Instructor: Khushi Bhansali Date/Time: Saturday, March 14, 6-8pm Cost: $20 Del Ray Artisans member / $30 Non-member; plus $30 supply fee Class size: 5-20 participants (Register by March 10) Hand-paint and assemble your own ukulele to keep or give as a unique, one-of-a-kind handmade gift. The class begins with a quick overview of the ukulele’s […]
Instructor: Azita R. Houshiar Date/Time: Sunday, March 15, 10am-1pm Cost: $40 Del Ray Artisans member / $50 Non-member; plus $10 supply fee Class size: 5-12 participants (Register by March 11) Collage by Azita Houshiar Come to play and experiment freely, and leave with pages started and ideas you can continue exploring long after the class […]
Live From Your Studio is a free, members-only, virtual gathering where Del Ray Artisans members can connect from their art-making space. This virtual event will take place monthly on the third Sunday of the month (excluding December) over Zoom. Artists are encouraged (but not required) to join from their studios and make art during the […]
Tuesday, March 17 from 1-3pm is reserved for the Washington Calligraphers Guild.
Calling fellow artists, beginners to professionals, you are invited to join our art-support group, to share artistic goals, techniques, and the local art scene. Participants may show one or two artworks, any medium, in any stage, for advice and feedback. To join our small, friendly, and supportive artists’ group, contact Michele Reday Cook at mredaycook@gmail.com […]
Instructor: Haddy Kreie Date/Time: Wednesday, March 18, 7-9pm Cost: $35 Del Ray Artisans member / $45 Non-member, plus a $5 supply fee Class size: 8-20 participants (Register by March 14) In this playful, low-pressure painting workshop, participants begin individual canvases and then periodically rotate them around the group. Each painter will start and end with […]
Instructor: Suzanne Fine, suzanne.fine@gmail.com Date/Time: Thursday, March 19, 6-7:30pm Cost: $40 Del Ray Artisans member / $50 Non-member Class size: 3-10 participants (Register by March 15) We'll walk through a brief history of 'tortured poets' - Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, L.M. Montgomery, etc. and link them to the lyricism of pop culture musicians. […]
Urban sketchbooking emphasizes storytelling that conveys a sense of place or a moment in time through drawings completed from direct observations. Bring your supplies and join us outside at Del Ray Pizzaria (2218 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria VA) on Thursday, March 19 to produce still life, figure, or architecture subjects in your sketchbook. Participants will […]
Welcome to Radical Sewing Club-ALX! Started in LA by Scout Quiquivix, the Alexandria chapter is a monthly drop-in style meeting where you can learn clothing repair, hand and machine sewing, or bring your own project to work on with the community. Radical Sewing Club is about more than sewing–it’s a space to reimagine craft outside […]
This workshop has been canceled. Instructor: Victoria Semaski Date/Time: Saturday, March 21, 6-8:30pm Cost: $45 Del Ray Artisans member / $55 Non-member, plus $15 supplies fee Class size: 3-15 participants (Register by March 17) Learn basic needle felting tools and techniques to design and create a portrait of your chosen pet to display proudly in […]
Instructor: Linda Gaines Date/Time: Sunday, March 22, 11am - 12 noon Cost: $10 child / $20 adult, plus $5 supplies fee Class size: 2-15 participants (Register by March 18) The Fibonacci sequence of numbers can be determined using simple math. The sequence can be seen in nature frequently and can be used to draw a […]
Instructor: Tracy Wilkerson, recycledworks@yahoo.com Date/Time: Monday, March 23, 6-9pm Cost: $40 Del Ray Artisans member / $50 Non-member; plus a $10 Supply Fee Class size: 6-12 participants (Walk-ins welcome, space permitting.) Learn the ins and outs of prepping for and mixing resin, and how to use it as an adhesive, a covering, or the main […]