L.A. GOAL and Helms Bakery District Present :
Design Your Own Dream Space 🎨
A -Free- Virtual Community Art Class
Saturday, May 1st, 2021 - 11am-12:30pm PST
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Mixed media composition created by our guide, Dani Samson, as an example for this workshop.
Helms Bakery District and L.A. GOAL Present: Design Your Own Dream Space, A Virtual Community Art Class 🎨
Join artist Dani Samson of Calico Flower Studio as she leads a virtual mixed media workshop. In this workshop sponsored by Helms Bakery District, participants will design their own 2-dimensional dream space - for example, a home, a room, a garden - through a mixed media approach. Dani will walk participants through creative prompts to help ease the flow of ideas. Dani will be demonstrating by creating her own dream space, but the specific design will ultimately be up to each participant. Grab your family, a friend, or an artist in your life and join the fun! This class is intended to be enjoyable, joyful, and inspirational. A time to explore your creativity, connect with a creative community, and decompress from the stresses of everyday life. No experience necessary.
Event price: Free. Registration required. Click the below "Register Here" button to register.
Where: The comfort of your own home (Zoom). You'll receive a Zoom invite delivered straight to your inbox immediately after registration. Registration closes on Friday, April 30th at 6pm PST.
When: Saturday, May 1, 2021. 11-12:30pm PST. Please be punctual! Once Dani begins class, she will not be repeating instructions for late-comers.
Why: To spend time nurturing our creativity and connecting the Helms Bakery District & L.A. GOAL communities. After all, we are Better Together! Since we can't connect in our physical studio at this time, we'd love to see you online. Let's have some fun and get inspired.
Helms Bakery District and L.A. GOAL Present: Design Your Own Dream Space, A Virtual Community Art Class 🎨
Join artist Dani Samson of Calico Flower Studio as she leads a virtual mixed media workshop. In this workshop sponsored by Helms Bakery District, participants will design their own 2-dimensional dream space - for example, a home, a room, a garden - through a mixed media approach. Dani will walk participants through creative prompts to help ease the flow of ideas. Dani will be demonstrating by creating her own dream space, but the specific design will ultimately be up to each participant. Grab your family, a friend, or an artist in your life and join the fun! This class is intended to be enjoyable, joyful, and inspirational. A time to explore your creativity, connect with a creative community, and decompress from the stresses of everyday life. No experience necessary.
Event price: Free. Registration required. Click the below "Register Here" button to register.
Where: The comfort of your own home (Zoom). You'll receive a Zoom invite delivered straight to your inbox immediately after registration. Registration closes on Friday, April 30th at 6pm PST.
When: Saturday, May 1, 2021. 11-12:30pm PST. Please be punctual! Once Dani begins class, she will not be repeating instructions for late-comers.
Why: To spend time nurturing our creativity and connecting the Helms Bakery District & L.A. GOAL communities. After all, we are Better Together! Since we can't connect in our physical studio at this time, we'd love to see you online. Let's have some fun and get inspired.
Suggested Materials/Prep
- 1-3 pieces of mixed media paper (or any paper you have available to you. We recommend thicker paper such as mixed media, watercolor, or bristol paper if you are going to use paints and/or water-based materials). Any size is fine, though we recommend somewhere around 8" x 10" or 9" x 12". Smaller pieces are easier to frame if you end up loving your finished artwork. If you so choose, you may also use a small canvas.
- Any reference images/shapes you might want to look at while creating (Dani will be guiding us through some creative prompts, but again, the subject matter of the dream space is up to each participant!)
- Paper for collage - at least a couple sheets (can be: printer paper, wallpaper/magazine/paint chip scraps, old maps, newspaper, miscellaneous paper and/or thin fabric you find at home...)
- Coloring materials*
- Scissors
- Glue (liquid or stick)
- Pencil + eraser
- Painting materials ** (optional)
- Cup of water for brush washing (if you choose to use paints)
- Paper towel or rag (something you don't mind getting dirty) to dry off brushes (optional)
**This can be watercolors, watered down acrylic paint, gouache, etc. Again, anything you have access or or anything you safely borrow from a friend or purchase at a store.
In preparation for this workshop, we've made a little list of prompts to get your creativity flowing! Feel free to think about these prompts, journal, or sketch in response to them.
How would you describe this space?
Who or what occupies this space?
How do you move through this space?
What color is this space?
What time of day is it there?
Are there any special objects in the space?
How do you want to feel in the space, and what objects/colors/design elements could help you feel this way?
About your teacher: Dani Michaux Samson
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Dani Michaux Samson is a scrappy mixed media collage artist. She loves to collect residual material from her art and her day-to-day so that she may give it new life in her collages. Her creative practice stems from thoughts about her living space, the sanctuary that she calls home. Naturally, her cat is one of her muses and her number one studio assistant. Born and raised in Ohio, Dani received her MFA degree from Columbus College of Art & Design just before moving to Los Angeles in 2019. In L.A., she established her business, Calico Flower Studio, where her independent artwork can be viewed and purchased online. In the past, she has facilitated art activities with organizations such as Goodwill Columbus Art Studio & Gallery, Kya's Krusade, Paint Nite, and Columbus Museum of Art. Her range of experience has allowed her to work with people of various ages and abilities. Currently, Dani brings art into the lives of LAUSD middle schoolers in the Team Prime Time After School Program. Throughout her career, she has maintained the belief that everyone has creative potential. Dani is so excited to meet the L.A. GOAL community!
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