Tag: art

Shaving Cream Tote Bags

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and to request supplies go through the Online Request Form. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, January 18th at 4:00 p.m. for a workshop on learning how to create a colorful tote bag to carry all of  your essential needs.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Sewing 101

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, January 11th at 4:00 p.m. for a workshop on learning the basics of hand-held sewing and a sewing machine, techniques and stitch patterns.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Nebula Coasters

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and to request supplies go through the Online Request Form. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, January 4th at 4:00 p.m. for a workshop on learning how to create colorful and functional nebula coasters for you to use around your home. Use glossy subway tiles, permanent markers, and rubbing alcohol.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Collage Painting

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be requested below.

Tune in Monday, December 21st at 4:00 p.m. for a demonstration on collage painting. Learn how to make a collage below. We will then apply to collage to make a basic sketch on canvas then continue and create a painting based on the print collage.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.

Clay Pinch Pots

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be requested below.

Tune in on Monday, December 14th at 4:00 p.m. for a demonstration on creating clay pinch pots. Pinch pots are a simple form of pottery production dating back more than 17,000 years. They can be used in an ornamental fashion or have functionality.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Geometry Wall Art

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be requested below.

Tune in on Monday, December 7th at 4:00 p.m. for a workshop on creating a geometric work of art to hand on your wall. Using several techniques we have learned from previous Creative Corner episodes we will create geometric wall art.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

Watch the video below:

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

OFPL does not own the rights to the image above.

Drawcember Art Challenge

OFPL challenges you to sketch the provided weekly themes all month long during Drawcember. Send your weekly artwork through our social media @galluplibrary or use our special hashtag #OFPLsketchchallenge to win fun prizes.

Week 1: December 1st thru 5th – Peppermint
(Candy canes, peppermint tea, and more. Incorporate essence of peppermint into at least 51% of your overall sketch)

Week 2: December 6th thru 12th – Gingerbread 
(Landscape gingerbread housing or gingerbread family portrait. Ideas are endless as long as you incorporate gingerbread into your sketch)

Week 3: December 13th thru 19th – Fire or Ice
(Create a sketch of toasty warm or frigid cold)

Week 4: December 20th thru 26th – Holiday Song
(Pick any holiday song & create a visual representation of that song)

Week 5: December 27th thru 31st – Hope
(Open-ended sketch of hope)

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Dream Catchers

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be requested below.

In honor of National Native American Heritage Month

Tune in on Monday, November 9th at 4:00 p.m. for a demonstration on creating dream catchers. Learn how to create from start to finish dream catchers which is a protective talisman believed by the Native Americans to trap bad dreams and allow good dreams to filter through.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Wax Painting

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be requested below.

⚠️ WARNING: Adult supervision required ⚠️

Tune in on Monday, November 2nd at 4:00 p.m. for a demonstration on melted wax painting. Using a heat gun we will melt crayons to create a unique piece work of art. Combine techniques to create high contrast imagery.

Creative Corner Episodes are available for viewing, visit YouTube, @galluplibrary.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.

⚠️ WARNING: Adult supervision required ⚠️

Creative Corner – Still Life Painting

Create your own art using various materials found around your home! These courses are geared towards individuals 15 years of age and older.

Tune in on Monday, October 19th at 4:00 p.m. to learn how to start a still life and apply basic painting techniques.

Roy Lichtenstein. Cape Cod Still Life. Pop Art. 1972.
Picasso. The Dessert Still Life. Post-Impressionism. 1901.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.