Ceramic OPEN STUDIO in Koya with Nancy Rumsey (Tuesdays, series 1)
2025-02-11 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-18 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Ceramic OPEN STUDIO in Koya with Nancy Rumsey
Tuesday or Wednesday evenings 4-8 pm

The ceramic studio has room for 4 with 2 electric wheels and handbuilding working space. Tues.- Wed. 4-8 pm with 4 people each night.
Self lead but some instruction offered if requested. Learn to use wheel or other techniques. For anyone who wants to explore working with CLAY!
CHOOSE your day of the week for 4 weeks, either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Series 1:
Tuesdays, Jan 28 – Feb 18 (Register below)
Wednesdays, Jan 29 – Feb 19
Series 2:
Tuesdays, Feb 25 – March 18
Wednesdays, Feb 26 – March 19
Price/Costs:
$200 or $160 OHCA members for 4 consecutive weeks.

Additional costs paid to instructor:

25 lbs of clay $30 – $40
Shared Firing cost: estimate total per firing $80 – $100 divided by potters quantity/size pots. TBD with facilitator.
Glazing: Nancy has glazes free of charge for now till we use them up!

For more info call Nancy Rumsey 415.887.8189
Nancy Rumsey ran the Tam High Adult Education Ceramic program for many years. They closed the program in 2024.

Surprise Yourself - Creation and Perception w/ CANDIS & CAYEN
2025-02-12 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-26 11:00 - 13:00
Every other Wednesday Cayen and Candis are offering a Zoomed art talk!
Using Ann O’Hanlon’s book, seeing/perception, as inspiration, Cayen and Candis lead discussions of what we see when we look at the artworks of others or our own.
11 am to 1 pm
Limited number of participants.
Contact Cayen if you are interested in joining the group to get on the wait list: cayenr@comcast.net

Cayen Robertson is an active visual artist working in paper and inks. She has been a long time facilitator at the O’Hanlon Center and loves talking with people about their art.
Candis Cousins works in monoprint, collage and drawing. For twelve years she was in the monoprint workshop led by Cayen Robertson. When Cayen stepped down five years ago, Candis began facilitating the workshop. Whether we are looking at the work of other artists or our own work, Candis believes that our discussions can move us from prejudice to a state of wonder, recognizing beauty in unexpected places.

Surprise Yourself – Creation and Perception$20.00

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A zoomed art talk. Using Ann O’Hanlon’s book, seeing/perception, as inspiration, Cayen Robertson and Candis Cousins lead discussions of what we see when we look at the artworks of others or our own.

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Ceramic OPEN STUDIO in Koya with Nancy Rumsey
Tuesday or Wednesday evenings 4-8 pm

The ceramic studio has room for 4 with 2 electric wheels and handbuilding working space. Tues.- Wed. 4-8 pm with 4 people each night.
Self lead but some instruction offered if requested. Learn to use wheel or other techniques. For anyone who wants to explore working with CLAY!
CHOOSE your day of the week for 4 weeks, either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Series 1:
Tuesdays, Jan 28 – Feb 18
Wednesdays, Jan 29 – Feb 19 (Register below)
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Tuesdays, Feb 25 – March 18
Wednesdays, Feb 26 – March 19
Price/Costs:
$200 or $160 OHCA members for 4 consecutive weeks.

Additional costs paid to instructor:

25 lbs of clay $30 – $40
Shared Firing cost: estimate total per firing $80 – $100 divided by potters quantity/size pots. TBD with facilitator.
Glazing: Nancy has glazes free of charge for now till we use them up!

For more info call Nancy Rumsey 415.887.8189
Nancy Rumsey ran the Tam High Adult Education Ceramic program for many years. They closed the program in 2024.

Art Forum (in-person)
2025-02-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-14 12:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Get honest and thoughtful feedback on your current work in a welcoming and open group setting in person!

Facilitated by Jackie La Lanne, Tom Zizzo, and Naomi Tamura

We will meet once a month on the second Friday of the month from 12-2 pm to discuss the work presented.

Bring in one or two pieces of your work. You will get practice talking about your work and get honest and thoughtful feedback from the group.

