175d23f2-2746-44f9-9a93-997308f9f923 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Slow Stitching: Inciting Joy - Sketchbook or journal and pen. - Copy of: Inciting Joy by Ross Gay. ($25.99 at Munro’s Books or available at the public library) - Small embroidery scissors - Fabric scissors - Variety of embroidery cotton and pearl cotton in colours you are drawn to (can start with a couple and add on as class progresses) - Embroidery Needles (get at least one smaller and one larger sized one) - Embroidery hoop (8” or 10”) - 12 pieces of plain cotton fabric, 12” x 12” each. New or repurposed. Light or dark coloured - choose one colour you are drawn to, or begin with a couple squares and get more as the class progresses. You will be stitching on one per week of class. To be discussed in class before purchase: - Scrap fabric, wire, etc - flowers - hammer - felt or towel The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

c665b5ba-6766-4704-98f9-b3fe7afa88ab Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Art Now: Story Telling & Abstraction Note-taking materials: - notebook (to be used specifically for this course) - pen The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

Discover John Luna's background and education. Biography John Luna is an artist, teacher, poet, and critic. He holds an Honours Visual Arts BFA from the University of Victoria and an MFA from the University of Calgary. He was one of the original faculty of VISA, and has taught art, art history and art theory at various schools and universities for over twenty years. Luna’s ongoing visual art and poetry project, The Servant , addresses PTSD as experienced by veterans and their families. https://john-luna.com/ Education MFA University of Calgary BFA University of Victoria John Luna Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

5bd022ae-073b-4ddd-8cc5-5f5b5dedc833 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Collage: Finding the Fantastical All supplies are provided for this workshop. The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

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74e31d77-f783-409c-a9e6-794cf2beb1e9 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing People Items required for the first class: - Graphite Pencils (4b/6b pencils) - Sketchbook 11”x 14” All-purpose paper - Erasers - Ballpoint pen - Black Chisel-tipped Sharpie Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - Drawing pencils set of 6 (8B-2H range) - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - Conte sticks (b and 2b) - Set of assorted sizes vine (willow) charcoal - Blender stick (optional) - Sharpie or similar Permanent markers two sizes (fne and chisel) - Black 18K Broad Posca Marker - Kuretake Bimoji Brushpen - Fountain pen: to be discussed - twigs and home made reed pens - India ink, acrylic ink and brushes (to be discussed) - Chalk and oil pastels (assorted set or individual colours based on your personal choice) - X-ACTO (precision carving craft knife stainless steel) knife with extra blades - Snap-blade knife - Scissors - Glue sticks - Brown kraft paper sketchbook or in sheets - Found books (to be drawn in) - Assorted sheets of paper for dry and wet mediums - various sizes, thicknesses, hot / cold press - Newsprint paper pad / cartridge paper pad Additional drawing materials will be discussed after the first class (dependent on students’ personal preference / chosen direction for assignments). Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

fdc27a2f-acb7-4924-8ac7-1f24849b0f2b Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting and Cinema Items required for the first class: - 9 x12” or larger sketchbook (preferably the kind with rings so pages can lie flat) - pencil (HB), eraser - paints (black, white + one other colour) - paintbrushes - water/solvent cup - rag- palette - one small/medium surface (11"x14" or similar) Bring the usual materials you use to paint with (Items listed below are just suggestions): - paints (oil, acrylics, watercolour or gouache) in a range of colours (including warm and cool yellow, warm and cool red, warm and cool blue, one green, one orange, one violet, one black and large tube of white (for oil or acrylic) - matte medium (acrylic) / odourless mineral spirits and walnut or linseed oil (oil) - variety of brushes suited to your choice of paint - surfaces to paint on (canvas, panel or paper, depending on paint choice). You will need at least six surfaces for this course. - rags - palette knife - x-acto blade - paint apron - large container or jar for water The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

