August 10, 2022
Location: Art Students League of Denver
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating Groups: Ft. Carson SRU, Craig Hospital, VA

Art Class - Tooling Foil Fish

What a fun class learning how to work with metal! We learned to trace a pattern—in this case a fish—onto a thin piece of metal and then how to add more detail such as scales and fins to give it more dimension. We then added a patina finish to the entire foil fish which gave it some old world charm. A big thanks to our instructor, Amy, and the Art Students League of Denver for making this a fun and inspirational class. 

Jesus Guerra, CBIS
Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom

Bob Adwar 
Executive Director, River Deep Foundation
Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach

August 1, 2022
Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom

Art Class - Paint by Numbers

We had a great start to the month of August with this art class offered by our instructor Karen Khoury. The participants worked on an artist-made paint-by-numbers project, an elevated version of the classic favorite. Karen had several choices and beautiful color palettes for the group of veterans and their family members who participated. Everyone had an amazing night exercising the creative parts of their brain!

Jesus Guerra, CBIS
Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom

Bob Adwar
Executive Direcor, River Deep Foundation
Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach

July 8, 2022
Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom

Art Class - Hand Clay Building

We had a wonderful evening at Cottonwood Center for the Arts with a group of veterans and their families learning the basics of working with clay using hand building techniques.  We worked on fun pottery projects like bowls, ornaments, sculptures and more! It was an amazing class and our instructor, Kris Saxton, did a very nice job taking his time to explain the fundamentals of hand clay building.  A big thanks to Kris Saxton and the Cottonwood Center for the Arts for making this such an enjoyable experience!

Jesus Guerra, CBIS
Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom

April 6, 2022
Location: Art Students League of Denver
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating Groups: Ft. Carson, Craig Hospital, VA

Art Class - Introduction to Drawing

We will be learning the basics of sketching using charcoal, a white canvas and the model of a bust.  While it’s quite a challenge, it’s also a lot of fun. Everyone will go home with their own masterpiece! A big thanks to Emeka, our instructor, and the Art Students League of Denver. 

Bob Adwar 
Executive Director, River Deep Foundation
Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach

April 4, 2022
Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom

Art Class - Book Folding
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What a great night with a group of veterans and their families learning about book folding. This class was very interesting. Our instructor, Bonnie Nelson, taught us  different ways and techniques to create amazing book folding designs. One interesting fact we learned is that book folding, until the middle of the 19th century, was a trade done by hand. We had a good time and everyone was able to take a book design home. 

Jesus Guerra, CBIS
Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom

Date: February 9, 2022
Location: Art Students League of Denver
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating Groups: Craig Hospital, VA

Abstract Acrylics

Artist Homare Ikeda is our instructor for tonight’s class. We are happy to have some clients here that
have attended several of the other art classes we organize, as they vary in subject matter from
month to month. First, the easels, paints, and necessary tools are distributed to the students. Homare
demonstrates different techniques as he paints his own work of art and he guides the class to use
their imagination as they create their paintings. Each person has a chance to show their work to the
class and they have a discussion to offer helpful hints for future works. It’s been such a fun night.
Thank you to Homare and all the staff at the Art Student League of Denver for making this ongoing
program possible.

Date: February 7, 2022
Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
​Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU

Art Class - Quilling
Four veterans and three family members enjoyed a fun class at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. The evening started with some background about Quilling which is process that, as we learned, was invented in Europe during the Middle Ages. It involves rolling up strips of colored paper and shaping them into different designs to create a piece of art! Each participant was able to take their work of art home with them and are excited to have learned a new, meditative technique for creating art!
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Art Class - Metal Ornaments
We had a great night at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts with a group of veterans and their family members. We were celebrating the Christmas season by making beautiful metal ornaments for the Christmas tree. It was a festive night listening to Christmas carols, eating cookies and creating Everyone had such a fun evening.

Jesus Guerra, CBIS, Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom
Bob Adwar, Executive Director, River Deep Foundation
​Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program