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SUMMARY:Intermediate Watercolor
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Intermediate (Ages 15+; parents/guardians are not required to register with their children\, but all minors must have a parent/guardian on-site.) \nTake your watercolor skills to the next level at Intermediate Watercolor  Friday through Sunday\, Oct. 2-4 from 12-4 p.m. in The Studio. \nInstructor Deb Marett will lead this class tackling some of watercolor’s most rewarding challenges. Using photos of Allerton’s gardens as inspiration\, students will explore techniques for painting lush garden scenes\, creating glowing light subjects against dark backgrounds\, capturing fields of flowers without painting every bloom\, and simplifying complex landscapes into fresh\, expressive paintings.\nStudents will also cover some basic drawing skills and discuss tips for choosing a scene that will make for a successful painting. \n$170/person*. Register here. Registration closes Oct. 1 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. \n*Students should bring:\n– Watercolor paint\n–  A flat palette/mixing tray large enough to work with several colors at once\n–  Brushes (flat and round\, one of the flats at least 1” wide (flat). At least one squirrel hair brush recommended\, but not required).\n–  Watercolor paper – 100% cotton highly recommended\n–  A sponge or rag\n– Photos (either printed or on a phone) to paint \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.  \n\nAbout the Instructor\nDeb Marett is a professional artist whose work focuses on equestrian scenes\, figurative scenes\, and portraiture. She always travels with watercolors and a travel journal. “It is an amazing way to remember moments of the trip and spend time soaking up the places I visit.” Deb loves sharing her knowledge\, teaching and finding ways to make painting and drawing fun and accessible to anyone who wants to explore their creative side.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/intermediate-watercolor/2026-10-04/
LOCATION:Studio\, 515 Old Timber Road\, Monticello\, IL\, 61856\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Farms,Youth Programs
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SUMMARY:Lino Cuts & Prints
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner \nLearn printmaking processes at Lino Cuts & Prints on Sunday\, Oct. 4 from 1-6 p.m. in the Mansion Library. \nFor a very long time\, print-makers have transferred images from specially prepared plates to plants\, fabric\, wood and metal. Instructor Billie Theide will help students learn to design\, carve\, prepare ink and transfer images to make unique works of art. Each student will get a toolkit that will enable them to continue to work at home. \n$145/person. Register here. Registration closes Sept. 27 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.   \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.  \n\nAbout the Instructor\nBillie Theide is Professor Emerita and a former Chair of the Crafts Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Theide is a metalsmith\, jeweler\, textile artist\, and ceramicist. Her work is in public art collections around the world including the Smithsonian\, Museum of Arts & Design in New York City\, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City\, and the Racine Art Museum\, among others. She is the recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and five Artists Fellowship Grants from the Illinois Arts Council. Theide has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and is a Distinguished Member and Past-President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths.
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SUMMARY:Cookie Decorating
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner; all ages (children under 13 must have an adult register with them)  \nLearn how to decorate spooky seasonal cookies at Cookie Decorating on Sunday\, October 4 from 3-5 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House. \nInstructor Jennifer Holhubner will demonstrate how to decorate cookies with royal icing\, crusting butter cream and rolled buttercream! Students will learn several techniques\, including wet-on-wet\, outlining\, and flooding. Students will decorate and take home at least five cookies. \n$75/person*. Register here. Registration will close Sept. 27 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. \n*Students should bring a take-home container. \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. 
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LOCATION:Mansion\, 515 Old Timber Road\, Monticello\, IL\, 61856\, United States
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