Who: Up to 8 practicing artists
When: The Second Friday of the Month, 12-2pm
Cost: FREE – But donations of any amount to OHCA are much appreciated.

Please RSVP below!

Saturday Perception Workshop
2025-02-15 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-22 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-01 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-08 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-15 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-22 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
One of the core principles Ann O’Hanlon stressed was learning how to seeFor over 35 years – Saturdays have been a time to put that into practice. To experiment and discover.

Thank you to Ann Fricker and Noni Garner for organizing the return to the LOFT Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm.
The morning starts with a simple exercise or prompt that informs the day.
$25 non-members | $20 OHCA members.
Materials provided or bring your own.

Attendees must be fully vaccinated and Masks required indoors
Workshop will be held in the LOFT
Beginners Expected!

LOVING THE SATURDAY WORKSHOP
The long-running Visual Perception Workshop is at the heart of O’Hanlon Center. Recently we asked workshop participants for their thoughts.
I love doing art with friends…and then sharing it!
I love that it is a drop-in class and
I don’t have to sign up ahead of time.
I like that I don’t have to know how to do art…
It’s about our own creativity.
It is so much fun.
I love the creative atmosphere. It breeds excitement and enjoyment of the process.
I like the mix of people and their art.
It is free and fun.
I like that I can get into the flow of art and forget the stressful world.
I look forward to stepping into another time and place. It is a magical experience to visit this special piece of land at the foot of Mt Tam.
Being with people who care about art and artists is something I find worthwhile. I feel lucky to have discovered this class. It informs me well beyond 4 hours on Saturday.
This Saturday workshop serves as a tool to open up all of my senses and I come alive.
The setting is gorgeous and serene.
I love Saturday class. I wouldn’t think of missing it. I come every Saturday, and have for years and years.

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Monoprinting – with Candis Cousins 2/16/25
2025-02-16 10:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
WE ARE OFFERING THIS WORKSHOP TWICE A MONTH
Monoprinting is a playful, exploratory process requiring neither a press nor a background in art

On a plate of gel or plexiglass, images are made with paint, rollers, sponges, netting, leaves or anything else which might create an interesting pattern. The focus is not upon the finished work but upon the experience of discovery and making art.
In the workshop, after two or three hours, the group gathers to discuss what has been created. The purpose of the discussion is to help each person recognize the beauty in their work. Or, in the words of Ann O’Hanlon, our purpose is “to look upon a seemingly random work of our own with interest” and with “the same fulfillment… experienced on an unknown wilderness trail.”
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$55 | $44 OHCA members +
$10 materials fee paid to facilitator on day of workshop
7 people MAX

ART DETAIL: JANET GREENWOOD

About Candis Cousins
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.

“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
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Tuesday Perception Workshop
2025-02-18 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
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A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
We end the workshops with a gathering (coming together) of everyone and their work. Participants look, discuss, and value the work created.

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$25 non-members | $20 OHCA members
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Sketchbook Explorations with Naomi Tamura and Jackie La Lanne
2025-02-21 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Bring your creativity, curiosity, and willingness to get your hands messy—your sketchbook adventure awaits!Two day workshop: February 21 & 28, 10-2pm.

Class Overview:
Unleash your creativity in this two-day workshop for artists and creative explorers of all levels. In this class, you’ll transform a blank sketchbook into a dynamic and personal creative journal. By combining mixed media techniques with unconventional materials and guided prompts from the instructors, you’ll push the boundaries of traditional art-making and develop a sketchbook that’s as unique as your creative voice.
Day 1: Creating Your Sketchbook and Exploring Materials

Introductions and review examples of innovative and unconventional styles for inspiration.
Assemble and modify your custom sketchbook using traditional and non-traditional materials such as handmade papers, found objects, recycled pages, and unconventional bindings.
Tips on balancing aesthetic and functionality while embracing imperfection.
Experiment with creating backgrounds, layering, and textures using various tools and materials.
Techniques covered: collage, staining, and mark-making using natural objects, kitchen tools, and fabric.
Collaborative Materials Hunt: Step outside to gather organic and found elements for your sketchbook.

