Additional Dates: 
August 21

For all levels of skill, learn to create fabulous watercolor paintings with quick washes of color.  The workshop begins with a brief “how-to”  lesson, leaving plenty of time to experiment and paint.  Whether you choose to work in abstracted or realistic styles, this workshop wil

This workshop teaches you how to focus on detail, while getting the “impression” of your subject down on paper quickly.  This can be a great compliment to journal-writing.  Understand the basic techniques, then focus in on details and create small color studies.  For artists, this typ

Get ready for Valentine’s Day by using collage, watercolor, and acrylic paints to create beautiful fine art valentines.  Not feeling lovey-dovey?  Join us anyway and make artful mixed media all-occasion greeting cards.

Using acrylic paint, learn how to create stunning abstract paintings.  Learn what it takes to create a good composition, successful color schemes, and varied values. Have fun diving in and following your intuition!

A ‘mud” workshop for watercolorists, explore the vast qualities of color and experiment with opaque and transparent paints. This workshop is designed to show artists how to achieve “glowing” color in their painting. We will study the color wheel and tackle a few short exercises to help us understand how to better use color in our works.
 

Breathe life into your paintings by learning to draw and paint the human figure or groups of people and add them into your landscapes.  We will focus on a series of short exercises that will serve as a reference for you to use while working on your own unique compositions.

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Start Date: 
Dec 11 2010 - 2:30pm
Time(s): 
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Member Cost: 
$35
Nonmember Cost: 
$45
Materials Fee: 
$10 due to instructor at class
Instructor: 
Lorrain Humphreys

Use beeswax, parafin, and cold water fabric dyes to explore the basics of batik as you create your own unique patterns and designs. 

Age Group: 
Adults (16 and up)
Start Date: 
Mar 6 2011 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
Time(s): 
11 am - 3 pm
Member Cost: 
$40
Nonmember Cost: 
$50
Materials Fee: 
$30 due to instructor at class
Instructor: 
Liz Printz

Explore millefiore construction techniques in vibrant polymer clay to create an assortment of beads, jewelry, and decorative objects.  All materials included in materials fee.

Age Group: 
Adults
Start Date: 
Oct 30 2010 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
Time(s): 
11 am - 3 pm
Member Cost: 
$40
Nonmember Cost: 
$50
Materials Fee: 
$25 due to instructor at class
Instructor: 
Liz Printz

Learn to master the basic brick stitch to create earrings in a variety of styles-- from simple to dramatic.  All materials provided.

Start Date: 
Dec 11 2010 - 9:30am
Additional Dates: 
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Series: 
Two-class series
Time(s): 
9:30 am - 4 pm both days
Age Group: 
Adults
Member Cost: 
$100
Nonmember Cost: 
$115
Materials Fee: 
No fee; materials list available
Instructor: 
Leza Hepler

Learn the next steps in the copper foil technique of Stained glass as you build a small project while honing your cutting, grinding, foiling, and soldering skills.  Students may choose from a variety of projects including window panels, picture frames, boxes and more.  ** Must take Intro to Stained Glass first!