Workshops for North Olympic Library System Patrons
Join SilverKite® for live, intergenerational arts workshops!
Registration is open for individual participants of all ages.
All of these opportunities are FREE for NOLS patrons!
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Upcoming Workshops
Drawing: Summer Scene in Colored Pencils
June 22nd
1:30 - 2:30pm PT
Capture summer's delight in this drawing workshop. Using colored pencils, participants will learn layering, depth, and blending to bring a summer scene to life.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Tammy Leaver
Supplies:
-Colored Pencils
-Blending stump
-Mixed Media or Drawing Paper (natural or tan color - "neutral tone")
-Tissue or rag for blending
Quarter 3, 2026 Workshops
(July - September)
Watercolor Painting: Sip & Paint Summer Garden with Ink
July 11th
10:30 - 11:30am PT
In this watercolor workshop participants will explore color mixing, wet-on-wet washes and ink detail to capture the whimsy of a summer garden.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Tammy Leaver
Supplies:
-Watercolor paper
-Watercolor paints
-Brushes (flat and round)
-Water container
-Paper towels
-Pencil
-Ultra thin permanent marker or ink pen
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Acrylic Painting: Sip & Paint Dahlias
September 26th
10:30 - 11:30am PT
In this acrylics workshop participants will explore composition, brushwork and use of a palette knife to paint colorful dahlias.
Facilitated by SilverKite®
Teaching Artist Tammy Leaver
Supplies:
-Canvas or Bristol board of any size - around 5x7 or 4x6 is usually great to finish in the workshop time
-Acrylic paint
-Palette (or palette paper or a plate)
-Brushes (round and flat)
-Cup of water
-Paper towels
-Pencil
Optional:
-Palette knife
Collage: Music in Bloom
August 15th
10:30 - 11:30am PT
In this online workshop, participants will create a collage inspired by music depicting florals and greenery. As we listen to a few short musical selections, we will explore the inner landscape and sensations they elicit through blossoming melodies and whimsical musical features. Using paper, magazine clippings, and simple materials from home, participants will arrange and layer images to create a collage that reflects their own response to the music.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Sarah McKiddy
Supplies:
-A few sheets of paper or cardstock for the final collage base
-Old magazines, catalogs, scrap paper, wrapping paper, patterned paper, or origami paper
-Scissors
-Glue stick or liquid glue
-Pen or pencil
Optional:
-Colored pencils, markers, or crayons
-Printed images of flowers, gardens, landscapes, or other nature scenes
-Scraps of tissue paper, ribbon, or fabric for texture
Watercolor Painting: Cloud Imaginings
September 14th
1:30 - 2:30pm PT
In this workshop participants will explore painting clouds using wet and dry watercolor techniques then add detailing with colored pencil, marker and pastels to enhance the imagined scenes, creatures or animals within the painted cloud forms.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Adrianna Santiago
Supplies:
-Mixed media paper
-Colored pencils markers
-Watercolor paints
-Water container
-Brush
-Paper towels
-Masking tape
-Colored pencil
-Markers
Optional:
-Oil or chalk pastels
VIDEO RECORDINGS
NOLS
NOLS
Watercolor Painting: Garden Roses (May 16)
Acrylic Painting: Loveable Lilacs (April 4)
Acrylic Painting: Branches and Buds (March 7)
