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Arts & Crafts

Surface Design on Clay: Adding Texture & Color

$125

with Janna DeWan

Calendar Next session starts May 10, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Learn basic decorating techniques for your pottery! In this one-day workshop, Janna will teach you how to accent your clay surfaces with textures, stamps, slip, underglaze, monoprinting, and more. Some experience working with clay will be helpful but not necessary. Students may bring leather hard pottery to play with, but not expected. All tools and materials will be provided. Bring lunch/snacks. Class size is limited to 6 people, so plenty of one-on-one instruction will be available. $20 materials fee payable to the instructor.

Full Course

Paint Night: Piping Plover

$55

with Shirley Anderson

Calendar Next available session starts May 14, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Join us for an evening of painting, where we will focus on the Piping Plover, a highly protected bird species known for nesting near the shoreline here in New England. In this class we will learn to paint the bird’s distinctive black neck band and soft grayish underbelly, set against a soft muted seascape with beach sand. No painting experience needed, Shirley Anderson will guide you step by step. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Silver Jewelry Making

$60

with Penny Hartwell

Calendar Next available session starts May 14, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 3 weeks
1 additional session

Working with Silver Clay is an exciting process where the inexperienced can explore their artistic abilities and create unique one of a kind items. Come join this exciting class where beginners can easily learn to create earrings, pendants, charms, beads, bracelets, and rings. Experience a new creative adventure and learn how easy and fun it is to make beautiful items from Precious Metal Clay (PMC) or Art Clay Silver (ACS). Materials fee of $80 is payable to the instructor on the first night of class. *No Class: 4/23.

Candle-Making

$35

with Asia Roberge

Calendar Next session starts May 17, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on 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.

Button Hole Book

$45

with Joelle Webber

Calendar Next available session starts May 20, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

A bound book that has a lot of scope to include all your favorite colors and decorative papers. This book is a great beginner binding, with a paper cover and no glue needed. Join us to make your new journal, poetry or guest book. Materials & tools will be provided.

Drawing Fundamentals

$125

with Michael Branca

Calendar Next session starts May 20, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jul 8, 2025

Whether you are a complete beginner or looking to brush up on previous skills, this is the drawing class for you. Working in a variety of media, we will cover all of the basics: line, shape, value, proportion, composition, perspective and markmaking. Particular focus is placed on observational skills, learning how to translate the 3-dimensional world onto a 2-dimensional surface. A materials list will be provided after registration.

Acrylic Painting

$125

with Michael Branca

Calendar Next available session starts May 22, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks
1 additional session on Jul 10, 2025

Open to novices and intermediate students alike, this class will meet you at your skill level. Projects range from observational (still life, portrait, etc.) to experimental, with particular focus on understanding paint mixing to achieve the colors you see. Either six-week session may be taken on its own. Those who want a deeper dive can sign up for both. A materials list will be provided. *No Class: 6/19.

Paint Night: Spring Daffodils

$55

with Shirley Anderson

Calendar Next available session starts May 28, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Unlock your creative potential and discover the joy of painting vibrant springtime daffodils! Shirley’s step-by-step guidance will empower you to capture their bright yellows and oranges, embracing the beauty of spring. All skill levels welcome. No painting experience needed, Shirley Anderson will guide you step by step. Canvas and paints are supplied.





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