Create Collage Papers on a variety of paper using Inks, Paints, Gesso, Coffee, Watercolors and other surprise items! We will also learn how to coffee dye papers to get a vintage look. Mimi will show you how to use media in a different way that is easy and fun. You will leave with a huge stack of a variety of papers to use in your [...]
Each month, the Holland Center offers an afternoon Open Studio in our art room. Art instructor, Larry Charles, will be on hand to provide helpful advice about art materials and techniques as you work on a project of your own choice. Feel free to create with your oil paint, acrylics, colored pencils, watercolor, gouache or drawing pencils. Ask for helpful tips or color combinations while the Open Studio instructor [...]
In four Tuesday morning workshops, you will have the chance to sample both oil painting and acrylic painting as our art instructor, Larry Charles, guides you step-by-step through the process. Each class features a painting demonstration by the instructor, followed by personal attention as you then create the same scene. And, unique to any painting class in the Valley, the Holland Center will include all your classroom paints, brushes and [...]
The Robber Barons were a byproduct of America’s business success during the Industrial Revolution. Enormous wealth and influence was created in an era before rules of commerce were created and labor laws were established. Anti-trust laws changed the landscape of American industry, but the complexity and speed of today’s commerce may be allowing a 21st century recreation of The Robber Barons. Tuesday, August 15 at 4:00. $10 donation at the [...]
In four Tuesday morning workshops, art instructor Larry Charles will guide you through the techniques used to create realistic drawings. Whether you are a beginner or just want to expand your range of techniques, this is the easy way to learn. Each class begins with an instructor demonstration, followed by personal mentoring as you recreate the same image. Techniques include proportion and scale, shading, sight-sizing, and human faces. All art [...]
All cultures, dating back to primitive times, had music. It was engrained in native cultures and often symbolized the mores of society. America has been influenced by music from around the world but has created music that is all its own. From folk, to gospel, to big-bands, to blues and to rock ‘n roll, we will journey through America’s musical history. Tuesday, September 12 at 4:00. Please note this [...]
You deserve to wake up every day excited to be greeted by a space that looks and feels like "you." We forget that we are not separate from our spaces, that we share a reciprocal relationship with our homes. Too often our homes become simply containers for our possessions. Feng Shui practice allows you continually bring into alignment the elements in your home needed for you to thrive, and [...]
Want a unique display? Students will create an 8"x8” glass art piece with a butterfly in their choice of colors. These art pieces will be a joyful way to celebrate nature. Come and enjoy a chance to work with fused glass. Kathy Nelson spent most of her life on the West Coast. She enjoys working with students and has developed multiple classes to help others appreciate the world of glass. She [...]
Our very first relationship is with our environment. It is a base for our ongoing wellness or dis-ease. Our bodies process and perceive our environment even before our minds cognitively know we are in it. This process and impact on the nervous system follows through to our adulthood; when our body’s signals are stuck in the past, our environments can contain obstacles that stand in the way of our [...]
These four Tuesday morning watercolor workshops are specially designed for Holland Center participants to learn to capture our Southwestern lifestyle. Whether you're a beginner, or want to improve your use of our unique Southwestern colors and environment, this workshop is for you. Instructor Larry Charles begins every class with a technique demonstration, followed by personal attention as you create your own version of that scene. Topics include color mixing, composition, [...]
Explore the art of fused glass. Students in this class will complete a beautiful holiday candle curve. Project will be fused and slumped and ready to pick up approximately one week after the class. Using holly leaves, pebbles of glass, frit (ground glass) and other glass items the student will personalize the curve. To make a keepsake for the future. You will work on your piece in class, then Kathy [...]
We will explore the geneses of the first amendments to the United States Constitution, exploring their reasoning, why they were established and what they represent. We will examine their relevance to the original Articles within the text of the Constitution and review the various Supreme Court rulings that have given depth and breadth to these Bill of Rights. Tuesday, October 17 at 4:00. $10 donation at door.
This seminar is designed to help you prevent Type 2 Diabetes, and give you as much information as possible on it. 1 out of 3 American adults has prediabetes. It's very important to know what you are dealing with, how to prevent it, how to help family members, and how to cope with it yourself. The Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program includes: A proven program to prevent or delay [...]
For four Tuesday mornings, instructor Larry Charles will share the tricks and techniques that professional artists use to add more realism to their paintings. Whether you are a beginner or an artist who wants to expand your subject matter, this class is for you. The workshops will spend half the time showing you oil painting techniques, and the other half exploring acrylic painting. Topics include proportion and scale, shading and [...]
This seminar is designed to help you prevent Type 2 Diabetes, and give you as much information as possible on it. 1 out of 3 American adults has prediabetes. It's very important to know what you are dealing with, how to prevent it, how to help family members, and how to cope with it yourself. The Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program includes: A proven program to prevent or delay [...]
