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Mindful Art 2

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Work in various art mediums while learning how to practice mindfulness.  Begin class with a guided meditation, followed by an art project using a different medium each week, including small projects with basket weaving, Japanese rock wrapping, and creative drawing. Learn how to practice mindfulness not only in your artmaking, but in your everyday lives. Students are encouraged to complete Mindful Art 1 prior to this class.

Instructor:  Charity Rust-Jordan

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All Supplies Included

Mindful Art 1

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Work in various art mediums while learning how to practice mindfulness.  Begin class with a guided meditation, followed by an art project using a different medium each week, including small projects with watercolors, weaving, and clay. Learn how to practice mindfulness not only in your artmaking, but in your everyday lives. No previous art-making or mediation experience is required.

Instructor:  Charity Rust-Jordan

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All Supplies Included

Beginner Acrylics

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Discover the basics of acrylic painting including how to get started, use of materials, color theory, and rendering. Throughout the course, you will be working on painting a still life, a landscape, and an animal. You will build confidence in your painting skills, have fun expressing yourself with acrylics, and gain inspiration to continue using the medium in your life.

Instructor:  Stephanie Barker

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All Supplies Included

Pastels

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Explore color through pastels at a beginner and intermediate level. Use traditional pastels as you learn how to mix colors and layering processes. Create still lifes and landscapes using a photo reference. Expand your skills through demonstrations and personal instruction.

Instructor:  Ken Buck

Supply List

Please bring your own reference photo to class each week.

Required:

  • Pastel-toned paper with colors (pad or individual sheets)
  • Pastel boards or sanded pastel paper (your choice of drawing surface)
  • Pastels: Sennelier, Nu Pastels, Rembrandt or Great American
  • For paper sheets you will need masking tape or bull clamps, and a drawing board that is larger than your paper. 
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Stiff bristle brush
  • Soft vine charcoal

Optional:

  • Pastel pencils
  • Cookie tray
  • Dish towel or rags
  • Wet wipes 

Pastels

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Explore color through pastels at a beginner and intermediate level. Use traditional pastels as you learn how to mix colors and layering processes. Create still lifes and landscapes using a photo reference. Expand your skills through demonstrations and personal instruction.

Instructor:  Ken Buck

Supply List

Please bring your own reference photo to class each week.

Required:

  • Pastel-toned paper with colors (pad or individual sheets)
  • Pastel boards or sanded pastel paper (your choice of drawing surface)
  • Pastels: Sennelier, Nu Pastels, Rembrandt or Great American
  • For paper sheets you will need masking tape or bull clamps, and a drawing board that is larger than your paper. 
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Stiff bristle brush
  • Soft vine charcoal

Optional:

  • Pastel pencils
  • Cookie tray
  • Dish towel or rags
  • Wet wipes 

Intermediate Wheel Throwing

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Create challenging functional, decorative, and sculptural forms using the pottery wheel. Develop various throwing techniques introduced from previous beginning level throwing classes. Improve existing wheel-throwing skills, create more advanced forms, and explore advanced glazing methods.

We prefer students take a couple of beginner wheel throwing classes before registering for this class.

Instructor:  Harmony Maine

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Students will need to bring:  (Links are recommendations, not required brands)

Students will be provided:

    • Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
    • One (1) bag of clay

Intermediate Handbuilding

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Learn the uniquely expressive qualities of clay to create handbuilt pottery and sculptures. Develop various and more advanced techniques from previous handbuilding classes. Explore advanced pinching, coiling, slab making, and surface alteration to help create beautifully glazed and fired ceramic ware.

Beginner Handbuilding courses are preferred before registering for this class.

Instructor: Amy Pellegrino

Supply List

Students will need to bring:  (Links are recommendations, not required brands)

Students will be provided:

    • Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
    • One (1) bag of clay