Two art workshops left in the Create & Make Series

Workshops are $35 each and take place at the Shoreline Center (18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline WA 98155) in the Horizon Room. No experience necessary, and all supplies and materials will be included, so bring yourself (or round up a bunch of friends) and your sense of fun! Join us for one of the following workshops and Get Your Art On!!

Felted Seahawk
Erin Nix

Needle Felting with Erin Nix

Tuesday, October 21, 6:30pm

Shoreline Center - Horizon Room

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A beginner needle felting workshop where participants will learn safety, techniques, and how fun, cheap, and easy of a craft needle felting is to start. Participants will run through common beginner mistakes, tricks to get around them and make your craft flourish, and most importantly spend time jumping right in and trying the process out. Erin Nix will be working with individuals as the group progresses, and will provide handouts on summary topics, as well as lists of places to find materials to continue working in needle felt.

About the instructor: Erin Nix has been needle felting for two years, during that time she has learned the art of needle felting, discovered some of the best materials, and found resources to help learn new techniques. Nix owns and operates “Felted Familiars: Soft. Adorable. Epic.” A fine art and craft business specializing in custom needle felted animals.

By Hester Mallonee

Acrylic Painting with Hester Mallonee

Tuesday, November 4, 6:30pm

Shoreline Center - Horizon Room

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In this workshop students will learn the very core principles of acrylic painting: how to choose canvas shapes and brushes, how to get an exciting composition, how to make the background recede and the foreground come forward, how to get rich shadows and catchy highlights, how to get realistic rocks, grass, and trees, and how to archivally finish the painting. All supplies will be provided, so just come with your creativity!

Got questions? We got answers! More info available on our website at www.shorelinearts.net or check out our facebook page www.facebook.com/SLFPAC . Want to talk to a human? Email Kelly Lie at artsed@shorelinearts.net or call the Art Council office at 206-417-4645.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture all of the arts in the community through programs and events, arts education, advocacy, and support for artists and arts organizations.