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, equipment, and guidance are provided by the Arts Center. Closed toed shoes are required and no long fingernails. There are two sessions to choose from.

JULY/AUGUST SESSION: 4 Mondays, July 21 - August 11, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

OR 4 Tuesdays, July 22 - August 12, 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Instructor: Koa Beam

Class Limit: 12

Level:  ★★ & UP

This is the perfect class for beginners through intermediate students. Learn components you never knew before or enhance and expand upon the skills you currently possess. Students will work on Foreground, Middle Ground, Background: creating depth in your landscape is crucial for a realistic and engaging drawing; Lines and Perspective-use leading lines to guide the viewer's eye through the landscape; and light and shadow, which play a huge role in the mood of a landscape.

Instructor: Amanda Kelly

Class Limit: 12

Level:  ★★ & UP

In this four week class, you can create your own mixed media polymer clay earrings, necklace, and bracelet set. There will be a variety of color clays to choose from along with clay cut outs and texturized rollers to create your own design. You can also add embellishments to the clay to bring your design to life! It will be the perfect for everyday wearing or a special occasion.

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: Adam Borodach

Class Limit: 8

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.

JULY/AUGUST SESSION: 

4 Tuesdays: July 29 - August 19, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Instructor: KC Schutte

Class Limit: 15

Level:  ★★ & UP

Students will create beautiful, practical flower pot piece that will be perfect to enjoy a plant outdoors or inside! A mosaic is a style of art where a larger image is created by arranging bits of clay, glass, or other materials in a pattern. Each student will utilize a variety of glass and ceramic pieces for their design of choice, or use a pattern from a selection of printed ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

Instructor: Duane Webb

Class Limit: 10

Level:  ★★ & UP

Learn the wet-on-wet technique made famous by Bob Ross to create an oil painting you’ll be proud of. Instructor will cover use of value, contrast, color, and more, using limited tools and materials to get an inexpensive startup experience. This course is foundational, increasing understanding of oil painting. You’ll be painting just like Bob Ross in no time, and creating your own masterpiece.

Instructor: Duane Webb

Class Limit: 10

Level:  ★★ & UP

This class explores the imprimatur method of creating an oil painting. An imprimatur is a thin, transparent layer of paint that is applied to the surface before painting. It is an Italian word that loosely means “first paint layer”. It helps the artist to identify the areas of light and dark values of the painting before applying the color glazes.

Instructor: KC Schutte

Class Limit: 8

Level:  ★★ & UP

Materials Fee: $18

Students with no stained glass experience will create a one of a kind glass panel piece while learning the basic skills of pattern and glass preparation, cutting, foiling, soldering, and patina. All supplies and equipment are provided. Closed toed shoes are required, and no long fingernails and wear a long sleeve shirt please.

JULY/AUGUST SESSION:

6 Wednesdays: July 23 - August 27, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Instructor: Donna Housel

Class Limit: 12

Level:  ★★ & UP

Through the use of watercolor pencil, students will create a 3 piece panel design that includes bird house and nature themes. Watercolor pencils on wood panels will include a variety of drawing techniques, along with interesting ways to shade and highlight the design created. Reference photos of a particular bird students would like to have incorporated in their artwork are encouraged.