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Extension Winter/Spring 2021

Adult Courses  || Youth Courses

Animation

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
2D Animation I Enoch Davis 10 Mon 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/22 5/3 3/22 30
3D Animation I Enoch Davis 10 Sat 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30

Motion Graphics

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Motion Graphics I Moshe Godwin 10 Thu 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/18 4/29 3/25 30

Art Education

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Community Arts in LA Gabie Strong 15 Tue 12:30 PM 3:15 PM 1/19 5/4 3/23 41.25
Special Topics: Art Therapy Francisco Saldaña 15 Mon (ends Tue) 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 1/25 5/11 2/15 & 3/22 41.25
Teaching for Learning I David Russell 15 Tues 8:15 AM 11:00 AM 1/19 5/4 3/23 41.25
Teaching for Learning II Lorraine Cleary Dale 15 Wed 8:15 AM 11:00 AM 1/20 5/5 3/24 41.25

Art History

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Hands-on Art History Linda Jacobson 10 Thur 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/25 5/6 3/25 30

Ceramics

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Intermediate Ceramics Joan Takayama-Ogawa 15 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 1/19 5/4 3/23 45
Ceramics Professional Critiques Jo Lauria 5 Sat 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 2/20, 3/20, 4/10, 5/01 & 5/08 5/8   15
Ceramics Professional Critiques Jo Lauria 5 Sat 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 2/20, 3/20, 4/10, 5/01 & 5/08 5/8   15
Ceramics I Joan Takayama-Ogawa 6 Sat 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 2/20 4/3 3/27 18
Ceramics II Joan Takayama-Ogawa 6 Sat 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 4/10 5/15   18
Beginning Ceramics Joan Takayama-Ogawa 15 Thur 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 1/21 6/6 3/25 45

Creative Writing

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Writing Children's Books Deborah Nourse Lattimore 6 Thur 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 4/8 5/13   30
Memoir, Fiction or Prose Poetry Martha Fuller 10 Wed 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/17 4/28 3/24 30
Micro Stories & Poems: Macro Impact Martha Fuller 6 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/16 3/30 3/23 18
Expose your Inner Critic Jeanie Frias 1 Sun 11:00 AM 12:30 2/7     1.5

Digital Media

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Digital Imaging I Eugene Ahn 10 Thu 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/18 4/29 3/25 30
Digital Imaging II Eugene Ahn 10 Sat 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Introduction to Digital Design: Media Moshe Godwin 10 Sat 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Introduction to Digital Design: Print Kathleen Marinaccio 10 Mon Varies Varies 2/22 5/3 3/22 30
Media Literacy Maija Beeton 10 Mon 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/22 5/3 3/22 30

Entrepreneurship

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Money Matters Elsa Harris 15 Tues varies varies 1/19 5/8 3/23 45
Money Matters Elsa Harris 15 Wed 8:15 AM 11:00 AM 1/20 5/5 3/24 45
Money Matters Mikhail Morozov 15 Wed varies varies 1/20 5/5 3/24 45
Issues in Entrepreneurship F. Miguel Valenti and Blanka Domagalska 15 Wed 3:45 PM 6:30 PM 1/20 5/5 3/24 45

Fashion Design

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Introduction to Apparel Design Development Amy Bond 10 Wed 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/17 4/28 3/24 30
Draping I Pam Banks 10 Sat 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Digital Design for Fashion Anne Bray 10 Sat 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Design Yourself Happy! Amy Bond 4 Fri 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 2/19 3/12   8
Designer at Your Doorstep - Zero Waste Pants Amy Bond 3 Fri 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 4/23 5/7   4.5