8085ed62-6b3a-49f7-b347-490659db02be Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Introduction II Items required for the first class: - Substrate: slim (3/4 inch) stretched canvas or cradled wood board, 8x8 inches - Acrylic paints (assorted colours, including black and white) - Solvents/mediums - Various acrylic brushes - Notebook/Sketchbook Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - Heavy-body acrylic paints (at least 60ml tubes of each colour) - Required colours: - Yellow: Cadmium Medium Yellow or Hansa Yellow (Medium or Light), Red/Crimson: Napthol Red/Crimson or Cadmium Red Medium, Blue: Ultramarine Blue and Cerulean Blue, Purple/Violet: Dioxazine Purple/Violet, Green: Phthalocyanine (Phthalo) Green, Orange: Cadmium Orange, White: Titanium White, Black: Mars Black or Lamp Black - Additional colours (optional): - Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson - Recommended sets: - Liquitex Professional Heavy Body Acrylics set of 6: Naphthol Crimson, Hansa Light Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalocyanine (Phthalo) Green, Mars Black, Titanium White OR - Opus Essential Heavy Body Acrylic set of 6: Naphthol Red Light, Hansa Yellow Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green Light, Lamp Black, Titanium White - Acrylic medium (to extend working time of paints) (optional) - Palette knifes for mixing and applying paint (at least two; one large knife with a rounded end, and one smaller knife that is narrow with a finer point) - Paint brushes set of varied sizes/types (stiff synthetic for acrylic) (many art stores have pre-assembled starter packs of brushes, these are a good base. Invest in good quality brushes, they will perform better and last longer) - Gesso or acrylic primer (if you wish to add another layer to your canvas) (optional) - 2” wide paint brush - Newsprint paper pad/cartridge paper pad - Sketchbook/painting paper pads (for weekly homework assignments). - Paper suitable for acrylic paint and wet mediums, roughly 11 x 17 inches - Notebook - HB or 2B pencil - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - White conte stick (optional) - Paint apron or clothes you are willing to get paint on (recommended) - Plastic Toolbox or small Luggage case for material storage & transport (optional) 
 Additional Items to be discussed and sourced after the first class (dependent on students’ personal preference / chosen direction for assignments): - Alternative paints and their supplies: - Oil : select colours, brushes (hog bristle), substrates, rags, odourless mineral spirits (OMS), walnut or linseed oil, sealed jars and containers, mediums - Watercolours and gouache : select colours, substrates, brushes - Small or medium sized surfaces for weekly exercises: stretched, primed canvas, canvas paper, gessoed wood panel, gessoed mat board or cardboard substrates for later term assignments - Term assignment substrates (various types and dimensions) Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

Discover Natasha Van Netten's background and education. Biography Natasha van Netten’s art practice is influenced by zoology, oceanography and cetology (the study of whales). As a multidisciplinary artist, she explores science-based concepts and ideas in a variety of ways, including installation, drawing, painting and sculpture. A personal curiosity towards the natural world is central to her work. Natasha received a Diploma of Fine Art from the Vancouver Island School of Art in 2016. She was honoured to be a recipient of the Robin Hopper Legacy Award from the Victoria Visual Arts Legacy Society, an Award of Excellence at the Sooke Fine Art Show and was selected as a finalist for the 2021 Wildlife Artist of the Year Award by Sketch for Survival (London, UK). Natasha has taught at the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States. Education Diploma of Fine Art, VISA Natasha Van Netten Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

Discover Xane St Phillip's background and education. Biography Xane St Phillip has over 15 years experience as an art educator and his work focuses on painting, sculpture and installation. He is also an art and design consultant in the architectural field. Xane has exhibited his work in Canada and the U.S., and is currently involved on a 'living wall' project for the Gateway Green development on Blanshard and Fisgard, with Victoria architects De Hoog and Kierulf. Last summer he was part of the Greenwoosh Exhibition at Open Space. Xane also works as a Colour Consultant for designers and homeowners in Victoria. Education MFA University of California, Santa Barbara BFA University of Victoria Xane St Phillip Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

6f652349-7d7b-4d07-aa64-df720f0b4926 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting Today II Items required for the first class: Paint - oil or acrylic: - quinacridone red (or similar) - ultramarine blue - pthalo blue - lemon yellow (or equivalent—should say PY3 on the tube) - titanium white - 1 or 2 interesting printed colour photos from a magazine or found online (we will be painting directly on it) - 2 small or medium sized surfaces to paint on, appropriate for oil or acrylic (any suitable gessoed surface, stretched canvas, canvas paper, gessoed wood panel, etc) - recommended brush: #12 “bright” brush: Hog bristle for oil, and a stiff synthetic for acrylic - oil painters: rags, and odourless mineral spirits (OMS) - mediums (whatever you have, and we can discuss specifics in class) Additional materials to be discussed in the first class: Some experience with either oil or acrylic is assumed, so materials will vary from student to student. In the first class we will discuss materials further. The only requirement is to be ready to paint every class. The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

43d9a032-710f-4591-92a6-2dd26bc1a3ab Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Historical Approaches - Mixed-Media Paper Pad (9" x 12" or larger) - 2 sheets grey mid-tone paper (9" x 12") - 1 sheet black paper (9" x 12") - Graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B) - Water-soluble graphite (Lyra 4B) - 1 1/4" -1/2" paint brush - 1 stick black conte - 1 stick white conte - 1 blending stump - white eraser - 1 small set of chalk pastels (or just the primary colours + white and black) - 1 small set of pencil crayons (or just the primary colours + white and black) - Workable spray Fixative (optional) Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .