Empowering the Teen Artist
for Middle & High School Students
12 Tuesdays: Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10 • 6-8 pm
$320M / $355NM
Investigate the principles and elements of design, make cultural connections and integrate influences-across-borders while advancing your artistic expertise.
Subject matter will include realistic and abstracted: still life, landscape and portraiture. Students will gain exposure in a variety of media in order to produce a varied portfolio that demonstrates technical skill as well as creativity and conceptual skills.
Using centuries-old techniques, students will learn how to create their own painting and drawing mediums from natural materials.
- Egg tempera: used by Renaissance artists and modern masters
- Sumi ink: a signature technique of Asian art and culture
- Charcoal: possibly mankind’s earliest art material
- Watercolor: natural pigments from our gardens and yards replicate materials used for thousands of years
Instructor: Antonia Fthenakis
Antonia Fthenakis is a Parsons School of Design graduate, a Bank Street educator and a teacher of children and young adults with special needs, teaching studio arts and the art of traditional skills in NYC public school for some17 years. Currently based in Port Washington, co-creating and offering teachings inspired by the natural world, Waldorf philosophy, integrative holistic wellness and the Reiki healing arts.