Fine Arts

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Drawing & Composition Mayuka Thais 10 Mon varies varies 2/22 5/3 3/22 30
Drawing & Composition Mayuka Thais 10 Thu varies varies 3/4 5/13 3/25 30
Drawing Using Visual Thinking Linda Jo Russell 10 Wed 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/17 4/28 3/24 20
Drawing using Visual Thinking Workshop Linda Jo Russell 1 Wed 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 2/10     2
Drawing I Marc Kompaneyets 6 Thu 6:30 PM 8:30 PM 2/18 4/1 3/25 12
Drawing and Heart Meditation Workshop Veronica De Jesus 1 Sun 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 2/7     2
How to Draw with Pen and Ink Marc Kompaneyets 1 Sun 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/28     3
How to Sketch Animals Marc Kompaneyets 1 Sun 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/21     3
How to Draw Portraits Marc Kompaneyets 1 Sun 9:00 AM 3:00 PM 2/7     3
How to Paint with Gouache Marc Kompaneyets 1 Sun 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 3/7     3
Introduction to Painting: Materials & Techniques Lisa Adams 10 Sun 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 2/21 5/9 3/28 & 4/4 30
Watercolor Painting I Deborah Swan McDonald 6 Sat 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 2/20 4/3 3/27 18
Watercolor Painting II Deborah Swan McDonald 10 Sat 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Life Drawing Beverly Bledsoe 10 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/16 4/27 3/23 30
Acrylic Painting I Beverly Bledsoe 5 Sat 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/21 3/21   15
Portrait Painting Roni Feldman 5 Sat 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 4/10 5/8   15
Plein Air Painting Marc DeMontebello 6 Sat 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/20 4/3 3/27 18
I Can't Draw People! Jeanie Frias 1 Sun 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 3/7     1.5
Art of Protest Karl Petion / Julianna Ostrovsky 6 Mon 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 2/22 4/5 3/22 12
Art and Healing Linda Jacobson 6 Mon 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 4/12 5/17   12
Drawing and Paper Stories Veronica DeJesus 6 Tue 6:00 PM 8:30 PM 2/16 3/30 3/23 15
Recording Los Angeles with Mixed Media Ally Wallace 10 Mon 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/22 5/3 3/22 30

Game Design

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Introduction to Game Design Phillip Donahue 10 Mon 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 2/22 5/3 3/22 20
Game Development: Teams Lawrence Mascia 10 Tue 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 2/16 4/27 3/23 20
Scripting for Game Design George Gularte 10 Wed 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 2/17 4/28   20
Concept/Storytelling for Game Design Phillip Donahue 10 Thu 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 2/18 4/29   20

Graphic Design

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Color Theory & Design Lisa Adams 10 Sun 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 2/21 5/9 3/28 & 4/4 20
Color Theory & Design Susanne Manheimer 10 Thu 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 3/18 5/27 3/25 20
Branding and Identity Angela Rubien 10 Sun 10:00 AM 1:00 PM 2/21 5/9 3/28 & 4/4 30
2D Design Alvalyn Lundgren 10 Tues Varies Varies 2/16 4/27 3/23 35
Introduction to Graphic Design Susanne Manheimer 10 Sat 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Logos, Letterforms, and Symbols Lorna Turner 10 Mon Varies Varies 2/16 4/26 3/22 30
Typography I Lorna Turner 10 Mon Varies Varies 2/16 4/26 3/22 30
Typography II Lorna Turner 10 Mon Varies Varies 2/16 4/26 3/22 30
Designing Your Vision: Creating a Cohesive Brand Identity Agnes Pierscieniak 1 Sun 10:00 AM 1:00 2/7     3
How To Get Unstuck: A Designers Toolkit Maria Lafia 1 Sun 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 4/18     3
Otis Lab Press at Home: Type as Image Janet Kupchick 2 Sun 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 3/7 3/14   6
Otis Lab Press at Home: Create Mothers Day Greeting Cards Janet Kupchick 1 Sun 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 5/2     3
Calligraphy: Modern Informal Italic Yury Chudnovsky 5 Thur 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 2/18 3/18   10

Illustration

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Quick Sketch Techniques Robert Roach 10 Sat 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Illustrating Children's Books Deborah Nourse Lattimore 6 Thur 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/18 4/1 3/25 30
Botanical Illustration I Olga Eysymontt 6 Sun 9:00 AM 1:00 PM 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21     24
Botanical Illustration II Olga Eysymontt 6 Sun 10:00 AM 3:00 PM 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16     24
3D Form in Watercolor for Botanical Illustration Olga Eysymontt 2 Sat, Sun 10:00 AM 3:00 PM 2/6 2/7   8
Green Leaves in Watercolor for Botanical Illustration Olga Eysymontt 1 Sat 9:00 AM 4:00 PM 3/20     8
Digital Drawing & Illustration I Moshe Godwin 10 Tues 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/16 4/27 3/23 30
Digital Drawing & Illustration II Eric Colins 10 Thur 6:00 PM 9:00 PM 3/11 5/20 3/25 30
Onions with Watercolor for Botanical Illustration Olga Eysymontt 1 Sat 9:00 AM 4:00 PM 05/08     6

Interior Design

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
3D Design Chris Rowland 10 Sun 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/21 5/9 3/28 & 4/4 30
Introduction to Interior Design Elena Constantini 10 Wed 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/10 4/14   30
History of Interior Design and Furniture Jennifer Doublet 10 Mon 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/22 5/3 3/22 30
SketchUp for 3D Design Salvatore Leonardi 10 Mon 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/22 5/3 3/22 30
Drafting I Salvatore Leonardi 10 Sun 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/21 5/9 3/28 & 4/4 30
Drafting II Salvatore Leonardi 10 Sun 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 2/21 5/9 3/28 & 4/4 30
Perspective Drawing Elena Constantini 10 Thur 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/11 4/15   30
Design Studio I Mark Lewison 10 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/16 4/27 3/23 30
Introduction to REVIT Justin Kang 10 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/16 4/27 3/23 30

