Dear Everyone ~
Cat Bennett—my dear friend and co-teacher extraordinaire—& I are thrilled to announce our latest collaboration: Club Artful, a monthly art club via group Zoom! Club Artful will meet the first Sunday of the month from 2–4pm (Chicago time). In each session, students will make a papery structure with me in the first hour, and in the second hour Cat will lead students in exploring several different drawing & painting techniques with our theme of the month. We have designed the Club projects to not require a specific kit of materials. These new single-session workshops are shorter and less pricey than our Bookfuls or BZS group Zooms.
The Club is an opportunity to use papers you’ve collected and art supplies you have on hand. We will provide a list (right after you register) detailing exactly what you will need paperwise, including dimensions, and what supplies and tools we will use during the session. Students are welcome to join in for a single session (We announce them three weeks before we meet.) 0r to purchase a 3-month subscription at a slight discount.
Cat shares her creative vision and anticipation for Club Artful:
“ Bari and I decided to launch Club Artful when discussing how we both get inspired working together. We envisioned a monthly Club that could help us all hone our skills, learn new things and keep our creative energy high.
I’ll be sharing my lifelong passion for art and how we can grow our creativity. We’ll be drawing with ink, brush and colored pencils, painting in watercolor and gouache. We’ll work from observation and imagination to expand not only our skills but our vision too.
As Bari and I mused together, we imagined how we might share these works in the world—a gift of a box of tiny portraits, an accordion book for exhibition, a small stitched pamphlet book to share with friends. And, of course, we can post on Instagram too. We aim to fill our work with good energy and share it too.
We especially want the Club to support people on their creative journeys both in the studio and in the world.
We’d love to have you join us! Let’s amplify our creative energy together and have some fun too!
With heart—Cat ”
Cat has had another lovely idea: We will start each session by answering two or three questions that students are invited to email us before the session. We will select those that we think have the broadest appeal for the Club. Your question can be about technique or inspiration or something else you’re curious about.
As always, we like to emphasize that truly no drawing or bookbinding experience is necessary—all levels of artistic skill & interest are welcome. Each session will be recorded and available to you later the same afternoon to watch & re-watch at your leisure.
Club Artful
We look forward to seeing you in Club Artful!
Artfully, Bari
