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Spin Control: Ceramics
Adult / Teen 8 Mondays, 6 - 8:30 pm April 24 - June 19, 2017 Excludes May 29, 2017 For beginner to intermediate students Relax with your hands in the mud, test your strength as you move and shape the clay. This class covers all the fundamentals of learning to use a potters wheel, and will introduce a variety of techniques for making ceramic art. Our studio is intimate enough to allow us to address each potter’s needs at their own level as we move…
Find out more »Print-2-Publish
Adult / Teen 5 Tuesdays, 10 am - 1 pm April 25 – May 23, 2017 Tell a story in words, symbols and images. Plan and execute a 12-panel artist’s book. We will discuss content and form, make a storyboard, print and collage the pages and add covers. Handmade books are a wonderful way to “recycle” old prints and imagery into journals or visual stories. The first 4 class meetings are 3-hour sessions. The final class is a 6-hour “ Book-a-thon” including studio…
Find out more »Start with Art
Preschool & Toddler 8 Tuesdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm April 25 - June 13, 2017 Play, Discover, Create Each week children and their caregivers will find a variety of age appropriate materials and techniques to explore. Children can move at their own pace between stations. The focus will be on having fun while doing and experiencing a variety of gross and fine motor activities. Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated at home. Note: Registration…
Find out more »Woodworking Projects
Grades 1 - 2 8 Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 25 - June 13, 2017 Use a drill, a saw, and a hammer! Students will learn techniques for using hand tools as they make projects of their own design. This class is designed for new and returning students. Projects will be based on prompts; for example, how to use a drill followed by discussing something one might build with wheels or a lesson looking at a variety of wooden shapes…
Find out more »On & Off the Wheel
Grade 3 - 5 8 Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 April 25 - June 13, 2017 Create your own work out of clay! Learn the different stages clay goes through to become an ice cream bowl or a cool sculpture for your room. Learn to build abstract sculptures in clay, or center on the wheel to make useful pots. We will talk about form, function and aesthetics to make your visions come to life. You will glaze your work in beautiful colors to be…
Find out more »Paper Collage and Cut-outs
Grade K 8 Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 25 - June 13, 2017 Explore colors, textures, and shapes! Learn all the different ways paper can be used in art! Tear, cut, fold! Learn marbling, printing, and rubbing techniques to illustrate weekly themes and inspired by artists like Matisse and Picasso who use paper to create their works of art. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Contact Earth: Ceramics
Adult / Teen 8 Tuesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm April 25 – June 13, 2017 For beginner to intermediate students. Whether you have previous experience or none, students can pursue individual projects with help from the instructor. Students will learn basics to throwing and trimming on the wheel as well as hand-building construction processes such as coils, slabs, and pinching. There will also be instruction on the variety of decorative and finishing techniques using underglazes and mid range glazes.
Find out more »Woodworking Projects
Grades 1 - 2 8 Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 26 - June 14, 2017 Use a drill, a saw, and a hammer! Students will learn techniques for using hand tools as they make projects of their own design. This class is designed for new and returning students. Projects will be based on prompts; for example, how to use a drill followed by discussing something one might build with wheels or a lesson looking at a variety of wooden shapes and a…
Find out more »Making Puppets
Grades 3 - 5 8 Wednesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 pm April 26 – June 14, 2017 Create characters from scratch! Using paper maché and paint, sewing, cloth and other fun materials, each student may create several puppets. Puppet making skills will evolve as each cast member is created and ideas can develop. Horns and ears, spikes and fur; build creatures and caricatures from your imagination. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Little Fingers Shaping Clay
Grade K 8 Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 26 - June 14, 2017 How many shapes can you make? The sensory pleasure of clay is unsurpassed, particularly for little fingers just starting to explore the world. Because clay can be shaped into anything, it stimulates the imagination and builds fine motor coordination. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
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