Thursdays

Carving a Whale Weathervane with Dennis Del Mauro

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

Students will create a whale weathervane, not from copper or tin, but carved from wood. The student will finish his creation either in weathered paint or faux verdigris to simulate age. Both returning and new students will also have the option of carving a shorebird instead of the weathervane. 

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Animal Portraits in Clay with Caroline Duran

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

This class will explore the process of sculpting a realistic animal portrait by utilizing reference photos. Reference photos are the responsibility of each student, either a pet or perspective animal image. The instuctor will offer an approach to animal portraiture that focuses on anatomical structure, proportion, and capturing the individuality…

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Strip Cut Construction with Carolyn Austin

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

Create a one of a kind standing or functional piece of glass art in this 4 week class. Students will learn how to cut a number of glass strips out of various sheets of glass, some made with stringers and some factory made to place them on edge side-by-side in…

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Fused Glass Fish Sculpture with Carolyn Austin

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

Create your favorite tropical fish! During this 3 week class, students will learn how to layout your design, cut their fish shape with a 3 ring saw and how to layer beautiful colors of translucent and opaque glass. Everyone will come out of this class with their own interpretation of…

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The Potter’s Wheel with Courtney Page

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

This class will introduce you to the fundamental skills necessary to center clay and produce beginning to intermediate pottery forms such as cups, mugs, bowls, plates, cylinders, and vases. Also, learn about glazes and how to create a beautifully finished surface in this fun Thursday wheel and glazing class.

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Book Club: The “Art” of Reading with Ruth Mamo

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

  In this class, you’ll read a novel and share your thoughts and ideas through writing and art. You’ll use mediums such as painting, collage, or mixed-media to create an art journal based on the story. The teacher will guide you with writing prompts and group discussions to help you…

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Advanced Oil Painting with Manon Sander

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

This is a class for the artist who is comfortable with their medium and is ready to take their work to a new level: Ignite your thinking about design, graduate from copying your subject matter to creatively exploring it, learn how to assess your own work in order to make…

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Figure Sculpting: Concepts in Form with Caroline Duran

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

This class will give students a comprehensive overview of the ideas central to creating a compelling and structurally sound life-size sculpture. The class will review the process of concept development and sketching- each student will work to develop a theme or idea that they will integrate into the design of…

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Setting it UP! with Lisa Johnson

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

In this class, we will review a few ways to include your unique gem into a ring, pendant, bracelet, and/or earrings. Demonstrations will cover tension setting a faceted stone, settings with a tooled edge, and back setting for a thick edge. We will develop interesting designs around your special stone…

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Geometric Glass Patterns with Stringers with Carolyn Austin

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February 8 @ 7:54 am

Create a geometric look in fused glass with glass stringers. Intricate glass cutting skills …. a lot of it…..will be taught in this 4 week class. Students will create a sheet of glass using a specific layout of stringers. Once fused the glass will be cut up into pieces and…

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