New Store Hours

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Zinnia will be open on Mondays 11am to 5pm. We will also start to offer classes on Mondays too.

Michael DeMeng: Pretty Vial Things

Sunday, June 26^h - 10am to 4pm - $150

“When I was a kid I loved the idea of magic potion. Remember how Alice drank from the bottle to become very very tall, and of course Dr. Jekyll turned into his hairy eye-browed buddy Mr. Hyde the same way… different recipe apparently. There must be some very interesting mojo in those little containers… some good… some not so good. In this class we are not going to be making the elixirs (might be illegal in some states) but rather we are going to be designing the little bottles that house these strange liquids. We will be using various assemblage techniques to create some pretty vial things; part of the fun is deciding what they are going to hold and coming up with the appropriate housing. Whether it is turning into a hairy monster (which comes in handy), a potion for invisibility (also very handy), or a place to store the water from the fountain of youth (send me two right away), the containers will be as rich and strange as the contents. Down the hatch!”

To sign up please call Zinnia (626-441-2181), we will need a credit card number, phone number and an email. Tamara will then be in touch with you closer to the date of the class to confirm and to let you know when your credit card will be charged. For additional information including a supply list please visit: www.michaeldemeng.blogspot.com or www.zinnia.biz . We can also provide you with the supply list at the store. Information about the Saturday and Sunday classes will be posted this week. Don’t miss out… space is limited. The information below is Michael’s description of the class.

Michael DeMeng: Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

Saturday, June 25^th 10am to 4pm $150.00

Don’t miss out… space is limited. The information below is Michael’s description of the class.

If you could have designed your own heart, it would have been a little different looking. It would have been a bit more, shall we say “industrial or steampunk”, and filled with gears and gizmos… it is a machine after all… might as well look like one. Well in this class you can redesign your ticker in your own fashion. We will create a heart from found objects, images and anything else we can think of and create a very personalized heart. This will be done by using techniques such as assemblage, collage, painting, and even a bit of metal embossing. Make sure to bring plenty of found objects; after all we don’t want your project to come off “half-hearted”. This is definitely not a class for the “faint hearts”.

Optional: Metal embossing Tools if you have them. I’ll bring stuff for folks to use and will go over the process but to avoid a wait; anyone who has their own is welcome to bring them.

To sign up please call Zinnia (626-441-2181), we will need a credit card number, phone number and an email. Tamara will then be in touch with you closer to the date of the class to confirm and to let you know when your credit card will be charged. For additional information including a supply list please visit: www.michaeldemeng.blogspot.com or www.zinnia.biz . We can also provide you with the supply list at the store. Information about the Saturday and Sunday classes will be posted this week.

Michael DeMeng at Zinnia in June

Cold Blooded Journals

If you are fans of Michael’s and have taken a class at Zinnia in the past you know that the classes get filled fast. We still have openings for all three classes in June. The first one is on Friday, June 24^th. Come learn new techniques and brush up on the ones you already know. Come make art! We have customers that have taken his classes in the past then keep going, make it their own and create amazing art, some that has been featured in our past exhibits. Don’t miss out… space is limited. The information below is Michael’s description of the class.

Friday, June 24^th - 10am to 4pm - $150

Cold Blooded Journals:

This class is all about reptiles and snaky things, and the reason is that I recently came across a product that creates a nice scaly surface. SSSSSo it dawned on me that this would be an interesting technique to use one semi-sculptural surface, and make it more interesting I thought that it would be interesting to make that surface an object that can be used every day. That surface? A sketchbook, for the cold blooded. Of course you can fill the sketchbook with whatever you like but the exterior is going to be built up and scaled up to the point in which if you’re not noticed walking down the street with this … well… there probably isn’t anyone on the street.

To sign up please call Zinnia (626-441-2181), we will need a credit card number, phone number and an email. Tamara will then be in touch with you closer to the date of the class to confirm and to let you know when your credit card will be charged. For additional information including a supply list please visit: www.michaeldemeng.blogspot.com or www.zinnia.biz . We can also provide you with the supply list at the store. Information about the Saturday and Sunday classes will be posted later this week.