13+DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY(10 WEEKS)

Come explore self expression through photography. This course will show you how photography can be a medium to connect with the world around you, display unique points of view, and capture your own identity. The course will get you working with the settings of your camera, and teach you how to organize, edit, and print those images using Lightroom software. From the beautiful to the bizarre, from the intimate to the edgy, come learn to portray your self through the lens.

Monday 4-6pmStarts September 9

$330, Members $320

Our teachers and staff will work with you to create a custom class or camp tailored to your interests and availability. For more information call the front desk at 773.769.4226 or email Melanie Brown at [email protected]

CUSTOM CLASSES


FAMILY CLASSESSIDE-BY-SIDE FAMILY DROP-IN(ADULTS AND CHILDREN

AGES 2+)

Drop-in to create with clay as a family! Our teacher will guide you and your family in a clay project that is appropriate for all ages. Reservations are encouraged, as there is limited space.

Saturday 10-11amMembers/Non-member$10 per person per class

FAMILY WORKSHOPSThese workshops are a wonderful opportunity to work together on theme projects, and bring laughter, smiles, and great new crafts into your life! All workshops are 2 hours long and meant for adults and children ages 5+.

$30, Members $25

Priced per person. Children must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.

GHOULISH GRAVEYARDSSet the scene for a spooky Halloween. Make a scary ceramic graveyard to decorate your table or porch, or a candle holder to really spook up your lair!

Sunday, October 13, 2-4pm

THANKSGIVING PLATTERSAutumn is in the air and the rich fall colors compliment the warm tones of stoneware. Using the handbuilding technique of slumping clay into a form, create a platter to hold centerpiece goards or serve Thanksgiving turkey!

Roz AdamsSunday, November 3, 2-4pm

FAMILY MENORAHOne of our most popular family workshops! Learn simple handbuilding techniques to design and create a beautiful and unusual heirloom.

Sunday, October 27, 2-4pm

CLAY ORNAMENTSMake beautiful ceramic ornaments to decorate your tree or give as special stocking stuffers.

Roz AdamsSaturday, November 23, 2-4pm

SCHOOL’S OUT CAMPSCLAY & MULTIMEDIA CAMPAGES 5-8

Children spend the day working in clay and other media, developing handbuilding skills and working in multimedia to create fantastic pots, critters, and other creations!

October 14: Columbus DayNovember 11: Veterans Day9am-3:30pm

$85, Members $80

WHEELTHROWING CAMPAGES 9-12

Learn the exciting skill of wheelthrowing! Campers will learn the basics required to throw pottery and express their personal ideas on the wheel.

October 14: Columbus DayNovember 11: Veterans Day9am-3:30pm

$85, Members $80

ARt BIRtHDaY PARtIeS FOR KiDSfrom toddlers to teenagers! 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.

Parties are usually scheduled for Saturday afternoons from 12-2 or 3-5 or Sunday afternoons from11-1, 2-4, or 5-7. If you have a special theme, we’ll develop a special project just for your party!Visit our website for current pricing and to fill out a party request form.

LillStreet ProvideS:InvitationsGoodie bags for each guestTwo private roomsTeachers & assistantsProject suppliesRefrigerator and freezerFiring & glazing for all clay projects

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: TARO TAKIZAWA

Lillstreet is bursting with art. Everywhere, all the time, there are pots being fired, prints hung to dry, jewelry hammered out. On the shelves in the ceramics studios, you might spot a piece by Taro Takizawa—perhaps one of his beautiful, blue-glazed porcelain mugs with some clever carvings of triangular forms on the side. A simple, profound use of blue and white against each other.

Of his technique, Taro explains, “Once I put the handles on, they’re all trimmed and carved but still leather hard, I apply wax to the surface. I’ll carve with a needle tool. You can use underglaze and even some slip to fill in the carvings and wipe away the glaze with a sponge, and that is where the wax will resist, or the glaze won’t stick to the surface… I just started using porcelain. It’s kind of heavy. Basically, I concentrate on handles that are comfortable to hold, rims that feel good on you when you’re drinking, the bottom nice and smooth.”

