Magnuson
Hotel
Meridian
Convention Center
737 S. Meridian
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 15th - 20th,
2012
Close to Will Rogers
International Airport, dining for every taste,
take a short ride to brick
town , (restored industrial area, great food and places to
party)
National
Memorial
Musuem of
Art
Myraid Gardens
Come early or stay over
and visit the Western Heritage/Cowboy Museum, an outstanding
collection of art and exhibits to experience the old and new
West.
Dining at Permission Hill
is a delight.
Teacher Director: Marty Hill, MO
Now it is time to look
ahead and make plans to attend the 2012 WOCP Art Institute.
In this issue of the China Painter you will find your
registration form. You will notice that you will, for the
first time, be able to sign up for your 2-day workshop in
advance. These classes will be held on Monday and Tuesday.
One day workshops will be on Wednesday and Thursday and will
be selected by the same lottery system as we have done in
the past.
When you fill out the
registration form, select a first, second and third choice
of teacher and subject. You MUST choose 3 different
teachers. Class size will be limited to 10 students. Teacher
selection will be based on the postmark of your envelope. A
$100 deposit MUST accompany your registration. Registrations
will be accepted BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2011
The teachers and their 2
day workshop subjects are as follows
Paula White, Oklahoma City, OK, Monday and Tuesday Paula will be teaching water color techniques. Many of our porcelain artists are adept in other mediums and water color parallels with porcelain painting.
Dianne DesOrmeaux, Lafayette, LA, has exciting and innovative techniqes. She will feature a combination of painting, pen work., liquid bright gold and lusters.
Stella
Shilling, Houston, TX ‚ For the first time at the Art
Institute, glass painting will be offered. Stella is very
experienced with glass painting as well as porcelain
painting and brings her expertise of design, color and
composition to you. Her 2-day class will be teaching reverse
painting with roses on a glass plate. The 1-day workshops
will include scrolls and pen work on a wine or champagne
glass with satin etching and reverse painting of baby roses
and pen work on a glass coaster, paper weight or flat candle
holder. Do not miss this opportunity to learn fired glass
painting.
Barbara
Jensen, Birmingham, MI ‚ This is Barbara‚first
time at the Art Institute. She is well known all over the
United States for her design work with raised paste and
gold, floral compositions, enamel work, scrolling and
cartouches. Her 2-day class will feature working with gold
and enamel on small porcelain pieces such as a 3" box, etc.
The 1 day classes will include scrolling on a plate and
small Dresden roses on a box or small plate.
Joan
Frandle, Blue Earth, MN ‚ Joan was immensely popular at
the last Art Institute and she is returning to teach gems
and pearls on a 5 " round box for her 2-day workshop. Joan
has been teaching for a number of years and is much
diversified with her talents. For her 1 day classes she will
be teaching how to paint a plaid ribbon on a 5x7 oval box
and for our animal lovers, she will be teaching painting a
horse on an 8x10 tile. She has won many awards for her horse
paintings.
Cindy
Warren, Eufala, OK ‚ Cindy joins the Art Institute
staff for the first time. Cindy will be sharing her
knowledge and expertise on the subjects she in famous for.
Her 2-day workshop features a fruit composition on an 8x10
tile. Her 1 day classes include grapes on a 6x12 tile and a
floral painting on a rectangular tile or 10"round tile. Her
work is spectacular and her teaching schedule books years in
advance. Do not miss this chance.
Sharon (Snook) Scholz,
Colorado Springs, CO ‚ Sharon has been teaching and
traveling for a number of years and is also very diversified
with her painting talents. Her 2-day workshop is an
underwater scene with turtles which may also incorporate
some luster and bright gold work. This is a dynamic design
and lots of fun. It will be painted on a flat sided vase or
an 8x10 tile. Being skilled in many areas, her 1 day classes
will include a squirrel on a plate or tile and roses on a
plate or tile.
Mary
Ashcroft Seehagen, Caro, MI and Sandy, UT ‚ Mary was
with the Art Institute teaching staff in 2008 and is
returning by popular demand. She will be sharing her many
teaching talents by starting with an English cottage scene
on a chocolate box or tile for her 2-day workshop. Her one
day classes will include gold scrolling and chickadees, both
on a plate or tile. Her teaching skills are in high demand
and we are happy to have her with us.
Cookie
Barton, Ashland, OR ‚ Cookie is the only teacher who
will have two 2-day workshops. The first workshop is
the one you may pre sign up for. Cookie will be teaching
portraiture of a woman featuring techniques for painting
flawless skin. This will also give you the opportunity to
learn the development of the eyes, nose and mouth features.
Cookies other 2 day class will be a lottery sign up on
Tuesday evening with the other teachers‚ classes. It
will be painting 2 small boxes with black matt and
embellishing them with either flowers or
butterflies.
Also added for additional
1 day workshops when the lottery sign up occurs is:
Pat
Gurley, Ada, OK ‚ Pat will offer painting orchids on an
8x10 tile and a mother and baby panda on a 10" round
tile.
Kirsten
Bradley, Fairhope, AL ‚ Kirsten will teach designing
your own vase and finishing it with pen work and painting a
seascape on an 8x10 tile.
As you can see, you have
been offered marvelous teachers from across the United
States who are all very experienced, qualified and talented.
You also have a wide range of subject matter to choose from
and I am confident that no matter whom you take a class
with, you will learn and have a good time. Be sure you make
3 DIFFERENT teacher selections on your registration
form.
The Art Institute package
includes 5 nights stay at the hotel, breakfast Monday
through Friday breakfast, Monday through Thursday lunch,
Wednesday night BINGO BONANZA, Monday thru Thursday evening
hotel managers reception with beverages and snacks AND 4
FABULOUS days of painting! We will have a kiln master to
fire your porcelain every night ‚ nothing wet to take
home.
Remember, class size will
be limited to ten (10) students so don't delay sending in
your registration and deposit of $100 STARTING October,1,
2011.
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