Burn + Beyond: Woodburning & Mixed Media
Burn + Beyond: Woodburning & Mixed Media with Meagan Andersen
February 20 – March 13 (4 Fridays)
12:00 – 2:00 PM
$126 CAE Member / $140 Non-Member
Minimum Students: 5 / Maximum Students: 10
Discover the art of woodburning—and push it to exciting new places—in this elevated pyrography workshop designed for beginners and returning artists alike. You’ll learn essential pyrography skills, including safe tool use, temperature control, shading, and adding depth through line variation and textures.
Once you’re comfortable with the burn, you’ll take your work beyond traditional woodburning by incorporating color, paint, collage elements, and mixed media techniques. Explore how heat, texture, and vibrant layers can blend to create striking, one-of-a-kind pieces.
In this creative, hands-on class, you’ll:
- Practice foundational pyrography techniques
- Learn shading methods to create dimension and contrast
- Experiment with adding color through watercolor, acrylic, and other media
- Mix materials like collage papers and inks to enhance your designs
- Complete unique projects each week
Whether your style is delicate and detailed or bold and expressive, this class will help you expand your skills and unlock new artistic possibilities.
Just bring your imagination—all materials are included!
Instructor
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Meagan AndersenMeagan Andersen is born and raised in Colorado and is so proud to call Evergreen her home! When she was younger, she always loved two things: making art and working with children. She began her higher education on a path to teaching and was on her way to becoming an art teacher when she discovered art therapy. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Metropolitan State University of Denver, she went on to receive her Master of Arts Art Therapy from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana. Meagan is an art therapist as her primary career, co-founding the non-profit Mountain HeArt Therapy, operating out of Evergreen and Denver. But she absolutely loves her art classes here at the center! Having worked with kids for almost three decades, Meagan understands the importance of providing alternative outlets for kids besides athletics and technology and always encourages her students to tap into their imaginations and let their creativity soar! She thoroughly enjoys watching children’s art flourish from an idea to a finished product. Art has the amazing power to release the areas of the mind that have been locked up due to any number of experiences. She truly believes in the inherent healing nature that art provides, and she is thrilled to be able to bring that power to her students outside of a therapeutic setting. Meagan runs many art classes throughout the year for kids and adolescents as well as several summer camps throughout the summer. She resides in Evergreen with her partner, Rodney, and their three incredible children.
