Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Society 6

My whimsical watercolors are finally available for purchase in all kinds of products. Think phone cases, art prints, book bags, stainless steel tumblers, throw pillows, canvas bags, totes and even side tables. Here are some images showing the detail and quality of a few pieces. I'm really happy that I went with Society 6 to produce these-- they are quality. The awesome photographs were taken by my friends at Blue House Photography. (Thanks Al and Rachel!)

Check it out here at Society 6 and be sure to search for "katiewallart" if you have any trouble finding me.









Friday, August 24, 2018

Art Lessons with Katie Podracky Fall 2018


All art lessons are Thursdays from 2:45-3:45 at my home. (message me for the address please)

To pay in advance, it will be $165 for 11 lessons Sept-Dec, due at the time of your first class. If you know you won’t be able to make a certain date, please go ahead and subtract $15 from the payment and let me know when your child will miss. Feel free to share this information with any other students who would like to join us. I have a limit of 10 students, and many of the spots are already spoken for.

Thursdays 2:45-3:45p.m. $15/class 

Hot Air Balloon session
Sept. 13- Begin hot air balloon watercolor paintings with collage
Sept. 20- Continue hot air balloons (make background)
Sept. 27- Continue hot air balloons (collage)
Oct. 4 Finish up hot air balloons and do mini project as time permits

Fall Ceramic Plates and Halloween session
Oct. 11 Begin thankful plates (Design, draw and glaze fall themed ceramic plates that will be ready for Thanksgiving.)
Oct. 18 Continue glazing plates
Oct. 25 Halloween mini project and finish plates if necessary

Holiday Clay and Paint session
Nov. 1 Clay Day! Sculpt Ceramic Christmas Trees with a coil method
Nov. 29 Begin holiday painting (The Nutcracker theme)
Dec. 6 Continue holiday painting and glaze Christmas Trees
Dec. 13 Finish holiday paintings and take home Christmas tree

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Summer Art Camps 2018

It's time for summer art camps again!  Here they are. To register your child, contact me by text, phone or email.  If you're new and don't have my contact information, leave me a message via my website (www.katiewallart.com) or find me on Facebook and I'll be glad to add your little one! Please give your child's name and grade, plus your cell phone number and email address so that I can send reminders.  I also need to know about any allergies. Class sizes are limited and first come, first serve. Full payment reserves your child’s spot in art camp. Checks may be made to Katie Podracky.


Clay Days
July 11 & 12 AND a glazing day (Aug 1 or 2) (rising 2nd-6th) 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
$75
During the first two days of camp, we will experiment with slab building techniques and campers can choose to work on animal pinch pots, coil pots or their own clay idea creations. The pottery wheel will be available for experimentation as well. All clay pieces will be fired and campers return for one glazing day (9-12 am), on a day that fits their schedule. (August 1or 2 are scheduled glaze day options, but I can open some days in late July to meet everyone’s needs too).

Watercolor Seascapes  
August 8 & 9  (rising 2nd-6th) 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
$50
Back by popular demand, this project features beautiful splashy watercolor techniques on paper. We use the paper to collage a seascape complete with boats, corals, mermaids and anything else campers fancy. The art will be frame worthy! This is one of my favorite camps.


Paint a Saltwater Marsh
August 15 & 16  (rising 3nd-7th) 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
$55
I’ll teach some of my favorite underpainting methods and show you how to make your very own saltwater marsh scene with layers of paint and LOTS of color. This is the “fine art” version of summer camps where we paint on canvas like professional artists.  Please wear old clothes that can get stained.


Batik Scarf
August 22 & 23 (rising 3nd-7th) 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
$55
In this camp, we will create a beautiful scarf using methods of batik wax resist and fabric dyeing. Scarves can be worn, of course, or they can be used to wrap a special gift, to frame as art, or as a fun part of your next interpretive dance routine!

September 13th:  Small group art lessons begin on Thursdays from 2:45-3:45 p.m. (rising 2nd-5th grades)

$15/ class. Limit of 10 students

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Winter and Spring Art Lessons 2018


We are continuing our student artist group. All art lessons are Thursdays from 2:45-3:45 at my house. $15/lesson. To pay in advance, it will be $195 for 13 lessons, due at the time of your first class. If you know you won’t be able to make a certain date, please go ahead and subtract $15 from the payment and let me know when your child will miss. Feel free to share this information with any other students who would like to join us. I have a limit of 10 students, and many of the spots are already booked. As always, THANK YOU for letting me have this fun time with your children. I truly enjoy them and I love getting to teach art.

January 4 begin Ceramic Valentine’s Plates
January 11 continue Valentine plates
January 18 (no class today)
January 25 finish Valentine plates, begin Chinese vases with peonies as time allows.
Febuary 1 Chinese blue vases with peonies (make vases and flower paper)
February 8 continue Chinese blue vases with peonies. (etch vases)
February 15 continue Chinese blue vases with peonies. (draw and cut out flowers and assemble art) February 22 finish up Chinese vases and bouquets
March 1 begin Hipster bunnies!
March 8 (no class today) 
March 15 finish bunnies
March 22 TBD
March 29 Clay Day! We will make spring clay projects (great Mother’s Day gifts)
April 5 (no class today) 
April 12 Glaze clay projects
April 19 TBD and return clay projects
April 26 Possible make up day if needed

We will stop regular classes in May, but summer camps will begin in June.
Classes will resume on Thursdays in September.