Day 2: Mixed Media Techniques and Creative Expression

Work independently or with guidance from the instructors to create and refine pages using your newly learned techniques.
Learn mixed media approaches, including watercolor washes, layering paint, ink splatter, and stenciling.
Tips for integrating text, imagery, and themes into your pages.
Share your work with the group and receive feedback.
Discuss strategies for continuing your sketchbook practice beyond the class.

What You’ll Take Away:

A beautifully personalized, mixed-media sketchbook full of experiments and discoveries.
A repertoire of innovative techniques and creative prompts for future projects.
The confidence to embrace experimentation and think outside the box.

Bring your creativity, curiosity, and willingness to get your hands messy—your sketchbook adventure awaits!
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Lyrical Art Talk and Reception #2
2025-02-22 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Due to the storm on Feb 4 we have added another Art Talk date. All welcome.
Orin Carpenter plans to attend.
Talk from 3-4 and Reception 4-5 in the Gallery. PLEASE COME!

Canceled -Upgrade Your Wardrobe with Jacqueline Lopez
2025-02-23 13:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Join artist Jacqueline Lopez at this clothing hack workshop!

Sunday Feb 23 from 1pm to 3pm
$75 or $60 for OHCA members
Limit 8 participants.

Learn easy ways to elevate your style: taking old clothes that you no longer wear and creatively transforming them into new garments or accessories.
At this hands-on clothes up-cycling workshop, participants are invited to bring three clothes that need new life!
You will learn how to transform designs using a specific technique in sewing by hand.
Supplies Required:

Garments to be upcycled (3 max)
Desired design images / magazines
Scissors medium size
A fine-tip seam ripper
Point turner
Pins and hand sewing needle
A selection of buttons, snaps, hook and eyes, zippers etc.

Jacqueline has been upcycling since she was 7 years old. She teaches practical HOW-TO’s for deconstructing apparel and reconstructing it into something that looks brand new and fashion forward.
This workshop is for all skill levels wanting to learn altering techniques and feel confident to start upcycling their wardrobe.
View Jacqueline’s wardrobe makeover: https://poshmark.com/closet/shamanist

Drawing for Teens with Laurel Shear
2025-02-24 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-03-03 16:30 - 18:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Light, tone, line, pattern, mass, perspective, abstraction and composition

Mondays: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
6 weeks, non consecutive Mondays:
Jan 13, 27, Feb 3, 10 & 24, Mar 3
In this 6-week series we will use a range of drawing materials. Each class will start with a warmup, and then focus on translating three dimensional objects to a two-dimensional surface, focusing on light, tone, line, pattern, mass, perspective, abstraction and composition
Maximum 8 students
A materials list will be emailed after registration
$240 or $192 for OHCA members

ABOUT LAUREL
Laurel Shear lives and works in the California Bay Area. She opened her first New York solo show, Daydreaming In My Nightmare, at Fort Gansevoort in March 2018. Recent exhibitions include Right Here Right Now, Richmond Art Center and NIAD (Richmond, CA) My Silences Had Not Protected Me, For Freedoms, Fort Gansevoort, (New York), Where Dreams Come True, TSA LA (Los Angeles), Push, Incline Gallery (San Francisco). She is a former member of the artist run gallery Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Los Angeles. Press for her work includes Artnet, New York Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, and Luxe Magazine, among others. She facilitates drawing and painting workshops at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts and serves on the Board. Shear was a competitive cheerleader, she’s an energy medicine practitioner, and a proud mama.
www.laurelshear.com

Tuesday Perception Workshop
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The Visual Perception workshops are hands-on creating with materials, experimenting, and discovering without dependence on technique. Participants are encouraged to pay attention to what you see, accept the marks you make, explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
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The Visual Perception workshops are hands-on creating with materials, experimenting, and discovering without dependence on technique. Participants are encouraged to pay attention to what you see, accept the marks you make, explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
We end the workshops with a gathering (coming together) of everyone and their work. Participants look, discuss, and value the work created.

