This is specifically desgined for tween/teen artists who are independently working on completing pieces started in class. This class is by "invite only". If your artist is interested in this class please email us at michaelsymberstudios@gmail.com. 

This 7 session guided studio time will run on Wednesdays, 4:00-5:30; 10/29/25, 11/5/25, 11/12/25, 11/19/25, 12/3/25, 12/10/25 & 12/17/25.

This class is designed for specifically for tweens & teens!

Being a sculptor, I am excited to offer this class, because it sheds light on the way my drawings relate to my three-dimensional work.  As artists we often observe people or objects and turn them into two-dimensional drawings, but I teach this class in the opposite direction.

Students will use pencil, graphite, and various blending and shading tools that may be new to them as they study each element of the human face.  Drawings will be detailed and realistic compositions.  The subtleties of the eye, nose, mouth, ear etc. are often what students ask me to learn most.  Moving forward, we will make realistic clay sculptures FROM our drawings!  These beautiful sculptures will be fired in a kiln and framed alongside our studies.  Learning both skills truly cements the idea of form for artists, and will be a powerful tool in their careers!

I hope you will find this 2-D, 3-D connection to be as exciting as I do!

This is 4 session class will run on Thursdays, 4:00- 5:30pm; 1/15/26, 1/22/26, 1/29/26 & 2/5/26.

This class is specifically designed for artists strating in 3rd grade through 8th grade.

The Mona Lisa is arguably the most recognized painting in the world. It is also shrouded in mystery as much as we see it as just a simple picture. Who is she? What’s this about her smile? Leonardo Da Vinci took three years to paint it?!This class is a great opportunity for young artist to learn about the painting and personalize the work by re-creating the one and only Mona Lisa! Students will learn Art history, draw the composition, and paint Da Vinci‘s most famous work!

This 4 session class will run on Thursdays 4:00-5:30 pm; 3/19/26, 3/26/26, 4/9/26, and 4/16/26.