Jewelry & Metal Arts

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Jewelry Design Susan Beningfield 6 Sat 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 4/10 5/15 3/27 18

Lighting Design

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Advanced Lighting Design Jennifer Curtis 13 Wed 7:00 PM 10:30 PM 1/20 4/28 3/17 & 3/24 45.5
Luminaire and Control Technologies John Martin 13 Mon 7:00 PM 10:30 PM 1/25 5/10 2/15, 3/15, 3/22 45.5

Photography; Video

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Intermediate Photography Laura London 10 Thu 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/18 4/29 3/27 30
Introduction to Photography Laura London 10 Sat 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Color Photography Joanne Kim 10 Sat 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Street Photography Vernetta Thomas 6 Mon 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 4/12 5/17   12

Product Design

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Introduction to Space Experience Design Blanka Domagalska 3 Mon 6:00 PM 8:30 PM 4/12 4/26   7.5

Professional Development

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Licensing Your Art and Earning Royalties Debra Valencia 6 Sat 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 2/20 4/3 3/27 15
Launching Your Brand Online Agnes Pierscieniak 1 Sun 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 3/14     3

Surface Design

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Surface Design: Basics Debra Valencia 10 Sat 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Surface Design: Collections Debra Valencia 10 Wed 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/17 4/28 3/24 30
Surface Design Techniques I Agnes Pierscieniak 10 Sat 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 30
Surface Design Digital Creation Debra Valencia 10 Thur 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/18 4/29 3/25 30
Stencil Silkscreen at Home Agnes Pierscieniak 1 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/2     3
Shibori Techniques at Home Agnes Pierscieniak 1 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/16     3
Blockprinting at Home Agnes Pierscieniak 1 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 3/2     3
Create Stunning Botanical Prints Agnes Pierscieniak 1 Tue 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 3/16     3

Web Design

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
User Interface Design Jessica Thompson 10 Wed 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 2/17 4/28 3/24 30

Youth Courses

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
Create Mothers Day Kirigami: Ages 5-10 Teri Nagasawa 1 Sat 10:00 AM 11:30 PM 5/1     1.5
Create Fathers Day Kirigami: Ages 5-10 Teri Nagasawa 1 Sat 10:00 AM 11:30 PM 5/29     1.5
Strange and Magical Landscapes: Ages 5-10 Julianna Ostrovsky 6 Sun 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/21 4/4 3/28 6
Make Super Sockpuppets: Ages 5-10 Marie Claire Macadar 1 Sat 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 2/27     1.5
Make Dog Marionette Puppets: Ages 5-10 Marie Claire Macadar 1 Sat 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 3/6     1.5
Make Shadow Puppets: Ages 5-10 Marie Claire Macadar 1 Sat 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 4/10     1.5
Make a Small Puppet Theatre: Ages 5-10 Marie Claire Macadar 1 Sat 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 3/13     1.5
Flip Book Animation: Ages 8-13 Julianna Ostrovsky 6 Tues 3:45 PM 3:45 PM 4/6 5/11   6
Otis Lab Press at Home: My Type of Creature: Ages 11-13 Janet Kupchick 2 Sun 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 4/24 5/2   4
Design your own Brand: Ages 11-13 Susanne Manheimer 6 Wed 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 2/17 3/31 3/24 9
2D Animation: Ages 11-13 Enoch Davis 8 Sat 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/20 4/17 3/21 16
Drawing Manga: Teen Sylvia Leung 10 Sat 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/20 5/1 3/27 20
Painting Studio: Teen Ken Jones 8 Sun 1:30 PM 3:30 PM 3/7 5/9 3/28 & 4/4 16
2D Computer Animation: Teen Enoch Davis 8 Sun 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2/21 4/25 3/28; 4/4 16
Sketchbook Club: Teen Alex Echevarria 5 Sun 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 4/11 5/9   15
Movie Poster Design: Teen Art Sims 5 Fri 3:30 PM 5:30 PM 4/2 4/30   10

 

Precollege

COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR MTG DAY Start Time End Time Start Date End Date NO MTG Hours
3D Design and Model a Toy: Precollege Markus Maciel 10 Sun 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 3/7 5/23 3/28 & 4/4 30
Drawing Studio: Precollege Mayuka Thais 10 Sun 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 2/21 5/9 3/28 & 4/4 30
Life Drawing and Painting: Precollege Ken Jones 10 Sat 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 3/6 5/15 3/27 30
Preparing Your Portfolio for College Jeanie Frias 6 Sat 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 2/20 3/27    


 

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