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Bookbinding

CURRENT CLASSES

BOOKBINDING: THREE BOOKS (7/26/2013, 10am – 4pm) *new class!

 

CALLIGRAPHY

CURRENT CLASSES

INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY: Copperplate (8/2/2013, 10am – 4pm)

INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY: Modern Pointed Pen (6/28/2013, 10am - 4pm) *new class!

BROAD EDGE PEN (7/8 – 7/29/2013, 6pm – 9pm) *new class!

PLAYFUL LETTERING/NEULAND HAND (7/19/2013, 10am – 4pm) *new class!

INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY: Uncial Hand (6/14/2013, 10am – 4pm) *back by popular demand!



Drawing

CURRENT CLASSES

DRAWING, Beginning and Continuing (Philip C. Thompson) (4/24 - 5/29/2013, 2pm - 5pm; also offered 6/5 – 7/17/2013, 2pm – 5pm; also offered 7/24 – 8/28/2013, 2pm – 5pm) back by popular demand!

DRAWING, Beginning and Continuing (Harriet Burbeck) (4/23 - 5/28/2013, 6pm - 9pm) back by popular demand!


Metalsmithing

CURRENT CLASSES

INTRODUCTION TO BRONZE CLAY (4/20/2012, 9:30am - 4:30pm) New Class!

METALSMITHING I, II and Open Studio (5/8 – 6/26/2013, 6pm – 9pm; also offered 7/24 – 8/28/2013 *6 week class*, 6pm – 9pm) *back by popular demand

TORCH FIRED ENAMEL WORKSHOP (6/8 – 6/9/2013, 9am – 5pm; also offered 8/10 – 8/11/2013, 9am – 5pm) *back by popular demand

INTRODUCTION TO PMC3 METAL CLAY (6/22/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm; also offered 7/27/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm; also offered 8/17/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm) *back by popular demand

ADVANCED ARTISTRY IN PMC - Link Bracelet (6/23/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm)

PMC RINGS (6/28/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm)

PMC LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION COURSE (6/29 – 6/30/2013, 9:30 – 5:30pm) *new class!

WEARABLE MEMORIES/ FOUND OBJECT JEWELRY (7/20 – 7/21/2013, 10am – 5pm) *new class!

PMC3 - Beyond the Basics (8/3/2013, 9:30 am – 4:30pm; also offered 8/18/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm)

ADVANCED ARTISTRY IN PMC - Complex Hollow Core Bead (8/4/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm) *new classes!

RINGS GO ROUND (and a Bracelet) (8/24 – 8/25/2013, 10am – 5pm) *new class!


Mosaics

CURRENT CLASSES

MOSAICS FOR THE GARDEN (6/1 – 6/2/2013, 10am – 4pm, 10am - 1pm) *back by popular demand!

INTRO TO ITALIAN SMALTI MOSAICS - CONTEMPORARY MOSAICS WITH ANCIENT MATERIALS (6/15 – 6/16/2013, 10am – 4pm, 10am – 1pm) *back by popular demand!

BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE GLASS MOSAICS: MIXED-LEVEL CLASS (7/13 – 7/14/2013, 10am – 4pm, 10am - 2pm) *new class!

FACILITATING COMMUNITY MOSAIC PROJECTS: SEMINAR AND HANDS-ON PROJECT
SEMINAR/WORKSHOP WITH LAUREL TRUE
(9/19 – 9/22/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm) *new class!

COMMUNITY MOSAIC MURAL MAKING: HANDS-ON CLASS (9/21 – 9/22/2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm) *new class!


Painting

CURRENT CLASSES
ACRYLIC PAINTING, Beginning and Continuing (4/23 - 5/28/2013, 2pm - 5pm) back by popular demand *new teacher, new day and time!
OIL PAINTING, Beginning and Continuing
(4/24 - 5/29/2013, 10am - 1pm; also offered 6/5 – 7/17/2013, 10am – 1pm; also offered 7/24 – 8/28/2013, 10am - 1pm) back by popular demand

WATERCOLORS, Beginning and Continuing (4/11 – 5/23/2013, 2:30 – 5:30pm OR 6:15 – 9:15pm) back by popular demand

Papermaking

CURRENT CLASSES

HANDMADE PAPERS (5/6 - 5/20/2013, 1pm - 4pm) Back by popular demand!

 

Photography

CURRENT CLASSES

USING THE iPHONE and iPAD IN PHOTOGRAPHY (4/19/2013, 10am – 5pm) Back by popular demand!

BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (6/21/2013, 10am – 5pm) *back by popular demand

PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK (7/12/2013, 10am – 5pm) *back by popular demand!

INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (8/9 – 8/30/2013, 10am - 4pm) *back by popular demand

 

Printmaking

CURRENT CLASSES

BATIK AND WOODCUT TESSELLATING PATTERNS (5/10 - 5/24/2013) New Class!


