Workshops & Classes I'm offering in 2012:
SUMMER 2012:
with Pat Otto
4th Thursday / month 6:30-8:30 pm ~FREE~
Stop by after work for our Sew Happy Hour with some sewing relax/ action. Bring your mending, a needle & thread, and join us for some good time, down home, hand-sewin' at Blue Lotus Art Studio.
Creative Drawing with Pat Otto
6 Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 pm
June 5 - July 17, 2012 (off 7-3-12)
Do you ever wish you had stronger technical skills to bring to your creative process? Learn a greater vocabulary for self-expression with exercises on the fundamentals of art through non-traditional, meditative drawing tasks. Experience a new level of confidence, awareness and understanding in working with art - your own and others.
Blue Lotus Art Studio, 912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL - $165, 12 CEUs available.
Blue Lotus Art Studio, 912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL - $165, 12 CEUs available.
A Way Into Watercolor
with Pat Otto
with Pat Otto
6 alternate Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm
June 7 - August 16, 2012
Discover the unique qualities of watercolor painting through experimental exercises. Be introduced to a variety of watercolor activities, including expressive color theory, in ways that promote both technical skills and personal self-expression. A detailed supply list will be provided. Blue Lotus Art Studio, 912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL - $165, 12 CEUs available.
Creative Drawing with Pat Otto
Summer: June 9 - July 21, 2012
11:00am-1:30pm, 7 Saturdays
Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL - To register or for more info call 773-907-4440 or visit Truman College Continuing Education. $125
Watercolor Painting
with Pat Otto
with Pat Otto
Summer: June 9 - July 21, 2012
9:00-11:30am, 7 Saturdays
9:00-11:30am, 7 Saturdays
Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL -To register or for more info call 773-907-4440 or visit Truman College Continuing Education. $125 *See Showtime for examples of student artwork.
The Great Round of Mandala, 2012:
Following the Archetypal Stages 1 Evening a Month
with Pat Otto
with Pat Otto
2nd Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:30 pm
Part II Starts: July 12, 2012
Referring to the mandalic archetypes as developed by Joan Kellogg, we will move through the stages of the cycle of life as they correspond to the calendar months. With the intention of creating mandalas as symbolic reflections of our own personal development in the Great Round, a cyclical pattern of wholeness is generated of one’s inner and outer worlds. Blue Lotus Art Studio, 912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL - $165, CEUs available.
SPRING 2012:
with Pat Otto
4th Thursday of each month 6:30-8:30 pm ~FREE~
Bring your mending, a needle and thread and join us for some good time, down home, hand-sewin' at Blue Lotus Art Studio.
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| Tree by C. Dugan |
Spring II: March 24-May 7, 2012
9:00-11:30am, 7 Saturdays
9:00-11:30am, 7 Saturdays
at Truman College
1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL
To register or for more info call 773-907-4440 or visit
*See Showtime for examples of student artwork.
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| Drawing #2 by J. Valencia |
Spring II: March 24-May 7, 2012
11:00am-1:30pm, 7 Saturdays
at Truman College
1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL
To register or for more info call 773-907-4440 or visit
Winter 2012:
The Sewing Rebellion - Chicagoland chapter
with Pat Otto
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 from 3-5 pm ~FREE~
Meets the third Sunday of every month from 3-5 pm*. Bring your mending, a needle and thread and join us for some good time, down home, hand-sewin' at Blue Lotus Art Studio.
*always be sure to check the schedule at Blue Lotus for date/time changes prior to coming! |
| Dawn by pao |
with Pat Otto
6 alternate Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 2, 16, Mar. 1, 15 , 2012
912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL
$125 fee, 12 CEUs available
*See Daily Creative Practice for examples of work.
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| Stage 1: The Void-Resting in Darkness |
The Great Round Up
with Pat Otto
One evening a month ~ One stage at a time
~ 2nd Thursday of the month for 2012 ~
Starting on January 19, 2012, 6:30-8:30 pm
912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL
$150 fee for 6 months, or $250 for 1 year; CEUs available
*See artwork from previous workshop at Blue Lotus Art Studio Gallery
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| My Deepest Desire is Color by S. Drummond |
The Artist's Way: A Creativity Workshop with Pat Otto
6 alternate Mondays 6:30-8:30 pm:
912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL
Fee: $125, 12 CEUs available
*See artwork from previous workshop at Blue Lotus Art Studio Gallery
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| Chicago Blizzard by S. Silvano |
Spring I: January 28-March 10, 2012
9:00-11:30am, 7 Saturdays
9:00-11:30am, 7 Saturdays
at Truman College
1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL
To register or for more info call 773-907-4440 or visit
*See Showtime or Student Art Galleries for examples of student artwork.
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| drawing 2 by B. Benke |
Spring I: January 28-March 10, 2012
11:00am-1:30pm, 7 Saturdays
at Truman College
1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL
To register or for more info call 773-907-4440 or visit
*See Student Art Galleries for examples of student artwork.
