For students who have taken at least three Metal Clay classes, this advanced class will cover new techniques through experimentation. Specific assignments take your basic knowledge to the next level. Explore riveting, sewing metal, leather, and incorporating found objects into your work. Material fee of $35 paid to the instructor.

Learn basic and advanced enameling techniques. We will be sifting, painting, and even drawing on our glass to create unique enameled jewelry. After enameling, the pieces will be mounted and put together to make colorful, artistic, and one of a kind wearable art.

Explore the art and technique of making fine art jewelry. Gain an introduction to a variety of techniques, such as surface settings, making bezels, soldering, sawing, and finishing. Learn to make necklaces, clasps, pendants, rings, or pins. Material fee of $45 paid to the instructor for new students, $25 for returning students.

Explore the art and technique of making fine art jewelry. Further your techniques in surface settings, bezels, soldering, sawing, and finishing. Material fee of $45 paid to the instructor for new students, $25 for returning students.

Discover how to make unique, handmade jewelry using the ancient Japanese art of Kumihimo. Learn different braiding techniques to make bracelets and enrich your creations with beads or charms and finish with stylish claps. Material fee of $20 to be paid to the instructor.

Explore new ways to go beyond the basic braiding techniques to create one-of-a-kind Kumihimo jewelry. Knowledge of basic braiding and beading required. Bring a disk, bobbins, and beading mat to class. Material fee of $20 to be paid to the instructor.

Metal clay is a compound of organic binders infused with metals such as copper, bronze, or silver that fuses into a solid metal when fired. By manipulating the clay with rubber stamps, carving tools, and hand building, this exciting new medium can be used to create one-of-a-kind jewelry or sculpture pieces. For beginners to intermediate learners, this class is the real-life version of weaving straw into gold! Material fee paid to the instructor on the first day of class - new students $55, returning students $35.

Explore painting techniques, composition, color, and creative expression in an upbeat and encouraging atmosphere. Learn brushwork, layering, and color mixing techniques and apply them to express yourself in paint. Projects are suggested to those seeking guidance. Benefit from individual attention, demonstrations, and supportive critiques. Direction is tailored to student abilities and artistic goals. No class 11/30/19, 12/17/19, 12/21/19, 5/23/20.

Alla prima refers to completing a painting all in one sitting. Work with a limited color palette to create a landscape, still-life, or portrait in the space of each class session. The goal of the class is to learn drawing and painting techniques without laboring over every small detail. Each class is a learning exercise in composition, color mixing, and harmonies. Learning is maximized through demonstrations as well as individual attention for each student.

Continue learning advanced methods and techniques while focusing on an individual approach and style. Working in either representational or non-representational styles, use techniques such as glazing, direct paint, and impasto. Course emphasizes the interaction of color and form, the rules of composition, developing a personal palette, and individual expression.

Discover the excitement of creativity as you learn the art of combining a variety of materials and art processes such as painting, printmaking, and collage to create unique works of art. Create your own authentic materials to use in your art, whether realistic or abstract, whimsical or serious, personal or universal. In an atmosphere of experimentation and guided instruction, new discoveries will inspire you to express yourself as you develop your own unique style.

Take your brush for a walk? This course is perfect for flushing out and consolidating aspects of your artwork that are in need of deeper study - from Realism to Abstract. Find creative solutions to those seemingly complicated and intractable issues ? those creative doodles/conundrums with fresh looks at materials, mediums, color theory, and perspective, among other tools. Explore, exploit, and interpret combinations of artwork by dialing through and contemporizing techniques, insights, and energy from Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and Mixed-Media.

The class focuses on various foundation skills for painting in a creative atmosphere. Learn how to get started, set up a palette, and mix color, brushwork, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, glazing, layering, texture, and how to use gels and mediums. The class will work from both a set up and instructor photographs until you develop your own ideas as your painting skills improve. No class 11/27/19.

Learn hyper realistic techniques in the process of creating your unique painting from high resolution photographic references, based on the old masters? methods. Achieve maximum precision of detail and texture through processes such as glazing, blending, and layering. Explore composition, space, color theory, light, tonal value, linear and atmospheric perspective, and design principles.

Painting skills, creating effective composition, and learning to ?see? and understand what makes engaging art is the core of this class. Study art that defines and interprets the intricacies of form in a realistic, traditional manner, or create work that allows form to find itself through more immediate, experimental abstraction. Essential studies include accurate color mixing and appropriate color palettes with materials to support your ideas. Explore painting and glazing techniques, traditional brushwork, palette knife, and alternative painting methods. You may also choose to explore the integration of textures, found materials, and unusual objects. Studio experience is supported with personal attention and critiques.

Discover the ease and versatility of acrylic paints. In the first project, learn skills in drawing, color mixing, basic color theory, and paint application while painting from a still life. For subsequent projects, such as landscapes or portraits, the instructor works with each student to develop their artistic skills and personal approach.

Learn the techniques and advantages of painting in oils. In the first project, students learn skills in drawing, color mixing, and paint application while painting from a still-life. You will be guided through the steps towards creating a satisfying work of art. For the convenience of beginning students, all materials are provided.

Strengthen your painting skills! Enjoy the excitement of expanding your skills as you capture any subject in oil or acrylic paint. Specific lessons and demonstrations are coupled with individual attention to effectively use light, color, composition, and brushwork as well as learn how to avoid common painting errors. There is plenty of time to practice your new skills and create paintings you truly love. All levels and styles welcome. No class 4/15/20.