Clay Club . Kids Club . Art Gallery . Life Drawing Club

Art Clubs
Our art clubs are for kids and adults looking to build a community of kind,
compassionate folks who love to be in a creative space together
creating for the greater good!!

Clay Club
Clay Club is for Adults who have graduated by completing the pre-requisite courses:
1st Class: Throw 2 forms on the pottery wheel & glaze the greenware w/ underglazes.
2nd Class: Throw 2 forms on the pottery wheel and learn basic hand building techniques.
3rd Class: Learn about specialty glazes on the forms made in the previous class which have been bisque fired (bisque ware).
4th Class: Your final is to master centering on the pottery wheel.
!!!Graduate into the Clay Club!!!
Let Gretchen know how your experience can be improved, and enjoy your creative freedom
to explore and take risks :)
Thank you for joining a
thriving community of dynamic artists!
Kids Club
In Kids Art Club your child will discover their unique explosive creativity in a vast array of mediums: from simply drawing on paper, painting on canvas, bookmaking, printing on an etching press, collaging with papers, endless crafts to technical construction in clay. To be taught in a group setting of 6 to 8 students with an artist instructor, Gretchen Grunt, who encourages students to work together and explore their areas of interest.
WEEKLY CLASSES Every week Gretchen teaches new techniques in a different medium to expand each students knowledge of how art has no boundaries.
K-12 The cost is affordable (financial aid available) and accommodates ages K through 12th grade in a one room classroom for public, private and home schooled children. You're welcome to coordinate with other families to have children of similar ages attend the same classes.
SCHEDULING To ensure your weekly seat is available, we recommend scheduling the whole semester as soon as possible.
HOMESCHOOLERS After registering your classes for the semester, then submit the dates to your charter school for approval of funds. Approved vendor for iLEAD, Granite Mountain, Sage Oak, Compass, Springs Charter Schools and Morongo Unified School District.
FINANCIAL AID is available through our Kids Art Grant Program. Supported in part by the Public Arts Advisory Committee from the City of Twentynine Palms, the 29 Palms Inn and private donations. Depending on financial needs, each class is discounted according to recommended assistance to ensure no child is left out of our creative bubble.
Call/Text Gretchen 760-361-3461



Art Gallery
The Art Gallery
exhibits locally made art
by a handful of talented
potters, painters and jewelers.
Some of which have been
created on the premises.
In the art studios,
Gretchen teaches adults and children
how to throw on the pottery wheel,
hand building in clay,
encaustic painting,
pyrography
and mixed media
in the Kids Art Club.
Plus, we host private art parties
with Neon Canvas Painting,
Ready-Made Pottery Painting,
Private Pottery Wheel
and Kids Pottery Birthdays!
Text/Call Gretchen
to book a gallery visit or art party.


Life Drawing Club
Life Drawing Club is for Adults who find inspiration in working with a live model to create drawings, paintings, collages, sculptures in clay, mixed media...
GOAL
Our club meetings are non-instructional gathering of artists who work independently while sharing ideas and the cost of a model in a working art studio.
RESPECT
Artists are asked to avoid conversation during drawing times, and remain focused on the model in a respectful manner. No solvents (toxic fumes) are allowed but multi-media non-toxic mediums are encouraged.
WHEN
Life Drawing takes place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month from 11am to 1pm.
COST
The cost of the model is $80 per 2-hour session, which is divided between each artist, plus, a $3 location fee. We'll have a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 8 artists, making the cost vary from $23 to $13 per session.
REGISTRATION
Pre-Registration is required as seats are limited. A $13 deposit is collected at booking, and any remaining balance will be paid in cash, check or Venmo the day of the session. Click 'BOOK NOW' below to join an inspiring gathering of artists who enjoy working with an amazing selection of models varying in body types.
QUESTIONS?
Text/Call Gretchen 760-361-3461