Stained Glass 2

Instructor: Jean Thompson

Class Limit: 8

Level:  ★★★ & UP

Students who are able to cut and foil accurately and produce a smooth, consistently beaded solder line advance to more intricate work. Students select their own pattern and provide all glass and materials for their project. Tools and equipment are provided by the Arts Center. Closed toed shoes are required. There are two sessions to choose from—sign up for what suits your schedule best!

SPRING SESSION:

6 Mondays: March 16 - April 20, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

OR 6 Tuesdays: March 17 - April 21, 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Instructor: Duane Webb

Class Limit: 10

Level:  ★★ & UP

Students will learn different brushstrokes and layering techniques to really bring their seasonal landscape project to life. Techniques include color gradients, dry brush, splattering, glazing, and palette knife. Acrylics dry rapidly, and are capable of giving both the transparent brilliance of watercolors and the density of oil paints.

Instructor: Koa Beam

Class Limit: 12

Level:  ★★ & UP

Learn the fundamentals of drawing a variety of subject matter. Class topics include line quality, perspective, composition, constructive drawing, form, proportion, and shape and form. Achieve the look of 3-D with value and shadow. Drawing fundamentals are the core skills that help students create drawings as the building blocks to learn basics or improve upon intermediate and advanced concepts.

Instructor: KC Schutte

Class Limit: 8

Level:  ★★ & UP

Materials Fee: $18

Students with no glass experience will create a simple panel while learning the basic skills of pattern and glass preparation, cutting, foiling, soldering and patina. All supplies and equipment are provided by the Arts Center. Closed toed shoes are required. No long fingernails please.

SPRING SESSION:

6 Wednesdays: March 18- April 22, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Instructor: Maxine Cullen

Class Limit: 8

Level:  ★★ & UP

This class offers the very basics and understanding of learning about clay, including clay prep, wedging, hand-building, coil making, pinch pots, and an intro to wheel throwing. Repeat this class several times to maximize and expand your skills! No long fingernails and no hand jewelry. Please bring a towel with you. 

SPRING SESSION:

6 Mondays: April 6 - May 11, 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Instructor: Adam Borodach

Class Limit: 7

Level:  ★★★ & UP

This class offers a deeper understanding of learning to work on a potters wheel, including clay prep, wedging, centering clay, and lifting or pulling clay into a 5 inch cylinder. Beginner & intermediate students are both welcome. Students are encouraged to have taken at least one or two Pottery 101 classes before moving in to Pottery 201. Repeat this class several times to maximize and expand your skills! No long fingernails and no valuables. Please bring a towel with you.

SPRING SESSION: 

6 Tuesdays: March 31 - May 5, 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Instructor: Queen-Poetri Dozier

Class Limit: 12

Level:  ★★ & UP

Students will spend four weeks learning about the diverse styles of Andy Warhol with a special emphasis on his “Pop Art” techniques like using bright colors, repetition, and celebrity/consumer imagery, creating works inspired by his iconic style. Each week will be a different project: Pop Art Portrait, “Brillo Box” Sculpture, Campbell's Soup Can Series, and Oxidation Painting.

Instructor: Koa Beam

Class Limit: 6

Level:  ★★ & UP

Translate your pencil and paper, painting, and other traditional skills to digital media. From landscapes and character illustration to digital concept art, learn some of the techniques and work flows that professional digital artists use to create and craft their digital artwork and illustrations.

Instructor: Queen-Poetri Dozier

Class Limit: 15

Level:  ★★ & UP

The instructor will walk you through how to create beautiful abstract acrylic pour paintings using a variety of 4 different techniques such as dirty pour, flip-cup, tree ring pour, string pulling, and more. Make some fantastic pieces to adorn your home in this acrylic pour. In four weeks you will create a series of canvas pieces for your wall, picture frames, vase, and clock. Choose captivating colors that will complement your home.

Instructor: Duane Webb

Class Limit: 10

Level:  ★★ & UP

This class will introduce you to the process and fundamental techniques of portrait oil painting. Students will be required to bring a reference photo to sketch basic shapes with contrasts of light/dark. Oil portraits are an art of layering the paint by creating a foundation which covers the canvas and then building forms of contrast and facial planes with shadow and blending. End with final touches that make the unique and personal.