New Fall Art Classes

Fall is here and so are my new art classes at Castle in the Air, on 4th Street in Berkeley.
If you want to sign up for a class call the shop at 510/ 2049801 or go online here to sign up
I look forward to seeing you and creating together!
all the best,
elisabeth

Silhouette Luminary
Have fun playing with silhouettes, either affixing them to a luminary
to cast flickering shadows or framing them. For the silhouette, bring
to class some profile photos of you or a friend. Make sure they have a
light background. (These portrait silhouettes are more traditional,
but you could actually do a silhouette of almost anything – a bird, a
cityscape, a flower, or the Eiffel Tower, for example.) You’ll learn
how to use a scanner and a simple transfer technique to outline the
resulting silhouette on special, self-adhesive black paper, which
Castle imports from Germany. You’ll then use paper punches, black
Dresden, and decorative papers to create your silhouette luminary or
picture.
Fee: $75; includes materials. Bring a pair of sharp scissors for fine
cutting. Nail scissors work well.
Instructor: Elisabeth Alexander. Limit: 10 students.
Tuesday, October 5th, 6pm-9pm


Whimsical Witches
Here’s a chance for you to be a freakishly fiendish witch for
Halloween! It will be your face staring out from this Whimsical Witch
Halloween collage. Or perhaps you want it to be a friend’s face.
Before class, email the photo you’d like to use to Elisabeth (email to
be supplied). She will transform your photo into a black and white
image properly sized to fit seamlessly on a paper bodice. You’ll have
the fun of creating the witch’s costume from a selection of fabulous
papers, rubber stamps, Dresden, and ribbon. Give your card as a
Halloween gift or keep it for yourself. If you prefer not to use a
photo, Elisabeth will have extra images available for you to use.
Fee: $75; includes materials, but feel free to bring holiday themed
papers and ephemera to use.
Instructor: Elisabeth Alexander. Limit: 12 students.
Wednesday, October 27th, 6pm-9pm

Gilded Holiday Emblem
Inspired to create a more meaningful Christmas celebration, Elisabeth
designed these small holiday ornaments. Each contains a word or brief
phrase to identify something from the past year for which she’s
grateful, or to signify a quality or blessing she would like to invite
into her home and life for the coming year. The simple but charming
ornaments are created with vintage images, paper punches, rubber
stamps, and German glass glitter.
Fee: $75; includes materials, but feel free to bring small images
meaningful to you.
Instructor: Elisabeth Alexander. Limit: 12 students.
Tuesday, December 7th, 6pm-9pm

My December classes at Kozo Arts

A guide to elegant gift wrapping Wednesday, December 16th, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, at Kozo Arts, 1969A Union street, San Francisco

This class gives you the perfect overview on how to wrap gifts in style. We will demonstrate the basic wrapping technique, then layer different papers and top it off with a beautiful bow. We show you the secret of creating a pom pom bow, a wave bow and a fabulous star bow made from strips of Japanese Chiyogami paper. Last but not least you will learn to carve a stamp in the shape of a Japanese family crest out of buttery soft rubber, which prints up handsome gift tags. This class is suitable for beginners.

Price $ 80.00 (All materials included), sign up here





Artful Paper Ornaments
Tuesday, December 15th, 6:30 - 9:30pm, at Kozo Arts, 1969A Union Street, San Francisco

Tired of the same old ornaments? Create holiday ornaments that express a festive sentiment by combining elegant Japanese Chiyogami papers, vintage imagery and words. Learn tips and tricks on how to cut and layer elements. Then embellish them with lots of glitter. Hang them from branches or decorate your tree with them. Give them as gifts or place them in an envelope instead of a holiday card. This decoupage class is great for beginners as well as seasoned crafters.

Price $ 80.00 (All materials included), sign up here


I like to float my ornaments from a tree branche that seems to be suspended in mid air.

The words express qualities that I want to invoke for the year ahead.

Beautiful wrapped gifts become decorative objects.


I used sparkly embossing powder on the gift tags.



Printing On Fabric - creating a custom table-setting
coming in January

We will hand carve buttery-soft rubber stamps with a leaf motive and use them to print on a set of cotton napkins. You will learn about fabric paints, their application and how to mix colors. The same stamps then can be used to print on paper. We'll create a paper wardrobe to decorate your table: from the dinner-invitation, napkin rings to place-cards and more.