Summer 2014! Customizable Art Classes in Chicago!

Mardy and Maeve, ages 15, work on a wheat paste and comics project.

Right-Brained Studio will be in Chicago for select dates starting in April through July! Contact us to set up a custom group art class, workshop and/or private lesson. Yay Art!

Buttons!: A Button Making Workshop at Portland Button Works on 1/25!

Buttons!

Buttons!
Date: Saturday, January 25th
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Tuition: $30 (all materials included)
Instructor: Alex Wrekk  and Kelly D. Pelka
Location: Portland Button Works, Portland Oregon

Open to youth artists 6 yrs. and up, teens and adults welcome.
(Participants ages 8 and under, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at least 18 yrs. of age.)

Right-Brained Studio Mobile is offering an exciting workshop in collaboration with Zine star and owner of Portland Button Works, Alex Wrekk! Participants in this 2 hr. workshop will design and create their own buttons from start to finish using a variety of materials, receive drawing and design instruction as well as learn the assembling process.

Materials include:
-15 various sized buttons, including all components
-Fun papers and fabrics
-Markers, color pencils, paint pens and other drawing materials
-Use of Portland Button Works button making machines
-Design mentoring by Right-Brained Studio owner and artist Kelly D. Pelka
-Button Machine instruction by Alex Wrekk

*To reserve your space, please email us at info@right-brainedstudio.com

**Advanced reservations are required. Registration/payment is required by the day of the workshop. Registration forms are available on the Right-Brained Studio website, please print out the form and submit with your payment. Please contact us to make payments through Paypal or other available Credit Card services.

A confirmation and informational e-mail with be sent when registration is received.

Portland Button Works:
1322 N. Killingsworth
Portland, Oregon
www.portlandbuttonsworks.com
503-922-2684

Print!: Screen-Printing Workshop with Rock Poster Artist Nate Azark on 12/29

Chicago Artist Nate Azark

Print!: Screen-Printing Workshop with Rock Poster Artist Nate Azark

Open to youth artists 8 yrs. and up, teens and adults welcome.
Instructor: Nate Azark
and Kelly D. Pelka
Location: Screwball Press, Chicago IL

Right-Brained Studio Mobile is offering an exciting workshop in collaboration with Rock Poster Artist Nate Azark and Screwball Press! Participants in this workshop will learn the screen-printing process from start to finish, as well as get hands on experience making a collaborative print.

BONUS! All participants get a free print by Nate Azark!

Date: Sunday, December 29th
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Tuition: $50 (all materials included)
Location: Screwball Press/Nate Azark’s Studio
4045 N. Rockwell, Chicago IL, 60618

 Participants must complete and submit their design by 12/22 in order for their work to be part of the collaborative print.

How to create and submit the design:
1) Create your design in black and white only
2) Create your design to be 5” x 5”
3) Scan/Email or make Drop off/Pick up arrangements with RBSM

Tips:
-Keep your shapes big and clean, details are good, but make them clear : )
-Draw with pencil first, then use a sharpie or other black marker to fill in your design

*To reserve your space, please email us at info@right-brainedstudio.com

 **Advanced registration/payment/design is required by 12/22. Registration forms are available on our website, please print out the form and submit with your payment.

A confirmation and informational e-mail with be sent when registration is received.

Join us for a Workshop at the Flat Iron Building in Wicker Park, Chicago on 12/22!

Artwork by Kevin Lahvic

What is Art?
2nd grade and up, teens and adults welcome.
Instructor: Kelly D. Pelka
Location: Kevin Lahvic’s studio in the Historic Flat Iron Building, Wicker Park, Chicago.

 Right-Brained Studio is excited to bring you this opportunity to explore your creativity in the vibrant and historic studios of the Flat Iron Building! In this workshop, participants will learn about the style, subject matter, history and media of Chicago-based artist Kevin Lahvic. Experiment with acrylic paint, paint-pens, sharpies, recycled materials and more, while adding your own ideas to create a unique piece of art.

Date: Sunday, December 22nd

Time: 3:00-4:30pm

Tuition: $25 (all materials included)

 *To reserve your space, please email us at info@right-brainedstudio.com

 **Advanced registration/payment is required 2 days prior to workshop. Registration forms are available on our website, please print out the form and mail with your payment.

