Lessons in Art
Online Education
Raebird Creations offers online distance education using Skype or Facebook video chat. One-on-one live lessons are accompanied by handouts shared via email or Google Docs. Wherever you are in the world, we can connect and share our passion for art-making! Lessons are $25/30-minutes. Single lessons will introduce a medium and practice foundational skills. Sets of 3 or more lessons are used to design, complete, and reflect on art projects.
Online lessons include drawing and painting mediums, as well as creative writing. We'll work together to choose a medium and project that fits your interests! Lessons are open to children, youth, and adults.
Group Workshops in Tucson:
Fall 2018, click on the hyperlinks at the end for more information and registration.
Late fall and winter classes to be posted soon!:
Introduction to Watercolor
with Raebird Creations LLC
Saturday, Oct. 14, 9AM - 12PM, $40, all materials provided
A relaxing, meditative adventure in a much-loved and popular medium, watercolor! We'll learn the basics of color mixing while painting a poppy, iris, and other blooms. Register by email.
Watercolor Postcards
with Raebird Creations LLC
Saturday, Oct. 14, 1PM - 4PM, $40, all materials provided
Send your own hand-painted postcards to friends and family! In this class, we'll use watercolor to create a vibrant series of 3 or more postcards. We'll draw inspiration from the desert landscape and plants. There will be some time for a bit of abstract color exploration, as well. Register by email.
Drawing Birds and Nature
with Tucson Audubon Society (at the Mason Center)
Saturday, October 20, 8AM-11AM, $40, all materials provided
Drawing helps us pay attention and see the world around us with a fresh eye. In this class, students will practice basic drawing skills while slowing down to observe birds, plants, wildlife, and the landscape around Tucson Audubon’s Mason Center. No prior experience necessary. Click to register.
Drawing and Painting Amphibians
with Raebird Creations LLC
Sunday, Oct. 21, 9AM-12PM, $40, all materials provided
Despite the arid, desert climate, the Sonoran Desert is home to a few special toads and frogs. In this class, we'll learn about a few, drawing their portraits and adding a splash of watercolor! You can expect to become familiar with such characters as the Sonoran Desert Toad, Canyon Treefrog, and Leopard Frog. Register by email.
Paint a Silk Scarf
with the Tucson Jewish Community Center
Sundays, November 4, 11, and 18, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, $115 ($105 for members), all materials provided
Paint your own silk scarf using vibrant, flowing dyes! We will use water-soluble resist to draw lines that fence in color and salt to create comet-like patterns. Returning participants will learn to make colored resist lines and achieve higher levels of detail. All levels welcome. You need not consider yourself an “artist.” Participants will have the option to make abstract or representational images on their scarf. Material fee is $20 and due on first day of class. Click to register.
Landscape Memoirs
with The Drawing Studio
Saturday, November 10, 1-4PM, $40, all materials provided
Landscapes hold a special place in the human heart. Some locations from our lives evoke emotion, memory, or storytelling. In this class, we’ll use words and art to explore a landscape important to us. Using references alongside memory, we’ll capture the essence of a place and the role it has played in our development. Participants will create a charcoal or ink drawing accompanied by a very short piece of creative writing. Click to register.
Party and Event Sessions:
Invite Raebird Creations to facilitate an artistic project for guests at your event! Includes birthday parties, sleepovers, baby showers, bridal showers, and more! Simple, easy-to-follow instruction by artist Saraiya Kanning. No prior experience necessary.
Private and Group Lessons:
Lessons in beginning flute are also available at the rate of $25/ 30-min. Use the form below to inquire about and request lessons. In the comments sections state which type of lesson you are inquiring about: Native American flute, Western C flute, or painting/drawing. For a description of the Native American Flute, a sample track, and a brief teacher bio, see here.
Raebird Creations offers online distance education using Skype or Facebook video chat. One-on-one live lessons are accompanied by handouts shared via email or Google Docs. Wherever you are in the world, we can connect and share our passion for art-making! Lessons are $25/30-minutes. Single lessons will introduce a medium and practice foundational skills. Sets of 3 or more lessons are used to design, complete, and reflect on art projects.
