Hello Friends
I have decided to follow recommendations per today March 15th of Dane County Health, ALL classes tomorrow March 16th will be cancelled at the studio until April 6th. All registration will be honored and we will move your credit forward into April and May.
Thank you and be safe.
Thank you,
Amy Mietzel
Owner
Bare Knuckle Arts
www.bareknucklearts.com
There are some cool family fun events coming up at Bare Knuckle Arts in May and June. Join us on May 2nd to make an Origami Star Lantern with visiting artist Carissa from Kindred Traditions. Saturday May 9th offers a Family Fun Painting event from 3-5pm for all members of your family. Finally, a Rainbow Smorgasbord Family Celebration Sunday June 14th from 10am till Noon to celebrate Non-Binary Gender Day by making lots of lovely rainbow art. Register for all these events by heading to our shopping cart page.
https://www.bareknucklearts.com/class-registrationshopping-cart
Hello Friends and Welcome to March
We have some great offerings this spring at the studio. From Tween/Teen Art, Painting on Mondays for Elementary to unique offerings for adults like Paint a Barn Quilt to Origami Star Lanterns with visiting artist Carissa in May.
News: The lovely little building that Bare Knuckle Arts occupies will be demolished later this summer to make way for housing and other commercial space that is being redeveloped on our block. Although the future of the studio seems uncertain at this moment in time, I am hopeful and confident in what the future holds. Please stay updated by connecting to our website and the section on News will have the most relevant vision of where the studio is headed.
Thanks for your support and Hustle that Art Muscle because it just feels good to create.
Upper Elementary After School Painting Class on Mondays from 4:15pm-5:15pm
Join us to learn to paint with Watercolors and Acrylics on Mondays beginning April 6th. We will learn how to paint with a palette knife and brush in acrylics on canvas and panels. Then tackle watercolor paint techniques on paper. This is for the older child that loves color and painting. Begins Monday April 6th, April 13th, April 20th, April 27th, May 4th, May 11th, and May 18th. 4:15-5:15 every Monday
$96 per participant Ages 8 to 12 welcome
Have you got a little Thrasher in your home-a kid that can’t sit still?
Working on balance, core muscles, building skills for snowboarding, skateboarding or just plain fun. Just can’t keep little sauce off the board, then this is the perfect summer class for them. Design, draw and paint a blank maple deck, then add some grip tape for traction. This skateboard style roller board will be complete when we add stops on the bottom and include a durable lightweight PVC pipe. Bare Knuckle Arts t-shirt included in price. Please note this is a Monday and Tuesday class only from 1-4pm June 29th and 30th.
$100 per participant Ages 6 to 12 Welcome
Come paint a barn quilt with us but if you don't have a barn that's okay. You can put it on your screen porch, garage or even right beside your front door.
What's a Barn Quilt? A larger piece of wood painted to look like a quilt block. Typically they are very large and usually are placed on the exterior of a barn, house, garage or shed. Barn Quilts began in the early 2000's in Ohio and now many states have Barn Quilt Trails you can follow, including Shawano County in Wisconsin. Our barn quilts will be the size of 24 inch by 24 inch. Most barn quilts are painted with simple geometric shapes, like squares, rectangles and triangles. They usually are painted in solid colors. The simplicity in shape and the vibrancy of solid colors make these blocks easily seen from afar AND it makes they easy to create, Painter's Tape Baby!! No Experience is necessary for this workshop. All materials provided. Four Tuesdays in April 7, 14, 21, 28 6-8pm $65 per person
Hello Friends
We have some fun upcoming classes at the studio in March and April. In addition to the usual After-School Art classes for elementary children and tweens/teens, there will be a Fairy House workshop on Saturday March 7th and Tuesday nights in April join us to Paint Your Own Barn Quilt or a Mandala workshop April Saturday April 25th. May 1st brings gallery night and a wonderful Saturday Workshop on May 2nd with Visiting Artist Carissa Breen from Kindred Traditions will teach us how to make colorful painted origami star lanterns that you can use to wish in the light of spring.
Check out all the images for inspiration. Thanks and hope to see you soon.
Thank you friends for making it a great 2019 at the studio and Happy New Year to you and your families.
Jan 6th we begin again with repeating classes as well as some new opportunities to create, grow, and express yourself through visual arts.
Head as always to our website to check it all out.
Thank you so much!
Amy Mietzel
Looking for some creative time for children/tweens on winter break? The studio is open and all materials available. They need to just bring their imagination and energy. There is no set project so they determine their path.
$20 per participant Monday Jan. 20th 10am-Noon
Hello Friends
Join us and many others on Friday Dec 6th from 5-9pm for Winterfest on Winnebago. We will be showcasing art and sculptures by Tsela Barr, as well as terrific handmade mugs and bags of ground Guatemalan coffee by potter Peggy McDaniel from Island View Pottery of Oshkosh. Finally, to top of the night, beautiful handmade blank Coptic Stitch journals by book artist Kerri Cushman will be for sale. All make lovely gifts for yourself or someone you love.
This Friday Dec. 6th from 5-9pm.
Hello Friends
Join us and many others on Friday Dec 6th from 5-9pm for Winterfest on Winnebago. We will be showcasing art and sculptures by Tsela Barr, as well as terrific handmade mugs and bags of ground Guatemalan coffee by potter Peggy McDaniel from Island View Pottery of Oshkosh. Finally, to top of the night, beautiful handmade blank Coptic Stitch journals by book artist Kerri Cushman will be for sale. All make lovely gifts for yourself or someone you love.
Hope to see you in the studio Friday Dec. 6th from 5-9pm.
Geometric Concrete Planters Class Tuesday Dec. 3rd 6pm-8pm and Tuesday Dec. 10th 6-8pm
Add some trendy and modern geometric concrete planters with lovely little succulents to your home this winter.(They also make lovely holiday gifts.) We will learn to create geometric concrete planters in this 2 part class at Bare Knuckle Arts. The first class, we will build two different geometric shapes, mix concrete and pour it into the mold. The second class we will release the planter, add some color, and plant some succulents. YES, you definitely could do this at home but not without a mess. We embrace the mess so come join us for the fun.
Ages 10-Adult welcome $65 per participant includes 2 planters and 2 types of succulents
After-School Art Mondays for Elementary at Bare Knuckle Arts
After-School Art meets on the following Mondays from 2:15pm-3:30pm. An excellent hands on class for your elementary aged child from 6- 12 years old.
Nov. 4th Pizza Pillows Sewing project
Nov. 11th Architecture
Nov. 18th Optical Illusion Marker Art
Nov. 25th Bookmaking(Make a blank book)
Dec. 2nd Wisconsin Painting Project(Bucky Badger)
Dec. 9th Cross Stitching Project with Yarn
Dec. 16th Metal Repouse Ornaments or Door Handle Art
$90 for a full session
You can also purchase a punch card for $150 dollars and use it on the classes your child would be most interested BUT please email us and let us know when your child will be attending because some classes will be full.
We value upcycling and re-purposing because it's just plain good for the environment. Many of our classes embody good stuff that we re-use. We are always looking for donations of egg cartons, old cd’s or dvd’s and empty pringles cans (any size).
The studio and classes help to educate, gain knowledge, problem solve, think, engage in life, and make new friends.
Bare Knuckle Arts values expression and is here to help you celebrate life, experiment, improve your positive emotional health, understand culture, and connect to the world.
Come join us and Hustle Your Art Muscle!
