“Lyric has a thorough knowledge of design and presents her workshops in a way that engages her participants. Her comments on student work are invaluable as you can learn how others approach each exercise. Whether you’re new to design or are a seasoned artist, this workshop has something for everyone. My work has greatly improved and I now have the vocabulary to understand what is and isn’t working and how to move forward.” -Judi Hutchins Bastion
After you have designed the composition, everything else you do is merely execution – not that execution is by any means trivial, but virtuosity of execution is for naught if the composition is wanting.
-John Gargano
The elements and principles of art are the building blocks for every piece you create. It doesn’t matter if you think about the elements consciously or design intuitively. Every single work of art you see is made of various combinations of texture, shape, line, color, and value. They are the basic five-letter alphabet of the visual language.
One of my favorite courses to teach is The Elements of Art. I’ve been working for a long time to bring this course to you online and it’s finally ready. I’m not quite sure how to describe it to you – it’s fun like kindergarten playtime, but also a seriously informative and in depth study of composition. Gaining an understanding of the elements can be kind of life changing for an artist. Being able to articulate and understand what you already know can help you to see your work, and the world, with new eyes. It can help you move your unique vision from your mind out into the world where you can share it.
There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning. -Jiddu Krishnamurti
Whether you have a formal background in art or are completely self taught, this course is something you can truly benefit from. Check your fall calendar now and save the date!
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Class begins September 13, 2018
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If you’ve looked with secret longing at the world of Abstract Art but have no idea where to begin, this is the class for you. Lessons consist of concrete design exercises that are clear and easily understood as well as ample encouragement from an award winning teacher. You don’t need to have drawing or design skills as this course is designed to inspire and teach both the timid beginner and the confident creative. Lyric’s easily followed instructions lead you to create your own unique and original abstract compositions.
This course includes space for you to share your pictures and get feedback from your classmates. The more you contribute, the livelier class will be. Lyric will give feedback on each picture posted. This platform provides a safe space for a lively and sharing creative community to explore without judgement and competition.
This scheduled course runs twice per year.
One lesson opens each week with a gap week after lesson three.
Lyric interacts with students as they post their work in the classroom.
Lyric’s involvement in the class will end on October 11th but students will have unlimited continued access to the lessons.
$59.99
Lessons begin August 30, 2018
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EXPAND YOUR CREATIVITY as Lyric Kinard takes you beyond the basics of bead embroidery. Build on what you learned in Bead It Like You Mean It pt. 1 and learn new dimensional beading techniques that jump right off the surface. Wrap cords or walk a line of seeds over a bugle bead bridge. Try out a beautiful Gourd stitch to attach a cabochon or go right over the edge as you add beaded borders to your cloth. Loop your stacks or turn them into crazy twisted or banged fringes.
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$29.99
Opens August 9, 2018
BE INSPIRED and get creative as fun-loving artist Lyric Kinard guides you through the basics of beaded embellishment on cloth. Make straight or curved solid lines, split or join them, or simply add one bead at a time. Cage a beautiful cabochon, or get silly with stacks, the perfect finish for your favorite funky flowers.
Are you a quilter? Foil the quilt police and learn to bead from the top of a finished quilt with no knots or mess on the back.
All of these video based lessons are yours to access permanently in this open-access course.
$29.99
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UPGRADE YOUR ART by learning a variety of professional presentation options for textiles. Award winning artists, Lyric Kinard shows you mounting and framing options. Learn which factors to consider to present your work in the best possible light.
This an open-access course – meaning that once all lessons are posted after August 2017 new registrants will have instant access to all lessons.
$29.99
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In this one-on-one basic design intensive, individualized coursework is designed to help YOU see your artwork in a whole new way. As you learn to systematically analyze your work using the Elements and Principles of art as your foundation, you will begin to understand your own unique design process. Becoming fluent in the visual language lets you critique your composition in process and arrive more quickly at a successful design.
This is a highly personalized course with individual lessons meeting each student’s needs and ability.
Each student has their own classroom, available permanently.
Extremely limited enrollment allows for one-on-one instruction.
Students will have access to a private Facebook group for student interaction.
Group and one-on-one video conferences.
Next course scheduled for FALL 2019
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