Organized in collaboration with the Los Gatos Library, explore Los Gatos history while you sketch objects from NUMU's extensive collection of objects and artifacts. Artists of all levels are welcome to join this informal session and materials will be provided.
Organized in collaboration with the Los Gatos Library, explore Los Gatos history while you sketch objects from NUMU's extensive collection of objects and artifacts. Artists of all levels are welcome to join this informal session and materials will be provided.
Hike the Los Gatos Creek Trail with NUMU and Santa Clara County Parks, then join us at the museum for a tour of our exhibition, The Hiking Club: A Vocabulary of Yearning. Meet us at NUMU at 9:30, or at the trailhead, located at the Highway 17 overpass, at 10.
Offered each season, this free-of-cost program features expert guest speakers and weekly “homework” activities that include neighborhood walks, stargazing, and nature journaling. Park interpreters facilitate the sessions and cultivate a community of homegrown naturalists.
Participants receive a certificate for completing the course, and a custom pin for completing a service project that benefits their family, neighborhood, local plants, or wildlife. County Parks staff feel inspired and grateful for the passion and curiosity that participants have contributed to each course.
Organized in collaboration with the Los Gatos Library, explore Los Gatos history while you sketch objects from NUMU's extensive collection of objects and artifacts. Artists of all levels are welcome to join this informal session and materials will be provided.
Offered each season, this free-of-cost program features expert guest speakers and weekly “homework” activities that include neighborhood walks, stargazing, and nature journaling. Park interpreters facilitate the sessions and cultivate a community of homegrown naturalists.
Participants receive a certificate for completing the course, and a custom pin for completing a service project that benefits their family, neighborhood, local plants, or wildlife. County Parks staff feel inspired and grateful for the passion and curiosity that participants have contributed to each course.
Offered each season, this free-of-cost program features expert guest speakers and weekly “homework” activities that include neighborhood walks, stargazing, and nature journaling. Park interpreters facilitate the sessions and cultivate a community of homegrown naturalists.
Participants receive a certificate for completing the course, and a custom pin for completing a service project that benefits their family, neighborhood, local plants, or wildlife. County Parks staff feel inspired and grateful for the passion and curiosity that participants have contributed to each course.
Organized in collaboration with the Los Gatos Library, explore Los Gatos history while you sketch objects from NUMU's extensive collection of objects and artifacts. Artists of all levels are welcome to join this informal session and materials will be provided.
This crewelwork pincushion motif was inspired by the May Morris-designed bed hangings on William Morris’s bed at Kelmscott Manor. It incorporates the Rose Wreath Panel, designed by William Morris and stitched by May. The pincushion was created using crewel wool on a linen ground and stitched in the authentic fashion of May Morris.
Interested in trying embroidery for the first time or brushing up on your needlework skills? Looking for a fun evening activity to do with a group of friends, coworkers, or family members? Join us for Bite-Size Embroidery for Beginners. Easy and fun, you will leave with a completed embroidery and a sense of accomplishment!
Organized in collaboration with the Los Gatos Library, explore Los Gatos history while you sketch objects from NUMU's extensive collection of objects and artifacts. Artists of all levels are welcome to join this informal session and materials will be provided.
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing and a glass of wine! Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods. This class is uninstructed— the model will have a schedule of poses that they will go through for the entirety of the class.
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing and a glass of wine! Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods. This class is uninstructed— the model will have a schedule of poses that they will go through for the entirety of the class.
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing and a glass of wine! Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods. This class is uninstructed— the model will have a schedule of poses that they will go through for the entirety of the class.
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing with Sean Boyles. Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods and receive instruction from San Jose artist, Sean Boyles.
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing. Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods. This class is uninstructed— the model will have a schedule of poses that they will go through for the entirety of the class.
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing. Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods. This class is uninstructed— the model will have a schedule of poses that they will go through for the entirety of the class.
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing with Sean Boyles. Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods and receive instruction from San Jose artist, Sean Boyles.
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing. Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods. This class is uninstructed— the model will have a schedule of poses that they will go through for the entirety of the class.
Interested in trying embroidery for the first time or brushing up on your needlework skills? Looking for a fun evening activity to do with a group of friends, coworkers or family members? Join us for Bite-Size Embroidery for Beginners. Easy and fun, you will leave with a completed embroidery and a sense of accomplishment!
Interested in trying figure drawing for the first time or brushing up on your skills? Join us for Live Figure Drawing. Participants will reference a live model in various poses for different time periods. This class is uninstructed— the model will have a schedule of poses that they will go through for the entirety of the class.
Come explore the art of storytelling. NUMU will host a monthly gathering celebrating the oral tradition of storytelling. Led by experienced members of the Storytelling Association of California (SAC), participants, from novice to expert, can both listen and have the opportunity to share their own stores. No experience necessary. Second Thursday of each month downstairs, in the NUMU Studio. Adult content, may not be appropriate for children.
