By Art Center of Estes Park

“FACE of Fiber and Creative Sisters” is closing Saturday. Last chance to view this unique and special exhibit, which will close at 5 p.m. Saturday.

New exhibit opening

“Lens and Brush: Art In Harmony” featuring Sally Richmond, oil, and Laura Davis, photographic collage; opening reception July 18

Upcoming art classes

Floral Shawl with Cari Cook; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. July 21

Contact Cari at caricolleencook@gmail.com (preferably at least week in advance) to talk about what colors you would like to work with. Cari notes: If you have any questions or want to sign up at the last minute, email me and we can talk about what colors I have available at that time.

Wear comfortable shoes, bring an apron, and be prepared to have fun. We will take a half-hour break for lunch. There is a sample of this shawl in the gallery. Come and try it on and see what you will be creating.

Cari Cook’s work as a fiber artist began 12 years ago and continues to evolve as she pushes the boundaries of what she can do with wool. She combines the softest of wools and miscellaneous fibers with her own hand dyed silk to create hats, bracelets, vests, jackets, shawls and bags. Her designs reflect her love of horses, the beauty of nature and impressionistic art. Cari and her husband reside on a small farm in Longmont, CO and when she’s not in her studio, you can find her on her horse or working in the garden. Her website is: www.thequiltedhorse.net

No Materials list necessary. Teacher provides all supplies for $35.

Art Center Members: $67.50; non-members: $75

Creating Playful Art Cards with Sandy Fritz, FUN Art Artist; 1-3:30 July 25

Ever wonder how to make FUN whimsical artwork? You will do some prompts that will get your creative juices flowing. Then you’ll learn some mark making techniques to tie it all together. Sandy will guide you thru her art process and you will have several small artful pieces on paper that will be made into notecards. All supplies are included!

Join us for a class of exploring art in a FUN way. Sandy will guide you thru her FUN art process. Great for any artistic level, and absolutely no experience is required. Kids 12 and up are welcome. “You ARE creative-you just don’t know it yet’

Our leader into the exciting world of “Creating Playful Art Cards” is popular Loveland mixed media/collage artist, Sandy Fritz, currently RV’ing around the country with her husband. Fortunately, she stops in Estes Park each summer to visit her Dad, the Art Center’s own Bill Fritz, and enjoys teaching at the Art Center. “My art expresses how I view the world; full of life, color and emotion,” says Sandy.

Note: No materials list. All supplies are included.

Art Center members: $49.50; non-members: $55

Garden Flowers with a Boarder and a Banner with Deb Coombs; 1-4 p.m. July 27

We will be creating a Zentangle® with a delicate bouquet of flowers and a banner across the front giving you the opportunity to write a name, season or words of your choice. The flowers are bordered by coffered fragments of different Zentangle® patterns.

You do not need to be able to draw — if you can write your name, you can Zentangle®! Come experience the joy of Zentangling and its unique meditative and mindful practice. Deb Coombs is a Certified Zentangle® Teacher (CZT), long-time member of the Art Center and long-time resident of Estes Park.

Materials Provided by Teacher as part of Class Fee:

Deb will provide a 5” x 7” piece of cold press paper and a handout with step outs for the featured tangles.

Students Will Provide: Micron Pen 01, graphite pencil, white charcoal pencil, tortillons — number appropriate to colors you may be blending, fine tip markers in two shades of a similar color, pastel pencils in two shades of a similar color, fine tip marker or colored pencil, in a not too dark matching color for background stripes.

Colors and medium used in the three tiles pictured:

Option 1: fine tip marker — purple, orchid, yellow, yellow-orange for flowers and leaves, colored pencil — Sage green colored pencil for background stripes. Option 2. fine tip marker — purple, orchid for flowers, Pastel pencil — 2 shades of green for leaves, fine tip marker — yellow fine tip marker for background stripes.

Please read handout on color mediums.

If you have taken any of my beginning classes then you may already have most of these supplies. If not, you may want to purchase a basic supply bag available for $8.00 to be paid directly to the instructor on the day of class, that will contain: a Micron Pen 01, a graphite pencil, white charcoal pencil, 2 tortillons, 2 white Zentangle® tiles, and a bookmark with the eight Zentangle® steps listed.

Handout: Provided.

Art Center Members: $36; non-members: $40

To register online go to artcenterofestes.com under classes or call 970-586-5882.

The Art Center is open daily from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Satellite exhibits

Art Center Artists are on display in five satellite locations: US Bank, The Bank of Estes Park, VERT Co-Working & Fitness, Snowy Peaks Winery and Estes Park Health.

Social media

Find the Art Center on Instagram @artcenterofep and Facebook at Art-Center-of-Estes-Park.