Current Classes
Color Theory and Mixing Palettes
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April 25, 2025 May 23, 2025 June 20, 2025 July 18, 2025 (Fridays) All classes meet from 7–9 pm Instructor: Gabe Wolfe Students will be introduced to the dynamics of the color wheel and learn about different friendly relationships they can build upon when creating their palettes at home. We will mix a color chart together using each students’ chosen color combinations. We will explore how context is key for colors and how there are no bad colors, only color combinations that fail to harmonize or celebrate each other. You’ll come away from this class with a passion for color, a firmer grasp on how to tackle this often intimidating element, and a handmade color chart that will help you understand how to make strong palettes. Minimum 2 students; maximum 8 students. All materials will be supplied. Students may bring their own favorite acrylics or brushes. |
Drawing from Life: Short Introduction
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April 29, 2025 May 13, 2025 June 10, 2025 July 8, 2025 (Tuesdays) All classes meet from 7–9 pm Instructor: Gabe Wolfe This is a crash course in drawing from life and will give you an understanding of different methods you can use to render the world around you. We will work from a shared still life and learn about blind contour, gestural drawing, mass gesture, and construction line techniques. We will aspire to loosen our grip on expectations and learn to pay closer attention to our observations. Minimum 2 students; maximum 10 students. |
Introduction to Papercutting
Saturday, May 3, 2025
9–11 am Instructor: David Friedman A basic introductory course on the art and craft of paper cutting. This two hour class will take you into the techniques that can build successful cuttings. Warning: there will be sharp knives. Please note, in addition to the $75 class fee, there is a $25 materials fee, payable to the instructor at the start of the workshop. Class is limited to 10 participants; register early. |
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Drawing and Painting from Observation
Choose May or June workshops (7-9 pm):
Wednesdays, May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025 or Wednesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025 Instructor: Gabe Wolfe This four-part course is a great offering for students who are starting their drawing and painting journey from scratch or who would like to enhance their practice with a refresh of some fundamental drawing and painting techniques. We will start the first class with drawing from observation, then will move into individual painting projects where students can choose to work from a shared still life, or may bring in their own images to reference. Together we will break up the many layers that build a rich painting into approachable steps, allowing you to build confidence and have fun with the process! Materials supplied: 16 x 20 canvas, student-grade acrylic paints, brushes, and palettes. Please bring a large sketchbook or newsprint pad. Students are welcome to bring their own materials if they have a particular canvas size or have their own selection of paints they’d like to use. |
Scrap Leather Collage Art
Thursday, May 8, 2025
7–9 pm Instructor: Angela Morrow Repurpose leather scraps into works of art in this hands-on workshop. Choose from an array of colors and shapes of leather or cut your own. Add your personal touches by tooling, embroidering, painting, or stamping letters. You are encouraged to bring your own decorative papers or collage ephemera to add to your design. Finally, you will collage them together with water based leather glue onto a 6" x 6" wood panel for your wall or shelf. |
Collaging as Mapping our Inner Dreamscapes
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May 9, 2025 June 6, 2025 July 14, 2025 (Fridays) All classes meet from 7–9 pm Instructor: Gabe Wolfe Collage is a powerful and accessible medium for translating thoughts and feelings into a visual language. We will briefly look back in art history at a few artists who approach collage materials from unique perspectives. Using this inspiration as a jumping off point, we will tear through magazines and other materials to compose collages of our inner dreamscapes and unearth our personal or collective aspirations for a brighter future. Minimum 2 students; maximum 10 students. |
Botanical Watercolors
Saturdays, May 10, 17, 24, 2025 (3-session class)
8–10:30 am Instructor: Mary Lyn Gough Mother Nature is full of amazing textures, colors, shapes and patterns! I work in watercolors to gain the transparency of oils, the vibrancy of acrylics, and the beguiling nature of water in an attempt to control the uncontrollable. These classes focus on the movement of the paint and how to create light from the paper mixed with shadows to create 3-dimensional imagery. My techniques and class are appropriate for those just starting out, and seasoned watercolorists. Choose a bloom to paint and let's make a garden together! Please note, class is limited to 10 participants; register early. |
Leather Keychain and Bracelet
Thursday, May 15, 2025
7–9 pm Instructor: Angela Morrow In this hands-on workshop you will make your own leather key chain and bracelet. You will work with pre-cut vegetable tanned leather. Then, you can personalize your leather with metal stamps, embroidery, or hand painted designs. Learn to dye your projects, or leave them natural, and watch them patina over time. Finally, learn to set rivets and snaps, wax, and burnish the edges of your projects. |
Intro to Relief Printing
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May 20, 2025 June 17, 2025 July 15, 2025 (Tuesdays) All classes meet from 7–9 pm Instructor: Gabe Wolfe Have you ever been curious about making your own woodblock prints? Join us for this simple introduction to relief printmaking where we will briefly look at historical examples of relief printmaking works, demonstrate some craving techniques, carve a small woodblock, and print our blocks together. Minimum 2 students; maximum 8 students. All materials will be supplied. Small materials fee for supplies included in class fee. |
Leather Plant Hangers
Thursday, May 22, 2025
7–9 pm Instructor: Angela Morrow In this hands-on workshop you will make two leather plant hangers to match your decor. Get creative with punching holes, tooling, or dyeing leather straps. Learn to set rivets, wax, and attach laces. Pots are not included, but feel free to bring your own, or I will have four, six, and eight inch pots on hand for sizing your creations. |