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First Tuesday Art Walk - Art Exhibit Opening: Art of the African Diaspora, Guy Clement: The Beauty Within Us
2025-03-04 17:30 - 19:30
Art Exhibit openings for:

O’HANLON GALLERY
Art of the African Diaspora
Artist Roundtable: 4:00 p.m.Opening Reception: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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Tuesday Perception Workshop
2025-03-11 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
The Visual Perception workshops are hands-on creating with materials, experimenting, and discovering without dependence on technique. Participants are encouraged to pay attention to what you see, accept the marks you make, explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
We end the workshops with a gathering (coming together) of everyone and their work. Participants look, discuss, and value the work created.

Most materials are provided and/or bring your own.
$25 non-members | $20 OHCA members
Masking may be required. Bring a mask in case.

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Canceled Monoprinting – with Candis Cousins 3/16/25
2025-03-16 10:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
This workshop was canceled for March 16 due to the facilitator being out of town
Monoprinting is a playful, exploratory process requiring neither a press nor a background in art

On a plate of gel or plexiglass, images are made with paint, rollers, sponges, netting, leaves or anything else which might create an interesting pattern. The focus is not upon the finished work but upon the experience of discovery and making art.
In the workshop, after two or three hours, the group gathers to discuss what has been created. The purpose of the discussion is to help each person recognize the beauty in their work. Or, in the words of Ann O’Hanlon, our purpose is “to look upon a seemingly random work of our own with interest” and with “the same fulfillment… experienced on an unknown wilderness trail.”
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$55 | $44 OHCA members +
$10 materials fee paid to facilitator on day of workshop
7 people MAX

ART DETAIL: JANET GREENWOOD

About Candis Cousins
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.

“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
– Candis

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2025-03-18 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
The Visual Perception workshops are hands-on creating with materials, experimenting, and discovering without dependence on technique. Participants are encouraged to pay attention to what you see, accept the marks you make, explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
We end the workshops with a gathering (coming together) of everyone and their work. Participants look, discuss, and value the work created.

Most materials are provided and/or bring your own.
$25 non-members | $20 OHCA members
Masking may be required. Bring a mask in case.

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Surprise Yourself - Creation and Perception w/ CANDIS & CAYEN
2025-03-19 11:00 - 13:00
Every other Wednesday Cayen and Candis are offering a Zoomed art talk!
Using Ann O’Hanlon’s book, seeing/perception, as inspiration, Cayen and Candis lead discussions of what we see when we look at the artworks of others or our own.
11 am to 1 pm
Limited number of participants.
Contact Cayen if you are interested in joining the group to get on the wait list: cayenr@comcast.net

Cayen Robertson is an active visual artist working in paper and inks. She has been a long time facilitator at the O’Hanlon Center and loves talking with people about their art.
Candis Cousins works in monoprint, collage and drawing. For twelve years she was in the monoprint workshop led by Cayen Robertson. When Cayen stepped down five years ago, Candis began facilitating the workshop. Whether we are looking at the work of other artists or our own work, Candis believes that our discussions can move us from prejudice to a state of wonder, recognizing beauty in unexpected places.

Surprise Yourself – Creation and Perception$20.00

Please contact Cayen if you are interested in joining the group to get on the wait list: cayenr@comcast.net

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A zoomed art talk. Using Ann O’Hanlon’s book, seeing/perception, as inspiration, Cayen Robertson and Candis Cousins lead discussions of what we see when we look at the artworks of others or our own.

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Abstract Painting: Collage and Color with Peller Marion
2025-03-21 12:30 - 16:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore, experiment, and surprise yourself. This is an invitation to give yourself permission to discover a deeper creative you. Learn to use unique techniques with collage, oil sticks, tempera, acrylics, and oversized paper, while forgetting all preconceived ideas and judgements.
Experience how to get over blocks to creativity, inhibitions, and an inner critic.
Surprise yourself and get to the next level of your creativity.
Led by Dr. Peller Marion. Consulting psychologist, author, artist.
www.pellermarion.com

$75 Non-members | $60 OHCA Members
plus $10 Materials Fee to be paid to the facilitator the day of the workshop
Limit: 8 attendees
