Classes For Adults:

Clayworks 1 & 2
Instructor: Louise Neal
Tuesdays 7-9pm, 6 sessions starting September 9th & October 28th
Learn hand building pinch, coil, slab, and drape techniques for producing clay vessel forms. Students will learn construction and surface texture techniques. Possible forms include whistles, pinch pot, coiled container, slab box with lid and feet, slabs of clay draped over molds. No previous experience with clay necessary. Repeating students will learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel.
Fee: $140 plus materials and kiln fee

Sculpture
Instructor: Larry Bartosh
Tuesdays. 6:30-8:30pm, 6 sessions starting September 9th & October 28th
Working in water-based clay students will learn about modeling forms in both 3 dimensions, and bas relief. Molding, casting and firing finished works will also be discussed.
Fee: $140 plus materials and kiln fee

Mold Making
Instructor: Larry Bartosh
Mondays 6:30-8:30 6 sessions starting September 8th & October 27th
Larry Bartosh has a lifetime of moldmaking skills to pass on to his students. Working with a completed sculpture, students will learn to form a rubber shell mold , in order to reproduce multiple sculptures in various media or refine an original work.
Fee: $150 plus cost of rubber

Watercolor Still Life/ Landscapes
Thursdays 6-7:30 p.m. 6 Sessions starting September 11th & October 30th Instructor: James Gloria
Saturday mornings 10-11:30 6 sessions starting September 13th & November 1st Instructor: James Doddy
Explore the watercolor medium indoors and out. Learn to create a painting while working on various still-life compositions moving outdoors in good weather. Layout, composition, and various brush techniques will be discussed. Students should bring a number 16 round brush, No. 2 pencil and an 8x10 in block of watercolor paper.
Fee: $100
Elements of Traditional Oil Painting
Instructor: David Cook
Saturday mornings 10:30-12:30 6 Sessions starting September 13 & November 1st
This class will teach the fundamentals of representational oil painting such as light and shadow, values, color, edges, materials and techniques. Participants will create a still life painting designed to teach these fundamentals, which apply to all types of representational oil painting. Students who are able to complete the project satisfactorily may do a second project agreed upon with the instructor.
Fee:$150
Drawing for Adults
Tuesdays evenings, 7-8:30pm 6 sessions starting September 9th & October 28th---Instructor: James Gloria
Start with the essentials and learn to draw. Whether designing a painting, a sculpture, or jewelry, drawing is the skill that is essential to artmaking. Composition, form, mass, contour...learn the elements of 2-D design.
Fee: $100

Basket Weaving
Instructor: Louise Neal
Thursday Evenings, 7-9pm 6 sessions starting September 11th & October 30th
Learn the basics of basketry including differnt basket types, tools and materials, and different weaving techniuqes.
Fee: $100 plus materials

Ongoing Weekly Classes that meet throughout the year, no registration required, come when you like!

Life Drawing
Mondays 6:30-930pm ongoing
An open session for beginners or professionals looking to practice their figure drawing technique with professional models and plenty of space. Work from a variety of poses from 1 minute to 1 hour. Bring your newsprint and charcoal and get back in drawing shape!
Fee: $10/ session

Creative Knitting/Crochet
Instructor: Mary Ann Kirchhoff
Wednesday nights 6-8, ongoing
Join us for an evening of creative fun, this is NOT your grandmom’s knitting circle! Everything you wanted to know about the latest in creative fibers. From bamboo, soy, and organic fibers to traditional yarns learn the “little extras” that will make your next project more elegant.
Fee: $12 walk-in or $60 for 6 sessions

Art Workshops
A series of one and two-day intensives in the Decorative Arts allow you to get the essentials without a long-term time commitment. Taught by Professional Muralist and Artist, James Gloria, these classes are designed to teach you what you need to know to beautify your surroundings.
Bring a bag lunch or snack. Saturday 10am-4pm

Fresco Painting
Instructor: James Gloria
Saturday September 13th 10am-4pm
This class will initiate and educate artists of all levels in the ancient art of fresco. The oldest form of painting, fresco has an unrivaled luminosity and permanence. Working on portable panels, students will learn all aspects of the technique from preparing the plaster to applying the pigments.
Fee: $150 materials included

Faux Finishes
Instructor: James Gloria
Saturday September 27th 10am-4pm
Sponging, Ragging, Glazing and Colorwash are part of the foundation finishes for decorating the home. Learn these basic techniques and others on real walls using professional techniques. Water based paints are used to create finishes of depth and nuance.
Fee: $150 materials included.

Trompe l’oeil Painting
Instructor: James Gloria
Saturday October 11th 10am-4pm
“Fooling the eye” in French, explore the secrets of creating 3-dimensional effects on a 2 dimensional wall. A perfect addition to the skills of the decorative painter, students will execute small vignettes of still life, moldings, and objects using shading and highlighting techniques.
Fee: $150 materials included

Mural Painting I
Instructor: James Gloria
Saturday December 6th 10-4pm
Mural Painting II
Saturday December 13th 10am-4pm
Study the mural process from design, layout, and execution to installation. Students will create a small mural on canvas and learn to install it on a wall in a professional manner. Each will be taught to work quickly, and efficiently using the tools of the trade. All levels welcome.
Fee: $ 150 each session materials included

Other Workshops

Spinning Workshop
Instructor: Mary Ann Kirchhoff
10am –4pm Saturday & Sunday October 25th & 26th
Two days of quiet creativity and relaxing “zen” moments. Stress is left at the door of this class as you spend time enjoying some quiet creative time. Learn to look at fiber and see the differences of quality. Wheels will be provided, as will the opportunity to try different wheel designs to create different yarns.
Fee: $250

Scagliola Picture Frame
Instructor: James Gloria
November 1,8,15 & 22 10-noon
An introductory class into the 16th century technique of marbled plaster. Form, polish, and finish a frame for a 4x6 inch photo or painting, a perfect holiday gift! This beautiful technique is truly a lost art deserving of revival.
Fee: $150 materials included

Scagliola for Professionals
Instructor: James Gloria
10am-5pm October 20-24th, or December 15th-19th
This course is geared to the serious craftsperson. A 5-day intensive that will cover the basics of fabrication, polishing, and finishing. Inlay will also be touched on. Students will formulate various mixes to recreate different marble patterns, while working to bring a panel to completion.
Fee: $1400 materials included.