All supplies are provided all you need is a sense of adventure. Cost is $45 Reservations are required. You can hold your place with a $10 nonrefundable payment. 810 679-8733 Class size is limited. If the class is full please do not despair, asked to added to a wait list. With enough students and 2nd […]
Join us at the Historic Perry House in Grand Blanc, Michigan for an afternoon of creativity. In this class you will create a 9x10 frameable painting of a simple house with words of ideals that you hold dear. This house will be unique to you. Gretchen will show you how to create an acrylic background […]
Spend a pleasant Saturday afternoon learning how to create you own unique fonts to use for the upcoming holidays. You can use your new skills for gift tags, place cards, envelopes and cards. This is not a calligraphy class no special skills are required. You will leave knowing how to slow down a bit and […]
Join us for an afternoon of gratitude at JJ Cardinals . We will be creating cards for veterans to show our appreciation for all that they do and sacrifice for our country. This is a free event led by Maryann Seibert. Maryann will show us the latest and greatest fall card making techniques from "Stampin […]
On November 9th and 10th to celebrate Veterans Day, JJ Cardinal’s and Help Heal Veterans will be holding a Free Art & Craft Event for Veterans and their families. Participants will be given a kit of their choice of - a Bird Feeder, Wallet, Slim Line Pen, Leather Pouch or Journal. Just come in anytime […]
Help Heal Veterans is supporting local veterans by sponsoring a weekend event with JJ Cardinal. The class is open to veterans and their families. Our 2nd event of the weekend is making a Wallet . All supplies and tools are provided and we will be there to help. All you need is a sense of […]
We will spend a mindful afternoon using charcoal and paper to explore the meaning in marks and symbols that are unique to you.
We all have marks and symbols we are drawn to. Spend a mindful mediative afternoon with us to start on your journey. You will use pens, marker, paint and other tools to be creative. You will also create you own simple stamp from one of your favorite marks. Before you leave we can show you […]
Join us January 25 from 1 to 4 pm to create unique gel plate mono prints We will cover the basic process of mono printing on a gel plate. You will be working with acrylics and rice paper to create translucent sheets that work well with collage work, journaling, cards, art work and assemblage. These […]
Join us on February 22 from 1 to 4 pm to learn the ins and outs of torn paper collage. In class you will create a frameable collage butterfly created from unique and special paper that you will add your own marks to. If you have attended any our 3 previous classes; mark making, gel […]
On March 8th we are excited to have Rick Goff coming to JJ Cardinals to lead a class on gouache painting. Rick is an Ann Arbor artist that is known for his bright hues and modernist style. Rick will cover the basics of working with gouache paints on a waterproof Indian ink background. Gouache is […]
On March 22nd we are excited to welcome returning artist Linda Chamberlain of Simple Works. Linda will show us her unique technique to create a simplistic highly textured composition. Linda is from Bay City and is know for her dark highly textured Scandinavian styled art work. Linda will walk us through the steps of creating […]
