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!

Thursday, November 14
6 – 9 pm

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

Decorate a festive gingerbread house to take home and enjoy for the holidays. Kids will have fun frosting their houses and embellishing them with an assortment of candies to create that perfect winter scene. Dress for a mess!

Friday, December 13
5:15 – 6:15 pm

Instructor: Kyra Petersen
Ages: 1 – 12 years, accompanied by an adult
       

Decorate a festive gingerbread house to take home and enjoy for the holidays. Kids will have fun frosting their houses and embellishing them with an assortment of candies to create that perfect winter scene. Dress for a mess!

Friday, December 13
4 – 5 pm

Instructor: Kyra Petersen
Ages: 1 – 12 years, accompanied by an adult
       

Bring your friends and spend a fun and relaxed evening with us making art and drinking wine! This month we will be creating Bob Ross inspired holiday tree paintings. 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, December 7
6 – 8:30 pm

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

Supply List: All materials will be supplied.

A fun one day workshop for parents on how to document the first year of a baby’s life using available tools (smartphones and tablets). From day one to the 12 month, I will give you the skills and a series of projects to capture the adorable, difficult and fleeting first year. With photo, video, and audio, you will create heartwarming digital projects that will become family heirlooms shared for generations to come.

Instructor: Jessi LeMay
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Sunday, December 1
10 am – 2 pm

Supplies:

iPad Pro’s / programs will be supplied for student use. Students are encouraged to bring their smart phones or tablets so they have their personal content available to them.

RESCHEDULED: Please see class schedule for future dates.

A modern approach to scrapbooking. This multimedia workshop will teach you how capture and take all the digital content on your smartphone – Photos, Videos, Audio – and funnel it into beautiful shareable digital projects and tangible heirlooms. This class is for ANYONE with a smartphone and loved ones. You will become the keeper and the teller of your family’s stories. You will learn the basics of lighting, composition, smartphone photography/video, editing, telling audio stories, and creating really cool tangible memories (books, timecapsules, and things you can actually hold in your hand). Let’s get all those photos and videos off of your phone and make some memories!

Instructor: Jessi LeMay
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Thursdays, October 3 – November 14
6 – 8 pm

Supplies:

iPad Pro’s / programs will be supplied for student use. Students are encouraged to bring their smart phones or tablets so they have their personal content available to them.

Create a miniature pine needle basket using natural materials. Learn from the basket making tradition of Audrey Frank’s native Nevadan Washoe/Paiute culture. Explore weaving methods by combining pine needles, sinew and raffia in this one-day workshop. 

Saturday, November 23
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Audrey Frank 
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Required Supplies: Small sewing scissors, small hand towel/dishtowel. Instructor to provide raffia, pine needles, thread.

Join this class to learn how to paint a variety of skies in watercolor. Using mostly wet in wet approach, we will focus on several different types of skies, including multiple variations on clouds, stormy/rainy sky, early morning calm sky and sunsets. 100% cotton paper is highly recommended for wet in wet approach.

Tuesdays, October 22 and 29  
5 pm – 9 pm

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

Supply list:
Watercolor pallet including your preferred reds, yellows, blues including indigo and earths including burnt sienna & burnt umber
Watercolor brushes including a 1” flat and a #6 OR # 8 round brushes
Graphite or mechanical pencil
Kneaded eraser
Tracing paper
2 plastic water containers
spray bottle with water
Pad of Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor paper (9”x12” or larger), other 100% cotton brands will also work (Daler Rowney, Bee Paper, Winsor Newton).
Roll of paper towels

This class is designed for anyone who would like to explore the medium of watercolor without the commitment.  Learn techniques such as washes, glazing, wet on wet and much more.  Find out if watercolor is for you.  The class is great for beginners who would like to experiment with watercolor techniques in an instructive setting. Open to all levels, beginners welcome.

Tuesday, December 10

5 -9 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages 15 and Up / All Levels

Supply list: All materials included.

Please bring a sack lunch or snack.

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.

Saturday, December 7
9 – noon

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