PDTCA 2022

Exploring Oil Pastels

This session combines techniques and strategies to effectively use the vibrant colours of the oil pastels. Creating new colours, blending colours and achieving texture will be explored by step-by-step demonstration of each project. These projects can be modified for any grade level and abilities. AA supplies list which you will need to collect on your own will be provided in this description 3 weeks before the convention date, so please check back.

Exploring Oil Pastels Supplies List
1. Cardstock or Poster Paper- 1 sheet size 10x12”
2. Oil Pastels (Pentel Brand): white, black, light green, dark green, light blue, dark blue, light yellow, dark yellow or orange yellow, orange, red, and brown
3. Masking tape
4. 2 pencils
5. 1 colored pencil (any color, except yellow)
6. Blue, green and purple watercolour paint
7. 1/2 inch flat brush or a #3 round brush
8. Vaseline
9. A few paper towels
10. A few sheets of Kleenex
11. The yellow flowers template and picture (provided in the session description as an attachment in Sched)

Learn the basics of painting watercolor landscapes. Working on small artist trading card size paintings, you can feel confident about the painting process. You will take home 6 small landscape paintings and a small portfolio to keep your paintings in. If you have never painted with watercolor before, this is a great place to start! No experience is required!
Wow yourself and your students with these simple painting techniques!
You have a choice of how you would like to do this art class. If you wish to create the projects, you will need the supplies. There are only 20 supply packages available so it's first come first served. You can purchase the supplies by etransfer to sally@sallytowerssybblis.com. They will be mailed to you. YOU MUST ORDER THEM A FULL 2 WEEKS BEFORE the start of the conference or they may not arrive on time. The cost of the supplies is $30 including shipping. Alternatively, you can provide your own supplies. Here are the supplies you will need should you choose to bring your own:

Watercolor paints (colors similar to these are fine)
Colors we are using: Paynes grey, pthathlo blue, sap green, pyroll red, quinacridone violet, quinacridone gold, and white.
I am working with good quality M.Graham brand paints. But other brands will do but may not yield as good a result.
Brushes:
Round #10 or similar size
Water container
Palette or paper plate
Rag
Paper:
6 - 2.5x3.5” pieces of Arches 140 lb. Cold pressed watercolor paper. Other less expensive watercolor papers may not yield as good a result.
Plus three small scrap pieces to try color and technique on.
Green painters tape
A board to tape your paintings to.
A wine cork.
A couple of sheets of toilet paper.
A couple of sheets of paper towel.
Scissors
A 8.5x11” sheet of white cardstock.
Some double sided tape or glue stick.
Ruler
A pencil
Eraser

Go to your place of creative Zen! Join published artist and calligrapher Sally Towers-Sybblis as she leads you through the techniques to create a series of visually stunning landscape cards and hand painted envelopes. Learn how to create elements of the land using simple painting techniques along with Zen inspired drawing. This class is sure to create calm in your classroom!
Take your design and turn it into a one of a kind art card. This class is very relaxing and thoroughly creative! Absolutely no experience is required. Delegates will complete a project or two in this session.
You have a choice of how you would like to do this art class. If you wish to create the projects, you will need the supplies. There are only 20 supply kits available so it's first come first served. You can purchase the supplies by etransfer to sally@sallytowerssybblis.com. They will be mailed to you. YOU MUST ORDER THEM AT LEAST TWO FULL WEEKS BEFORE the start of the conference or they may not arrive on time. The cost of the supplies is $35 including shipping. Alternatively you can provide your own supplies. Here are the supplies you will need should you choose to bring your own:
- the 11x17" handout
- 1- 10x26" sheet of Arches Text Wove paper OR a very light weight watercolor paper (no more than 90lb)
- 2- 8.5x11" sheets of black card stock
- 2 - 8.5x11" sheets of colored card stock (choose colors that match your paint colors)
- a #6 round paint brush or something similar
- a water container
- a rag
- 2 - sheets of paper towel
- a note pad or paper to take notes
- pencil
- eraser
- scissors
- ruler
- double sided tape or glue stick
- a 12" piece of Bead landing beading elastic (available at Michaels)
- a hole punch
- a very fine black permanent pen
- a white gel pen ( I recommend one of these: a #10 Sakura brand gelly roll pen, a white Uniball Signo Pen, or a white Posca pen size 0.7mm)
- a paint palette or paper plate
- watercolor paints (at least 3 colors or more if you want to mix colors) The paints that are in tubes work best. Staples has a good set for around $10. They are Staedtler brand watercolor paints.

Acrylics beyond Realism

During this session, the participants work on guided projects that introduce new techniques such as complementary underpainting, increased color accuracy, observational accuracy and detail using a limited palette of acrylic paints. The participants will move gradually from a figurative drawing to a unique abstract painting to create a few abstract projects suitable for all grade levels and abilities. A supplies list which you will need to collect on your own will be provided in this description 3 weeks before the convention date, so please check back.

Acrylics Beyond Realism Supplies List
1. 2 canvases- one 11x14” and a square one size 10x10”
2. Acrylic Paint : white, black, green, blue, yellow, and brown
3. Masking tape
4. ½ inch and 1/4 inch flat brushes
5. #3 and #4 round brushes or a thin liner brush for adding details
6. A few paper towels
7. A few sheets of Kleenex
8. A hairdryer
9. A paint palette or a piece of wax paper for the paints
10. The birch trees picture (provided in the session description as an attachment in Sched)

In this set of three pre-recorded sessions, Mike will walk you through a number of mixed media project ideas. He will discuss media and substrates, tools and methods, composition and techniques for creating interesting and successful mixed media assignments. Stencils, transfers, resists, layering and collage are some of the techniques we will cover along with ideas for assignments that will engage your learners. These video sessions are created for a “work-along” approach. Mike will set up the assignment and outline the process then he will show you how to demonstrate it for students. You can pause the video and work through the process so that you are confident in presenting these methods to students. Mike uses these mixed media assignments as one of the three major projects for Art 20 (3 credit) but you can adapt these ideas and techniques for students as young as about Grade 5 or use any one of them as a stand-alone Art project.

Mike will share a Google Drive folder with participants. It contains many mixed media documents that he has collected over the years.
Shared documents here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pnEo_s5NN31oPGHYunKlbi0X9hq66AaA?usp=sharing

Abstract art is fun for teachers and students. In this workshop, you will learn how to create an abstract painting based on reference image. To have more fun, you will use expressive brushstrokes and heavy paint application. Your students will love it! The level of difficulty can be adjusted according to the grade level taught. Excellent for teachers of grades 4-12. You will leave the workshop with a completed painting, access to an online PowerPoint presentation and a video for your use with your students. 

Please check back to see what the speaker is listing for supplies to be collected for this session so that you can follow along and complete this art project. The fee does not apply as the convention is virtual. If by some chance the supply list is not provided by the time of convention, you can still watch and learn and complete your art project later.

Oil Pastels Landscapes

Explore the world of oil pastels to add dimension, depth, texture and to create a few landscapes projects (a path in a forest and a mountain scene). The techniques presented (creating textures, blending colours and overlapping) are suitable for all grade levels and abilities. The projects can be modified to address various abilities. A supplies list which you will need to collect on your own will be provided in this description 3 weeks before the convention date, so please check back.

Oil Pastels Landscapes Supplies List
1. Wax paper- 3 sheets (1 sheet size 11x14”and, 2 smaller pieces 8 ½ X11”)
2. Oil Pastels (Pentel Brand): white, black, light green, dark green, light blue, dark blue, light yellow, dark yellow or orange yellow, orange, and red
3. Masking tape
4. Vaseline
5. Q-tips (5-7 pieces)
6. A few paper towels
7. A few sheets of Kleenex

We all have a story. Well, really, we all have many stories we have lived. And let’s be
honest this year has had no shortage of tough stuff. This introductory photo story
workshop is focused on you and your story. We’ll begin by looking at how personal
photography projects can help you reframe your story to see your own strength and
resilience. Then together, we will work through a storytelling framework to help you
focus in on your purpose for telling a visual story and the details you want to document.
This workshop could support you in repurposing images you already have or inspire you
to document your story in a new way. All levels of photography welcome.

Join Sally for a day of therapeutic art and relaxation! Using circular concentric patterns and designs, we will create amazing decorative mandalas on paper. Learn how to add watercolor, ink and markers to decorate your patterns. The process of creating mandalas can be very meditative giving one an escape from the stress of daily life. This could be a great activity for a pd day or possibly a creative math class to show students how to divide a circle into sections.
In today's hectic world, we crave activities that provide peace and solace. This is one of those activities. The habitual practice of the mandala can train a busy mind to be calm which is what participants will learn in this class. You will try to get 2 mandalas completed.
You have a choice if how you would like to do this art class. If you wish to create the projects, you will need the supplies. There are only 20 supply packages available to it's first come first served. You can purchase the supplies be etransfer to sally@sallytowerssybblis.com. They will be mailed to you. YOU MUST OREDER THEM A FULL 2 WEEKS BEFORE the start of the conference or they may not arrive on time. The cost of the supplies is $30 including shipping. Alternatively, you can provide your own supplies. Here are the supplies you will need should you choose to bring your own:

- a flat paint brush around 1/2"-1" in size
- watercolor paints: blue, red, and yellow (any brand is fine)
- a set of broad or super tip coloured felt pens such as Crayola Super Tips(nothing too fine tipped or your mandala will take too long to color)
- palette or paper plate
- water container
- hair dryer
- rag
- glue stick or double sided tape
- scissors
- ruler
- pencil
- eraser
- compass
- 8.5x11" sheet of black cardstock
- 6x6" piece of Canson or Strathmore 140 lb. watercolor paper (any other 140 lb. watercolor paper works too)
- 4x4"piece of Canson or Strathmore 140 lb. watercolor paper
- a very fine black permanent pen such as an ultra fine sharpie or size 01 black micron pigma pen

For those who love Canada’s North, Ted Harrison is a MUST. His use of vibrant colours and bold lines made him a favourite artist among Canadian students. With the help of mixed media, beautiful scenery will come to life. The level of difficulty can be adjusted according to the grade level taught. Participants will be provided with a PowerPoint presentation and a video link for their classroom. Open to art and general teachers of grades 4- 10. All supplies provided. $10 registration fee.
Please check back to see what the speaker is listing for supplies to be collected for this session so that you can follow along and complete this art project. The fee does not apply as the convention is virtual. If by some chance the supply list is not provided by the time of convention, you can still watch and learn and complete your art project later.

Are you interested in diving deeper into classroom photography? In my session Making Learning Visible: Photographing and Co-Creating Learning Stories, we touched on the day in the life slideshow my grade 1 class created. Together we told the story of an average day in our class as a social story for the kindergarten students moving up. As an added bonus the project ended up being a wonderful end of year slideshow to share with families. Join me in learning how to create a day in the life plan with your own class or photography club.

Mix Crayola crayons with watercolor paints to create a series of seasonal celebration cards. From Valentine’s Day to Easter, Mother’s Day and Christmas; this technique will be your go to favourite for many classroom projects! Learn how to craft basic shapes from your painted papers for collaging. Add some fun letters to complete your designs! Card making has never been so enjoyable!
You have a choice of how you would like to do this art class. If you wish to create the projects, you will need the supplies. There are only 20 supply packages available so it's first come first served. You can purchase the supplies by etransfer to sally@sallytowerssybblis.com. They will be mailed to you. YOU MUST ORDER THEM AT LEAST TWO FULL WEEKS BEFORE the start of the conference of they may not arrive on time. The cost of the supplies is $25 including shipping. Alternatively, you can provide your own supplies. Here are the supplies you will need should you choose to bring your own:
- 1- box of Crayola crayons
- 1 - set of watercolor paints (any brand) At least 6 colors. You won't need black or white
- 1 round watercolor brush size 7-12 or a 1/2" flat brush
- a water container
- rag
-scissors
- ruler
- glue stick
- pencil
- eraser
- a very fine black pen such as an ultra fine sharpie or black micron pigma pen size 01
- a fine tip black sharpie
- 1 - 9x12" sheet of mixed media paper
- 3 sheets of computer paper
- 4 - 8.5x11" sheets of white cardstock

