SSA Mandalas in Watercolor

With Vonda Drees

April 28 - May 4, 2024

Location: Grunewald Guild Glass Studio

What will class time be like?:
Mornings will include gathering as a group, instruction, and demonstration some of which may be outdoors. Afternoons will include self-directed work time in the studio with breaks to discuss and share ideas.

Will I need to work outside of class?:
No, all projects can be completed within the allotted class time.

What can I expect to create?:
4-6 9"x9" paintings, several smaller studies, and sketchbook patterns.

Do I need experience to take this class?:
All experience levels welcome, including beginners

What do I need to bring to class?:
If participants want to create an ancestry mandala with names, dates, etc., their personal information needs to be accessible to them. Clothing that participants feel comfortable in and are not worried about getting dirty. Closed toe shoes comfortable for walking and standing. Sketchbooks if individuals would like to use them but is not required.

Minimum age of participant: 14

required deposit: $200

  • Commuter – $115.00
  • Cabin – $1,170.00
  • Private Queen Room + Shared Bath – $930.00
  • Private Twin Room + Shared Bath – $930.00
  • Shared Room + Shared Bath – $600.00
  • Yurt – $720.00
  • Library Dorm – $450.00
  • RV with Electric: 125V/30 Amp – $450.00
  • RV with Electric: 25V/20 Amp – $450.00
  • Personal Tent or Car Camping – $390.00

Learn the techniques of symmetrical and asymmetrical mandala design, the golden spiral, and the Flower of Life.

Each session will begin with a teaching demonstration, followed by time to practice the pattern. After the pattern is learned, we’ll work in sketchbooks, contemplating the visual stories we want to express through symbolism, color, line work and geometric composition. Using our sketches and studies as guides, we will then create our paintings.

 

This class is part of our Spring Sacred Arts week, facilitated by Scott Burnett and Laurie Rudel. Springtime at the Grunewald Guild is a season of gentle stirring, inside and out. Creation and creativity awaken to familiar, yet always surprising, newness. Spring Sacred Arts Week is designed and refined with these rhythms and stirrings in mind.

About the Faculty

Vonda Drees

Vonda Drees is a creative contemplative, originally from Wisconsin, who now lives in a blue-roofed log cabin named "Sombrero Azul" near La Grange, Texas, the ancestral land of the Tonkawa people. Vonda and her husband Jim served as directors of the Grünewald Guild from 2016-2020. She has used her artistic gifts and passion to share […]

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