Telling Family Stories with Mixed Mediums - Class Series - Lisa Tuttle

Instructor:

Lisa Tuttle

Classes will explore the ways that images and written texts can work together to tell stories and family memories more fully - literally and poetically.

This class series will

• cover terms that are useful when talking about visual art and photographs, such as line, shape, color, value, texture, form and space.

• help students gain an appreciation of  the difference between visual thinking and verbal thinking.

• teach several mixed media techniques, including collage, photo transfers, hand-coloring black and white photos, simple printmaking, the use of stencils and some digital processes.

• aid students in producing a minimum of two artworks that can be passed on to family members and future generations, explaining the importance (even the existence) of ancestors, family members, culture and/or traditions.

This series is for: Adults - Seniors

Open to all levels - beginner to experienced. 

Limited space available. Sign Up today!

Class Series Fee:

5 Classes for $30

Supplies Needed:

This class will provide all supplies needed. All supply materials provided.

Class Schedule:

11AM - 2PM

• Friday, May 30, 2025 - Introduction & Inspiration

• Friday, June 6, 2025 - Exploring Photographs and Ancestors – Family Tree

• Friday, June 13, 2025 - Collage Techniques, incorporating text and found objects

• Friday, June 20, 2025 - Creating Legacy Pieces

• Friday, June 27, 2025 - Exhibition & Sharing

Students are required to attend all classes in the series.

Lisa Tuttle is an artist, curator, arts advocate, educator and writer. Her work is interdisciplinary, lens-based and mixed mediums. Lisa's artworks are in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International  Airport, Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta, and numerous private  collections. A former lead administrator with the Fulton County Public  Art Program and gallery director for both Nexus Contemporary Art Center (now Atlanta   Contemporary) and the Atlanta College of Art, Lisa was also the Visual Arts Director for The Arts Festival of Atlanta, where  she oversaw NEA-funded site work projects, and curated temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. In 2019, she established Lisa Tuttle Studio at the ArtsXchange, where she is working daily as a full-time  artist and part-time curatorial and public art consultant.

This class series is part of The Art of Literacy & Storytelling: Combining Language Skills and Visual Arts Program.