Do You Live in the Wellington Region? Then Discover How to Develop Confidence in Your Creative Abilities With The Learning Connexion's
Casual Art Classes
Regardless of your skill level, as long as you have the desire to learn, our accomplished tutors will help you with the rest!
"...gave me the confidence to paint and helped me to step out of my comfort zone... to explore different media which I would never have done." ~ Aynsley Richards
Tutors and students alike are highly supportive. In these classes, everyone helps each other.
"…the vision and support of the tutors. They recognized just how much and how far to push me without breaking my confidence." ~ Lynnette Brown
This Month's Classes
Pattern Welded 'Damascus' Steel
3, 4, 11 December
Pattern welded steel/Damascus steel involves the ancient art of heating and folding iron to make steel which has delicate patterns like woodgrain. This is a three-day introductory weekend class which is suitable for all levels. Make your own 60-100 layered billet that you could use in future projects such as knife making or jewellery.
Addition and subtraction in drawing means taking rubbings from boards prepared by the tutor (or anything textured you have or can find), and then erasing to reveal an image or design instead of drawing it. This is the surrealist technique known as frottage/. It's a very slow organic and satisfying process which creates fascinating results.
