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Beginning Ceramics

$125

with Heather O'Neil

Calendar Current session started Mar 4, 2025 at 3 pm, runs for 6 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jun 17, 2025

Ever wanted to take some time for yourself and play with clay? Learn the basics of hand building and wheel throwing in this 6 week class. This class is geared toward the beginner. The first 10 people to sign up have priority on the wheel. Please let admins know if you prefer to hand build or wheel throw so we can keep an accurate account. Glazing will also be covered so that you can leave with finished pieces. $65 materials fee is due to the instructor on the first night of class. *Purchasing additional clay: The fee is an additional $65 to cover the firing, glazes and other consumables used during class. Please note: If you miss a class, you cannot make-up the class at another time. The ceramics schedule is very tight and these classes are usually full. Thank you for your understanding!

Open Studio Ceramics (Tuesday Sessions)

$115

with Heather O'Neil

Calendar Current session started Mar 4, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 6 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jun 17, 2025

Are you comfortable with your clay abilities and just looking for a place to work and improve your skills? Join us in the Morse High School Ceramics Studio and start making all those things you have been dreaming up! This is not an instructor lead class, but the instructor will be on site working in case you need something. $65 for materials and studio fee, payable to instructor, must be paid on the first night of class. *Purchasing additional clay: The fee is an additional $65 to cover the firing, glazes and other consumables used during class. Please note: If you miss a class, you cannot make-up the class at another time. The ceramics schedule is very tight and these classes are usually full. Thank you for your understanding!

Open Studio Ceramics (Thursday Sessions)

$115

with Heather O'Neil

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 6, 2025 at 3 pm, runs for 6 weeks
5 additional sessions through Jun 26, 2025

Are you comfortable with your clay abilities and just looking for a place to work and improve your skills? Join us in the Morse High School Ceramics Studio and start making all those things you have been dreaming up! This is not an instructor lead class, but the instructor will be on site working in case you need something. $65 for materials and studio fee, payable to instructor, must be paid on the first night of class. *Purchasing additional clay: The fee is an additional $65 to cover the firing, glazes and other consumables used during class. Please note: If you miss a class, you cannot make-up the class at another time. The ceramics schedule is very tight and these classes are usually full. Thank you for your understanding! *No Class: 3/27.

Beginning Watercolor

$135

with Deena Ball

Calendar Next session starts Mar 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

With this class, my goal is to have each of you gain confidence in your artistic endeavors and fall in love with watercolor painting. Although I paint both in watercolor and oils, my first love is watercolor. We will start our class by learning the basics of handling watercolor through a variety of exercises designed to teach you about pigment to water ratios. We will learn about our materials so we understand the process of painting in watercolor. Later we will go on to brush control, color mixing, values and much more. There will be exercises, demos, paint-alongs and individual painting time. Please do not worry if you have no art experience, either in watercolor painting or drawing. It will not be a problem, everyone can create. Deena S.Ball has been teaching for over thirty years, all ages and in a variety of settings from middle school to adult retreats. A suggested materials list will be provided by the instructor.

Full Course

Intro to Narrative Arts: Level 1

$125

with Vance Bessey

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 11, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 12 weeks

This 12 week course explores the Narrative Arts - The Art of Media. These are the drawing techniques used to create: Comic Books, Video Game Design, Single Panel Gag Cartoons, Comic Strips, Animation, Storyboards for Movies, Graphic Novels and Special Effects for film and television. Learn the illustration skills needed to build your own Characters to populate the Stories you would like to tell - in any Media. This Class is open to students at any level of artistic ability - Beginners to Advanced. It will start with Narrative Art foundations and work up from there. All you will need is a drawing pad, pencils and erasers - or a Tablet / iPad, if you prefer. Taught by Vance Bessey, a graduate of The Joe Kubert School of Comic Book Illustration and local Illustrator, Cartoonist, Novelist and Art Teacher. *No Class: 4/22.

Intro to Digital Photography

$125

with Dave Cleaveland

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 13, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Come join us and learn the basics of photography. This course will teach you how to take the photograph that you want to by studying the exposure triangle and how it works. We will be focusing on DSLR and Mirrorless camera functionality and settings, proper lighting, and correct tripod usage. There will be classroom instruction as well as a field trip. Classroom instruction will include proper settings, photo composition, and editing using Adobe Lightroom. Our final class will either be a field trip (depending on weather) or some fun, in class, photography. If you already have a DSLR or Mirrorless camera, bring it to class! A camera is not required to take this class, but it sure makes it easier!

Candle-Making

$35

with Asia Roberge

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 15, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Jul 19, 2025

Come spend a relaxing Saturday evening making beautiful beeswax candles. We will be hand-dipping taper candles of your chosen shape and color design. Join us for this slow yet oh so rewarding traditional craft! All materials included. Sign-up early as registration will close 2 weeks prior to each session date.

Acrylic Pour 101

$120

with Linda Murray

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 17, 2025 at 9:30 am, runs for 6 weeks

This class is designed to accommodate those that are new to acrylic pouring and those that would like to fine tune their pouring techniques or learn a new technique. It is not crucial that you have drawing or painting skills, but we will discuss composition and color theory in the first class. Students will learn how to do a Dirty Flip Cup Pour, Ring Pour, Dutch Pour and Pearl Pour in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Developing a painting after it is dry, varnishing and preparing a piece for hanging will also be demonstrated at the end of the class. This class is not one of control, but rather letting go. If you love color and texture you will enjoy this class. Students are responsible for purchasing their own materials for this class and will be given a materials list upon enrollment. *Please note: Materials cost vary depending on market value and personal preferences. A materials list can be provided upon request before registration. Class is 6 sessions.





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