{"title":"Courses \u0026 Workshops","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"color-and-design-course-13-weeks","title":"Color \u0026 Design in Glass Art - Level 1","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLEARN Color \u0026amp; Design for Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInteresting live \u0026amp; recorded lectures will include reverse engineering of the color and design of artists using glass in architecture, art, and media. You will then apply the concepts taught weekly in simple exercises (on paper) relevant to your work and interests. You can redesign previous favorite works or design new projects or build out a series. Test your grasp and progress using  the online quiz sections (optional).  You may repeat the course and access material for up to 1 year. These are the course outcomes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBE ABLE to REPEAT YOUR SUCCESSES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e applying the principles \u0026amp; elements of color \u0026amp; design in your studio and mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEMPHASIS ON GLASS\u003c\/strong\u003e  will be incorporated into each lecture: as a material, color \u0026amp; design concept, workability, limitations (budget, knowledge) and opportunities (reactive glass). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYOUR ART PRACTICE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be the focus of lectures, handouts\/videos, assignment parameters, and the merging of content \u0026amp; context. Studies may be based on other artists if preferred\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaught by Melanie Stewart MFA \u0026amp; Shaundra Toy PMP  (bios are a bottom of page)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeneral Outline for Course\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeeks 1 \u0026amp; 2:  COLOR FOUNDATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the end of week 2 you will have a solid understanding of the color characteristics  hue, saturation, value and how that relates to mood \u0026amp; feeling in design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeeks 3 \u0026amp; 4:  COLOR HARMONY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow we organize\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ecolors into schemes and by key is the next building block. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the end of week 4 you will understand why and how we make color decisions combining color schemes (employing hue, saturation and value) as a first step part of the design process.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeeks 5 \u0026amp; 6: COMPOSITION \u0026amp; LAYOUT in glass. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will learn the structural components in design: edges, line, sight-lines, mass and movement in conjunction with best practices for the distribution of color and its  mass. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBy the end of week 6 you will use color to further push compositions you made in week 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeeks 7 \u0026amp; 8:   DESIGN is PLANNING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn introduction on AI tools will be included as part of the design process along side traditional methods \u0026amp; practices. The emphasis on the last segment is getting very limber with the design process so decisions are more fun than mystery. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOPTIONAL Week 9 \u003c\/strong\u003e - Date TBD (a month or so later)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHOW \u0026amp; TELL in the STUDIO:  bring a cocktail, coffee, snack, your dog ( but not your kids or other half) and share (or not) your works, insights, next steps. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCourse Completion Knowledge:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will know yourself better as an artist and as person. You will have insights in glass about more than just color, but mood, price, opportunities and some preemptive overarching gotchas. 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If you show up, you are certain  to create faster with more confidence a more informed design, which eventually should lead to a more satisfying art practice and more professionally polished pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClass starts in July 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(register early for bonus material)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/1897\/8360\/files\/Us_at_Zoo.jpg?v=1775358410\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte-table-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 56.4417%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelanie Stewart BFA, MFA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelanie is the lead instructor and  taught Color and Design, (Art 2D) and 3D at the University of California Santa Cruz and the Fashion Institute of Design \u0026amp; Merchandising (\"FIDM\") in San Francisco, where she was a favorite instructor. She also owned a luxury kitchen and bath design studio in Toronto, has remodeled extensively several homes and even built a pool. She has worked in transparent resin since 1990s and began working in glass in 2018, studying under Tim Carey and Narcissus Quagliata since 2021. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 43.1201%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShaundra Toy, PMP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShaundra has thirty years in color for global brand print with Kodak and Pantone.  Currently she works in AI and will be presenting a workshop on AI for artists and creatives.  She will deliver advanced modules on light and color. 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