STAINED GLASS

NO CURRENT CLASSES


 

 

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LIST OF UNSCHEDULED CLASSES
Dates and times are TBA - please call or send us an email if you're interested in taking one of the following courses. Click on class name for a course description.


Art appreciation

UNDERSTANDING WHAT MAKES ART GOOD...OR BAD


Bookbinding

BOOKBINDING: Western Case and Coptic Bindings

BASICS OF BOOKBINDING

BOOKBINDING: Pop-Up Books

PAPERMAKING AND BOOKBINDING
BASIC-TO-INTERMEDIATE BOOK BINDING
VINTAGE VALENTINES

MOTHER'S DAY POP-UP CARDS
NON-ADHESIVE BOOK STRUCTURES: A World Tour

CALLIGRAPHY

PENCIL CALLIGRAPHY AND GILDING

BEGINNING CALLIGRAPHY

BEGINNING CALLIGRAPHY: THE FOUNDATIONAL HAND
A MODERN HAND AND GILDING

Drawing

PORTRAITURE (drawing)

LIFE DRAWING

DRAPERY: A modern approach to Still Life

DRAWING FOR CHILDREN II
PASTEL WORKSHOP
DRAWING FOR CHILDREN
DRAWING THE URBAN LANDSCAPE
PEN AND INK TECHNIQUES

STORYTELLING THROUGH COMICS



MASKMAKING

POURED NEOPRINE MASKMAKING

 

Metalsmithing

DISCOVER ENAMELING
COLD CONNECTIONS (4 week class)

FLAME, FLAME, FLAME SOLDERING WORKSHOP

PMC3 - Creating Your Own Texture Sheets & Molds For Use In Your PMC Creations
SURFACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES
EASY EARRINGS FROM PMC – FOR HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING
EXPLORING STONE SETTING
ORGANIC HOLLOW FORMS IN METAL CLAY

RIO REWARDS PMC CERTIFICATION COURSE

COLD CONNECTIONS INTENSIVE (2-day)

INTRODUCTION TO BRONZE CLAY

MIXED mEDIA

POETIC BOX PROJECT – Joseph Cornell style boxes

Mosaics

GLASS MOSAIC FLEUR DE LIS

MOSAIC GLASS LAMP

MULTI-LEVEL MOSAICS-INDIVIDUAL PROJECT COURSE

MOSAIC MEMORY VESSEL/PIQUE ASSIETTE

ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATONS FOR MOSAICS – Floors and Walls

THE POWER OF ART: BUILDING CREATIVE CAPITAL THROUGH COMMUNITY MOSAICS: Laurel True’s Community Mosaic Projects in the US, Africa and Haiti

FACILITATING COMMUNITY MOSAIC PROJECTS LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
SEMINAR/WORKSHOP WITH LAUREL TRUE

GLASS FUSING FOR MOSAICS
MOSAICS WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS
GLASS MOSAIC EYES - Symbols of Vision and Protection
BEGINNING GLASS FUSING - Holiday Gift Making Class
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MOSAICS – One Day Lecture Demo with Mini Project
INTERMEDIATE GLASS MOSAICS

GLASS ON GLASS MOSAICS

MIXED MEDIA MOSAICS

MOSAICS FOR THE GARDEN 
MOSAIC BACKSPLASHES, FLOORS, WALLS AND MORE – Architectural Mosaics in the Home 
INTRO TO ITALIAN SMALTI MOSAICS

BEGINNING GLASS FUSING- Holiday Gift Making Class

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MOSAICS


Painting

SATIN SILK PAINTING

WATERCOLOR - cityscapes in plein air

UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OIL PAINTING MATERIALS

OIL PAINTING IN PLEIN AIRE

THE FIGURE: A ONE WEEK INTENSIVE

PORTRAIT PAINTING IN OILS



PAPERMAKING

 

Photography

PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

PHOTOJOURNALISM - Creating Storytelling Images

INTRO TO BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY



Printmaking

PHOTOTRANSFERS WITH ENCAUSTICS AND PRINTMAKING

SILKSCREEN PRINTING FOR BEGINNERS

SILKSCREEN PRINTING WITH LAYERS (ADVANCED)

PRINTMAKING - LINOCUTS I

PRINTMAKING - LINOCUTS II


Sculpture / 3-d

PUPPETS: Head to toe, hoof or wing

 

STAINED GLASS

STAINED GLASS IN 3-D
INTRO TO STAINED GLASS

STAINED GLASS MORAVIAN STAR

SOLDERING TECHNIQUES FOR STAINED GLASS

 

 

 

Call 504-944-7900 (Monday - Friday from 10am - 5pm) to register!