Join us for summer drawings in ink wash inspired by poetry. Find parallels between the black ink of the printed word, and the rich images contained inside. In this workshop we will experiment with drawing in ink wash while finding inspiration through reading poetry. No prior experience necessary, and all skill-levels welcome.

Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Austin Pratt
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

Recommended Materials:
– 2oz+ India Ink (any Higgins or Speedball brands etc)
– A set of various assortment small paint brushes
– A Sumi-Ink brush
-Some water-color paper to use (a range is best):
   – Water-color paper pads (10″ x 14″ or 9″ x 12″) (recommended 2 pads of 12 pages each)
– Newsprint pad – 9″ x 12″ or larger
– Pencil set
– Feel free to bring any old or crusty paint brushes as well! Great for experimental approaches. Even large house painting brushes!
– Sack Lunch

A Painting is a Picture That is Also A Built Object: Painted Surfaces, Supports, and Still Lives. In this three day workshop, we will be discussing the physical construction of painting supports, including how to build and stretch canvasses to make your own paintings. Considering the object of a painting much like a sculpture, we can become more aware of the formal qualities of the painting support–such as scale, size ratios, choice of fabric or panel, surface quality, and more. Finally, we will have some fun experimenting as we make some paintings on our new supports. No prior experience necessary, and all skill-levels welcome.

Monday – Wednesday, July 8 – 10
9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Instructor: Austin Pratt
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

-Sack Lunch

-Canvas making materials will be provided. Please bring painting supplies for whatever medium you work in (oil or acrylic). Some painting materials can be provided upon request if you are new to painting or wish to experiment with new materials.

Bring your friends and spend a fun and relaxed evening with us making art and drinking wine! This month we will be creating embroidered patches. Bring old friends, meet new ones and have a great night over a glass (or two!) of wine and a fun project designed for all skill levels. A fun and affordable girls night out!

Saturday, August 10
6 – 8:30 pm

Instructor: Reena Spansail
Ages: Adult (21+) / All Levels

Supply List: All materials will be supplied.

Join us for a fun and exciting class exploring mixed media paper cutting and collage! Students will create still life inspired collages. We will make delightful little still lives of food using colored paper that we will paint ourselves.  Artists can make larger frame-able sized works and / or greeting card sized works in this two day class.

Tuesday and Thursday, August 20 and 22
9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Instructor: Emily Reid
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List: All materials will be supplied.
*Anyone with severe allergies should notify the instructor beforehand so those foods can be eliminated from the real life models.

This class, based on O’Keeffe’s dictum to “fill a space in a beautiful way,” opens up the making of art with a view toward O’Keeffe’s own perspective and practices. Get started or get guidance from visiting artist Anna Koster, who worked with O’Keeffe in 1976 and has gone on to have a long career as an artist. Students will begin with an exercise that O’Keeffe often assigned and another from the teacher who encouraged her to express herself, which ultimately led to her fame. This class focuses on color, composition, and personal expression and is ideal for beginners, amateurs, and those looking for a fresh approach for their work

Monday– Wednesday, August 12 – 14
10 am – 4 pm

Instructor: Anna Koster
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels

Supply list:

If you already own art materials that you like to use (paint, colored pencils, etc.), bring those. Otherwise, purchase materials for this class. I suggest:

-Pad of 9×12-inch watercolor paper, hot-press, 140 lb.
-Kneaded eraser
-Watercolor pencils, also called water soluble colored pencils (Cretacolor Aqua Monolith Woodless Watercolor Pencils recommended. Other types are OK.)
-Watercolor brushes, round (medium) and flat (1/2 to 1-1/2 inches)
-Jar for water
-Scissors (optional)
-Glue stick (optional)

Additional supplies provided by the instructor.

For additional information on Anna Koster and her work with O’Keeffe see:

Homepage:  http://www.annakoster.com 

Bio: http://www.annakoster.com/resume 

Learn how to create your own paintbrushes using a variety of natural materials. Crafting your own paintbrushes allows you to create a wide range of textures and qualities with your brushstrokes. Students will create the handle from clay or bamboo shoots and experiment with textures created by an assortment of natural bristles.

Mondays, June 3 and 10
6 – 9 pm

Instructor: Lauren Gandolfo
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

Please bring a variety of potential bristles from home.
Suggestions: twine, feathers, pipe cleaners, plant fibers, flowers, animal hair, human hair, string, wire, twigs etc.

All other supplies provided by the instructor.

Needle Felted Animals and Ornaments
Monday, April 15
6 – 9 pm

This class is a perfect introduction to the world of fiber!  Needle felting is the art of sculpting wool with a specially designed, barbed needle.  Stabbing the wool repeatedly creates a firm, textile object.  Needle-felting is an ideal craft in that it is easy to learn, requires minimal supplies and can be completed anywhere!

Tuesday – Thursday, March 19 – 21
6 – 9 pm

Instructor: Lauren Gandolfo
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels

This popular marbling workshop will introduce students marbling techniques on fabric that can be used for covering books and boxes. Students will begin the day by working on basic marbling skills. With the instructor’s guidance, they will work on new patterns with an eye for nuance. The main focus will be on marbling fabric to create book cloth, and techniques for other textile uses will also be discussed. At the end of the day, the instructor will demonstrate how to prepare pieces of marbled cloth for use in bookbinding. Students will leave with their own stack of 15 marbled fabric pieces. All materials provided with registration.

Sunday, February 17
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels

Paper Marbling Lab is designed to give students more time to perfect the techniques learned in Introduction to Paper or Fabric Marbling and to explore advanced patterns. Professional marbler Pietro Accardi will be on hand to coach students as they create personalized batches of decorative paper to take home. Students will be able to practice each step of marbling from prepping the water to creating patterns and applying them to papers, and will also have a chance to learn more advanced marbling patterns. This workshop is ideal for students looking to enhance their skills and also students without the space for a marbling set up at home.

All materials including: marbling trays; drying racks; papers and textiles from standard white to black, brown, and other colors; carrageenan; combs; and a wide array of pigments will be provided.

Wednesday, November 28
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adult (15+) / Must have some marbling experience (i.e. Intro to Paper or Textile Marbling class)

Inspired by her Czechoslovakian heritage, instructor Iva Neveux will introduce student to basic painting techniques to create beautiful holiday ornaments. Each student will create two hand-painted ornaments using combinations of dots, lines, dashes and curves.  All materials included with registration.

Sunday, December 2
1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels