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About Our Classes

  • All our art instructors are experienced teachers and practicing artists.
  • All Art Materials are included/ provided
  • Drop-in class fee is $60
  • No Drop-in for Mosaic Class
  • Siblings are welcome to join the same class for family convenience
  • Adults are welcome to join any class

VENMO: @Elena-Townsend-Efimova
Or make all checks payable to:

Elena Townsend- Efimova
Talking Colors Art School
586 Liberty Pointe Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

If you need to register more than 4 Students please fill out and submit the form again.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

PAINTING

In painting class, we use premium quality tempura paint, watercolor, oil paint, and oil pastels. Young students will work on 5 different large scale projects. Projects might include: Landscape, Flower Bouquet, Color & Line Design, Fantasy, Castles, Dragons, Mermaids. Please see samples under “Student Work”.

DRAWING

During drawing classes, we use pencils, colored pencils, soft and oil pastel, ink, charcoal, and markers. We often can accommodate students’ individual interests in study of nature, plants, animals, people, cartoons, architecture, fantasy, design, perspective, etc.

MOSAIC

Students create one 24×24” project with authentic porcelain, ceramic, and glass tiles, stained glass, mirrors, jewelry and more. All mosaic projects will be grouted on the last day of class. Please come prepared with design/theme ideas for your Mosaic before coming to class and bring reference  materials if necessary. Please see samples under “Student Work”.

Summer ‘25 Class Schedule

WEEK 1

Date: July 7 - July 11 
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 Drawing
Class 11

Ages: 6+
Price: $300

Time: 11:30-2:00 Mosaic
Class 12 

Ages: 6+
Price: $350

Instructor: Riccardo 

week 2

Date: July 14 - July 18
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 Drawing
Class 21

Ages: 6+
Price: $300

Time: 11:30-2:00 Mosaic
Class 22 

Ages: 6+
Price: $350

Instructor: Riccardo 

week 3

Date: July 21 - July 25

Time: 9:00 – 11:00 Drawing
Class 31

Ages: 6+
Price: $300

Time: 11:30-2:00 Mosaic
Class 32

Ages: 6+
Price: $350

Instructor: Riccardo 

week 4

Date: July 28 - August 1 

Time: 9:00 – 11:00 Drawing
Class 41

Ages: 6+
Price: $300

Time: 11:30-2:00 Mosaic
Class 42

Ages: 6+
Price: $350

Instructor: Riccardo 

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STUDENT WORK

Contact

Talking Colors
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone 734-680-3532
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