Creating a successful portrait is most challenging. But don’t despair! This workshop will teach you how to create a realistic portrait that will be completed in various mediums of your choice. The level of difficulty can be adjusted according to the grade level taught. Participants will be provided with links to a PowerPoint presentation and a video for their classroom. Open to teachers grades 4-12. 
Please check back to see what the speaker is listing for supplies to be collected for this session so that you can follow along and complete this art project. The fee does not apply as the convention is virtual. If by some chance the supply list is not provided by the time of convention, you can still watch and learn and complete your art project later.

Are you interested in diving deeper into classroom photography? In my session Making Learning Visible: Photographing and Co-Creating Learning Stories, we touched on the photos books my grade 1 students created over the course of the year. Using dollar store photo albums and printed pictures students collected memories and were engaged in writing about their experience. At the end of the year, each student had their own personal yearbook that also showed the growth in their writing. Join me in learning how to create a plan for your own class regardless of whether your students are emerging or accomplished writers.

In such a visual online world, where every post is accompanied by a photo or video, there are so many great opportunities to bridge the gap between visual and textual learners. Using a variety of mediums like drawing, painting, calligraphy, video, photography and more, you can encourage your visual-minded students to engage with words through images, and encourage your already strong writers to add and analyze another layer with their works. This workshop will look at a variety of activities that fuse the visual and literary arts, increasing conversation about the strengths and collaborative powers of each discipline.

If you want your students to have fun, this is a perfect workshop for you! Using inexpensive art materials, you will complete an art project that is a great learning tool for your students. Excellent for teachers of grades 3 - 12. The level of difficulty can be adjusted according to the grade level taught. You will be provided with a PowerPoint presentation and a video link for your classroom.
Please check back to see what the speaker is listing for supplies to be collected for this session so that you can follow along and complete this art project.  The fee does not apply as the convention is virtual.  If by some chance the supply list is not provided by the time of convention, you can still watch and learn and complete your art project later.

Expressive Techniques in Acrylics & Mixed Media

During this session, the participants create personally meaningful and expressive works of art using acrylic paint, collage techniques and mixed media. They explore abstraction and heighten awareness of composition, line, form, rhythm and mood. Specific techniques that create rich textural surfaces, glazed and stained fields of color, aesthetic ways of organizing space, pattern and color will be examined. The projects presented are suitable for all grade levels and can be modified to address various abilities. A supplies list which you will need to collect on your own will be provided in this description 3 weeks before the convention date, so please check back.

Expressive Techniques in Acrylic Supplies List
1. 3 canvases 7x9”
2. Acrylic Paint : white and black
3. Oil Pastels: black and white
4. Masking tape
5. ½ inch and 1/4 inch flat brushes
6. #3 and #4 round brushes or a thin liner brush for adding details
7. A few paper towels
8. A few sheets of Kleenex
9. A hairdryer
10. A water container
11. A spray bottle
12. A paint palette or a piece of wax paper for the paints

Art, science and wonder mix to help participants explore the sculptural form of Henri Moore. This session will connect science and art through art history. Participants will learn about the media of plaster and abstraction of form as they follow step by step how to create a mini sculpture in the style of Henri Moore. Art is a great way to lessen stress and this session will do the trick!
Join this session and learn “Moore”!