Wednesdays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! Learn the techniques of pastel from an IAPS “Master Circle”, “Eminent Pastelist” and “ Golden Mentor” Award’s winner with over 50 years of experience. Brenda will share her knowledge of the medium with beginners to experienced artists. Details Date & Time: Instructor
Wednesdays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! Introduction to collage. Learn how to create 2D collage works using a variety of materials. Student produced papers will be included in the collages. These will include gel printing including botanicals, using alcohol inks, and combining acrylics with found objects and ephemera. This is a fun and relaxed class […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week ClassIntermediate, Advanced Bring your passion for landscape painting to new heights in this guided, open studio, all media class. Using your own reference materials, learn how to identify and convey the essence of your landscape subjects. Respond to your subjects by interpreting vs. copying. Develop more intuitive, spontaneous ways of seeing. Paint […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week ClassIntermediate, Advanced In this intermediate class you will explore several different approaches to perfecting your painting skills in portraiture and still life using pastel, charcoal or oils. You'll learn how to create beautifully accurate portraits from photographs. Students may also opt to paint from a still-life of various objects and learn how […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! Learn to edit your photos using Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop. Get the most out of your image using one of the best photo editing software on the planet. Lightroom/Photoshop is the go-to program to enhance your captured images to the fullest. Whether you use a cell phone/iPhone, DSLR or Mirrorless camera, […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week Class All levels welcome! Join Storyteller & Educator Katie Green for this 6 week program that will spark the imagination and enhance literacy and communication skills. We will listen to old and new stories then create original art pieces that will encourage children to retell and extend the stories. Ages 2nd to […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week Class All levels welcome! Escape the digital doldrums and discover pictures you can touch! You'll learn how to craft your own hand-made gelatin silver photographs using brand new, cutting-edge methods, and others more than 100 years old. This class will cover:- How to load and use a film camera. (cameras provided for use […]
All levels welcome! French artist Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) didn't just paint pictures -- he picked fights with tradition and changed the course of art. Dee's lecture explores how Courbet, taunted as "the artist-apostle of ugliness," became the leader of the Realist art movement in the 1850s. You'll meet Courbet the provocateur: outspoken, arrogant, and fond […]
Wednesdays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! A handbuilding clay class where the student will touch on extrusion, slab, coil and modular construction in clay. Students with prior knowledge in clay will have freedom to further their skills in making conceptual, decorative or functional art. Ages 17 and up. Details Date & Time: Instructor
Wednesdays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! Whether you're new to film photography or just want to refine your skills, this class will help unlock the magic that can be created using traditional film camera and darkroom techniques. Escape the digital doldrums and explore the vast world of tangible imagery, crafting your own hand-made gelatin silver […]
Thursdays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! This course will cover several techniques for decorating pottery. we will cover Cuerda Seca, Mishima, Majolia, stenciling, painting with underglazes, wax resist, sgraffito, how to use oxides for antiquing, and more. Students will make clay tiles as well as functional pieces to practice the techniques. Ages 17 and up. […]
Cottage CampusThursdays, 6 Week ClassIntermediate, Advanced Students in the intermediate woodturning class will learn more advanced skills and the use of additional tools and equipment. Demonstrations on technique and tool use on more complex projects will be included. Students can select their project and review the process steps with the instructor prior to beginning the […]