Tag: creative

String 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 using the Supply Request Form. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, March 29th at 4:00 p.m. to create vivid mono- or dual-color abstract prints utilizing liquid watercolor and string on water-durable paper.

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

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

Pinterest for Beginners

Join us on Facebook LIVE @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for FREE computer classes.

Wednesday, March 24th at 4:00 p.m.
Pinterest for beginners

Learn how to use Pinterest for sharing and saving ideas. We will talk about the basics and how to use this site for all of your interests.

Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the LIVESTREAM course.

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

Scratch Boards

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 using the Supply Request Form. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, March 22nd at 4:00 p.m. to learn how to create a high-contrast black and white image using an engraving technique on a scratch board.

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

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

Artist Trading Cards (ATCs)

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 using the Supply Request Form. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, March 15th at 4:00 p.m. to create Artist Trading Cards or ATCs are miniature pieces of art that are traded by artists around the world. Learn how to make your own ATC with an interactive workshop inspired by Courtney Cerruti’s CreativeBug class. Need inspiration? Complete the optional OFPL ATC mini-challenges and win a prize.

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

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

Virtual Crafts Hangout

Join us on Saturday, March 13th at 12:00 p.m. for an afternoon of chatting and crafting on Zoom!

Virtually chat with other community members to exchange craft ideas, stories, and food recipes as we craft together through knitting, painting, sewing, drawing, and more.

Register to participate HERE
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 12 th .

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

Pop 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 using the Supply Request Form. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, March 8th at 4:00 p.m. to learn more about the Pop Art movement of the 1950’s with influential artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Create your own inspired Pop Art on a canvas panel.

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

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

Crafty Kids – March 2021

Join us on YouTube, @galluplibrary (all ages) for family-friendly crafts and step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online. Videos are posted weekly on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.

  • March 4th, 2021 – Animal Newspaper Art Collage
  • March 11th, 2021 – Shamrock Suncatchers Craft
  • March 18th, 2021 – Clothespin Dinosaurs Craft
  • March 25th, 2021 – Shrinky Dinks Craft

Dr. Seuss Inspired 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 using the Supply Request Form. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, March 1st at 4:00 p.m. to create a fun tie-dye doily using a coffee filter inspired by art from the Lorax followed by creating and painting your own Dr. Seuss character.

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

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

Collaborative Art Mural

Create with other community members to make a beautiful hanging mural for OFPL.

All of March

Receive one (1) six-inch square Mandala coloring page. Return your coloring page by Friday, April 9th at 5:00 p.m. and watch a time-lapse video of our collaborative art mural being pieced together. Supply kits are available on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form while supplies last.

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

Basic Figurative Drawing

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 using the Supply Request Form. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, February 22nd at 4:00 p.m. to learn the basics of figurative drawing as we dissect the human body into form and shape using charcoal in this interactive workshop.

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

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