A confirmation and informational e-mail with be sent when registration is received.

 

 

Saturday Morning Comics “$5 Art Workshops” in December!

Art work by Chicago artist, Naomi Martinez

SATURDAY MORNING COMICS for December in Chicago!

Come join us on select Saturday mornings for some Cartooning fun! Workshops take place at Kelly D. Pelka’s Home Studio in Chicago. All materials included, different themes for each workshop, marker and color pencil rendering techniques introduced.

Open to ages 6 and up, teens and adults welcome, Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.

*ADVANCED REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT REQUIRED NO LATER THAN 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP.

SATURDAY MORNING COMICS schedule:

12/7: 10-10:45am – Cartoon Animals

12/14: 10-10:45am – Cartoon Faces (focus on expressions)

12/21: 10-10:45am – Winter Inspiration (ie, holiday and/or winter)

12/28: 10-10:45am – Robots

Please check the “$5 ART WORKSHOPS” section for more details.

RBSM in Chicago for the month of December!

Mason, age 3 1/2, painting on a spinning record.

Right-Brained Studio Mobile will be in Chicago during the month of December! Contact us to set up a customized art workshop at you home, school, alternative space or Kelly Pelka’s studio (located in Chicago).

YAY ART!

Photo: Mason age 3 1/2, painting on a spinning record.

RBS Mobile!

Posters and Coloring pages are going up around Portland! Thanks to former RBS youth art mentor Mindy Fisher for providing the rad design. YAY!

You can check out more of Mindy’s art at:
http://ornaglyphology.bigcartel.com/

Exciting News for the 2013-14 Academic Year!

Right-Brained Studio Mobile!

Right-Brained Studio will be taking its mobile art classes to the Pacific Northwest and West coast regions starting in September! I’ll be back in Chicago between projects and therefore available to set up short-term workshops and private lessons in the area during those times.
Besides teaching classes and personal art projects on the west coast, plans are in the works for a RV Mobile Art Studio! The goal is to bring fun, innovative art and art education to youth artists in mid and small-sized towns as well as to areas that are lacking these programs. Right-Brained Studio will begin a Kickstarter campaign to help launch the project by summer 2014.

In the meantime, if you have any friends/family out west, please pass along my contact information. Any referrals are greatly appreciated.

My sincerest gratitude to everyone who has been part of the Right-Brained Studio community over the past 6 years and for all that have been enrolled in my classes since I began mentoring youth artists in 1995. I truly appreciate your support and flexibility through the changes and growth of Right-Brained Studio.

Chicago Availability: December 2nd 2013 – January 10th 2014

Please contact me if you would like to set up a workshop during this time.

 

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Art Rules!

Air-Dry Clay Workshop!

Mini Air-Dry Clay Bird Sculpture

Come join us for the Air-Dry Clay Workshop on Saturday July 20th, from 2:00-3:00pm at Kelly D. Pelka’s Home Studio in Chicago! This workshop will be led by artist and youth art mentor Kelly D. Pelka.

Artists will choose their own theme and create air-dry clay sculptures!  Make several small sculptures complete with wooden block stand. Embellish with feathers, googly eyes, sequins and more.

Tuition is $30, All materials are included.  Kindergarten and up, all ages welcome, limit 5 students.

*Advanced registration is required by July 18th.  Please contact us through email to reserve your space.  Participants can print out a Registration Form from our website and bring it along with your Tuition Payment the day of attendance.

Landscape Painting Workshop!

Landscape painting by Mardy, age 15

Come join us for the Landscape Painting workshop on Wednesday July 17th, from 4:30-6:00pm at Kelly D. Pelka’s Home Studio in Chicago! This workshop will be led by artist and youth art mentor Kelly D. Pelka.

Artists will create landscapes using tempera paint on canvas!  Learn basic painting techniques and color theory. Bring a photo of a landscape from home or choose from our selection at the studio.

Please bring a smock or wear appropriate attire for painting.

Tuition is $30, All materials are included.  3rd grade and up, all ages welcome, limit 5 students.

*Advanced registration is required by July 15th.  Please contact us through email to reserve your space.  Participants can print out a Registration Form from our website and bring it along with your Tuition Payment the day of attendance.