Want an early start on Holiday Cheer? Have fun creating a holiday themed plate. Students will create an 8 x 8” plate with a holiday theme of their choice. Multiple options are available using glass cut outs, frit (ground glass), glass noodles and stringers. These plates will be a joyful way to celebrate the holiday session, or a great hostess gift for that important party. Come and enjoy a chance [...]
The power of the pen is often mightier than the sword. Journalism, or using the broader term the Media, has been a communications tool that has been both the builder of trust and alliances, and a destroyer of cultures and nations. We will examine the history of Journalism in America and how the Media has changed over the last 250 years, evolving into the communications “free-for-all” we have today. We [...]
This seminar is designed to help you prevent Type 2 Diabetes, and give you as much information as possible on it. 1 out of 3 American adults has prediabetes. It's very important to know what you are dealing with, how to prevent it, how to help family members, and how to cope with it yourself. The Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program includes: A proven program to prevent or delay [...]
LEARN TO GOLD-LEAF ALMOST ANYTHING Nothing adds a touch of pizzazz like a band of gold leaf trim. In this two-day workshop, instructor Larry Charles will teach you every step of how to add gold leaf to stationery, paintings, gift wrapping, jewelry boxes and metal. All of the art supplies are included in your registration fee. Projects include creating handmade letterhead, adding gold pin stripes to boxes, writing with gold, [...]
This is the only three-day workshop in the Valley that teaches you all the paper engineering techniques for creating paper pop-up books and cards. Instructor Larry Charles will cover such topics as art materials, simple cutting and folding techniques, creating movement, and coloring tips. Expect to do one or two finished pop-ups each morning. All the necessary art supplies are included in your registration fee. December 6, 7, and 8, [...]
Our four Tuesday morning watercolor workshops in January are geared for both first-time watercolorists and those more experienced artists who want to achieve more realistic effects in their paintings. Instructor Larry Charles will begin each class with a step-by-step demonstration, followed by individual help as you create your own version of the same subject. Lessons include how to mix the right color; how to get more brush control for details; [...]
Are you curious about how to create better loving communication? Are you hoping for a new personal or business partner in 2024? Are you hoping to find romance!? Are you unsure of how to create smoother, more loving relationships personally and professionally? This class is for you! It’s time to set intentions and understand your own personal relationship energy. With Feng Shui practice, we can work together to enhance [...]
Create a unique piece of art using something that most people have never worked with: Gourds! Darlene, your expert instructor, says "In this class you will create a detailed Gourd Doll or as I call them my girls with Attitude." All supplies to make your gourd doll area included- the gourd, mini pots, gourd base, stains, feathers, and beads to create and adorn your gourd doll. Designs can be [...]
In what shouldn’t be a humorous tale, these two love birds from Bisbee/Sierra Vista plotted the murder of the woman’s husband in Scottsdale in 1976. During the investigation, they made a huge mistake and were easily apprehended by Scottsdale’s finest. But no one could predict what happened at the trial! In partnership with the City of Scottsdale, we are excited to host Arizona Historian, Bruce Wall, for one of their [...]
Our storyteller digs into the archive to share the stories of people in Scottsdale whose lives came to an unusual end over the last 85 years. Could these people be the ghosts that haunt the buildings of Old Town? In partnership with the City of Scottsdale, we are excited to host Arizona Historian, Bruce Wall, for one of their Neighborhood College Classes. Join us and discover fascinating stories about Scottsdale [...]
Scammers are getting smarter-but so can you. Bring your lunch and learn how to recognize the red flags of Medicare fraud, protect your personal information, and avoid the 10 most common traps. Whether you are on Medicare or helping someone who is, this session will give you the tools to stay one step ahead.
This 4-session class is designed as an introduction for beginners but can also be taken repeatedly as an enjoyable hour of beneficial exercise where students have reported improvement in balance, flexibility, and posture. Warm-up includes breathing and stretching prior to the Tai Chi movements.
In four (4) Monday afternoon classes, Sandi Carll from our Signature Program Desert Foothills Theater will host an engaging and lively improv class. Participants will actively participate in fun and easy improv games designed to improve cognitive ability, foster brain health, and broaden creative expression.
Annual enrollment is around the corner -- are you ready? Bring your lunch and learn what’s new, what’s changing, and how to make smart and confident decisions. You will leave with the tools to stay organized, one step ahead, and stress free.
In four (4) Monday afternoon classes, Sandi Carl from our Signature Program Desert Foothills Theater will host an engaging and lively improv class. Participants will actively participate in fun and easy improv games designed to improve cognitive ability, foster brain health, and broaden creative expression.
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