Why should kids have all the fun? Take a trip back to summer camp with our Stay-Cation Summer Camp for adults! Let NUMU's exhibit on California's natural beauty (Et in Arcadia Ego) inspire you to use nature in art, crafts and food. Join us as we hang out on the patio and make sun prints, plant miniature succulent gardens to take home, make seed bombs, use sidewalk chalk to create a mandala, try modern lemon bars, learn how to use edible plants in ice cubes, and enjoy them in refreshing iced tea infused with botanicals.
Instructors | Elizabeth Greer has been working with elementary and middle school students for over 15 years. She is a long-time member and past president of the Art Docents of Los Gatos. An active Maker, Elizabeth enjoys exploring the intersection of art, science and technology with students while creating projects like rockets, digital art and photography, and LED artworks in classes at NUMU and the Los Gatos Recreation Department.
Karen Harlan has been drawing, sewing and creating since childhood. As a collector of vintage textiles, Karen likes to take something old and re-purpose it into something beautiful and useful for today. Karen was an art director at Papyrus greeting card company for seven years and still freelances for them today. She has also been a member of the Art Docents of Los Gatos since 2007 and enjoys sharing her love of art with children.
Why should kids have all the fun? Take a trip back to summer camp with our Stay-Cation Summer Camp for adults! Hang out with friends in our 2016 adult version of the old camp Craft Shack at NUMU. Learn how to do updated versions of the crafts you loved as a kid. Use indigo and Japanese-style Shibori folding to make fashionable tie dyed table runners. Or make funky mod jewelry using Shrinky Dinks. You can learn how to make fun friendship bracelets in all kinds of patterns for you, your friends and family. We may even pull out the macrame... For snack breaks there will be home made granola bars and healthy juice-based drinks instead of gorp and bug juice - with recipe cards to take home.
Instructors | Elizabeth Greer has been working with elementary and middle school students for over 15 years. She is a long-time member and past president of the Art Docents of Los Gatos. An active Maker, Elizabeth enjoys exploring the intersection of art, science and technology with students while creating projects like rockets, digital art and photography, and LED artworks in classes at NUMU and the Los Gatos Recreation Department.
Karen Harlan has been drawing, sewing and creating since childhood. As a collector of vintage textiles, Karen likes to take something old and re-purpose it into something beautiful and useful for today. Karen was an art director at Papyrus greeting card company for seven years and still freelances for them today. She has also been a member of the Art Docents of Los Gatos since 2007 and enjoys sharing her love of art with children.
Why should kids have all the fun? Take a trip back to summer camp with our Stay-Cation Summer Camp for adults! Join us in our 1970's Airstream trailer, and get ready for a Retro Road Trip. We will be making our own Travel Journals for holding the sketches, watercolors and scrapbooked memorabilia you collect on your summer travels. Make a project using Maps, and learn how (and start) a fun cloth banner to display tourist patches. Refreshments will include lemonade (all grown up with strawberry and basil), artisanal root beer floats, and home made cookie ice cream sandwiches (with recipes to take home!). If you need a break from creativity, play Kubb, the Swedish "chess" lawn game.
Instructors | Elizabeth Greer has been working with elementary and middle school students for over 15 years. She is a long-time member and past president of the Art Docents of Los Gatos. An active Maker, Elizabeth enjoys exploring the intersection of art, science and technology with students while creating projects like rockets, digital art and photography, and LED artworks in classes at NUMU and the Los Gatos Recreation Department.
Karen Harlan has been drawing, sewing and creating since childhood. As a collector of vintage textiles, Karen likes to take something old and re-purpose it into something beautiful and useful for today. Karen was an art director at Papyrus greeting card company for seven years and still freelances for them today. She has also been a member of the Art Docents of Los Gatos since 2007 and enjoys sharing her love of art with children.
Learn collage basics, freestyle collage, mandala collage, create a custom deck of transpersonal collage cards, or create your own vision board. The art of expressive collage is fun and creative for all ages and experience. You are welcome to supplement class materials with your own. No registration required, all ages welcome.
Learn collage basics, freestyle collage, mandala collage, create a custom deck of transpersonal collage cards, or create your own vision board. The art of expressive collage is fun and creative for all ages and experience. You are welcome to supplement class materials with your own. No registration required, all ages welcome.
Come explore the art of storytelling. NUMU will host a monthly gathering celebrating the oral tradition of storytelling. Led by experienced members of the Storytelling Association of California (SAC), participants, from novice to expert, can both listen and have the opportunity to share their own stores. No experience necessary. Second Thursday of each month downstairs, in the NUMU Studio. Adult content, may not be appropriate for children.
Learn collage basics, freestyle collage, mandala collage, create a custom deck of transpersonal collage cards, or create your own vision board. The art of expressive collage is fun and creative for all ages and experience. You are welcome to supplement class materials with your own. No registration required, all ages welcome.
Learn collage basics, freestyle collage, mandala collage, create a custom deck of transpersonal collage cards, or create your own vision board. The art of expressive collage is fun and creative for all ages and experience. You are welcome to supplement class materials with your own. No registration required, all ages welcome.
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