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fine art

DRAWING ALL LEVELS
AT SANTA CLARA ADULT EDUCATION

Mondays 12:15 - 2:15 PM (PST)
Supply List
All skill levels welcome. ESL friendly.
● Visually transcribe the world around you!
● Demos, exercises, and lectures on drawing fundamentals like shapes, value, composition, perspective and more.
● Encouraging group and individual critique of work.
● Live lecture via virtual meeting. Online class materials and assignments. Virtual office hours by appointment.

Watercolor / pen & ink
at santa clara adult education

Tuesdays 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (PST)
Supply List
All skill levels welcome. ESL friendly.
● Explore and express your soul!
● Demos, exercises, lectures develop drawing and painting fundamentals like brush technique, color theory, composition, and more.
● Encouraging group and individual critique of work.
● Live lecture via virtual meeting. Online class materials and assignments. Virtual office hours by appointment.

acrylic & oil painting
at santa clara adult education

Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:30 PM (PST)
Supply List (Acrylic)
Supply List (Oil)
All skill levels welcome. ESL friendly.
● Make friends with your inner Da Vinci!
● Demos, exercises, lectures on fundamentals of drawing, composition, color theory, palette organization, and more. Also, a guided project for beginners.
● Encouraging group and individual critique of work.
● Live lecture via virtual meeting. Online class materials and assignments. Virtual office hours by appointment.

drawing to painting: start to finish
at santa clara adult education

Thursdays 6:30 - 8:30 PM (PST)
Supply List will be discussed in class.
All skill levels welcome. ESL friendly.
● Divine and refine your unique visual voice!
● Demos, exercises, lectures, and a guided project steer you through the process of conceiving, developing, and executing an original artwork.
● Encouraging group and individual critique of work.
● Live lecture via virtual meeting. Online class materials and assignments. Virtual office hours by appointment.

fiber art

knitting & crocheting for all levels online
at santa clara adult education

Mondays 6:30 - 8:30 PM (PST)
Fridays 12:30 - 2:30 PM (PST)
Supply List
All skill levels welcome. ESL friendly.
● Knit (or crochet) a community and a scarf!
● You choose your own project, and I guide you through pattern reading, basic stitches, understanding your materials, and more.
● Group virtual meeting. Online class materials and assignments. Virtual office hours by appointment.

fencing
Also see www.fencingmastersprogram.com 

Fencing All Levels and Fencing Pedagogy is back in person. All COVID-19 policies will be followed on campus. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Janine Sahm, Master at Arms.

fencing all levels
at Santa Clara Adult Education

Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30 PM (PST)
All skill levels welcome.

• Defend your honor and get some exercise!
• Build the skills necessary for the duel - offense, defense, counteroffense, footwork, precision and efficiency of movement, confidence, and more.
• Wear comfortable athletic clothes (no black, light colors only) and shoes. Class meets once a week.
• Due to COVID-19 precautions students will be required to obtain their own equipment, except for swords.
  

Talking Fencing is currently not offered since both fencing classes are offered in person again.

talking fencing online
at Santa clara Adult Education

Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30 PM (PST)
When even the length of a sword is not enough social distancing, we can still talk fencing.  
Do footwork in your living room.
Get feedback on form.
Develop skills. Learn theory. Discuss history. 
Watch and analyze movie clips and competition videos.
Class meetings through Zoom.
Questions? Contact Maestra Sahm at jsahm@scusd.net .

​fencing pedagogy
at Santa clara adult education

Saturdays 10:45 AM - 1:45 PM (PST)

• Make fencing a lifestyle choice!
• Master the skills necessary to win the duel and to teach the next generation of sword-persons. Certification as a fencing teacher is offered though not obligatory.
• Prerequisite: Successful completion of Fencing All Levels or equivalent fencing experience.