A complex glazing technique, but a good demonstration of where a few classes at Lillstreet can get you. Taro has been taking pottery classes at Lillstreet for about a year. “I took a semester in college at the very end, after I took all my major classes and I figured I wanted to do something fun. Then I moved to Chicago last summer, and I found out about Lillstreet because my other pottery friends were like, ‘You should go there!’”

Taro focuses heavily on printmaking as well. “I actually work on printmaking primarily. Multiple color relief prints. That’s why I incorporate a lot of carvings and drawings into ceramics. After I got comfortable throwing, I just wanted to add more to it.”

“Pottery is just like—I wanted to do something 3D.”

And his 3D work is incredible! “Since I’m from Japan, we’re surrounded by the ocean, so it’s a really huge part of our daily life,” he continues. “Usually those [swirl carvings on his cups] are a representation of the oceans, water, waves. They could be either waves or mountains. Whales, I don’t know, I think they’re really divine creatures… I’ve used whales in my prints as well, so it just came naturally, like, what do I want to draw?”

Taro has a lot to say about the community at Lillstreet, too, not just the work to be done there. “The artist community here is a bunch of people that are friendly, weird, goofy,” he laughs, then continues, “willing to help.”

“Going to Lillstreet is nice,” he says, “because it’s a fun community with a lot of artists with different backgrounds. Even if you’re not that great, like, some glaze combinations will come out randomly and people will see it and be like, ‘How did you do that?’ That’s how you start building up relationships.”

Looking forward, Taro will keep working on his printmaking and hopes to take more ceramics classes at Lillstreet. We expect more great things from him.

Taro Takizawa,Equilibrium

Taro Takizawa,Home remember remember remember


OFFICE & GALLERY HOURS: 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.

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.

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.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDSPLEASE READ CAREFULLY

CANCELLATIONSClasses 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.

REFUND POLICY FOR DROPPED CLASSESAND WORKSHOPSTuition 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.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITSBe 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:

Artist Membership: $40/year• Discounts on classes and workshops

• VIP membership card

• Discounts at participating art supply stores and other community services

• Free gift

• 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)

• 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:

• One free family workshop per year, subject to availability

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

GETTING TO LILLSTREETWe 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.

PRIVATE CLASSESWould 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.

• 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:

$75 per hour for one-on-one instruction

$60 per hour, per student for two

$50 per hour, per student for three

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

FALL SESSION

Dropped on or before 9/1/13

Dropped between 9/2/13-9/8/13

Dropped between 9/9/13-9/15/13

Dropped after9/15/13

Adult/Child Classes

Refund minus $40 or full class credit

No refund – class credit only

No refund – half class credit

No refund or 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


GALLERY | CLASSES | STUDIOS

4401 N. RavenswoodChicago, IL 60640

773.769.4226

www.lillstreet.com

OCTOBER 5-6LILLSTREET AT RAVENSWOOD ARTWALK

OCTOBER 11LILLSTREET STUDENTMEMBER SHOWOPENING RECEPTION6-10PM

OCTOBER 14FALL CLASS SESSION II BEGINS

OCTOBER 25WILL YOU STEPINTO MY PARLOUR:NICOLE HOLLANDER’SLIVING ROOMOPENING RECEPTION6-8PM

LILLSTREET + RAVENSWOOD10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION:

AUGUST 23 BEST SERVED HOT: CERAMICS FOR THE COFFEE RITUAL OPENING RECEPTION 6-8PM

AUGUST 24 FALL OPEN HOUSE AND ANNIVERSARY BLOCK PARTY 12-7PM

AUGUST 25 MAKERS MINI CONFERENCE PANEL & WORKSHOP 1-5PM

AUGUST 28EMERGING ARTIST LECTURE BYTIM NICKODEMUS7PM

SEPTEMBER 7-8LILLSTREET AT RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR

SEPTEMBER 9FALL CLASS SESSION I BEGINS

SEPTEMBER 14FALL CREATIVE RETREATS BEGIN

September OctoberAugust November

NOVEMBER 22LET THERE BE LIGHT:OPENING RECEPTION &HOLIDAY PARTY6-10PM

NOVEMBER 22-23LILLSTREET HOLIDAY ART FAIR

NOVEMBER 26EARLY WINTER CLASS SESSION BEGINS

FALL CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER 9 & OCTOBER 14

Join us throughout December for holiday events and shopping!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Documents

Lillstreet 2013 Fall Catalogue