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Introduction to Knitting: A Winter Hat Knit-Along

$110

with Elizabeth Sokoloff

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 3, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 6 weeks

Have you always wanted to learn how to knit? Here is your chance to learn the basic tools and techniques of knitting in a communal, stress-free and satisfying way! Using a step-by-step process we will all follow together, we will create wonderful winter hats ready to show off. You will choose your own yarn and can tweak the pattern to make it your own. No experience necessary. Bring nothing but yourself to the first class. *Materials fee of $10-$30 is required at the first class session. Price depends on type of yarn chosen.

Hand Stamped Interactive Greeting Cards

$24

with Dawn Stevens

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 3, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

In this class, we will follow step by step instructions to create three projects to include: an interactive greeting card, a stamped vellum card and a fun post it holder. Precut kits and envelopes are provided. Participants need a pair of scissors and colored pencils or markers. This is an advanced level workshop.

Learn to Sew a Basic Wardrobe

$135

with Susan Ellis

Calendar Next session starts Apr 3, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Classes cover sewing basics like the tools you’ll need to get started, threading a needle, sewing by hand, and how to purchase and use a machine as well as how to choose and use a sewing pattern to put together a wardrobe of basic clothing pieces. We’ll make a drawstring bag in class, and a simple piece of clothing. There is a $45 tools and materials fee payable to the instructor on the first night of class (includes fabric and pattern for your bag but not for the clothing piece). *No Class: 4/24.

Full Course

Introduction to Stained Glass Workshop

$35

with Penny Hartwell

Calendar Next session starts Apr 7, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Apr 8, 2025

In this one night workshop, you will learn about the different kinds of glass , how to cut and grind glass. We will be making acid etched hearts. You will be able to take them home that night. Lab fee $10.00 to be paid to instructor at the beginning of workshop.

Full Course

Paint Night: Pet Portrait

$55

with Shirley Anderson

Calendar Next session starts Apr 9, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Jun 18, 2025

Come join Shirley Anderson for an engaging and beginner-friendly ‘Paint your Pet’ class! In this workshop budding artists will receive step-by-step guidance to create a beautiful portrait of their beloved furry of feathered companions. No Prior experience is necessary; Shirley welcomes beginners with open arms. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or picking up a brush for the first time, this class is a fun and rewarding experience as you immortalize your pet on canvas. After signing up for this class you will need to email shirl.art5050@mail.com with 5 good quality photos of your pet. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Introduction to Zentangle®

$35

with Irene Burgess

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

*NOTICE OF LOCATION CHANGE: This class will now run out of Mt. Ararat High School.

Learn the Zentangle method for mindful drawing and create your own art even if you don’t think you are an artist. Using the Zentangle motto of “anything is possible one stroke at a time,” you’ll learn simple pen strokes that will open up doors to creative pattern-making for relaxation, creativity, and focus. In this introduction, Irene Burgess, certified Zentangle teacher, will provide you the basics of the method in a stress-reducing atmosphere designed to make you appreciate your own creativity. All supplies needed will be provided.

Illustrating Bouquets with Watercolor and Ink

$95

with Claire Loon Baldwin

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 12, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Capture a bouquet with watercolor and ink! We’ll explore techniques for illustrative ink drawing with ‘dip pens’, and layering and mixing vibrant and organic hues with watercolor. Students will leave with their own unique composition of a bouquet. Students can either buy themselves the required materials - the materials list is linked here - or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick (here is a link to a student-grade kit, and here is a link to an artist-grade kit).

Stained Glass Studio

$125

with Penny Hartwell

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 14, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 8 weeks

Have you already taken Stained Glass for Beginners with Penny? Are you looking to continue working on your stain glass project or start a new one? Then this studio class is for you! Come join Penny to freshen up your skills, learn new advanced skills, build in 3D, and explore other possibilities. Bring your own tools and glass. *No Class: 4/21, 5/5, 5/26.





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