Saturdays, May 16 & 23 / 10 am – 2 pm

Beginning photographers/digital artists/graphic designers will enjoy a crash course introduction to Photoshop. Class will be lecture based. Laptops are welcome but not required. Students should have Photoshop CS6 or higher at their home computer or laptop. Lesson plans will be provided through a Dropbox link to enrolled students, paper handouts will also be made available. Basic overview will include the user-end interface of Photoshop, importing and saving images, understanding and using the layers panel including basic photo editing applications and drawing tools.

Supply List: Photoshop CS6 or higher at their home computer or laptop. If you are not bringing your laptop to class, please bring a notebook or tablet for note taking.

Instructor: MD Welch
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Thursday, June 25 / 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Bring some addresses of friends and family, a creative spirit, and we will do the rest! Playful, simple mixed media techniques will be demonstrated and a wide range of supplies and tools will be available. Type on the typewriter, collage vintage papers, stitch the edges, and create beautiful mixed media postcards, address them, and Jess will mail them for you. Postage included.

Supply List:

• Addresses of Loved Ones
• Any mixed media supplies you already own and love (stamps, inks, paints, pens, etc)
• Any collage supplies you want to work with.
  (Optional; plenty will be supplied) 

Instructor: Jessica Weems
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Tuesdays, June 30 – July 14 / 6 – 9 pm

Come spend some lazy summer evening exploring mixed media art. Week one will focus on surfaces and backgrounds. We will make some of our own custom surfaces to work on and explore different ways of adding transparent colors and pattern. Week two will focus on collage and transfer techniques to add images to the mix. Week three will focus on techniques that add details to our work, like stitching, the use of gel pens, and mica powders. Students may complete a piece each week focusing on different techniques or continue working on pieces throughout the three weeks.

Supply List: Any mixed media supplies you already own and love (stamps, inks, paints, pens, etc). Any collage supplies you want to work with. (Optional, plenty will be supplied)

Instructor: Jessica Weems
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19 / 10 am – 3 pm

This two-day workshop explores the marriage of two versatile mediums: plaster and wax. Plaster provides a porous and easy-to-manipulate surface to paint onto with hot wax. Students will each form a three-dimensional wire structure and cover it with plaster gauze the first day. Then we will add the wax the next day and complete the piece with texture, images, color, designs, or text to the object.

Supply List: Any wire cutters and small pliers you already own. Any scraping/carving tools you already own (I will have some too).

Instructor: Jessica Weems
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Saturday, June 27 / 10 am – 4 pm

Pouring encaustic allows you to maximize the potential of the medium. Since encaustic is liquid when hot and durable, but still shapeable when cooled this technique allows artists to push the boundary between two- and three-dimensional art. Carving and embedding techniques will be explored as well as a wide range of color-adding techniques. Students will pour, finish and take home two small pieces.

Supply List: Any scraping/carving tools you already own (supply sill be provided if you do not have any). Any objects to embed, such as bones, rocks, gears, pottery pieces, nails, etc.

Instructor: Jessica Weems
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Wednesdays, June 17 – July 1 / 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Students will be introduced to and become familiar with Type terminology, a little history, letter anatomy, layout, composition, linocut carving and printing. We?ll explore the typographic grid, the importance of visual hierarchy, layout, and linocut block printing. Supply List: Student can bring toner prints (backwards) of their designs to class if they choose. Any inspirational imagery should also be included. Any additional papers can be brought. Students can also bring their favorite lettering, phrases, words in a backwards toner printed form.

Instructor: Kelly Wallis
Ages: 15 and up / All levels

Tuesdays, May 12 – June 16 / 9 am – noon

This all encompassing course teaches structure, proportions, form and perspective of human anatomy. Students will draw from posed nude models and will be critiqued and guided according to their ability. Whether beginning or advanced, all skill levels are welcome

Supply List: Ebony pencil, General’s white charcoal pencils, conte chalk (black and/or brown), kneadable and soft white erasers, charcoal sticks and 18×24″ newsprint tablet.

Instructor: Martha Voyevidka
Ages: 18 and Up / All Levels

Wednesdays, August 26 – September 30 / 6 – 9 pm

Create decorative and functional pottery in this six-week class designed for the beginner as well as those who have taken intermediate pottery classes in the past. Students will learn how to work with clay in both hand building, and wheel-throwing techniques. Finishing methods such as decorating, stamping, painting, and staining will be introduced as well as the discussion and practice of firing and glazing of clay works. Stoneware clay will be used and cone 6 and cone 06 glazes will be available. All firings will be done by the museum in an electric kiln. All materials are provided.

Instructor: Karen Vetter
Ages:15 and Up / All Levels

Wednesdays, July 1 – August 5 / 6 – 9 pm

Create decorative and functional pottery in this six-week class designed for the beginner as well as those who have taken intermediate pottery classes in the past. Students will learn how to work with clay in both hand building, and wheel-throwing techniques. Finishing methods such as decorating, stamping, painting, and staining will be introduced as well as the discussion and practice of firing and glazing of clay works. Stoneware clay will be used and cone 6 and cone 06 glazes will be available. All firings will be done by the museum in an electric kiln. All materials are provided.

Instructor: Karen Vetter
Ages:15 and Up / All Levels

Thursday, May 28 / 10 am – 2 pm

Participants will explore the origins of the mandala (radiant) and the significance of these designs in various cultures. They will experience the joy of learning the construction techniques that allow the inner self to manifest in a physical design filled with color and intricacy. Students will learn to still their minds and bodies in order to relax and allow mandalas to flow onto the paper. They will discover through the significance of color and points the inner world they reveal. All necessary materials will be provided but, if you have already have a journal and your own colored pencils and pens that you enjoy using, please bring them.

Instructor: Kaleigh Surber
Ages: 15 and up / All Levels