Online lessons include drawing and painting mediums, as well as creative writing. We'll work together to choose a medium and project that fits your interests! Lessons are open to children, youth, and adults.
Group Workshops in Tucson:
Fall 2018, click on the hyperlinks at the end for more information and registration.
Late fall and winter classes to be posted soon!:
Introduction to Watercolor
with Raebird Creations LLC
Saturday, Oct. 14, 9AM - 12PM, $40, all materials provided
A relaxing, meditative adventure in a much-loved and popular medium, watercolor! We'll learn the basics of color mixing while painting a poppy, iris, and other blooms. Register by email.
Watercolor Postcards
with Raebird Creations LLC
Saturday, Oct. 14, 1PM - 4PM, $40, all materials provided
Send your own hand-painted postcards to friends and family! In this class, we'll use watercolor to create a vibrant series of 3 or more postcards. We'll draw inspiration from the desert landscape and plants. There will be some time for a bit of abstract color exploration, as well. Register by email.
Drawing Birds and Nature
with Tucson Audubon Society (at the Mason Center)
Saturday, October 20, 8AM-11AM, $40, all materials provided
Drawing helps us pay attention and see the world around us with a fresh eye. In this class, students will practice basic drawing skills while slowing down to observe birds, plants, wildlife, and the landscape around Tucson Audubon’s Mason Center. No prior experience necessary. Click to register.
Drawing and Painting Amphibians
with Raebird Creations LLC
Sunday, Oct. 21, 9AM-12PM, $40, all materials provided
Despite the arid, desert climate, the Sonoran Desert is home to a few special toads and frogs. In this class, we'll learn about a few, drawing their portraits and adding a splash of watercolor! You can expect to become familiar with such characters as the Sonoran Desert Toad, Canyon Treefrog, and Leopard Frog. Register by email.
Paint a Silk Scarf
with the Tucson Jewish Community Center
Sundays, November 4, 11, and 18, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, $115 ($105 for members), all materials provided
Paint your own silk scarf using vibrant, flowing dyes! We will use water-soluble resist to draw lines that fence in color and salt to create comet-like patterns. Returning participants will learn to make colored resist lines and achieve higher levels of detail. All levels welcome. You need not consider yourself an “artist.” Participants will have the option to make abstract or representational images on their scarf. Material fee is $20 and due on first day of class. Click to register.
Landscape Memoirs
with The Drawing Studio
Saturday, November 10, 1-4PM, $40, all materials provided
Landscapes hold a special place in the human heart. Some locations from our lives evoke emotion, memory, or storytelling. In this class, we’ll use words and art to explore a landscape important to us. Using references alongside memory, we’ll capture the essence of a place and the role it has played in our development. Participants will create a charcoal or ink drawing accompanied by a very short piece of creative writing. Click to register.
Party and Event Sessions:
Invite Raebird Creations to facilitate an artistic project for guests at your event! Includes birthday parties, sleepovers, baby showers, bridal showers, and more! Simple, easy-to-follow instruction by artist Saraiya Kanning. No prior experience necessary.
- Make a vibrant watercolor or acrylic painting. 2 hours, $200.
- Make memory wire bracelets and matching earrings. 2 hours, $200.
- Package includes materials for up to 5 people, after which guests may be added for $10 each.
- Each package includes a special gift for the birthday person, bride-to-be, or guest of honor!
- Customize colors and subject matter to match your party!
Private and Group Lessons:
- Private lessons in drawing, painting, and creative writing. $25/30-minutes. You may invite a friend and split the cost.
- For visual arts mediums only: $10 material fee per project per person, unless students provide their own.
- Open to children, youth, and adults.
Lessons in beginning flute are also available at the rate of $25/ 30-min. Use the form below to inquire about and request lessons. In the comments sections state which type of lesson you are inquiring about: Native American flute, Western C flute, or painting/drawing. For a description of the Native American Flute, a sample track, and a brief teacher bio, see here.
