Skill Level: One (Beginner) 

Requirements: None, no experience required.

Dates: Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 10:30AM-1:30PM

In this two day Weekend Intensive, Kacey Ziegler will share all of her secrets and train you to draw objects confidently. You’ll never utter “I can’t even draw stick figures” again! No prior drawing experience necessary, this class will start from scratch and focus on the skills that will pair best with a ceramics practice. We will delve into drawing from observation, imagination, and reference as well as ways to combine all three to make your pottery better. 

You will come away with a bound sketchbook, a couple of my favorite pens, and a confident baseline for developing your own drawing skills to meet practical ends….and beyond!

Day One:

• Welcome and warmup.

• Memory drawing exercise.

• Developing confidence of line with individualized assistance. 

• Drawing from reference step-by-step (line-by-line). 

• Discussion on default “rules”, approach, and exploration of personal preferences. 

• Shading concepts (If time allows) .

Day Two: 

• Warmup. 

• Observational drawing exercise.

• Iteration exercise. 

• Application to ceramics & combining elements of reference and imagination. 

• Optional trip after class to draw at Nelson Museum from their collections! **The Nelson is free admission but they only let you draw with pencil inside, so BYOP(encil) 

Included with class: 

• Pens 

• A bound sketchbook - travel-friendly size 

• Hand dyed silk bookmark 

• Paper 

You will need to bring:

Just yourself!

*And a pencil if you want to draw with me at the Nelson after class on Sunday! 

You will need to leave behind:

All expectations of how well you SHOULD be able draw at this point in your life/career/education/corporeal existence