Education
Workshops
The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts and Happy Valley Cultural Center is pleased to announce a series of workshops for children, to be held the first Saturday of every month. The workshops will be led by Seda Sevada and will introduce children to a wide range of media and processes. In many cases the workshops will involve artists-in-residence at the Center, or special guests, providing unique opportunities for expansive experience with the arts. The workshops are being offered free of charge and space is limited. For more information on this program, please contact the Center at 805-646-3381 or artcenter@beatricewood.com.
Seda Sevada was raised in a family of artists. Her father was the founder of an art school for children in her hometown of Abovyan, Armenia, and her mother worked as a teacher and curator at the local art museum. As a child, Seda attended classes, lectures, and workshops at her father’s school.
“Art was not separate from life,” she says of her upbringing. “It was life.”
Migrating to the United States as a teenager, Seda continued to explore the arts. She became involved in the performing arts/dance and earned a degree in Art History at California State University, Northridge. This led her to work at art galleries, where she encountered a number of amazingly talented artists who believed that creativity has no boundaries. Yet it wasn't until motherhood that she met her true teachers in life - her children.
“Children are WHOLE human beings who are carved of simplicity and love,” she says. “They have thoughts and feelings that must be allowed to unfold. Our work as parents - and adults - is not necessarily to teach, but to guide children in their development.”
 While Seda initially believed that, once her children were older, she would return to the world of galleries and museums, she is now committed to a life sharing the arts with children.
“The real seers and observers of the world are children,” she says. “They are creative every second if we only notice it. Art offers a wonderful opportunity for all of us to see that there are countless possibilities in life. Allowing children to express what is already there is a gift - not only for them but for each of us and our shared future.”
Upcoming Workshop
9th Annual
Luster Glazes
Unveiled Workshop
June 14 - 17, 2012
Presented by Myra Toth
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Luster Goblet with Branch | Myra Toth
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Four days of study and investigation of the materials and processes that create the signature Luster Glazes of Beatrice Wood and others will be presented by Myra Toth, ceramic artist and teacher of Ceramics and Glaze Theory for 36 years.
Fire and Ice | Myra Toth |
Participants will bring their own bisqued pieces to glaze and fire. All materials, continental breakfast and catered lunch each day will be provided. Space is limited.
Dates: Thursday through Sunday, June 14-17, 2012.
Place: Beatrice Wood Studio at the Center for the Arts, Ojai, Ca.
Contact: Myra Toth, at Radtoth@aol.com or Pyramidstudio.com for details and information. |
Learn to use basketry techniques to make your own traditional Adirondack backpack. This extremely functional and beautiful alternative to the modern backpack resembles what the Woodland and Appalachian Native  Americans used to gather their food or carry their belongings. You will use different reeds to create this backpack - which can be used to gather materials for future basketry workshops.
All levels are welcomed to participate, from beginners to advanced.
Cost: $175. Includes materials and lunch.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gerri Johnson-McMillin has been creating art since early childhood. She has always loved the fiber arts - crocheting, sewing, needlepoint and basketry, following her first class in 1972. While her main interest is basketry, she employs various fiber techniques, including weaving, spinning, and knotting. Gerri is an Internationally exhibiting artist and has her artwork in the permanent collections of the Long Beach Museum of Art and the Museum of Ventura County.
A Four-Day Workshop with Allison Newsome
We recently presented The Sacred Vessel workshop with Richard Flores at the Center. It was a wonderful event and the Center was alive with creative energy.
Learn more about these workshops and view additional photos on Facebook. Click here!
Please call 805-646-3381 or email artcenter@beatricewood.com for more information on our exhibitions, workshops, and performances.
Our workshops and classes all take place at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts (driving directions).
For workshop registration please contact: The Beatrice Wood Center for The Arts
Tel: 805-646-3381 or e-mail us at ArtCenter@BeatriceWood.com |
