NEW! Artist Angela Stanbery
Angela is currently a state-certified teacher employed by the Winton Woods City School district. She received her BFA in Fine Arts/Art Education from the University of Cincinnati in 2004. She enjoys making creative activities accessible to all who need special assistance, including very young children with special needs to the elderly.

Angela offers 3 art classes to choose from:

Artist Cheryl Pannabecker
Cheryl received a BA from Bluffton College in 1986 and an MFA in Ceramic Sculpture from the University of Cincinnati in 1990. She has taught Three Dimensional Design and Ceramics at Thomas More College, University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University. Cheryl leads Art and Nature workshops at senior centers, nursing homes and assisted living centers. Presently, she gives art workshops and lessons through Creative Aging Cincinnati and through the Alzheimer's Association and teaches community education classes at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Cheryl exhibits her artwork regularly and was included in the 2007 "Essence of a Thing" show at the Weston Gallery in downtown Cincinnati. 

Cheryl Pannabecker offers 9 art classes to choose from:

1. Tiny Miracles of Beauty
   Learn about the man who coined the phrase, "no two snowflakes are alike" -- Wilson Alwyn "Snowflake" Bentley. Bentley was the first person to photograph snowflakes. We will look at some of the stunning pictures he took, and then create our own snowflakes.
2. Faberge' Eggs
   Tsar Alexander III commissioned an egg for his wife in 1885, and the Faberge' Egg, composed of precious stones, pearls and enamel, became an annual tradition. Forty two of these tiny exquisitely crafted masterpieces exist. We'll hear the story, look at pictures and create our own egg decoration using mixed media, but including foil, gold paint and faux jewels.
3. Tiffany Glass
   American artist and designer Louis Comfort Tiffany was best known for his stained glass. We will look at his work, which played an important part of the Art Nouveau movement. After looking at his artwork, we'll create our own window art.
4. John James Audubon
   Learn about ornithologist and painter John James Audubon who documented the birds of North America through his wonderful artwork. We'll test our bird identification skills as we learn about the painter, and then each create an Audubon-esque painting.
5.  Art of the Card
   Participants will learn about the worldwide Origins of the greeting card, from Egypt and China to its popular commercial developments in the U.S. Each senior will then create their own colorful card, using collage elements, stamps and paints. Cheryl can design the project to take into account the time of year or approaching holiday.
6. Art of the Postcard
   Participants will learn about the history of the Postcard, and its usage in advertising travel destinations. Then, seniors can choose the popular tourist site they want to depict in their homemade postcard. We will make these colorful travel cards using collage elements and paints.
7. Color and Shape Explorations
   Artists will work with pre-cut colorful bleeding tissue paper to create their own composition. We will go back into these creations with paints, watercolor pastels and salt to make some unique paintings.  
8. Winter Landscape
   Cheryl offers this mixed media painting program where participants will create snowy scenes combining collage, acrylic paint, textured white paint and crystals. Past artists, including Picasso, will inspire our work as we use color, texture and images to make original paintings that celebrate the winter months.
9. Watercolor & Nature
   Cheryl uses natural materials associated with the season. She will help participants arrange objects on watercolor paper to create a composition. These arragements will be the foundation of a watercolor painting. Participants will use watercolor pencils and paints to make colorful paintings, accenting and responding to the shapes and patterns in their pictures.

The Cincinnati Art Museum offers two classes by the Speaker's Bureau:

1. Beauty Has No Age
   Examine these exceptional works created by artists in their later years and thoughtful portrayals of older adults in art over the centuries. 
2. African American Art
   This program provides slides and information about art by African American artists. A variety of media including sculpture, glass, painting and photography will be discussed.

Artist Mike Gillman
Mike is a retired public school art teacher who enjoys working with people of all ages. With his many years of experience in the classroom he has many tried and true lessons that everyone will enjoy. He includes many famous examples of art related to the lesson with interesting stories about the artists that created them. At the end of each lesson, the class will have beautiful handmade arts or crafts to be displayed or given as gifts to someone special to them. Mike has many lessons for special events and holidays.

Mike offers 9 art classes to choose from:

1. Color Pastel chalk drawings are done from a variety of subjects (seascapes, flowers, horses, unicorns, landscapes, etc) pencil sketched by the teacher. The class will use the chalks after a demonstration with individual attention from the teacher.
2. Oil Pastel drawing has a beautiful oil like affect (without the mess and odor of oil paint) on white or colored paper and the finished art works have a rich and vibrant quality to them. Many subjects can be drawn under the individual care of the teacher. 
3. Painting with colored pencils is a unique media because it allows detailed drawings that when brushed with water look like a painting. A group of subjects are shown and demonstrated with the teacher giving special attention to each person.
4. Quilt designs are beautiful works of art made from pre-cut squares and triangles on a piece of colored square paper. The demonstration begins with a quilt shape glued (with glue stick-no mess) at the center that is continued to the outside.
5. 3-D paper sculptures are made by making simple paper balls with easy to make parts taped to them. The subjects can be animals and sports mascots that have a playful cartoon affect when completed.
6. Self hardening sculpture clay is a fun project that simple animal forms, flowers, birds, fruit, etc. can be made under the individual attention from the teacher. The miniature pieces can make beautiful gifts.
7. Stenciling is a great lesson using cut out shapes used to decorate at home or the many different subjects found in craft stores. The class is given tempra paint and stencil brushes with colored paper to create their art.
8. Dot drawing is done with colored markers to make a variety of designs in flowers, sports and geometric design. the repeating and closely spaced dots are in the style of art created by the French artist Seurat.
9. Geometric design is a versatile project that can be used in different media and themes. The design works well drawn on paper and colored with markers, used as a design that might be seen in Christmas art, Easter subjects or sun catchers taped to the window.