Digital Design for Leatherwork
Students will learn how to use iPads programs to create their own digital designs with the goal of making a simple hand stitched book cover out of leather. The finished book cover will display their original design. This class is great for those with leather or scrapbooking interest who want to learn how to create their own vector designs to use with laser or paper cutters (Cricut, ect.).
Instructor: Brian Monahan
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels- Beginning and intermediate students welcome.
Thursdays, September 12 – 26
6 pm – 9 pm
Supply List:
Journal, notebook or book that you want to make a cover for.
All other materials and iPads supplied by instructor.
Girls’ Night Out: Custom Stamped Tea Towels
Bring your friends and spend a fun and relaxed evening with us making art and drinking wine! This month we will be creating custom stamped tea towels. Bring old friends, meet new ones and have a great night over a glass (or two!) of wine and a fun project designed for all skill levels. A fun and affordable girls night out!
Saturday, November 16
6 – 8:30 pm
Instructor: Reena Spansail
Ages: Adult (21+) / All Levels
Supply List: All materials will be supplied.
Girls’ Night Out: 3D Collage Masks
Bring your friends and spend a fun and relaxed evening with us making art and drinking wine! This month we will be creating personalized 3D collage masks. Bring old friends, meet new ones and have a great night over a glass (or two!) of wine and a fun project designed for all skill levels. A fun and affordable girls night out!
Saturday, October 19
6 – 8:30 pm
Instructor: Kyra Petersen
Ages: Adult (21+) / All Levels
Supply List: All materials will be supplied.
Summer Drawing in Ink Wash
Join us for summer drawings in ink wash inspired by poetry. Find parallels between the black ink of the printed word, and the rich images contained inside. In this workshop we will experiment with drawing in ink wash while finding inspiration through reading poetry. No prior experience necessary, and all skill-levels welcome.
Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11
9 am – 2 pm
Instructor: Austin Pratt
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels
Supply List:
Recommended Materials:
– 2oz+ India Ink (any Higgins or Speedball brands etc)
– A set of various assortment small paint brushes
– A Sumi-Ink brush
-Some water-color paper to use (a range is best):
– Water-color paper pads (10″ x 14″ or 9″ x 12″) (recommended 2 pads of 12 pages each)
– Newsprint pad – 9″ x 12″ or larger
– Pencil set
– Feel free to bring any old or crusty paint brushes as well! Great for experimental approaches. Even large house painting brushes!
– Sack Lunch
Building and Stretching Your Own Canvases
A Painting is a Picture That is Also A Built Object: Painted Surfaces, Supports, and Still Lives. In this three day workshop, we will be discussing the physical construction of painting supports, including how to build and stretch canvasses to make your own paintings. Considering the object of a painting much like a sculpture, we can become more aware of the formal qualities of the painting support–such as scale, size ratios, choice of fabric or panel, surface quality, and more. Finally, we will have some fun experimenting as we make some paintings on our new supports. No prior experience necessary, and all skill-levels welcome.
Monday – Wednesday, July 8 – 10
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Instructor: Austin Pratt
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels
Supply List:
-Sack Lunch
-Canvas making materials will be provided. Please bring painting supplies for whatever medium you work in (oil or acrylic). Some painting materials can be provided upon request if you are new to painting or wish to experiment with new materials.
Girls’ Night Out: Embroidered Patches
Bring your friends and spend a fun and relaxed evening with us making art and drinking wine! This month we will be creating embroidered patches. Bring old friends, meet new ones and have a great night over a glass (or two!) of wine and a fun project designed for all skill levels. A fun and affordable girls night out!
Saturday, August 10
6 – 8:30 pm
Instructor: Reena Spansail
Ages: Adult (21+) / All Levels
Supply List: All materials will be supplied.
Food Inspired Collage and Paper Cutting
Join us for a fun and exciting class exploring mixed media paper cutting and collage! Students will create still life inspired collages. We will make delightful little still lives of food using colored paper that we will paint ourselves. Artists can make larger frame-able sized works and / or greeting card sized works in this two day class.
Tuesday and Thursday, August 20 and 22
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Instructor: Emily Reid
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels
Supply List: All materials will be supplied.
*Anyone with severe allergies should notify the instructor beforehand so those foods can be eliminated from the real life models.
Finding Your Inner Georgia O’Keeffe
This class, based on O’Keeffe’s dictum to “fill a space in a beautiful way,” opens up the making of art with a view toward O’Keeffe’s own perspective and practices. Get started or get guidance from visiting artist Anna Koster, who worked with O’Keeffe in 1976 and has gone on to have a long career as an artist. Students will begin with an exercise that O’Keeffe often assigned and another from the teacher who encouraged her to express herself, which ultimately led to her fame. This class focuses on color, composition, and personal expression and is ideal for beginners, amateurs, and those looking for a fresh approach for their work
Monday– Wednesday, August 12 – 14
10 am – 4 pm
Instructor: Anna Koster
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels
Supply list:
If you already own art materials that you like to use (paint, colored pencils, etc.), bring those. Otherwise, purchase materials for this class. I suggest:
-Pad of 9×12-inch watercolor paper, hot-press, 140 lb.
-Kneaded eraser
-Watercolor pencils, also called water soluble colored pencils (Cretacolor Aqua Monolith Woodless Watercolor Pencils recommended. Other types are OK.)
-Watercolor brushes, round (medium) and flat (1/2 to 1-1/2 inches)
-Jar for water
-Scissors (optional)
-Glue stick (optional)
Additional supplies provided by the instructor.
For additional information on Anna Koster and her work with O’Keeffe see:
Homepage: http://www.annakoster.com
Bio: http://www.annakoster.com/resume
Making Paintbrushes with Natural Materials
Learn how to create your own paintbrushes using a variety of natural materials. Crafting your own paintbrushes allows you to create a wide range of textures and qualities with your brushstrokes. Students will create the handle from clay or bamboo shoots and experiment with textures created by an assortment of natural bristles.
Mondays, June 3 and 10
6 – 9 pm
Instructor: Lauren Gandolfo
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels
Supply List:
Please bring a variety of potential bristles from home.
Suggestions: twine, feathers, pipe cleaners, plant fibers, flowers, animal hair, human hair, string, wire, twigs etc.
All other supplies provided by the instructor.
Needle Felted Animals and Ornaments
Needle Felted Animals and Ornaments
Monday, April 15
6 – 9 pm
This class is a perfect introduction to the world of fiber! Needle felting is the art of sculpting wool with a specially designed, barbed needle. Stabbing the wool repeatedly creates a firm, textile object. Needle-felting is an ideal craft in that it is easy to learn, requires minimal supplies and can be completed anywhere!
Tuesday – Thursday, March 19 – 21
6 – 9 pm
Instructor: Lauren Gandolfo
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels