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NEW! Spring Blossom
Pendants
Celebrate the coming of spring by creating
an incredible floral fantasy wire and stone
pendant. Whether you’re a beginner or
have experience making jewelry, you’ll
master the basics of wire herringbone
technique and then take that technique into
an entirely new realm, lending your flower
the level of dimension and design that is
often seen in works shown in galleries and
specialty boutiques. The skills practiced in
this workshop can set the foundation for
countless future projects as you experience
how elaborating upon the fundamentals can
transform craft into “art”. Students will be
able to incorporate their choice of colors
and metals, truly making this pendant into
their own gorgeous, personal expression!
Franki Morales Cook
is an accomplished
teacher and artist and she sells her jewelry
at the Denver Art Museum as well as other
museums and galleries locally, in the US,
and abroad.
$72 Non-Member
$60 Member
$8-10 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1244AJ: One Tue., 5:30-9:30PM 3/8
1244AK: One Tue., 9AM-1PM 3/22
Beginning Fused Glass
Glass fusing is an age-old art of melting
and combining glasses without having to
lead or foil. Learn the fundamentals of
kiln forming, such as shelf preparation,
glass compatibility, annealing cycles, and
assembly methods, while creating your
own exciting fused glass pieces. Complete
a jewelry piece, a tile, a picture frame, and
a slumped dish (or vase). Special design
techniques such as color blending, powders,
and dicroic glass effects are featured.
Shannon Abote
, owner of Bella Glass
Studios has shown her fused art in many
local and national galleries. Students must
wear closed toe shoes and cotton clothing
to class!
$71 Non-Member
$59 Member
$65 materials fee payable in class
CENTRAL DENVER
: 38th & Brighton
1529GK: One Sat., 10AM-4PM 1/9
1529GL: One Sat., 10AM-4PM 2/13
1529GM: One Sat., 10AM-4PM 3/12
1529GN: One Sat., 10AM-4PM 4/9
Arts & Crafts
Botanical Sketching
Are you a creative who lacks confidence in your drawing skills or
one who wants to add nature sketching to your toolkit? This course
will teach you how to see and draw like an artist. Using basic
supplies and a mixed media sketchbook you will develop your
artistic “muscle”. Nature, especially botanicals, are themselves
great subjects for sketching because their beauty is pleasurable
to observe and capture. Furthermore, the nature sketching skills
you learn translate to drawing other subjects as well. We will
use flowers and fruits as our “models” and you will also learn to
analyze and artfully interpret a picture or photo. This course will
introduce you to the elements and principles of art and get you
started making confident marks and identifying shapes; using
contour drawing to sketch natural objects; adding highlights and
shadows; and adding texture, pattern and color.
Gayle Bodine
is an artist, art therapist, and
creativity coach who has taught art classes at CFU on and off for five years.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$3 materials student fee payable in class
$20+ student buys materials
ARVADA
: W. 66th & Pierce
1238H9: One Sun., 1-4PM 1/10
1238I9: One Sun., 1-4PM 2/21
1238J: One Sun., 1-4PM 3/6
1238K: One Sun., 1-4PM 4/17
Basic Drawing
Drawing as Seeing
To draw well, you have to see well. The mind wants
the hand to draw as it imagines things appear
rather than what the eye observes. Come learn to
see with the eye of an artist and experiment with
many basic drawing techniques such as contour,
line, and gesture drawing as well as dealing with
negative space. We’ll explore the fascinating process
of describing three-dimensional objects on a two-
dimensional surface (paper) in a way that evokes realistic representation.
Deb Rohr
is a
lifelong artist with a long background in drawing and painting though she made a living as a
motor sport and fine art/portrait photographer for more than 10 years.
$110 Non-Member
$98 Member
Student buys & bring $25+ materials
$3 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1492AD: Four Sat., 1-3:30PM Begins 1/16
1492AE: Four Sun., 1-3:30PM Begins 3/13
Beginning Colored Pencil Techniques
Bust out in a riot of color in this beginning level drawing class. Drawing and shading with
colored pencils is not hard once you learn some basic color theory and learn how to “see”
the rainbow of colors that can be used to describe something as simple as a blueberry
or apple. Class will focus on learning and implementing three colored pencil techniques:
layering, underpainting, and burnishing. Practice each technique and then choose a colorful
photograph to create a more elaborate drawing from.
Deb Rohr
is a lifelong artist with a
long background in drawing and painting though she made a living as a motor sport and
fine art/portrait photographer for more than 10 years. Work from a selection of colorful
photographic images (you choose what appeals to you), and leave with the skills to expand
into your other drawing projects. Class focuses on how to use colored pencils effectively and
assumes very basic drawing skills.
$66 Non-Member
$54 Member
$10 materials fee payable in class
Student buys some materials $10+
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1562M: One Sat., 10AM-4PM 2/13
1562N: One Sat., 10AM-4PM 3/19
1562O: One Sun., 10AM-4PM 4/24
