Art & Architecture   

Art journaling is a visual, tactile way of getting in touch with our intuitive, deeper self, using visual free association. Anyone can make these personal art works, with no special expertise in drawing or lettering. The simple, 3-step technique I teach easily encourages a flow state, a proven way to de-stress. This method will put you on the road to discover own visual journaling process and your own style of self-expression. In the first week, we’ll gather the materials for our artwork. Week 2, we’ll assemble our materials into a collage, drawing out the first layer of meaning. In the third week, we’ll add paint and ink to reveal associations between the images in our collages, deepening and enriching their meaning.

Kate LaBore is a cultural anthropologist, educator, visual thinker and lifelong learner. She promotes artmaking as a rewarding practice that supports emotional wellness.

Exploring how people created space for their lives is a fascinating look into the culture itself. From homes to businesses to churches, each building is designed around visionary use and practical needs. This series gives brief glimpses into the variety of styles that define the very earliest church architecture in Ukraine and Northern Russia. Starting with Kiev’s adoption of Christianity, the survey will then move to Northern Russan architecture, including the considerable group of wooden churches.

Carol Veldman Rudie uses her college teaching skills to research and to present background to Russian Empire and Soviet art and culture. She has received multiple invitations to share her research through power point presentations. She has led tours to Russia and is recently retired as the education outreach coordinator at The Museum of Russian Art. She has her MA from the University of Minnesota and subsequently did graduate work that included Art History.

"Join us to share, learn, and stay inspired—bring your art materials and choose your subject: landscape, portrait, flowers, or abstract. On Monday online sessions we stream YouTube videos on art history, instruction, and inspiration. All levels welcome. We meet two Fridays each month for painting sessions (in-person or online), one Friday for a plein-air outing, and two Mondays for online video sessions.
•        Painting sessions: 1st & 3rd Fridays, 12:00–3:00 pm (location TBD).
•        Plein-air outing: One Friday per month, 10:00/11:00 am–12:00/1:00 pm (weather-dependent) in Washtenaw County.
•        Online video sessions: 2nd & 4th Mondays, 1:00–3:00 pm (no videos in summer). "

Kathleen Alfonso is a lifelong artist with an associate degree in Art. She has worked with a variety of venues and was represented by galleries. Her practice has encompassed acrylics, watercolor, pastel, figurative, floral, and abstract. As well as fiber arts and weaving. Her current practice is abstract acrylic painting, working with natural images. This group is for all kinds of materials and subjects.