By popular demand, a reboot of Ed Higgins’ popular introduction to portraits. You’ll learn key elements of achieving likeness and accuracy of proportion through speed sketching drills, anatomy basics, working with the skull, and from life. If you need help choosing materials for the course, please contact the instructor directly (ed_higgins@icloud.com) before the first class. *No Class: 4/24.

Calling all fine artists! Instructor Ed Higgins is offering a series of Studiocraft sessions to help you learn the essential skills of your vocation. We will cover topics such as: stretching canvas or watercolor paper; preparing surfaces with gesso or other grounds; cutting mats with a mat cutter; organizing and caring for your brushes, tools and materials; mixing paint and filling empty tubes; tips and tricks to transport your gear to and from the field, and; ways to use your sketches and studies to plan and execute studio work. *No Class: 4/24.

Join us in crafting beeswax spring candles. First, we will dip our own candles, and then we will decorate them with flowers and bees using colorful beeswax sheets. Suitable for ages 7 and up (children under 12 may require adult assistance). A $10 materials fee, payable to the instructor, must be paid the day of class. *This is a Family-Friendly program open only to adults with minors. Children must have at least one adult registered with them.

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! *No Class: 4/21.

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!

Please bring a photo of a natural landscape special to you to class. We will use the photos to create 8x12” mosaics by simplifying the landscape and highlighting its most prominent features. Although this is a great beginner class, all experience levels are welcome. We will learn how to score, break, and snip glass down to shape and glue to our substrate. On the last day of class we will finish with grout. No experience required! All Materials/Tools provided. A material fee of $35 must be paid to the instructor on the first night of class.

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: 4/23.

As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers. In this Raindrop Paint class, you’ll learn to paint a raindrop scene from the perspective of looking out a window covered in raindrops. This beginner-friendly class is led by Shirley Anderson. Canvas and paints are supplied.