Beginning students will be introduced to the flowing techniques of sumi painting basics with a focus on traditional materials, tools, and brush strokes through the traditional subjects of bamboo, wild orchid, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom. Continuing students will expand their sumi-e techniques, work on more advanced compositions, and will be encouraged to experiment in expressing their individual interpretations of these subjects including the option to work in sumi watercolor. Students will learn to simplify visual elements using minimal brush strokes with sumi (black ink) to interpret images as well as changes in color through tonal value. The technique of mounting paintings will be taught to prepare paintings for framing.

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Gage Academy of Art acknowledges the Coast Salish Peoples as the original inhabitants of this area and connecting waterways. We understand the land that Gage occupies is unceded territory and that today many Indigenous peoples live here and without their stewardship, we would not have access to this space. We honor the Coast Salish Peoples’ sovereignty, rights to self-determination, culture and ways of life. Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have called this territory their sacred land. We commit to learning, educating others and repairing the legacy of historically harmful relationships between non-Native and Native peoples in King County. In doing so, we will be honest, and recognize the experiences of Native peoples to include genocide, forced relocation, forced assimilation, and land theft. We also acknowledge Native peoples are survivors, present in today’s world, thriving. We encourage everyone here today to ask themselves: what can I do to support Indigenous communities?

In an effort to be transparent, Gage is contemplating this call to action and re-working how to best support Indigenous communities.

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