7 Courses to Do at Christmas and Stay Away From Screens
Leave the screens aside and reconnect with creativity through drawing, cooking, or jewelry. Don't miss these 7 courses to do this Christmas.
Do you usually spend hours and hours with your phone in your hand when you have free time, almost without realizing it? We encourage you to get away from the screens for a little while during the Christmas vacation.
It's OK. We know that to do our courses you need a screen, but Domestika's teachers will invite you to put your creativity into practice and leave aside (at least for a while) the cat and panda bear videos.
We have made a small selection of 7 courses among all we have in Domestika to encourage you to do something different this Christmas. Take a look at them and get ready to learn something new in your free days.
1. Drawing for Beginners Level -1
This course is ideal to do with the little ones of the house. The illustrator and educator Puño, will teach you the keys to become drawers from any level and at any age through an approach to drawing from a rational and playful point of view.
2. The Art of Drawing Mandalas: Create Geometrical Patterns
If you've ever painted mandalas and found them the most relaxing thing in the world, now you need to take it to the next level: creating and drawing them. In this course, visual artist Lizzie Snow, takes you to explore a contemporary reinterpretation of the mandala and discover different drawing techniques. She will guide you to create striking artistic pieces through the use of ink, symmetry, and the practice of mindfulness.
3. Cookie Decoration With Royal Icing for Beginners
The perfect course to surprise your guests with the best Christmas cookies. Learn everything you need to start making decorated cookies from scratch, with Lili Cuellar and Willie Soto, the founders of VanilleCouture, and two baking greats who have appeared on Netflix's Nailed It Mexico and collaborated with brands like KitchenAid and Amazon.
4. Papier Mache for Beginners: Sculpt a Colorful Character
Another ideal course to do with children. Little ones love to make their own characters, give them life and shape. According to artist Sarah Hand, teacher of this course, working with papier-mâché helps to slow down and enjoy the present. Sarah will show you the process of creating sculptures full of color and personality.
5. Creation of Illustrated Characters with Paper
We continue with recommendations of courses that can be enjoyed by both adults and children. In this case, we encourage you to join the course of Estrellita Caracol, a visual artist and illustrator who will teach you to create the characters you have in mind using only and exclusively paper. Through the technique of collage you will be able to create wonderful stories.
6. Manual Stamping with Photopolymer Stamps
.We are now entering a more specialized field, that of photopolymer. This is a quilted textured material that reacts when exposed to ultraviolet light and is used to create stamps through photoengraving. With the help of Fábrica de Texturas and using simple materials and processes, you will learn, step by step, how to create your own photopolymer stamps and stamping techniques.
7. Initiation to Fashion Jewelry With Cord: Make Your Own Necklaces
In addition to using them as a way to spend Christmas away from the screens, you can take advantage of Domestika's courses to create gifts for Santa Claus with your own hands. For example, in this course, costume jewelry designer and maker Beth Pleger will teach you how to make her three best-selling necklaces. Through the techniques of macramé and embroidery, you will be able to create a very original detail for these holidays.
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