Painting Beginner & Beyond - Session 1 
One seat still available
5 Saturdays August 3 - 31 9:30-11:30am
Painting Beginner & Beyond - Session 2
4 Saturdays September 7 - 28 9:30-Noon Eight seats still available
Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished painter, this is the painting class for you! For those of you who don't know Kathy, she's a gifted artist, but equally important to her students, she's a patient, empowering instructor. You will learn a lot from her calm, skilled approach! Oil painters bring oil paints,
no-odor turpentine and Liquin gel medium. Acrylic painters bring acrylic paints, acrylic gel medium. Everyone bring brushes, pallet knife and a canvas, board or whatever surface you wish to paint on. Bring images if you want them for reference. Register early, class is limited to ten students, and fills quickly. (Note: both classes are 10-hours, thus the same tuition.)
Instructor: Kathleen Laybourn MFA
Fee: $70 per session
Encaustic Painting Seminar
1 Saturday June 29 9am - 2 pm
Encaustic is an ancient method, which combines oil paints, varnish and beeswax to create a textural painting of remarkable color. The paint/wax mixture is applied with a palette knife, then heated until it melts and flows. This class is for beginner and intermediate painters. Bring oil paints if you have them and a lunch.
Instructor: Kathleen Laybourn MFA
Supply fee: $12 to instructor
Fee: $60
Stained Glass Seminar
1 Sunday July 7 OR August 25 9am-1pm
This hands-on class introduces students to copper-foil method (Tiffany style) stained glass craft by completing a small project. You will design a small sun-catcher, select and cut the glass, grind each piece, foil them and then solder the glass pieces together. All supplies provided.
Instructor: Melanie Hovey
Supply fee: $5 to instructor
Fee: $50
Tye-Dye T-Shirts
1 Sunday July 21 1pm - 4pm
Bring two 100% cotton T-shirts to class, and learn a variety of groovy tye-dye techniques. A fun class for adults and teens!
Instructor: Lisa Bigalke MFA
Supply fee: $5 to instructor
Fee: $45
Basic Bookbinding
3 Sundays Sept 8 - 22 1-5pm
Learn a variety of book binding stitches, like the Western Case, pamphlet stitch and various Japanese binding techniques. You will learn how to transform an old library book into a sketchbook or journal by replacing the old printed pages with freshly bound blank paper. You will also make small soft cover books. Bring a bone folder.
Instructor: Lisa Bigalke MFA
Supply fee: $10 to instructor
Fee: $75
Ceramics
6 Wednesdays August 7 - Sept 11 6pm - 8:30pm
Designed for beginning ceramics students, this class is structured like a workshop so that intermediate students can work independently with the guidance of a skilled instructor close at hand. You'll be introduced to clay, while learning many of the methods used for building, surface decoration, glazing, and finishing hand-built pottery or sculpture.
Instructor: Samantha Nelson MFA candidate
Supply fee: $2/lb clay, includes glaze/firing
Fee: $75
Ceramics for Kids ages 7 - 12
6 Mondays July 8 - August 12 2pm - 4pm
Here's a children's class for the young 3D artist in your family! Children will form a foundation in functional and sculptural ceramics by learning various hand-building techniques, including coil, slab and pinch.
Instructor: Samantha Nelson MFA candidate
Supply fee: $2/lb clay, includes glaze/firing
Fee: $75
