Feb-March

Outside the Lines; a Celebration of Watercolor      

For people who have painted with watercolors for fifty years, or never…

Enter the world of the ephemeral, the timeless, the willful; of trying to comprehend how  and why water makes our color pigments behave the way they do.  Enter the world of freedom, flowing, giving way to chance, and fall in love with the poetry and the dance of Watercolor…

Instructor:  Lisa Lutwyche

Wednesday Evenings  Feb 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27,  (5 weeks) 6 – 8pm

Cost:  $100

Wire Wrapping Skills for Beginners and Intermediates                                                                                                                                                    

Wire Wrapping Pendants, Cabochons, Crystals, and other Wire Wrapped Settings

 Have you ever wanted to make your own wire wrapped jewelry? Learn basic and intermediate skills to get you started setting your own pendants and cabochons with decorative wire techniques. Find out what materials and tools to use and how to use them properly.  From start to finish, the wire wrapping process will be covered for prong setting and cabochon setting techniques, as well as other skills like weaving, finishing, and coiling that will serve you well into advanced wire wrapping.  It is beautiful and satisfying, but it is also hard work.  Materials fee will include wire material, some hand tools, and other necessary materials like tape, razor blades, finishing tools, and simple settings.  Students will be encouraged to bring their materials for setting if desired.

Friday nights  Feb 8, 15, 22 (or a weeknight if available)

Instructor:  Simon Hamermesh

Cost:  $60  Materials fee: TBD

Phoenix Workshop; Watercolors                               

Bring what you call your “failures” out of the Ashes

There are never failures in watercolor; only learning experiences and opportunities to use what you have.  We will play with techniques, tools of all kinds (salt, brushes, sticks, toothbrushes, sponges, Q-tips, etc.) and we will experiment with mixing media (wax crayons, pastels, pen & ink).

Bring your painting supplies, one to three watercolors, an open mind and a spirit of fun for this Saturday exploration.

Instructor:  Lisa Lutwyche

Saturday Feb 16^th  2-4pm  Cost:  $25

January 2013

Direct Mosaic                                   

This course in direct mosaic technique is designed for beginners.   Learn the art of applying tesserae (Ceramic tile, vitreous glass tile, stained glass, broken china and pottery, glass beads, shells, pebbles, and jewelry) to an object (wood, terracotta, glass, etc – almost any non-flexible surface) to create your personalized mosaic art.  Students will be designing and creating a mosaic picture frame.  All materials will be provided – including the picture frame, stained glass, adhesive, grout and sealer.  Students are invited to bring other items to apply to their frame including flat marbles, broken dishes, jewelry, etc.

Instructor:  Michelle Masitis

Thursday Evenings  Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 21,   6:30 – 8:30pm

Cost:  $80

January 2013
Drawing with the Needle; the Stitches of Creative Embroidery     

This course is intended for anyone who has admired a sampler or a piece of embroidery, wondered how it was made, and would like to try to create their own, drawing with the needle. We can all design, no previous experience needed, as soon as we get over the idea that only experts can. This course gives you the simple stitches to do so.  Anyone can make a straight stitch which can turn into a wondrous creation with a little help.

Instructor:  Lois Johnson

 Wednesday Evenings  Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20 (5 weeks)

 Cost:  $80

January 2013

Tie Dye;   Textile Dyeing Around the World                                   

Week One  Shibori:  This a traditional form of Japanese textile dyeing. While there are several different techniques of Shibori, we will focus on Arashi Shibori which involves wrapping fabric around a cylinder and scrunching the fabric down before dyeing it. The result is looks something like an “arashi”, the Japanese word for storm.

Week Two  Bandhani:  In India, Bandhani is a tradition of tie dye that involves tying small knots into fabric. We will do this and use the traditional colors of yellow, red, green and black to create a beautiful final product.

Week Three  Tritik:  This is a type of textile work often found in various countries of Africa. The technique involves drawing a design on cloth and then stitching with a thick thread over the design before dyeing.

Time permitting; we will also do some “American” Tie Dyeing.   Everyone has seen the tie dye swirl on shirts and this is your opportunity to learn how to make one! This technique as well as others will be discussed and participants will have an opportunity to choose their own colors

Instructor:  Julie Hazzard

Tuesday Evenings   Jan 15, 22, 29, 6 – 8pm

Cost:  $60