Workshops and One-Day Events

Life Drawing Club
for adults with life drawing experience
with Ralph Bacon, facilitator
Sundays, 6-8 p.m.
February 15

June 14
modeling fee: $12 with advance registration, $17 walk-in (walk-in payments are cash only) per workshop
This series of studio-style workshops will be held in the green room, and will feature both nude and clothed models. Artists will need to bring their own drawing supplies. Ralph Bacon will be facilitating, but please note that this time is for self-guided drawing, not introductory-level instruction, and anyone registering should have experience in life drawing.

Available February 16-March 2
$12 general price
Pay What You Can pricing also available
REGISTER

In this recorded instructional needle-felting video, Nancy Nelson-Brotz will guide you through the process of making a two-dimensional needle-felted owl. Once you begin playing the video, you will have 24 hours to view it in its entirety, so you should have the materials listed below prepared before you start watching.

MATERIALS:
needle-felting needles (size large)
flat foam sponge backing (should be larger than 6″ x 6″)
wool felt backing (6″ x 6″)
prefelt roving (colors used in this project: natural white, medium tan, black, gold, dark tan or apricot)
optional: scissors, finger protectors
suggested sources for purchasing materials: Sarafina Fiber Studios; Acorn and Twig on Etsy; Michaels

Needle Felting
with Nancy Nelson-Brotz
for teens & adults
Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m
$20 workshop fee, $11 materials fee
limit of 8 students
Dec 2: Snowman in Cookie Cutter Ornament (beginner)
Dec 9: Winter Fox 2 d beginner
Dec 16: Melted Snowman Ornament 3D (beginner)
Jan 20: Goldfish 3D (beginner)
Jan 27: Sheep 3D relief (beginner)
Feb 3: 3D Valentine Mouse (beginner)
Feb 10: 2D Winterwoods Fiber Painting (beginner)
Feb 17: 3D Frog with Acorn Hat (beginner)
Feb 24: 2D Orchid Fiber Painting (intermediate)
Mar 3: 3D Cute Bat (beginner

Canvas and Cocoa
with Solita Jones
for teens/adults
7-9 p.m.
$22 workshop fee, $8 materials fee
Create an 11×14 acrylic painting. Bring a friend and have fun creating easy canvas art. Solita will walk you through step by step. Feel free to bring wine or snacks.
Dec 15: Christmas Gnome
Jan 26: Winter Moon
Feb 23: Northern Lights

Glaze a Cozy Soup Bowl
with Erica Ledford
Jan 26, 6-7:30 p.m.
$32 workship fee,
$8 materials/firing fee
limit of 9 students
Warm up with an evening of glaze and color. Participants will decorate wheel-thrown stoneware bowls, choosing from a variety of glaze combinations and finishes to create one-of-a-kind soup bowls.

Retro Valentine-Themed Trees
with Tracey Kuntz
for teens/adults
Feb 3, 7-9 p.m.
limit of 9 students
$42 workshop fee, $17 materials fee

Glaze a Drippy Hand-Thrown Mug
with Erica Ledford
February 23, 6-7:30 p.m.
limit of 9 students
$37 workshop fee, $8 materials fee
limit of 9 students
Explore the art of glazing with melty flux! You’ll learn how to create a beautiful, drippy effect, letting the glaze flow and settle into unique, organic patterns. Each mug will be a true work of art that’s as functional as it is beautiful.

Block Printing
with Dresden Thornweaver
for ages 10 and up
Feb 26, 5-7pm
$32 workshop fee,
$20 materials fee
This is a beginner-friendly intro to block printing with easy to carve blocks and a simple, one-color design.
Discover block printing for the first time — or again! Beginners and experienced welcome. Block printing is a technique where designs are carved onto a block, covered in ink or dye, and stamped onto fabric or paper.
This ancient art form originated in China and has been used for centuries to create patterns on textiles, apparel, and home furnishings.
Tote bags will be supplied for fabric printing.

Encaustic Printmaking
with Sandy Shellenberger
Feb 28, 12:30-3 p.m.
$42 workshop fee, $25 materials fee
With encaustic monotype, pigmented wax is applied directly to a temperature-controlled metal plate by painting or pouring it onto the plate, or more commonly, drawing on it with encaustic in solid stick form. The molten paint can then be manipulated with brushes and other tools to refine the image.