The Rehoboth Art League is hosting a two-day class to teach people how to make a concertina.
A concertina is an accordion-style sketchbook and can be decorated with watercolor, pen and ink, colored pencils or markers, and more.
“What’s neat about these accordion books, is that you could do art on one page, or you could open them up, and do a panorama piece of artwork so that you have one long piece of art," Holloway says. "They’re pretty neat.”
That’s Rehoboth Art League’s Education Programs Director Paula Holloway, who says this is an intermediate level class for people who have experience with pen, ink and watercolor art.
The first day of the class is February 24th from 6-9 pm. where participants will make the sketchbook. Then on the 25th from 10-3, they come back to fill it with art.
“They’re going to bring a lot of ephemera," Holloway says. "They’re going to bring decorative paper, drawing pencils, colored pencils, watercolors with them, and different types of markers, and what they’re going to do is decorate each page in whatever way they want.”
The class will be taught by Rosemary Connelly, a professional graphic designer for over 20 years and has taught workshops for more than 10.
The Rehoboth Art League offers classes for artists of all levels, and has a variety of projects like basket weaving, bead and jewelry making, polymer clay, along with paint and drawing.
Register online at www.rehoboth art league.org or call Holloway at 302-227-8408, ext. 112.
