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Design Workshop
Art Study on Joan Miró
Fiona Fan and Shining Lu
January 9, 2-3pm
Fiona Fan
Shining Lu
This workshop explores the works of Spanish surrealist Joan Miro, and students will design a clothing garment inspired by the colors and style of his work.
Fiona is a junior at Canyon Crest Academy and a member of the school's art conservatory. She has a great passion for a variety of art form, such as traditional art, fashion designing, and garment draping. She also likes to interact and share her experience with younger students.
Shining is a current sophomore at Westview High School. She withholds a strong passion for the arts including drawing, painting, digital art, and exploring different art styles. She especially loves the abstract and impressionist styles.
Photography Workshop
Intro to Composition
Maia Espinoza
January 9, 3-4pm
Maia Espinoza
This workshop studies the basis of composition in photography, including relationship between grounds, visibility, and general rules of composition.
Maia is a junior at Canyon Crest Academy. She is passionate about taking photos as a creative outlet with her digital camera, and enjoys photographing nature, family, and friends. She is greatly interested in sharing her knowledge of photography with others.
Design Workshop
Fundamental Skill on Perspective
Connie Zhu and Anais Yoon
January 10, 2-3pm
Connie Zhu
Anais Yoon
This workshop explores one of the most critical element of art: perspective. Through activities and exercises, students will practice applying perspective in their art to create dimensions and depth.
Connie is a sophomore at Westview High School who has been involved with art for the past 11 years. She loves messing with different mediums, particularly skilled in different forms of paint such as watercolor and acrylic. She hopes to be able to share her knowledge and experience with aspiring artists.
Anais is a Sophomore at Canyon Crest Academy. She has been into arts for about 10 years and has a strong passion for it. Anais is part of her school's conservatory. She also loves attempting new mediums and styles of art. She especially loves sketching and watercolor.
Photography Workshop
Intro to Manual Mode Topics
Sophie Sills and Quinn Campbell
January 10, 11-12am
Sophie Sills
This workshop is an introduction to manual mode topics in photography, which includes shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and more!
Sophie is a sophomore at Canyon Crest Academy. She is passionate about photography and enjoys taking photos of many different subjects such as people (portraiture), sports, and nature, and has greatly enjoyed photographing for Unconfined.
Quinn Campbell
Quinn is a freshman at Canyon Crest Academy. She loves photographing subjects like family and friends, pets, and dance, as well as others. She has enjoyed being a part of the Unconfined photography team and can't wait to share her knowledge with others!
Design Workshop
Fundamental Skill on Color Theory
Jerry Yu and Annabelle Wang
January 17, 2-3pm
Jerry Yu
Annabelle Wang
This workshop covers the basics of color theory. Student will learn the basic theory and vocabulary behind colors and create a piece of artwork along with the instructor.
Jerry is a junior at Northwood High School who spends his time exploring different creative outlets such as painting, sketching, digital art, and 3D modeling. As an aspiring concept artist, he takes many of his inspirations from movies and games.
Annabelle is a sophomore at Westview High School who spends her free time dabbling in art. She has taken art classes ever since elementary school and joined unconfined this year.
Design Workshop
Art Study on Van Gogh
Izzy Pope and Aiyana Nambiar
January 23, 2-3pm
Izzy Pope
Aiyana Nambiar
This workshop explores the works of Vincent van Gogh. Students will recreate Van Gogh's style in their own drawing after debriefing impressionist color palette and brush strokes.
Izzy is a sophomore at Tigard High School and enjoys making art as a hobby. She has taken several courses in the subject and hopes to take more in the future. She mainly paints portraits and landscapes.
Aiyana is a junior at Canyon Crest Academy. She is a member of her school's art conservatory program. She loves drawing and painting as well as exploring new art styles. Her favorites include abstract and surrealism.
Photography Workshop
Intro to Photo Editing
Esther Kang
January 23, 3-4pm
Esther Kang
This workshop is an introduction to different topics in photo editing. The instructor will discuss components in light and color editing, and students will apply them to their own photos throughout the workshop.
Esther is a junior at Westview High School and dabbles in photography as an enjoyable hobby. She joined the Unconfined Team in August 2020 and mainly likes to take and edit photos of her friends and nature scenery.
Design Workshop
Art Study on Still Life
Muzi Wei and Vivian Ke
January 24, 2-3pm
Muzi Wei
Vivian Ke
This workshop studies the basics of still life drawings, a practice that is crucial and necessary for fundamental drawing techniques. After exploring the concepts of a still life, students will draw one along with the instructors.
Muzi is a sophomore at Torrey Pines High School. Having great passion for art, she has taken ongoing courses and finds it to be an important hobby.
Vivian is a freshman at Torrey Pines High School. She loves art which include drawing, painting, digital art, and designing. She mainly draw still life by using the acrylic paint and color pencils. She looks forward to share her experience to students in the class.